What happened to Cyberpunk

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Anyone remember the cyberpunk games that were around in the mid to late 90's? I can't remember any specific games, but I liked the idea of this gritty, future world mixing druggy fluorescent-lit strip clubs with mind enhancing drugs and violence.

Basically the genre was a bit like the film Bladerunner.

Were there any decent titles available? I'd love to see a modern MMORPG built around a cyperpunk world.

 

[caff]

Ah, Neocron - that name rings a bell. I'll have a look at the demo just out of curiosity I think. However if its a poor game, then any sense of atmosphere is killed immediately. Some of those screenshots remind me of Deus Ex, which was a bit Cyberpunk in some of the locations and the way you could upgrade your body.

Yeah I wasn't keen on the Matrix, just didn't feel gritty enough - the stories were more cyber-hacker than cyber-punk. I'd like to see more developers exploring this genre.