"Black Dog" Narration | Cyberpunk 2077 Lore

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  • Опубликовано: 18 ноя 2024

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  • @LayedBackGamers
    @LayedBackGamers  Год назад +20

    Let me know all your thoughts down below! I want to hear what you have to say about the mysteries this story contains. Let me know as well if you're interested in a video compiling all three black dog stories into somewhat of a remaster with added audio and visuals!

  • @Drag7on
    @Drag7on Год назад +19

    "This is one of the most famous urban legends told by truckers. It's about a menacing black dog that appeared as a warning to sleep-deprived truck drivers to get off the road as soon as possible because of the imminent danger. Some say it's an omen of death; some say it's a protective sign that everything will be okay" Even I see one myself...

  • @norawrxD
    @norawrxD Год назад +44

    this channel is such a gem honestly, i love listening to these because i'm such as a bad reader lmao

    • @LayedBackGamers
      @LayedBackGamers  Год назад +8

      That means a lot to me! I really appreciate the kindness and let's be honest here, I'm not the best reader either. The sourcebooks especially tend to throw some wild lingo and terms that I've never heard before. I listen back through while editing and just hear myself taking a minute to repeat a word over and over...

    • @mcjcave18
      @mcjcave18 Год назад +4

    • @hamsandwich6374
      @hamsandwich6374 Год назад +1

      @@LayedBackGamers Wish it had some audio books to pass time at work lol.

    • @LayedBackGamers
      @LayedBackGamers  Год назад +6

      @@hamsandwich6374 Same here. That's why I try to compose these for those who prefer audio formats. Unfortunately they do take awhile since I'm a one man army!

    • @hamsandwich6374
      @hamsandwich6374 Год назад +1

      @@LayedBackGamers That's why i listen to your vids at work lol. So thanks I really appreciate the hard work you put into these.

  • @MagiSupercomputer1
    @MagiSupercomputer1 Год назад +10

    What if angel really is Alt Cunningham and the rogue ai that v meets beyond the blackwall in 2077 isnt actually a rogue ai but alt pretending to be a rogue ai so v or anyone else doesn’t go looking for her and in the endings where v chooses to stay in their body alt doesn’t consume Johnny’s engram but transfers it back into his body

    • @pawnap666
      @pawnap666 Год назад +1

      I think you are overthinking it. Alt was beyond the wall. Alt V met might have been just her alter ego, or AI who aped Alt. Or it might be second Alt. Alt made a copy of herself and either left or stayed beyond the wall. The sould fuckery is main theme of Cyberpunk genre. The idea that your soul can be copied and replicated is also main theme of C77.

  • @AI_Catbot
    @AI_Catbot Год назад +6

    I wonder what happened between 2045 & 2077? How did Smasher/Grayson end up with Johnny’s gun & car? I know the Malorian was given to Zara by Samantha. Is it somehow related to Trace Santiago & Rogue’s work that she did with Arasaka? Work she doesn’t like to discuss? Michiko Arasaka was with this crew in 2045 as if she was defecting from the family, then we see her again in 2077 back with Arasaka.
    I feel like that quick Michiko cameo (in the Devil ending) along with Rogue’s easily forgettable last phone call to her son (Sun ending) weren’t coincidences. Could speculate all day about what happened but if Arasaka got ahold of Trace, a mother would do anything to spare him, even betray friends.
    For what it’s worth, I’m 99% Angel = the fragments of Alt that weren’t gobbled by an AI, and about 75% convinced Johnny was brought back. Also think “Where’s Johnny?” has double meaning beyond just the story in the comic, and that rumors of him being alive up until shortly before 2077 have truth to them. “Where’s Johnny?” implies a missing person, not a dead one, so he could be in hiding in 2077.

    • @AnomalyArcadie
      @AnomalyArcadie Год назад +1

      I'm really hoping these are all threads that are going to lead into Orion. It seems Mike Pondsmith is rather attached to Michiko's story and even has adventures written for her that he loves but said he can't release yet because her story in the game isn't complete (that crazy 18th birthday adventure for example). I know Danger Girl came out in August, so I really need to read that because it feels if he released that one but not the others there is a reason. Mike Pondsmith seems to be incredibly careful with the lore and takes great care to not canonize stories or facts that could cause contradictions in future lore. He was so involved in the lore for the game and makes it clear whatever happens in it is cannon as much as the books are. There is a picture behind the bar in Afterlife of this crew, so there already is a clue to it having happened by 2077. I'm 100% sold on the idea that Angel is Alt, in some form. Thats as good as cannon in my head because it all just adds up so well. Alt was incredibly careful to leave safety nets all over the place in case things went really bad. She may have had the help of whatever was left of Bartmoss while trying to gather herself from across the web. I think by the time V has entered the picture Bartmoss's AI has probably lost all sense of his humanity and could even be an antagonist in the sequel. Super powerful crazed AI reaching out from the Net to cause chaos in the real world however it can.
      (possible spoilers ahead!!) Hell, what if he is the voice coming from the new Militech Canto Mk.6?
      I'm currently unsure of Johnny's condition. I don't know if he's out there already, but if Angel is Alt then why wouldn't it be possible she did the same for him? If he isn't, I could see Angel wanting to bring him back how she did, so maybe that could be one of the end goals of the game? Finding out some back up of him exists somewhere so V with some of the original crew have to go find it, meanwhile dealing with the AI along the way.
      You know, theres a teeny bit of lore directly from Mike Poundsmith's mouth while in character as Maximum Mike. He is the DJ on the station Morro Rock. I find this fascinating. He insinuates one night after a few drinks Spider looked Mike directly in the eye and with all earnestness told him the Net is Hell. Like, actual Hell. That it sings in Aramaic. Thats why Bartmoss called them daemons. He didn't make the Net. He FOUND the Net. Thats so eerie, especially taking into consideration our interactions with it in Phantom Liberty. And what would that make Songbird?? It certainly gives you a feeling of something super dangerous. And you can HEAR it. I can't tell if it's something you could call singing, but you can still hear whatever it is. They did a great job on the atmosphere when encountering the Black Wall.
      There is another bit of dialogue Mike shares with us over the radio, sharing his theory about Cyberpsychosis. Essentially, he believes its the Black Wall almost "possessing" the poor person. Reaching through the net to take control of the person and controlling them. It happens to people with more modifications because you need more and more of the Net to be able to use all those pieces of cyberware. Take that for what you will. Sure, some of Mike's stories are embellished. But some of it are just the damn hard facts. From the wiki: "The careful listener or those familiar with the mentioned affairs, might be able to discern fact from fiction, going as far as anticipating things that have not yet happened." That tells me some of what Maximum Mike is telling us in his broadcast is hinting towards what could be to come in the Cyberpunk universe. My bet is an attempt against humanity by rouge AIs (maybe led by Bartmoss?).
      Mike also mentions Biotechnica trying to use the mycorrhizal networks (forest wide connected root systems plants use to communicate with one another) in Oregon to create an AI. Think about that for a sec. That means they are trying to turn the earth itself into an AI. Fucking Biotechnica. "The only good corp", yeah sure. Think I know why they want to bring all that vegetation back now. Not for the planet, nor the people on it. Just a bigger footprint 🙄 I didn't realize until today while on a lore deep dive how much Biotechnica and Arasaka seem to be in bed together. Or at least used to be. Biotechnica has the clones, Arasaka the consciousnesses on the chips. Put the two together and you've immorality, in a way. 2020 was when Biotechnica made their first actual clone, with a consciousness. Plenty of time for Arasaka to perfect what Alt made to provide Biotechnica the consciousness they needed.
      Man I could go on about this lore all day, if you let me. I swear my room isn't littered with red string 😅 But check out a video of all Maximum Mike's broadcasts if you haven't yet. Super interesting stuff he shares.

  • @powertothepeople5628
    @powertothepeople5628 Год назад +7

    Broder(In my Jackie voice) this was very well put together, i like how you added any visuals of the characters in the upper left corner just like the game. You do amazing work on these narrations.

    • @LayedBackGamers
      @LayedBackGamers  Год назад +1

      Thanks a lot choom I'm glad you noticed. I've been messing around with some new editing and ideas so eventually when I release all three narrations as a combined video, they will have a lot of added elements such as the characters, sound effects, ambience, etc. Thanks for the support choom!

  • @lonewolflive793
    @lonewolflive793 Год назад +11

    Brilliantly encapsulating story and amazingly told, you're a credit to the cyberpunk genre choom

    • @LayedBackGamers
      @LayedBackGamers  Год назад +2

      Thanks a lot for the support. If it weren't for chooms like you I might not be creating this content. It's nova to have you along

  • @kalonedev3972
    @kalonedev3972 Год назад +8

    I listen to these Vids while I clean pools in between houses lol. Into this cyberpunk lore alot lately. Well done choom! Outstanding storytelling

    • @LayedBackGamers
      @LayedBackGamers  Год назад +1

      It's actually really cool to me that you listen while working. Thanks a lot for the support choom, I eventually plan on releasing all 3 narrations together in a remastered sense. With sound effects, ambience, and visuals throughout

    • @kalonedev3972
      @kalonedev3972 Год назад

      @@LayedBackGamers that would be dope brotha!! Yeah the music from V being in the Net did it for sure!! That eerie violin solo is the bees knees. It's the little things that create the big picture, keep chippin' in choomba!

  • @Cheyne_TetraMFG
    @Cheyne_TetraMFG Год назад +14

    I kind of wish we could do Machinima in Cyberpunk 2077 because it would be so cool to see these stories enacted in engine, but I feel like even with RedMod it would be challenging given its limitations.

    • @LayedBackGamers
      @LayedBackGamers  Год назад +5

      I wish the same. I've thought about finally picking back up drawing and using my tablet to create some rough animations for some short scenes from the table tops. While I am for the most part a good artist, I've never done animation. So it would be a bit of a project. Definitely want to though...

    • @Cheyne_TetraMFG
      @Cheyne_TetraMFG Год назад +1

      @@LayedBackGamers I definitely feel you there choom. Working on learning Maya and ZBrush currently, so hopefully I’ll be able to lend what I’m learning to the modding scene.

    • @LayedBackGamers
      @LayedBackGamers  Год назад +2

      @@Cheyne_TetraMFG Keep me updated choom. I'd love to see what you contribute!

    • @WindowLickingDeer
      @WindowLickingDeer 5 месяцев назад

      I suppose a 3d animation would be possible, complete with mo-cap suits and all.

  • @useyourtube
    @useyourtube Год назад +3

    Thanks for telling this story, and for the awesome recordings of Night City. Keep doing this! Will definitely listen to this story again

  • @cargorunnerUK
    @cargorunnerUK Год назад +1

    Excellently written & very well narrated. Really atmospheric and makes you want to spend more time in that type of world

  • @knowdaledge1
    @knowdaledge1 Год назад +5

    I've never played CP 2077, I'm not a fps player. But, it is a well written story. Not a lot of back story on many of the side characters but they get a lot of character building through their dialogue. I've watched a few of your lore videos, they're very well narrated.

    • @LayedBackGamers
      @LayedBackGamers  Год назад +3

      Thanks a lot, it's really cool that you're checking out my videos despite not playing 2077. I appreciate the kind words and definitely agree that the series is well written with a great world continuity. You should try out 2077 if it goes on sale you might really enjoy how it compares to other fps!

    • @SineN0mine3
      @SineN0mine3 Год назад +2

      You can really play a lot of this game without shooting people if you like. Most missions are designed with more than one solution in mind, usually you can sneak through any level using hacks and skills to remain undetected. You can also spec melee although it works best when paired with at least one gun type.
      If you think you'd like CP77 and haven't played it because of the shooting you should give it a try because you could definitely beat the game without using guns without making the game impossible. In fact it really doesn't make the game more difficult, just slower paced. Most people use guns because they're the quickest way through missions but then you have to back track through missions to discover the lore. Sneaking actually develops the story more naturally and can be a lot of fun if you like games like dishonored or hitman.

  • @thelucondrix391
    @thelucondrix391 Год назад +6

    This was beautiful... if that means what I think it means we might actually see Johny Silverhand alive again... that said if his body is radiated as much as that... cloning might not be possible due to the damage it would have done to his cells but if he was shielded well like the hidden cryogenic chamber could do if lead lined enough... he might be able to be cloned, or another copy of his imprint put back into his new cloned body as well, as another one I watched hinted that they had other copies on different systems and sense soul killer doesn't capture the spirit it's just transferring the data they could bring him back to life... even if the real him died by their hands... or they could even change it to him dying from the radiation or dying before that... if so if the body was kept just right might could in theory bring the real him back spirit and all.

    • @thelucondrix391
      @thelucondrix391 Год назад

      Because the game said that his body was left in the garbage dump... yeah you can find his arm and even equip it but you still don't find his body there.

    • @ghostphantom8453
      @ghostphantom8453 Год назад +1

      ​@@thelucondrix391where do you find his arm?

    • @pinnacleevolution1634
      @pinnacleevolution1634 7 месяцев назад

      @@ghostphantom8453 You don't, it was possible during early post launch period to get the arm as an equipable item after you did some of his missions but this was more than likely just a bug since the arm didnt even have a name while in inventory and it was later removed.

  • @jddes
    @jddes Год назад +2

    RUclips recommended me some of your stuff and after the first video I was surprised to see this isn't a massive channel.
    Amazing work! I was originally interested in your theories, but even just narration is great. You're making a beautiful world so much more digestible for people with difficulty reading/accessing the material (or just lazy asses like me who want to game and learn lore at the same time). Thanks so much

    • @LayedBackGamers
      @LayedBackGamers  Год назад +1

      No, thank YOU choom. It's viewers like you that give me the motivation to do the best I can in these videos to truly add something new to the Cyberpunk community. It's a joy being a part of this community and creating content for it. I hope you continue to enjoy and partake in the amazing Cyberpunk world with us all!

  • @onetruekeeper
    @onetruekeeper Год назад +1

    Silverhand likely died in the nuke explosions with several others but his memories were recovered by Arasaka technicians. One of the members of his group was likely a handler put there to make sure Johnny carried out the operation according to plan then eliminate him afterwards.

    • @drewgoin8849
      @drewgoin8849 Год назад

      Spider Murphy recovered Johnny's data after Adam Smasher cut him in half with his super shotgun. Murphy managed to get out with Rogue and whoever survived from their team.

  • @Channel16141
    @Channel16141 Год назад +6

    Your videos are the bomb choom

    • @LayedBackGamers
      @LayedBackGamers  Год назад +1

      That means a lot to me choom. Glad they don't have a negative effect like the 2023 Militech bomb

    • @Channel16141
      @Channel16141 Год назад

      @@LayedBackGamers certainly not to me haha

  • @ghoouulish6491
    @ghoouulish6491 4 месяца назад

    Thank you for this love learning more about cyberpunk I can’t get enough, I think after Orion down the road if we got a prequel cyberpunk game where you play the early days like the stories would be so awesome

  • @victort2
    @victort2 15 дней назад

    I love the secrion about the broken wheel. It reminds me of the ‘anti human architecture’ and plans to warn future civilisations of nuclear dump sites, and the dangers.
    Hell, it’s exactly that. It’s amazing. Such excellent writing.

  • @JohnnySilverwrench
    @JohnnySilverwrench Год назад +4

    Fuckin aye this time i can honestly say i have nothing to add and say i feel the same fully thank you choom youre the night city legend! I watched it earlier while i was working but had to wait until after to comment 🤣

    • @JohnnySilverwrench
      @JohnnySilverwrench Год назад

      Lol we all know how i feel read my comments since forever btw i wanna know how the move and test went choom thats an achievemnent status goal so please lmk lol

    • @JohnnySilverwrench
      @JohnnySilverwrench Год назад

      As well as let me make this clear i dont say drinking is okay but the more i drink the more i believe our silverhand rockerboy is trying to tell us something besides the story id giving us god speed my liver choom but if i figure it out fully have my idea but itll blow minds that the reason who we havent see moon is cause here lies.... or heres the body of(add name) in a star wars freezer....lmk your thoughts choom(im now in my 30s but been drinkin the entire time when i come up with factual outcomes lol been doin so since my i was 11 /13 years old since my first ttrpg but its open my mind...

    • @LayedBackGamers
      @LayedBackGamers  Год назад

      Glad I got a choom like you supporting my Content. All your comments, feedback, and ideas are nova. Currently composing a new theory about Smasher being a construct!

    • @JohnnySilverwrench
      @JohnnySilverwrench Год назад

      @@LayedBackGamers i like this idea lol find out night city is all a construct engram stuck in their own part of the net 🤣

    • @LayedBackGamers
      @LayedBackGamers  Год назад

      @@JohnnySilverwrench Lmao imagine. The entire game is actually mikoshi

  • @LooseCampbell
    @LooseCampbell Год назад

    These videos are so great. I love having them to listen to at work and fleshing out this incredible universe. 🍻 🥂

  • @michellebrown2866
    @michellebrown2866 Год назад +3

    Fuck yes. Been waiting for this.

    • @LayedBackGamers
      @LayedBackGamers  Год назад +1

      Glad I could deliver it for ya choom! Thanks a lot for the support

  • @cutwir3317
    @cutwir3317 Год назад +45

    Men of culture we meet again.

    • @LayedBackGamers
      @LayedBackGamers  Год назад +6

      THE meet up spot of all time

    • @travishickey6553
      @travishickey6553 Год назад +3

      Lol. Late but enjoying 2.0 and PL. Haven't played since launch and enjoy listening to deeper lore to enhance my playthrough in NC.

    • @Nickstoner420
      @Nickstoner420 Год назад

      Cyberpunk lore is 🔥🔥🔥

    • @beforelifewaschaos
      @beforelifewaschaos Год назад

      @@Nickstoner420👆 You are 🔥🔥🔥💛

  • @Logomachus
    @Logomachus Год назад

    Man I wish they had hi-tech bows in 2077 that would've been nova as hell

  • @RagingRobotz
    @RagingRobotz Год назад +5

    My good sir you need to be narrator

    • @LayedBackGamers
      @LayedBackGamers  Год назад

      Well as long as it's a Cyberpunk narrator choom 😎

    • @RagingRobotz
      @RagingRobotz Год назад +1

      @@LayedBackGamers definitely a Cyberpunk narrator 👍🗣️

  • @sineater4077
    @sineater4077 5 месяцев назад

    I hope the sequel will let us go to space and plan heist on the crystal palace

  • @lordzaboem
    @lordzaboem Год назад +1

    Oh cool, this is my favorite story in the franchise. I've even run it as an adventure at my table.
    There's a (maybe common) interpretation about the revelation at the end of the story, and I happen to disagree. I don't want to spoil it in the comments though.

    • @lordzaboem
      @lordzaboem Год назад

      Spoilers below: Please read the story first.
      The character of Angel is a mysterious enigma. Almost everyone who reads this reaches the same conclusion: Angel is Alt Cunningham. She has the hair color. She has the personal connection to Johnny. She has the smarts to elect herself a nuclear weapons engineer.
      I don't think that's right. I have two reasons. The first reason is the obvious break in lore continuity. Alt isn't alive at this point in the timeline except as an AI, rescued by Spider Murphy and likely on the old NET by this point. The second reason is that this reveal conflicts with the deceptive nature of the rest of the story. The cargo wasn't a bomb despite all the clues and confirmation from a knowledgeable source, Michiko. Why should Angel be exactly what the clues indicate she is?
      If not Alt, the who is she? There's another character who fits the mold: Rogue. Except for the hair color, Angel looks a lot like the old 2020 illustrations of Rogue. Alt probably saw Johnny's Malorian, but Rogue definitely saw him use it during the two raids on Arasaka Tower, and so Angel recognizes the sidearm. By 2045, Rogue has settled into Night City as a Fixer according to the Red rulebook, but Black Dog takes place years before that. As an ex-girlfriend of Johnny, it would be within character for Rogue to have that emotional reaction to seeing his dead face.

  • @OG_Pelly
    @OG_Pelly Год назад +2

    Extraordinary stuff🎉

  • @siyzerix
    @siyzerix Год назад

    Do you think cp2077 will eventually turn into something like altered carbon's universe?
    Honestly thats where i see this happening. Physical bodies become just cosmetics basically. Maybe they can do that cool consciencous beam space travel to basically reach to the planets instantly.
    Of course the main difference could be you can have metallic bodies and such

  • @ShenyanMetal
    @ShenyanMetal 7 месяцев назад +1

    Hey choom~ What's the Ost that plays during the chp "Hot Potato"? Keeps giving me a Nocturne Op55N1 vibe but that's not it...

  • @6rnk
    @6rnk Год назад +1

    Hello, i luv ur videos.

    • @LayedBackGamers
      @LayedBackGamers  Год назад +1

      Well I'm glad to have you watching choom! The kindness means a lot to me

  • @SoranotRoxas
    @SoranotRoxas Год назад +1

    Good Lord I love these videos 🙌

    • @LayedBackGamers
      @LayedBackGamers  Год назад +1

      Glad you've been enjoying them choom! The kindness means a lot to me and it's nova to have ya along for the ride

  • @alexhulea2735
    @alexhulea2735 Год назад

    I swear i've looked almost everywhere for the statblocks for the party from black dog. And found nothing except for Trace Santiago, in Tales of the Red in a completely unrelated adventure. Anyone know where i can find them?

  • @HulkDynamite
    @HulkDynamite Год назад

    The body of someone who either a hero or villain because of a bombing of a Japanese company, killing many is now being transported to a place infamous for the development of the atomic bomb used on Japan. Coincidence? I think not!

  • @lordzaboem
    @lordzaboem Год назад

    Did you ever run this story as a game at your table? I did. Did you players ever open the crate? Mine did not.

    • @LayedBackGamers
      @LayedBackGamers  Год назад +1

      I've actually never got the chance to run the story for a group. Wish I could honestly, it's just pretty rare when I get a group together so it's far and few. I've heard a lot of stories about running the campaign, interestingly I've never heard one about the players opening the crate completely. Pretty surprising seeing as I've had some pretty insane groups do completely off course things in my campaigns. Such as using a taco truck to traverse the US in Land of the free...

  • @HicSvntDracones
    @HicSvntDracones Год назад

    I don't think Cyberpunk 2077 is Cyberpunk tabletop canon, so Silverhand might be remembering stuff wrong, or CP2077 might have gone with a slightly different story, for some reason they didn't use blackhand at ALL, not sure why, licensing issues? That would require the story to be changed. It is still a neat theory

    • @LayedBackGamers
      @LayedBackGamers  Год назад

      Pondsmith confirmed some time ago that 2077 is Canon to the TTRPGs. The reason Blackhand wasn't involved is that he hasn't finished writing his story yet, so he would've have only a brief appearance. Making it not worth involving him.

  • @x-x_x
    @x-x_x Год назад +1

    HYPE!!!

  • @SineN0mine3
    @SineN0mine3 Год назад

    Preem video choom

  • @jaymf4169
    @jaymf4169 Год назад

    Again, no Blackhand assaulting Arasaka, what is canon??

    • @LayedBackGamers
      @LayedBackGamers  Год назад +1

      Silverhands flashbacks aren't the Canon version. This is because his memories have not only faded, but his engrams been damaged and tampered with. The Canon Events involve Blackhand and Militech in the assault

  • @caivsivlivs
    @caivsivlivs Год назад

    what is the nomad vehicle thing that sleeps 6? comby? commie?

  • @Nemesis-222
    @Nemesis-222 Год назад +1

    Turn the music down a tad next time, it's a distraction tbh.

    • @LayedBackGamers
      @LayedBackGamers  Год назад +3

      Apologies choom. Is it the whole video or a specific portion that's too loud?

    • @Nemesis-222
      @Nemesis-222 Год назад

      @@LayedBackGamers - The whole thing, it's called 'background music' for a reason lol ;)

  • @dragonsnail3298
    @dragonsnail3298 10 месяцев назад

    Keep hearing you say Los Alamos in some of your cyberpunk videos and you havent said anything so you know thats IRL area 51

    • @LayedBackGamers
      @LayedBackGamers  10 месяцев назад +1

      I believe Los Alamos is the location of the Manhattan Project while Area 51 is located in Nevada

    • @dragonsnail3298
      @dragonsnail3298 10 месяцев назад

      @@LayedBackGamers shit your right, idk why I got it mixed up with area 51

  • @stephaniekaye235
    @stephaniekaye235 3 месяца назад

    🤍🤍🤍🤍

  • @RagingRobotz
    @RagingRobotz Год назад +2

    First lol