Fun Fact Jet Set Radio technically fits this genre

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  1. dylovell

    Someone made this game in VRChat. It is a nostalgia trip

  2. mahabraja

    It’s follow up is set to release this year. Check out Bomb Rush Cyberfunk. Almost the same team and the same composer.

  3. Pakketeretet

    I think it fits cyberpunk very well, not just “technically”. It takes place in the near future and the Rokaku corporation are pretty much the boss in Tokyo with their own private police force using tanks and other excessive force to crack down on people skating.

  4. SH4RPSPEED

    “Technically”? This game was damn-near a beginner’s guide to cyberpunk. It’s like the devs went down a checklist of cyberpunk tropes while making it.

  5. pxcketghxst

    Honestly playing JSRF as a kid definitely fueled my love of cyberpunk settings and aesthetics, especially that one neon night time level and the sunset residential one

  6. ImportantPainting

    Jet Set Radio Future more so than the original I would say.

  7. koro-sensei1001

    Not only that, but perfectly. With such a original art style and aesthetic it’s even used worn out cyberpunk tropes and made them… interesting. With a early Gorillaz vibe and look to it it’s very “hip” in the best possible way. It also weirdly feels like some legacy to Transmetropolitan, hell could even say they’re set in the same world!

  8. Kaarl_Mills

    There are dozens of us that like JSR, DOZENS!

  9. NotTheOnlyGamer

    “Technically?”

    * Main characters are all graffiti-loving skate punks.
    * Characters are actively pursued by the police.
    * Major force behind the plot is a zaibatsu.
    * High-tech equipment (inline skates) in constant use, which does not improve living conditions.
    * Urban settings heavily inspired by Tokyo and New York (specifically Times Square & the Bronx).
    * Soundtrack mainly made up of underground music.

    JSR is absolutely cyberpunk.

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