History Memes / Cyberpunk2077

* "After receiving many messages from gamers, we have decided not to list the game in our store." [[labelnote:Explanation]][[Website/GOGDotCom GOG]], owned by CD Projekt, delisted the Taiwanese horror game ''VideoGame/{{Devotion}}'' due to an EasterEgg that insulted the Chinese president UsefulNotes/XiJinping, alleging that "gamers" had pressured them into doing so. A day later, Sony announced that they would delist Cyberpunk 2077 from the Playstation Store, and removed it soon after, a move that many viewed as LaserGuidedKarma.[[/labelnote]]

* Buying 2077 just to kill Adam Smasher [[labelnote:Explanation]] The huge player bump following the release of ''Anime/CyberpunkEdgerunners'' has been joked to be due to the players wanting to avenge Rebecca, and to a lesser degree David, at the hands of the murderous cyborg. Bonus points for doing so with their gear, or the dildo club.[[/labelnote]]

* Customize Your Genitals [[labelnote: Explanation]] refers to exploitable [[https://youtu.be/lwwiYtgZR5g IGN's Youtube thumbnail about modifying player's genitals]], with an image below provides a rather crude examples such as [[https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1847087-cyberpunk-2077-genital-customization this]].[[/labelnote]]
* Day 91. [[labelnote: Explanation]] Both of the game's delays were announced when there was 91 days to go until release. Fans quickly took notice and many memes and jokes were made about it. An example of which being the feeling of anxiety whenever the game's official twitter makes another tweet.[[/labelnote]]
** No, more delays are happening![[labelnote: Explanation]] An edit of the ''Cyberpunk 2077'' twitter account saying "No more delays are happening." caused the meme to reach new heights, as CDPR has announced yet ''another'' delay moving the release date from November 19th to December 10th, due to polishing the game for multiple platforms. Many were especially baffled as the company was essentially delaying a game that was previously announced to have already gone gold and billboards advertising the original November date were already made.[[/labelnote]]
** The dreaded yellow screen.[[labelnote: Explanation]] Whenever a delay for the game was announced, it was always done through a wall of text with a yellow background. After the third delay, parodies of these messages have spread, using the same yellow background.[[/labelnote]]

** Many Shoes [[labelnote:Explanation]]Chinese meme based on “Main issues” in the trailer.[[/labelnote]]
* Cybercrunch 2077 [[labelnote: Explanation]] Many fans took shots at the company after [[https://www.tweaktown.com/news/75939/cd-projekt-red-devs-working-100-hour-work-weeks-on-cyberpunk-2077/index.html news got out]] that CD Projekt Red employees had been working 100-hour weeks, despite [[https://kotaku.com/as-cyberpunk-2077-development-intensifies-cd-projekt-r-1834849725 having promised to not crunch a year ago]]. More fuel was added to the fire [[https://www.pcgamer.com/cd-projekt-boss-says-cyberpunk-2077-crunch-is-not-bad-thatand-never-was/ when co-CEO Adam Kicinski attempted to downplay the crunch to investors as "not that bad".]] [[/labelnote]]
* “Something feels off here” “You don’t say?” [[labelnote: Explanation]]An exchange between V and Johnny in one scene that became memetic due to the scene in question being ''extremely'' prone to hilarious glitches.[[/labelnote]]
* V sleeping. [[labelnote: Explanation]] For some reason, V goes to sleep without getting into bed, lays down on the bed perpendicularly, lays their hands in front of them and far below the pillow. People have responded with images trying to make sense of it, from [[https://i.redd.it/ciicv0xvlo461.jpg odd contortions]] to [[https://i.redd.it/5z7skjavtl461.jpg laying like the "FUTURE" meme from Spongebob.]] The 1.2 patch amended this animation to be more conventional.[[/labelnote]]
* Cyberbug 2077 [[labelnote: Explanation]] Because of its disastrous and buggy launch, people began to make fun of CD Projekt Red by showing compilations of all the bugs and glitches that occur during the gameplay section. And oh boy, all of them are quite hilarious and downright ridiculous.[[/labelnote]]
* Angel's a guy's name? [[labelnote: Explanation]] During one mission, the player is given a choice between two prostitutes: Angel and Skye, one male, one female. Because the pictures of the two have only been shown in the background for about five seconds before the prompt appears, many people picked Angel expecting him to be the female prostitute, only to come into his booth and find a guy. The internet quickly caught on to how absurd it is that so many people have made the same mistake.[[/labelnote]]
* Cyberpunk 20[[VideoGame/Fallout76 76]] [[labelnote: Explanation]]The game's disastrous launch brought many comparisons to ''VideoGame/Fallout76'' and its like-wise problemed launch, especially due to the coincidental similarities in numbering.[[/labelnote]]
* Dear gamers, [[labelnote: Explanation]]CDPR's first update/apology on the state of the console releases began with these words, which were lampooned due to CDPR's (former) reputation among "gamers" as well as the apology itself implying that they simply neglected to show footage from the earlier consoles despite CDPR denying console versions to reviewers and removing leaked footage from the web.[[/labelnote]]
* Whole game is going to be a meme. [[labelnote: Explanation]][[https://twitter.com/cyberpunkgame/status/1013883730929340418 One Tweet from the game's official Twitter from back in 2018]] itself became memetic, after the game became a meme [[GameBreakingBug for all the]] [[ObviousBeta wrong reasons.]][[/labelnote]]
* "After receiving many messages from gamers, we have decided not to list the game in our store." [[labelnote: Explanation]][[Website/GOGDotCom GOG]], owned by CD Projekt, delisted the Taiwanese horror game ''VideoGame/{{Devotion}}'' due to an EasterEgg that insulted the Chinese president UsefulNotes/XiJinping, alleging that "gamers" had pressured them into doing so. A day later, Sony announced that they would delist Cyberpunk 2077 from the Playstation Store, and removed it soon after, a move that many viewed as LaserGuidedKarma.[[/labelnote]]

* In the future, (insert random bug) is going to be like this. [[labelnote: Explanation]] Numerous bugs, like police rapidly spawning on your location determined to crush you, cars randomly jumping to the sky, as well as random citizens T-posing is jokingly stated to be the future norm in 2077. [[/labelnote]]
* Takemura is waiting. [[labelnote: Explanation]] Many players held off Takemura's quests to concentrate on sidejobs (especially [[RomanceSidequest Judy's and Panam's questlines]]), leading to jokes about him waiting months for V to come [[/labelnote]]
* Meet Hanako at Embers [[labelnote: Explanation]] This is the description of the last main mission in the game, after which the player will have to choose their ending and epilogue. Many players don't want to finish the game without completing all the side content, so this quest hangs above them like an uncomfortable reminder. [[/labelnote]]
* Closeted bisexual Panam. [[labelnote: Explanation]] Panam's interactions with V, male or female, can come off as pretty flirty, despite the fact that Panam can only be romanced by a male V. Some players' AlternativeCharacterInterpretation is that Panam is bisexual and just in denial about it. [[/labelnote]]
* V is emotionless. [[labelnote: Explanation]] The voice actor behind the English male voice for V, Gavin Drea, best known for his roles in British and Irish drama series such as ''Love/Hate'', ''Resistance'' and ''My Mother and Other Strangers'', before working on Cyberpunk 2077, did a rather poor performance that to many players sounded dull and uninteresting, even in intense or painful situations. Since many said players played through the game as a male V, they came to the conclusion that V doesn't feel anything. The female voice for V, however, voiced by Creator/CheramiLeigh, a well-rounded voice actress in the anime and video game dubbing industry (with voice roles including [[VideoGame/Persona5 Makoto Niijima]], [[Literature/SwordArtOnline Asuna Yuuki]], [[Manga/FairyTail Lucy Heartfilia]], [[VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls Komaru Naegi]], and [[VideoGame/NierAutomata A2]]), is given a much more vibrant performance and emphasizes moments of pain and hardship.[[/labelnote]]

* "Wake the fuck up, samurai. We have a city to burn." [[labelnote: Explanation]]From the end of the CGI trailer, where Johnny Silverhand says this to you when you come to while you're in the trash heap. Expect a variation of this to appear in other situations when someone wakes up, either other characters replacing Johnny or the words being changed to fit the context.. Also, some other uses variations regarding the insanely high PC specs ("We got a PC to burn") or, more sadly, about how people turned their back on CD Projekt Red for releasing a disappointing game despite all the hype ("We got a reputation to burn").[[/labelnote]]

* I WANT YOU I WANT YOU I WANT YOU I WANT. I FUCK YOU I FUCK YOU I FUCK YOU I FUCK.[[labelnote: Explanation]]The first lines of the chorus of "Hole in the Sun" by Point Break Candy.[[/labelnote]]
* Everyone's favorite mission objective: Follow Panam[[labelnote: Explanation]]Panam has a rather [[MsFanservice callipygian figure]], which is front and center while carrying out a frequently recurring objective in her quest lines: following her while she walks to some destination nearby[[/labelnote]]
* While not directly related to the game, the [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/i-aint-reading-all-that "i ain't reading all that"]] meme is linked to the game via the Johnny Silverhand character avatar. [[labelnote: Explanation]]A direct message says "I ain't reading all that", "i'm happy for u tho", "or sorry that happened", used in response to overly long or dramatic statements from people who really don't have that much to complain about, it's essentially a modernised "too long;didn't read".[[/labelnote]]
* Buying 2077 just to kill Adam Smasher [[labelnote: Explanation]] The huge player bump following the release of ''Anime/CyberpunkEdgerunners'' has been joked to be due to the players wanting to avenge Rebecca, and to a lesser degree David, at the hands of the murderous cyborg. Bonus points for doing so with their gear, or the dildo club.[[/labelnote]]

* "You look like a cut of fuckable meat, are you?" [[labelnote: Explaination]]This is the first line from Adam Smasher that he said to Evelyn Parker and it was seen as his EstablishingCharacterMoment as this HateSink character. After ''Anime/CyberpunkEdgerunners'' was aired, this line was use as BlackComedy material regarding Rebecca's death.[[/labelnote]]

* Quiet life, or blaze of glory?[[labelnote:Explanation]]Dexter [=DeShawn=]'s question to V early in the game has become a lot more poignant since the release of ''Phantom Liberty'' and its associated "Tower" ending, with V taking NUSA's cure being portrayed as them forsaking their career as an Edgerunner in exchange for a long life. This sharply contrasts with the base game endings, where V doesn't get a new lease on life, but can still choose to go out on their own terms, particularly in "The Sun" ending where they gamble everything on a space casino heist to immortalize their legend. Which approach is better than the other and why is a widespread debate among the fandom.[[/labelnote]]

* Quiet life, or blaze of glory?[[labelnote:Explanation]]Dexter DeShawn's question to V early in the game has become a lot more poignant since the release of ''Phantom Liberty'' and its associated "Tower" ending, with V taking NUSA's cure being portrayed as them forsaking their career as an Edgerunner in exchange for a long life. This sharply contrasts with the base game endings, where V doesn't get a new lease on life, but can still choose to go out on their own terms, particularly in "The Sun" ending where they gamble everything on a space casino heist to immortalize their legend. Which approach is better than the other and why is a widespread debate among the fandom.[[/labelnote]]

** "Go back to sleep, samurai. The city hasn't rendered yet."

* [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV Cyberpunk: A Realm Reborn]][[labelnote:Explanation]]Due to Sony pulling the game from the Playstation Network and offering refunds, people have joked that the game is following in [=FF14=]'s footsteps of disastrous initial launch followed by glorious rebirth.[[/labelnote]]

* V is emotionless. [[labelnote: Explanation]] The voice actor behind the English male voice for V, Gavin Drea, who had worked on various small productions, as well as the French film ''Film/ValerianAndTheCityOfAThousandPlanets'' (in which he played Sergeant Cooper), before working on Cyberpunk 2077, did a rather poor performance that to many players sounded dull and uninteresting, even in intense or painful situations. Since many of the said players played through the game with the male V, they came to the conclusion that V doesn't feel anything. The female voice for V, however, voiced by Creator/CheramiLeigh, a well-rounded voice actress in the anime and video game dubbing industry (with voice roles such as [[VideoGame/Persona5 Makoto Niijima]], [[Literature/SwordArtOnline Asuna Yuuki]], [[Manga/FairyTail Lucy Heartfilia]], [[VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls Komaru Naegi]], and [[VideoGame/NierAutomata A2]]), is given a much more vibrant performance and emphasizes moments of pain and hardship.[[/labelnote]]

* V is emotionless. [[labelnote: Explanation]] The voice actor behind the English male voice for V, Gavin Drea, who had worked on various small productions, as well as the French film ''Film/ValerianAndTheCityOfAThousandPlanets'' (in which he played Sergeant Cooper), before working on Cyberpunk 2077, did a rather poor performance that to many players sounded dull and uninteresting, even in intense or painful situations. Since many of the said players played through the game with the male V, they came to the conclusion that V doesn't feel anything. The female voice for V, however, voiced by Creator/CheramiLeigh, a well-rounded voice actress in the anime and video game dubbing industry (with voice roles such as [[VideoGame/Persona5 Makoto Niijima]], [[Literature/SwordArtOnline Asuna Yuuki]], [[Manga/FairyTail Lucy Heartfilia]] [[VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls Komaru Naegi]], and [[VideoGame/NierAutomata A2]]), is given a much more vibrant performance and emphasizes moments of pain and hardship.[[/labelnote]]

* V is emotionless. [[labelnote: Explanation]] The voice actor behind the English male voice for V, Gavin Drea, who had worked on various small productions, as well as the French film ''Film/ValerianAndTheCityOfAThousandPlanets'' (in which he played Sergeant Cooper), before working on Cyberpunk 2077, did a rather poor performance that to many players sounded dull and uninteresting, even in intense or painful situations. Since many of the said players played through the game with the male V, they came to the conclusion that V doesn't feel anything. The female voice for V, however, voiced by Creator/CheramiLeigh, a well-rounded voice actress in the anime and video game dubbing industry (with voice roles such as [[VideoGame/Persona5 MakotoNiijima]], [[Literature/SwordArtOnline Asuna Yuuki]], [[Manga/FairyTail Lucy Heartfilia]] [[VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls Komaru Naegi]], and [[VideoGame/NierAutomata A2), is given a much more vibrant performance and emphasizes moments of pain and hardship.[[/labelnote]]

* V is emotionless. [[labelnote: Explanation]] The voice actor behind the English male voice for V, Gavin Drea, who had only starred in one other production, ''Film/ValerianAndTheCityOfAThousandPlanets'', as Sergeant Cooper, before working on Cyberpunk 2077, did a rather poor performance that to many players sounded dull and uninteresting, even in intense or painful situations. Since many of the said players played through the game with the male V, they came to the conclusion that V doesn't feel anything. The female voice for V, however, voiced by Creator/CheramiLeigh, a well-rounded voice actress in the anime and video game dubbing industry compared to Drea, is given a much more vibrant performance and emphasizes moments of pain and hardship.[[/labelnote]]

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak16XxnJK0g Keanu Reeves is Extremely Horny]] [[labelnote:Explanation]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8coDU2n3js A series of memes]] where someone says a line, with ManipulativeEditing to create a MondegreenGag by having music from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO7BxnZ4EZ0 Infraction and Aim To Head's collab song "Falling"]] cut out anything past a certain word/syllable (usually "come"). This blew up immediately due to its absurd nature, spawning [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5V1dTO3-a8U millions of memes]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJrpw1IM5tw of similar nature]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5c86bavQPQ from different franchises and sources]].[[/labelnote]]

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak16XxnJK0g Keanu Reeves is Extremely Horny]] [[labelnote:Explanation]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8coDU2n3js A series of memes]] where someone says a line, with ManipulativeEditing to create a MondegreenGag by having music from the game cut out anything except a certain word (usually "come"). This blew up immediately due to its absurd nature, spawning [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5V1dTO3-a8U milllions of memes]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJrpw1IM5tw of similar nature]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5c86bavQPQ from different franchises and sources.]][[/labelnote]]

* V is emotionless. [[labelnote: Explanation]] The voice actor behind the male voice for V, Gavin Drea, who had only starred in one other production, ''Film/ValerianAndTheCityOfAThousandPlanets'', as Sergeant Cooper, before working on Cyberpunk 2077, did a rather poor performance that to many players sounded dull and uninteresting, even in intense or painful situations. Since many of the said players played through the game with the male V, they came to the conclusion that V doesn't feel anything. The female voice for V, however, voiced by Creator/CheramiLeigh, a well-rounded voice actress in the anime and video game dubbing industry compared to Drea, is given a much more vibrant performance and emphasizes moments of pain and hardship.[[/labelnote]]