What is Biopunk in... Games? Genre History, part 2
Today we continue to talk about biopunk, one of the most popular yet important offshoots of cyberpunk.
In this second installment, let's discuss how genre manifests itself in video games. It is commonly believed that video games "catch up" to literature and movies in terms of ideas, plots and setting.... but biopunk is a completely different story.
In this two-video series, we literally went from The Island of Dr. Moreau and Frankenstein to Orphan Black, Bioshock, and Cruelty Squad. So... enjoy!
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00:00 — Intro
00:10 — What is it all about?
02:25 — I HAVE NO MOUTH AND I MUST SCREAM
07:34 — SYSTEM SHOCK
11:04 — BIOSHOCK
14:54 — METAL GEAR SOLID
17:12 — FALLOUT
24:07 — RESIDENT EVIL
29:05 — PROTOTYPE
30:53 — CRUELTY SQUAD
35:34 — Honorable mentions
38:04 — Conclusion
39:28 — Outro