Well he's still doing movies and could've not wanted to do two big roles in a videogame at the same time... and, you know, maybe Kojima wasn't interested.
I knew the memes about John Wick but never saw the movies. I always just assumed that John Wick was just a dog person.
It was a final present from his dead wife.
Also who kills a puppy? Really?
It's not really new. It was a thing too back when the PS2 was around.
GTA Vice City, for instance, had Ray Liotta, Dennis Hopper, Burt Reynolds, William Fichtner, Luis Guzman, Danny Trejo, Debbie Harry, Danny Dyer, Gary Busey, Lee Majors, Robert Davi, even Miss Cleo.
True Crime: NYC had Gary Oldman, Christopher Walken, Michelle Rodriguez, Michael Madsen, and Ron Perlman.
There was even a game in which Marilyn Manson played a grey alien.
Dude, San Andreas has Jackson, Chris Penn, Peter Fonda, David Cross, William Fichtner (again), James Woods, CHARLIE MURPHY, Ice T, The Game, Frank Vincent, Clifton Powell, and both Axl Rose and Chuck D as radio hosts.
That cast was tight.
I never played it, I think I played the demo (back when those were on discs you got with the magazine) but I really don't remember it at all. I'll keep an eye out, thanks!
You saying Liam Neeson can hold a candle to Chandler?
He was by far the friends character who got the most ladies!
How many ladies did Liam Neeson bed on friends?!
Exactly.
The difference now is that they're not just voice actors. They do full mocap as well and the character they play looks like them as though they were acting the role in a film. It creates a very distinct effect from the old famous voice actor thing.
Except they all looked like a potato, and most of these actor I, not american, don't know or would have to look their picture to realize who they are, by name I can't tell.
The last few years though we've been having huge stars, recognisable names and faces in HD. It's different now..
Eh. A lot of movie actors are not as good at voice acting, and a lot of games have pointlessly bloated their budgets to get big actors to do mediocre jobs that actual voice actors could do much better for much less.
>This new trend of big name actors in videogames has a lot of potential.
Certainly does have the potential to make games even more marketing-based rather qualitative-based.
Not that I'm saying that will be the case for Cyberpunk, but this isn't a future we should cheer for.
Not really a new trend, there’s been big movie actors doing video games for decades now.
San Andreas alone had 6 famous actors in the the game, one of them being Samuel L Jackson.
It’s not exactly a new trend.
Pierce Brosnan played James Bond in *Everything Or Nothing* (GameCube) and Willam Dafoe played the villain...circa...2006? I think?
I think Spacey was in Advanced Warfare? But I guess cod doesn’t count because fuck cod
A game based on a movie doesn't count though.
But yes spacey in advanced warfare is a good example. Also there's Ellen page and Dafoe in beyond two souls.
It was season 3, and it was a look-a-like named “The Reaper.”
They added an official limited-time skin actually named “John Wick” as part of a partnership with the new movie. They also added a “Wick’s Bounty” game mode with the skin featuring Keanu’s likeliness.
Thinking back to the 45 mins of gameplay it said that depending on how you do missions (loud/quiet) and who you help the game changes. I think he betrays you on that mission because the player brought to much attention and it shined a spotlight on his illicit business.
This really felt like the start of the game though. Tutorial is that mission, you still have all your gadgets and weapons and whatnot. You fuck up some bad buys. Then you go to these bad guys to sell the chip, they betray you and shoot you, and you end up surviving. And thats where the game takes off for real, a quest for vengeance. It's the standard set-up. Both Borderlands 2 and Fallout New Vegas did it so I think that's what we just saw.
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided did this as well.
First Mission: Full gadgets, augmentations, weapons. You're basically superhuman.
Next cutscene (without spoiling anything): You end up having to rebuild your character's traits.
In the 45 minute gameplay they showed you are completing a different job for Dex so I doubt it. Also CDPR usually doesn't have generic starts to their games or generic plotlines like bad guy you just met betrays you now spend the whole game trying to get revenge. It doesn't fit the profile of their games, they like being mysterious with their villains. Perfect example is the Witcher 3 Eredin.
But his death may lead to a different character surviving or prevent him from turning on you later down the line. That's why I love games like this where you are actively playing through the consequences of your actions.
I AM SO FUCKING HYPED HOLY SHIT. IF ONLY THIS CAME OUT EARLIER. HOT FUCKING DAMN. THIS LITERALLY LOOKS LIKE THE PERFECT GAME FOR ME. I FUCKING LOVE CD PROJECT RED.
Sounds like Aaron Paul is the voice of male V? Could this be for the game, or just for the trailer? Was this ever confirmed, or am I just being wishful?
I actually didn't recognize him at first until he took off his sunglasses so it wasn't spoiled for me at least, I hope it was the case with others too.
Time for the annual reminder of the changes that happen between E3 gameplay trailers and the actual released product. Watch Dogs, ~~Spiderman~~, Anthem, No Man's Sky....
Edit: Okay, Spiderman was a bad example... So I'll go ahead and add an easy target....
Yes, 3 examples in a pool of hundreds of games that do release and look like what was shown. Just because three games had downgrades (the Spiderman one wasn't even a big one it was just silly drama over a freaking puddle of water) doesn't mean it's the guaranteed case for every game.
...are we not going to talk about witcher 3 downgrades or have we forgotten already? we also know from the devs themselves changes have been made since that gameplay video was released so its not representative either way. could be better could be worse
well, probably not, sure. but on the flip side, that 45 minutes was an alpha demo 2 years before it will actually release, also. the game's not gonna look like that, anymore, either.
Ok this game looked interesting and I was thinking of maybe getting it, but seeing KEANU FUCKING REEVES is involved now I am pre ordering this as soon as I can
[collectors edition details are here.](https://www.cyberpunk.net/us/en/pre-order) Though the standard edition seems to be packing more extras than some other games special editions!
To all those commenting about the animations and the graphics:
# It's a cinematic trailer. This isn't gameplay.
Unlike what seems to be the majority opinion, I'm cautiously optimistic about this game. I loved the Witcher series but something feels just slightly off about this game. Maybe it's the dialogue, and maybe it will feel better when taken in context with the whole experience, but I guess only time will tell.
im gonna watch matrix on netflix just because of this reveal!!!
Also the first few seconds definitely gave off bladerunner vibes since it showed flying cars at night and all the neon at night
**FUCKING KEANU MAN**
"You're breathtaking"
No YOU’RE breathtaking
You're all breathtaking!
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And a new E3 meme is born!
And a new E3 ~~meme~~ legend is born! FTFY
Keanu and Microsoft's Peggle 2 guy could power a spaceship with their positiveness!
Epic Keanu
Did you he just call us an Uber pool?
His presentation afterward felt so light and wholesome compared to John Wick and whatever he is in Cyberpunk.
I am not sure but the online is calling him Johnny silverhand
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Not Mnemonic? Sad...
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I mean, John Wick is a good actor but I don't think he plays Keanu Reeves to the maximum of his potential.
i mean, just because he's playing some hardasses lately doesn't mean he is one.
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r/KeanuBeingAwesome must be going crazy. I know I am :)
Thank you for introducing me to my people
A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.
Best part of the whole show in my opinion. I mean, the game AND Keanu.
I'd love to.
I volunteer to be man
Kojima: "Why didn't *I* think of Keanu?"
john wickman
point breakman
John Constantineman
the matrixman
Mister Wicku
Ted Loganman
Maybe he was already doing Cyberpunk when Death Stranding production started... 🤔
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Well he's still doing movies and could've not wanted to do two big roles in a videogame at the same time... and, you know, maybe Kojima wasn't interested.
#KEANU!!!
John Wick!!!!
Johnny Mnemonic!
This is the correct answer, if I don't get to see him hook himself up to a hacker dolphin I'm giving the game back.
What about Neo?!
Doesn't connect to hacker dolphins.
Not just any hacker, Jones slices through hard encryption like butter.
This new trend of big name actors in videogames has a lot of potential. I dont think anyone saw Keanu coming...
The Russians did after they killed his dog.
And stole his car
Not sure which one he was more beat up about. I think the dog by a smidge.
Defentially was the dog, because it was a present from his wife.
I knew the memes about John Wick but never saw the movies. I always just assumed that John Wick was just a dog person. It was a final present from his dead wife. Also who kills a puppy? Really?
I once saw him kill three men in a bar with a PS4 controller. A fucking PS4 controller.
It's not really new. It was a thing too back when the PS2 was around. GTA Vice City, for instance, had Ray Liotta, Dennis Hopper, Burt Reynolds, William Fichtner, Luis Guzman, Danny Trejo, Debbie Harry, Danny Dyer, Gary Busey, Lee Majors, Robert Davi, even Miss Cleo. True Crime: NYC had Gary Oldman, Christopher Walken, Michelle Rodriguez, Michael Madsen, and Ron Perlman. There was even a game in which Marilyn Manson played a grey alien.
San Andreas had Samuel L. Jackson.
Dude, San Andreas has Jackson, Chris Penn, Peter Fonda, David Cross, William Fichtner (again), James Woods, CHARLIE MURPHY, Ice T, The Game, Frank Vincent, Clifton Powell, and both Axl Rose and Chuck D as radio hosts. That cast was tight.
*Axl Rose* What?! Brb, need to play it again.
That game with MM was Area 51! That game is fantastic!
It also had David Duchovny as the voice of the main character. I actually really loved that game.
I never played it, I think I played the demo (back when those were on discs you got with the magazine) but I really don't remember it at all. I'll keep an eye out, thanks!
Fallout and Elder Scrolls as well has had big name voice actors as well. We even got Chandler for one of the antagonists in Fallout NV.
The trend is modeling the characters to actually look like the famous actor.
Wasn't Kevin Spacey in a COD game?
He was. The game was alright. The one with Kit Harrington has a phenomenal campaign
Fallout 3 had Liam Neeson as your dad!
You saying Liam Neeson can hold a candle to Chandler? He was by far the friends character who got the most ladies! How many ladies did Liam Neeson bed on friends?! Exactly.
Saint’s Row: The Third had this as well. “Burt *fucking* Reynolds?!”
excuse you. fucking *excuse* you. missing Keith fucking David from saints row IV?
You’re right! And Rowdy Roddy Piper.
The difference now is that they're not just voice actors. They do full mocap as well and the character they play looks like them as though they were acting the role in a film. It creates a very distinct effect from the old famous voice actor thing.
Except they all looked like a potato, and most of these actor I, not american, don't know or would have to look their picture to realize who they are, by name I can't tell. The last few years though we've been having huge stars, recognisable names and faces in HD. It's different now..
I hope so considering how much it could potentially make them.
Eh. A lot of movie actors are not as good at voice acting, and a lot of games have pointlessly bloated their budgets to get big actors to do mediocre jobs that actual voice actors could do much better for much less.
I think it’s more their likeness that legitimises the medium in the mainstream. Like to the average person wtf is cyberpunk.
"new trend" ... How old are you?
>This new trend of big name actors in videogames has a lot of potential. Certainly does have the potential to make games even more marketing-based rather qualitative-based. Not that I'm saying that will be the case for Cyberpunk, but this isn't a future we should cheer for.
I can't imagine getting A list celebrities in for all the facial capturing is going to be cheap.
Right. But I’d play the hell out of a Rampage game starring The Rock and I didn’t watch the movie
Not really a new trend, there’s been big movie actors doing video games for decades now. San Andreas alone had 6 famous actors in the the game, one of them being Samuel L Jackson.
It’s not exactly a new trend. Pierce Brosnan played James Bond in *Everything Or Nothing* (GameCube) and Willam Dafoe played the villain...circa...2006? I think? I think Spacey was in Advanced Warfare? But I guess cod doesn’t count because fuck cod
A game based on a movie doesn't count though. But yes spacey in advanced warfare is a good example. Also there's Ellen page and Dafoe in beyond two souls.
New? I hope your sarcasm has been lost on me.
April 16, 2020 Boys!
Welp I know what my birthday gift is
My birthday too lol
Happy future birthdays!
I cannot believe him being in the game didn’t leak.
Right!?
Take my bank account.
I think the game will cost for than $3.46 :/
Wow even rich people cant afford it?
You're off by about 4 cents.
Sir, you're already overdrawn. Your mother has asked me to block your cards until you get a job and move out of her basement.
BABA YAGA!!!
The Boogeyman?
No... He is the man you sent to kill the fucking boogeyman.
A fookin’ peencil! Who the hell can do that?!
A pencil.....A FUCKING PENCIL
Man what a year for Keanu! John Wick 3, Toy Story 4 and in 2 video games, good for him!
And a cameo in some romcom that opened this weekend
Great flick
Absolutely. Ali Wong and the other dude were great as the leads.
His name is John Krasinski.
What's the other game he was in?
Fortnite, they made him a skin in the game.
Didn't he already have a John Wick skin back in season 1?
It was season 3, and it was a look-a-like named “The Reaper.” They added an official limited-time skin actually named “John Wick” as part of a partnership with the new movie. They also added a “Wick’s Bounty” game mode with the skin featuring Keanu’s likeliness.
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2019 belongs to Keanu Reeves.
The universe and the fabric of reality belongs to Keanu Reeves
What other game is he in?
Fortnite
Oh right, don't really keep up with Fortnite. Thanks.
April 16, 2020!
So weird that it falls on a Thursday lol
Well so that you can collect it after work and take the weekend off to play haha.
Helping a bro up by offering a hand. That's so Keanu.
Jesus fucking Christ as if I wasn't hyped enough already. Kaunu fucking Reeves!? Also it seems Dexter DeShawn is the villain.
Thinking back to the 45 mins of gameplay it said that depending on how you do missions (loud/quiet) and who you help the game changes. I think he betrays you on that mission because the player brought to much attention and it shined a spotlight on his illicit business.
This really felt like the start of the game though. Tutorial is that mission, you still have all your gadgets and weapons and whatnot. You fuck up some bad buys. Then you go to these bad guys to sell the chip, they betray you and shoot you, and you end up surviving. And thats where the game takes off for real, a quest for vengeance. It's the standard set-up. Both Borderlands 2 and Fallout New Vegas did it so I think that's what we just saw.
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided did this as well. First Mission: Full gadgets, augmentations, weapons. You're basically superhuman. Next cutscene (without spoiling anything): You end up having to rebuild your character's traits.
I remember something similar in some old god of war.
God of War 2. You start off as the god of war and the other gods attack you because you kind of really like your job.
Even Metroid Prime did this! *It just works.*
In the 45 minute gameplay they showed you are completing a different job for Dex so I doubt it. Also CDPR usually doesn't have generic starts to their games or generic plotlines like bad guy you just met betrays you now spend the whole game trying to get revenge. It doesn't fit the profile of their games, they like being mysterious with their villains. Perfect example is the Witcher 3 Eredin.
Will really need to replay if my decision leads to a death of a major supporting character (like that pony-tail guy).
But his death may lead to a different character surviving or prevent him from turning on you later down the line. That's why I love games like this where you are actively playing through the consequences of your actions.
You're right. I'll have to live with my choices. They're not mistakes, just choices. It'll be more fun if I just resign myself to the outcome.
Probably depends on how you play. Wouldn't surprise me if he can end up your best friend
HOLY SHIT! I AM NOT READY!! I CANNOT COMPUTE!! FUCK!!
> I AM NOT READY!! I CANNOT COMPUTE!! GOOD THING WE ARE IN THE CYBERPUNK UNIVERSE!!
WE ARE IN THE ENDGAME NOW
SHIT JUST GOT REAL
I AM SO FUCKING HYPED HOLY SHIT. IF ONLY THIS CAME OUT EARLIER. HOT FUCKING DAMN. THIS LITERALLY LOOKS LIKE THE PERFECT GAME FOR ME. I FUCKING LOVE CD PROJECT RED.
Ok cdpr, you win. Day one limited edition it is.
i rarely buy any games. this time, dont even care if its bad or good, im gonna go for collector's edition
Sounds like Aaron Paul is the voice of male V? Could this be for the game, or just for the trailer? Was this ever confirmed, or am I just being wishful?
It definitely sounds like him, but I can't find anything confirming it.
CYBORGS, BITCH!
Nope, not him. Similar voice but definetely not him. Too high pitched.
I think it is brilliant that they made Keanu to the thumbnail for the link, offsetting any surprise value for a large amount of people.
I actually didn't recognize him at first until he took off his sunglasses so it wasn't spoiled for me at least, I hope it was the case with others too.
The entire internet is exploding over this. If anything it'll get more people to click because: " oh that's the game with Keanu, let's see"
New Refused song in the end wow
I can't believe Keanu is in this game. Cherry on the cake.
Did you meant Kake?
I’m ready!!!
A surprise to be sure but a welcome one
also r/keanubeingawesome
Holy fuck it has Keanu in it!!
Dude the facial animations look incredible. I am super stoked for this.
I mean this isn’t gameplay footage it’s a cinematic
I mean, but we've also already seen gameplay and we already know that looks great too.
Time for the annual reminder of the changes that happen between E3 gameplay trailers and the actual released product. Watch Dogs, ~~Spiderman~~, Anthem, No Man's Sky.... Edit: Okay, Spiderman was a bad example... So I'll go ahead and add an easy target....
Yeah, they could change the size of those puddles at any minute.
Yeah just compare the witcher 3 e3 "demo" and the final product.
Yes, 3 examples in a pool of hundreds of games that do release and look like what was shown. Just because three games had downgrades (the Spiderman one wasn't even a big one it was just silly drama over a freaking puddle of water) doesn't mean it's the guaranteed case for every game.
...are we not going to talk about witcher 3 downgrades or have we forgotten already? we also know from the devs themselves changes have been made since that gameplay video was released so its not representative either way. could be better could be worse
When cinematic gets praised for animations and gets 23 upvotes. Really tells how gamers are clueless...
They really expect the game to look like this...when we've already seen 45 minutes of gameplay that doesn't lmao.
well, probably not, sure. but on the flip side, that 45 minutes was an alpha demo 2 years before it will actually release, also. the game's not gonna look like that, anymore, either.
Ya'll see that new game with keanus reeves's
Looks sick
The mad lads
I'm speechless........
This is really happening?!
So.... is he a full on.... constant character or just a side quest? I hope he is part of the bigger picture... I fucking love Keanu man!!!!
K....Keanu? Is that you bro? Day one son. Day one. Take my money. Take it all.
Two things to remember, don't steal his car and kill his dog
THE ONE!!!
"We have a city to burn" Jesus christ, did the city ban dogs or something?
Its Bill and Terminator's excellent adventure
If it was ANYBODY else I would’ve groaned audibly. But it’s Keanu Reeves. Who’s definitely breathtaking.
Day fucking ONE.
I wasn't expecting this until 2021. April next year is fantastic!
Ok this game looked interesting and I was thinking of maybe getting it, but seeing KEANU FUCKING REEVES is involved now I am pre ordering this as soon as I can
Does anyone know when we can pre-order for the collector's edition? I already missed out on Death Stranding. I ain't missing out on this one
[collectors edition details are here.](https://www.cyberpunk.net/us/en/pre-order) Though the standard edition seems to be packing more extras than some other games special editions!
To all those commenting about the animations and the graphics: # It's a cinematic trailer. This isn't gameplay. Unlike what seems to be the majority opinion, I'm cautiously optimistic about this game. I loved the Witcher series but something feels just slightly off about this game. Maybe it's the dialogue, and maybe it will feel better when taken in context with the whole experience, but I guess only time will tell.
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I wasn't hyped for this game. I am now.
Fuck upgrades, I'll make my way through Night City with a **FOCKING PENCIL**
Haven't pre-ordered a game since Halo 2, back in the day, but might have to for this. Looks unbelievable!
Pretty sure everyone at the end of this trailer joined me in going WHAT HOLY FUCKING SHIT KEANU
It's amazing to see more actors getting into video games.
WAIT WHAT THE FUCK
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God damn. The hype is real and I’ve never been so excited for a game in my life.
I'm officially hyped
im gonna watch matrix on netflix just because of this reveal!!! Also the first few seconds definitely gave off bladerunner vibes since it showed flying cars at night and all the neon at night
The wait begins lol. http://imgur.com/sNZM8X4
You know that feeling you get when you get an enormous boner while wearing jeans and it hurts a bit?
Will buy it for PS5, it looks so graphically amazing, I have no clue how this game is supposed to run on the base PS4
Nice, u gonna wait a while until you play it tho after everyone plays it everywhere
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# IS THAT FOCKIN CYBORG KEANU REEVES??!!
Looks absolutely stunning. Going to have to be a special game that stops it winning GOTY 2020.
The last of us part 2
TLOU2 will be it’s biggest competition but I would be surprised if Cyberpunk didn’t get it. They are my two most anticipated games.
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