This was a surprising game in many ways, while outdated in graphics and controls (fuck the ladders in this game), the way it allows you to approach any situation in a multitude of ways and it's story are ahead of it's time. While it's depiction of Asian people, Hong Kong and Chinese culture along with it's voice acting are definitely not the best, the rest of what the game has to offer is damn near perfection.

This game is philosophically stimulating and I wonder if I made the right choice with my ending. Given that it's cyberpunk, perhaps there are no right choices but just ones that you can justify more. I like how it takes the conspiracy theories of its time (and even now) and turns them into tangible and well thought out levels, factions, and ideas. Just the levels in general are amazingly crafted, they really account for all play styles, it's awe inspiring.

I'm just in awe at how many ways this game could progress, there's so many "turning points" that it would take you about a dozen playthroughs to see everything and even then I'm sure there's more hiding in the shadows. I know the series is pretty mixed after this debut entry which is a testament to how revolutionary and sadly unique this game truly is.

I tried to model this JC Denton after me, usually in these types of games I'll try to be the most compassionate I can be and go as non-lethal as possible. At a certain point in the game I just let a lot of that go and decided to become a murderous ninja so couple that with the ending I got I wonder how the world would look like based on the choices I've made. Such a fascinating game and one I'll come back to explore intimately. If you can look past some of it's outdated visuals and controls (seriously, fuck the ladders), Hollywood levels of poor taste Asian stereotypes and bad voice acting then you'll be in for one of the best games of all time.