Cyberpunk's soundtrack is phenomenal. Even the radio stations are absolutely fire. But truly, the original soundtrack is a work of art. "SAMURAI" is an actual in-game/in-world band from the game/tabletop that produces songs focusing on ideas of rebellion and rising up against corporate tyranny in a world that is ruled by corporations - hence the choice of rock & metal as the band's genre. All of the songs by SAMURAI are amazing. An entire album for this fictional band was produced, so you'll have plenty to listen to if you continue. "Black Dog" and "Chippin' In" are two of my favourites.
Haha, Im glad that you enjoyed this! I had a feeling you might ;D I listened to this for like a month solid and skewed my Spotify recommended for ages but actually I'm not mad about it. My favourite part is the chorus because melodic guitar bits make the brain go mmmmmm good. LORE DUMP TIME! Samurai is the name of the In-Universe band, the IRL band is Refused! In Canon, the dual vocals are that of Johnny Silverhand and Kerry Eurodyne- Johnny being the main vocalist and Kerry having 'lived in his shadow' for a long time. There's also many big plot points that revolve around you "dual" theory, too. And no! The soundtrack is incredibly diverse, the orchestral soundtrack is... uhhh... industrial cyberpunk? Chromepunk? But! There are many unique in-game radio stations that are filled with songs, Never Fade Away belongs on Morro Rock, and will play when you have it on in your vehicles and during a kind of nostalgia cutscene. You meet stars like Kerry Eurodyne (Damien Ukeje) and Lizzie Wizzie (Grimes) while you play, and music is no small part of this game, and one of my favourite things about it! This song, the emotional cover of it at least, is the last song you hear while looking at V, the protagonist, no matter which route you choose. It was originally written by Johnny for his then lover, Alt Cunningham, who he may or may not have set off a nuclear bomb for, no biggie; but in the end, it transforms into something for V and their journey. Hooboy! In regards to the *actual* game! Now, with over 300hrs in, my opinion is biased, but although its a buggy and sometimes broken game, its a bloody brilliant one. Fun gameplay and smooth, exciting combat. Huge world to explore, even though I wish I could explore it more, story is so good, sidequests are fleshed out and have their own little stories that flesh out Night City. Also you can literally explode people's heads from behind a wall with a THOUGHT so like thats pretty cool. Devs are working to revamp it, as the rumour mill goes. They have already released a few patches that address some key issues, but not all. A fair amount of my big gripes with gameplay are taken care of with a couple of mods on PC, its not like I had to overhaul or anything! Well worth checking out, imo! Last but not least, THANK U JESSE ♡
Thank you for requesting this song! I have about 150hours in the game, and everything you said reflects my own thoughts and feelings regarding the game. We should get Jesse to react to Ponpon shi next XD
Thanks for this comment! I tried to write the same thing, but due to lack of words, I will never get clear text, so you saved my day! Also i would like to add, that Refused version of NFA by LORE is 2013 song, so that's the reason why it doesn't sound electro or something like that. Its old-fashioned, like jazz or orchestra music. Also i found out that song belongs to Chromatic Rock genre, and i honestly don't know is it a real genre or was made for game exclusively. Also i would like to add some of my ques about Guitar Solo in the end(and its absolutely imho, not fact, just ques). Basically it's because of Johnny's personality, he is deviant or something like that, in simple words-he goes all against society and its rules, so he did that on purpose, OR it was his burn out, like he was really existed so he made ending solo even though it wasn't meant to be there, idk am i right or not, its just how i see Silverhand and his personality, so i believe it is not far from him to just improvise that out of his random will.
@@sharatraj2736 the acoustic version of Pon Pon that the random street guitarists play around the city is one of my favorite songs in the game, despite the fact that I don't exactly love the original song 😂
Is Johnny the main vocalist? The background vocals sound much more like him, and Kerry's the one doing all the singing during Samurai's reunion show in-game. Honestly all of the Samurai tunes seem more like Kerry's vocals, not Johnny's. I always figured Johnny WROTE everything, played lead guitar and was "spokesperson" for the band, but it doesn't sound anything like him on vocals.
The solo is at the end because this song symbolizes your final scream, your last chance to make something for yourself in night city, and wanting to go out with everyone able to hear you. By the end of the game, you have nothing left to lose, and everything to gain, more than everything to gain. End it all screaming your heart out, that's the best way to go down.
Samurai is a fictional Band in the Universe, but played by the glorious Punk Band "Refused", they made some really good songs for the game and the whole Soundtrack is a banger.
I don't know if it's true, but here is my theory about dual vocals. In lore SAMURAI has 2 singers: Johny Silverhand and Kerry Eurodyne. Johny is ex-military rebel, who fights corporation with both songs and guns. He is visionary of rock, an inspiration for whole generation of rockers. But in reality he was heartless prick ignoring all collateral damage of his anti-corp war. In the end he blow up nuclear bomb in corporation HQ. I believe he is aggressive voice in the song. Kerry on other hand is a uninspiring pop-singer who wanted only fame. He is likeable, but doesn't have a backbone. Before final gig Johny gives him last advise "For once in your life stop being a fucking pussy". I believe he is calm voice in the song. This seen more clearly in song "Chipin' in". It has two versions: original hard rock of Johny and pop-rock of Kerry.
Johnny never Nuke the bomb this was The plan of Militeck Mikoshi changes the thinking of past what we see was never really how it was its really logic cause you see 3 different ends one he get killed by smasher in the arasaka building. 2 get killed by smasher on the Top of the building and 3 he gets out and that's probably the right past. Johnny was a rebel and a little As***** a cool As***** but the was never a person who kills million people in the right past back than 2023
@@frontgamet.v1892 Johnny is a pretty unreliable narrator, but that's mostly because of the tabletop module Never Fade Away, where you can choose a few different endings, so they kept it open ended
@@plexyglass429 ''Stop being a fucking pussy'' fits better from a narrative point. It's no secret that Johnny was a dick, even Rogue says that much about him no matter what choices you make throughout the game. He cared about Kerry and only wanted what was best for him, but in typical Johnny fashion he says it in the most brutally, hurtful way possible.
the version done by Olga Jankowska used as the track in the launch trailer for the game is phenomenal and should be a followup listen after this track!
You mentioning the decades of genre-mashing they did is spot-on. Cyberpunk 2077's music definitely tried to almost remake genres but the overarching aesthetic theme of the game is "80's but techno-capitalistic dystopia", a retro-future kinda thing Rockerboys are a 'class' in the TTRPG original game which drew me to read up on it. They're basically sociopolitical activists that often show their rebellious message through music- Johnny Silverhand is Keanu's rockerboy character and is the lead of that Samurai band in-game
I loved cyberpunk, flaws and all. And the music is something to behold. My favorite track is the remix of this that plays during the end credits. It's absolutely beautiful. Been loving the content my friend! Keep up the awesome work!
I did about 6 playthroughs of Cyberpunk 2077, I got the game at launch and I gotta say, the bugs and glitches weren't at all that bad for me. I only had about...3 crashes across 6 full playthroughs.
Cyberpunk 2077’s ost is surprisingly broad electronic, rock, pop, jazz, rap, Lofi hip hop beats to drive to, you name it it probably has it. Also the cello from Rebel Path(cello version) is one of the coolest things I have ever heard and somehow conveys the entire story’s tone
Really good game despite its flaws. You definitely captured some of the main themes of the game in this reaction. Also, Samurai is the name of the in game rock band ^
the ending and game is pretty lack luster if you don't do any of the main characters side quests. I did all the side quests and the ending I got was great.
@@gotworc I played the game pretty much in one sitting. Only left Night City to sleep. Took about a week and completely divulged myself into the world. Got the “good” ending and I just sat there speechless, jaw-dropped. I was blown away. It was truly an experience
@@gotworc I was speechless on my first play through. The story of your place in the world, grow old as a nobody or go out in a blaze of glory and never fading away. Losing yourself trying to leave your mark and living forever. It’s really melancholic with its themes. Just searching for a meaning
The music art and story for this game are jaw dropping. Some people had issues with playing the game on release and most reviewers didn't get far enough into the game to get it. This particular song is pretty foreshadowing and heartbreaking in game when you complete it.
Okay, so you asked a lot of questions here, and I'm going to try to answer them: Cyberpunk is a genre that is a mix of high tech and low life. Basically, a dystopian world in which technology has advanced, but life and culture has not necessarily. The genre features dystopian futures, massively powerful corporate power, and transhumanism in looking at where humanity ends and technology begins (and vice versa). The most broadly recognizable example of the genre is probably Blade Runner. Cyberpunk 2077 is a continuation of the Cyberpunk 2020 tabletop RPG, originally released in 1988 as Cyberpunk 2013, before being updated a few times. The game creator, Mike Pondsmith, did a lot of work with the Cyberpunk 2077 team. So the musical decades? Very much intended. 80s rock was absolutely a major part of the themes and characters of the Tabletop RPG, and in updating that and bringing it out, they absolutely leaned into that brilliantly. Samurai was a band in the Cyberpunk 2020 game, lead vocalist was Johnny Silverhand, who also served as the Iconic Rockerboy (so the character of the Rockerboy class directly involved in the overarching stories of the modules and as an example of how the class would be played and built if players wanted to play as the class). Backup vocalist was Kerry Eurodyne. Both characters appear in Cyberpunk 2077, both in flashback memories of their time at the height of the band, and in seeing what they have become in the future. And you are absolutely correct in thinking about the split personality nature of the story. Cyberpunk 2077 draws to a close the "main story" of the Cyberpunk universe, directly showing and referencing events from the past sourcebooks, as well as carrying them forward. In the early missions of the game, your character, V, has a digital engram of Johnny Silverhand's personality shoved into his brain. The game then revolves around determining who you are, where you end and Johnny begins, how to save you from the copy slowly overwriting your brain, and what path you'll choose to go forward and get out. That particular song plays on the radio if you're tuned to the station that plays old rock hits (as Samurai has been defunct since 2023 at the time of 2077). Your character can also play it when meeting Kerry Eurodyne. And an arrangement of it (which I absolutely love, you can find it for reaction here: ruclips.net/video/P4bKZT_Eg4A/видео.html ) plays at the game finale. Overall, the game is a masterpiece in a lot of ways. It released with a lot of unpolished bugs, that's true. But if you put those aside? The remainder of the game was very clearly developed with a lot of love for the writing, characters, setting, and overall design of the tabletop RPG. It's not what a lot of people were expecting, but it is absolutely worth playing. Well over a thousand hours in it, and no regrets.
I beat this game twice and listened to this song a ton and I never noticed the double chorus until you pointed it out. Thanks And yes, V, the main character has the lead singer of this band in their head.
I remember a side quest in the game that was so good, it involved V (the protagonist) playing in one time concert with a member of the band from the game the song is called a like supreme, it’s so good especially in game hearing it has a whole other vibe.
This theme mixed with the cover version playing at the end is living rent free in my mind. Cyberpunk is certainly one of my favourite games of all time with the in game radios being saved up in my Spotify
Remember, Cyberpunk was derived from a Tabletop game written in the era where Rock and Poll/Punk were still in infancy. The songs were only recreated by CDPR from notes from the original TTRPG.
Where the game falls flat is in terms of some gameplay mechanics and features that weren't included. The story, characters, atmosphere and the music are fucking incredible.
Honestly I can't think of a thing they "promised" that I actually missed. Flying cars would have been fun but I know enough about coding to know that's hell to create.
I'll mention something about the lore behind the song which I don't see the fans of the game really do: In-Universe Silverhand wrote the song after the first assault on 'Saka HQ and losing Alt, his lover. It's a song about their explosive relationship
I'm glad that I waited several months after the initial release. After the release they had made a huge amount of major fixes to the game and it felt more or less like a game should on release (more finished at least than most AAA games these days but that's not really saying much...). There were minor glitches there and there but I didn't encounter anything game breaking or especially weird. Some of the side quest stuff isn't especially great but I can definitely recommend the game as it currently is. The main story and the more major side quest lines are definitely worth it, especially if you can grab the game when it's on sale (and you have at least a good enough graphics card to run it... It seemed more forgiving for CPU than GPU).
There’s a part in the game that’s just trying to get Keanu Reevs’ old band back together. Very fun. Also, they’re all in their 80s and Keunu is technically dead, but it’s ok because he lives in the main characters head. This is one of their songs by the way.
You should check out the other samurai songs like chippin' In and the ballad of buck rivers. CDPR actually hired the band Refused to portray the in-game band in the OST
Jesse, I highly suggest checking out (at least) the RezoDrone tracks on the Cyberpunk 2077 soundtrack also! RezoDrone was fictional band created for the game made up of Jason C. Miller (he seems to pop up alot eh?) & Jamison Boaz. Soon after the game came out Miller & Boaz announced that they were keeping the RezoDrone project alive for further collaboration.
When I was about to finish, I let johnn take over my body to do the show... bro... you know that feeling of farewell, but the one so epic that it gives me goosebumps, I even forgot the problems of the game and just felt the moment... .
Next songs you should listen to are Chippin' In and Black Dog. Interesting enough for Chippin' In, when you're creating your character and choosing what type of tattoos you want, there's a tattoo that has the lyrics of Chippin' In. As well Black Dog, for those that have already played the game, can be seen as part of what the main character experiences once getting a certain item. Don't wanna spoil too much, just in case you wanna experience the game yourself.
CDPR created an epic gaming experience putting aside the mishaps at launch. It really is a masterpiece of emotive indulgence added with a soundtrack that blends so well within it's gaming world. I prefer Olga's cover to the rock version. More minimal yet mentally provoking, it connects with V with a sympathetic yet uncomfortable outcome especially with more significance to one of the games endings. The beauty of this game is paramount of how well it manages to connect emotionally to its audience with said characters, storyline and some if not the best music diversity I've ever heard in game.
The song lyrics are from a short story for the TTRPG Cyberpunk 2020, to which Cyberpunk 2077 is basically the sequel and they recorded the songs from the short story for the game, which is really cool. The game is actually really faithful to the old TTRPG. And yeah, the song is partially basically played on the dad rock radio (because, well, the song is from 2020 obviously) and specific story moments. There's a few others from Samurai, but there's also more 'cyber' music and original takes on Jpop and such.
Cyberpunk had a lot of problems, I played it directly on release and did every bit of side content. Every blip off the map. I played on PC so I didn't get a lot of bugs though it felt still like playing a game that was... the equivilant of taking a pizza out of the oven 5 minutes before it's done. With a little more polish it could have been a great release. I haven't revisited the game since that time so I don't know it's current state but I hope it has improved. Still, I had an enjoyable experience.
There has been fair bit of bugfixing, and there aren't pretty much any gamebreaking bugs left in the game any more. The bugs that persist are mostly of the amusing oddities kind. However, with the current circumstances being what they are, a lot of promised fixes and extra content have been delayed.
A lot of the music in the game is more electronic and cyberpunk sounding, but they made the SAMURAI songs more classic and "old" sounding by design since in game the songs were made about 50-60 years prior to the 2077 setting.
Indeed. In 2077 only few grandpa listen to it - the new generation listens to électro pop crap that makes you ears bleed - citing Johnny own words here 😊
I played the game on release and while it was a bit glitchy, I was fortunate enough to not have had a lot of the bugs that detracted from the game. I really, REALLY loved the story and the characters and the music performed by the in-universe band Samurai was all incredible. It was one of those games that left me feeling hollowed out and kind of depressed by the end of it, but in a good way (?)
What's the funniest glitch that happened to you? For me, I was messing with the camera angle when in a vehicle and for some reason, the game teleported me all the way into the air and I landed on a building. I had a good laugh, since it was just so random.
@@markbaltazar6916 I think the funniest glitch I had was summoning my porsche but it literally teleported into a concrete barrier on the road and it seemed like the game didn't care and proceeded to just play the driving animation anyway, so the car got obliterated as it clipped through the wall and parked right next to me lol
More Cyberpunk Music! I recommend Chippin In, (If you haven't) A Like Supreme, Black Dog, Also Konrad Oldmoney City Of Dreams (Type it this way you'll find it, I can't type the original name it's a bit long for my brain XD)
Nearly all the songs in Cyberpunk 2077 are amazing, Never Fade away feels like its the main song for the game as it has more than one version and it ties to the main themes in more than one way. You are pretty close with what you guessed about what it implies too, I dunno if you want spoilers so I'll keep it quiet for now xD One tidbit is that this is actually a song that's referenced in game as one famous song, of numerous, and made by an in-game band called Samurai, the lead singer being called Johnny Silverhand. Their last song I think too iirc. Despite the games flaws even on PC I love this game, for me it was the best game of 2020. It definitely needed more time in the oven tho, I would say it shouldn't have been released until this year.
your observation at 6:30 is... "interesting" to say the least. When it comes to state of the game, when I played it back on launch day with a pretty decent PC (1080ti and Ryzen 3600 both at stock speeds), I genuinely had 1 crash whilst I was streaming it to my friend through Discord, had 1 T-Pose in a mission which was fixed in one of the patches, no gamebreaking bugs, no bugs that made me reload the save. I did have clipping issues though, like dying or taking damage while running through piles of garbage and its impact just kills you etc.. Out of 6 people I talked about Cyberpunk, only one had animation bugs, textures loading in late and bugs that made him reload his save. He was the only person played it on an HDD, so I assume SSD makes a huge difference when it comes to your gameplay experience.
I actually hadn't noticed that there's 2 singers until Jesse caught it here, but my immediate reaction was that it's probably just meant to represent the lead being Johnny and the backing vocals being Kerry
Man, video games like Cyberpunk 2077 and Anthem that ended up bombing have great soundtracks which is a real shame because most people will miss out on them.
As you have observed, the game has had a very polarising effect on the community. It's been hyped up for literal years, both by the community and especially CDPR's - the developer - marketing. CDPR had previously released the Witcher games. 3 in particular has been lauded for its storytelling in an open world setting and the studio did right by it with the expansions released after launch, making CDPR a bit of a darling developer. After several delays, the game released in a decidedly unfinished state. It was buggy, a number of teased features were cut and it ran exceptionally poorly on PS4 and Xbox One to the point of Sony taking it off the Playstation Store and issuing refunds to its customers. It's been patched a number of times by now, of course, and these patches did improve the latent bugginess, but no significant content has been released for it yet. I played it on release, on PC, and on very powerful hardware to boot. The audiovisual experience was outstanding and some of the game's cast made it an experience I am not likely to forget. The common criticisms outside of the bugs are that the AI is braindead and the open world merely window-dressing. If you get the police to chase you, NPCs will spawn right outside of your view and shoot you in the back. Basically, if you try to play it like GTA you will quickly find that the world isn't very robust in regards to player interactions. This makes it easy to break immersion. It's a crying shame that nuanced discussion about the game is almost impossible to find.
Honestly I didn't have too many problems with Cyberpunk on PC! Was not the greatest game ever, but I felt alright spending what I spent on it. Samurai is sick though, I love their sound and their aesthetic lol
Cyberpunk 2077, especially post-1.5, is in the state it should have at least been for launch, and while there're certainly valid issues to be had with that ... what I want to stress now that the game is more or less what it should have at least been, that's still a tremendous experience, especially on next-gen consoles, and it's worth everyone's second look. There are many moments where the experience narratively doesn't work, but there are as many moments where the imagination and production came together in a satisfying way. Meanwhile, the music and the art direction deliver the Classic Cyberpunk (i.e. 80s Cyberpunk) experience, as well as a massive slice of the potential of the original tabletop role-playing game. Time will put Cyberpunk 2077 where it belongs, which is next to Vampire: Bloodlines, as very troubled action-RPGs that eventually became something brilliant.
Btw. Cyberpunk is a genre of videogames - you may know this but I say that because you speak about "cyber" and "punk" as two seperate words. Its kind of a dystopic future fantasy. Samurai is a fictional band in the game - spoiler warning: - - The main character gets to know the singer Johnny Silverhand because he gets a chip implanted with his personality on it logn after the real Johnny silverhand died. But this song specifically is a song from that band but also an ongoing topic in the game with whole personalities saved in data. You can listen to it in the radio of the game. I am not sure if it also plays in a specific scene- there are a few flashbacks of the band playing live.
There's a bunch of different type of music in the game. Some really weird but oddly good ones too like "Pain" from Le Destroy and an.. experience called "PonPon Shit" lol. The game itself got a lot of hate but personally I quite like it and am actually doing a new playthrough now. Story is good, combat is fun, there's still a few janky bugs but all in all I'd say it's a good game. Still hoping they add some new content in the form of expansions.
Dear friend, you hit the spot! The game deals with the duality between 2 people, and this particular theme is from the year 2013 within the game and if there is part of the past I will leave you this other theme for you to listen to, and you would have to play it, it is no longer broken at present ruclips.net/video/vMIf7DKzWEM/видео.html&ab_channel=CarlosAragon The original band is called Refused is known, and within the game is Samurai
If you want a bit of a different take on this wonderful song there is a cover by P. T. Adamczyk & Olga Jankowska that is worth it. For me I think it expands on what you were saying about how this song moved through different eras as it progressed.
The backlash over the game was due to the large amount of content that they did not bother with in the game, and its hard to say majorly or minorly about the literal gaping holes in the games world (there really was holes in the map of the game that you could fall though because they were never rendered). This game was originally designed as an R rated game for the much older gamers in their 30's or more, and they were the ones that were angry over what was given on release. However no one complained about the content that was in the game. The music, theming, graphics and nuances that they did have were all near perfect.
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@@ANS_2009 hell yeah good timing
@@CyberpunkGame bring back Panam and Vincent in sequel
@@CarthmanBro technically not possible, too many canon endings for V.
The theme of this song is unironically soulcrushing in the context of the games story.
This song is incredibly deep once you understand the context of it from the story.
When I first listened to the song during the game I was like this shit is fire, but when I listened after beating the game it made me cry.
Once you've played the game, you can't help but get feels hearing it.
@@thesilentman. for real it makes me remeber everything from jackies death to v and panam together
@@thesilentman. you made my day wih that comment you described it prefectly
Imo never fade away is the evidence that Johnny actually loved Alt, even if he was terrible at showing it.
Cyberpunk's soundtrack is phenomenal. Even the radio stations are absolutely fire. But truly, the original soundtrack is a work of art. "SAMURAI" is an actual in-game/in-world band from the game/tabletop that produces songs focusing on ideas of rebellion and rising up against corporate tyranny in a world that is ruled by corporations - hence the choice of rock & metal as the band's genre.
All of the songs by SAMURAI are amazing. An entire album for this fictional band was produced, so you'll have plenty to listen to if you continue. "Black Dog" and "Chippin' In" are two of my favourites.
Black dogs mine
@@DAN-xq9ko kerrys version of a like supreme is my fave. Number 2 is archangel.
Haha, Im glad that you enjoyed this! I had a feeling you might ;D
I listened to this for like a month solid and skewed my Spotify recommended for ages but actually I'm not mad about it. My favourite part is the chorus because melodic guitar bits make the brain go mmmmmm good.
LORE DUMP TIME!
Samurai is the name of the In-Universe band, the IRL band is Refused!
In Canon, the dual vocals are that of Johnny Silverhand and Kerry Eurodyne- Johnny being the main vocalist and Kerry having 'lived in his shadow' for a long time. There's also many big plot points that revolve around you "dual" theory, too.
And no! The soundtrack is incredibly diverse, the orchestral soundtrack is... uhhh... industrial cyberpunk? Chromepunk? But! There are many unique in-game radio stations that are filled with songs, Never Fade Away belongs on Morro Rock, and will play when you have it on in your vehicles and during a kind of nostalgia cutscene. You meet stars like Kerry Eurodyne (Damien Ukeje) and Lizzie Wizzie (Grimes) while you play, and music is no small part of this game, and one of my favourite things about it!
This song, the emotional cover of it at least, is the last song you hear while looking at V, the protagonist, no matter which route you choose. It was originally written by Johnny for his then lover, Alt Cunningham, who he may or may not have set off a nuclear bomb for, no biggie; but in the end, it transforms into something for V and their journey.
Hooboy!
In regards to the *actual* game! Now, with over 300hrs in, my opinion is biased, but although its a buggy and sometimes broken game, its a bloody brilliant one. Fun gameplay and smooth, exciting combat. Huge world to explore, even though I wish I could explore it more, story is so good, sidequests are fleshed out and have their own little stories that flesh out Night City. Also you can literally explode people's heads from behind a wall with a THOUGHT so like thats pretty cool.
Devs are working to revamp it, as the rumour mill goes. They have already released a few patches that address some key issues, but not all. A fair amount of my big gripes with gameplay are taken care of with a couple of mods on PC, its not like I had to overhaul or anything! Well worth checking out, imo!
Last but not least, THANK U JESSE ♡
Thank you for requesting this song! I have about 150hours in the game, and everything you said reflects my own thoughts and feelings regarding the game.
We should get Jesse to react to Ponpon shi next XD
Thanks for this comment! I tried to write the same thing, but due to lack of words, I will never get clear text, so you saved my day! Also i would like to add, that Refused version of NFA by LORE is 2013 song, so that's the reason why it doesn't sound electro or something like that. Its old-fashioned, like jazz or orchestra music. Also i found out that song belongs to Chromatic Rock genre, and i honestly don't know is it a real genre or was made for game exclusively. Also i would like to add some of my ques about Guitar Solo in the end(and its absolutely imho, not fact, just ques). Basically it's because of Johnny's personality, he is deviant or something like that, in simple words-he goes all against society and its rules, so he did that on purpose, OR it was his burn out, like he was really existed so he made ending solo even though it wasn't meant to be there, idk am i right or not, its just how i see Silverhand and his personality, so i believe it is not far from him to just improvise that out of his random will.
@@sharatraj2736 the acoustic version of Pon Pon that the random street guitarists play around the city is one of my favorite songs in the game, despite the fact that I don't exactly love the original song 😂
Is Johnny the main vocalist? The background vocals sound much more like him, and Kerry's the one doing all the singing during Samurai's reunion show in-game. Honestly all of the Samurai tunes seem more like Kerry's vocals, not Johnny's.
I always figured Johnny WROTE everything, played lead guitar and was "spokesperson" for the band, but it doesn't sound anything like him on vocals.
The whole Samurai album is worth listening too, pure banger
The solo is at the end because this song symbolizes your final scream, your last chance to make something for yourself in night city, and wanting to go out with everyone able to hear you.
By the end of the game, you have nothing left to lose, and everything to gain, more than everything to gain. End it all screaming your heart out, that's the best way to go down.
Samurai is a fictional Band in the Universe, but played by the glorious Punk Band "Refused", they made some really good songs for the game and the whole Soundtrack is a banger.
I don't know if it's true, but here is my theory about dual vocals.
In lore SAMURAI has 2 singers: Johny Silverhand and Kerry Eurodyne.
Johny is ex-military rebel, who fights corporation with both songs and guns. He is visionary of rock, an inspiration for whole generation of rockers. But in reality he was heartless prick ignoring all collateral damage of his anti-corp war. In the end he blow up nuclear bomb in corporation HQ. I believe he is aggressive voice in the song.
Kerry on other hand is a uninspiring pop-singer who wanted only fame. He is likeable, but doesn't have a backbone. Before final gig Johny gives him last advise "For once in your life stop being a fucking pussy". I believe he is calm voice in the song.
This seen more clearly in song "Chipin' in". It has two versions: original hard rock of Johny and pop-rock of Kerry.
Johnny never Nuke the bomb this was The plan of Militeck Mikoshi changes the thinking of past what we see was never really how it was its really logic cause you see 3 different ends one he get killed by smasher in the arasaka building. 2 get killed by smasher on the Top of the building and 3 he gets out and that's probably the right past. Johnny was a rebel and a little As***** a cool As***** but the was never a person who kills million people in the right past back than 2023
Johnny can also say "Not your crowd, not your style. Do your own thing"
@@frontgamet.v1892 Johnny is a pretty unreliable narrator, but that's mostly because of the tabletop module Never Fade Away, where you can choose a few different endings, so they kept it open ended
@@plexyglass429 ''Stop being a fucking pussy'' fits better from a narrative point. It's no secret that Johnny was a dick, even Rogue says that much about him no matter what choices you make throughout the game. He cared about Kerry and only wanted what was best for him, but in typical Johnny fashion he says it in the most brutally, hurtful way possible.
Refused seem to be a massively underappreciated band.. I hope this gets them the recognition they absolutely deserve!
very very very underrated, they prettymuch kickstarted modern punk, and influenced bands like linkin park and paramore, i love them a lot
the version done by Olga Jankowska used as the track in the launch trailer for the game is phenomenal and should be a followup listen after this track!
You mentioning the decades of genre-mashing they did is spot-on. Cyberpunk 2077's music definitely tried to almost remake genres but the overarching aesthetic theme of the game is "80's but techno-capitalistic dystopia", a retro-future kinda thing
Rockerboys are a 'class' in the TTRPG original game which drew me to read up on it. They're basically sociopolitical activists that often show their rebellious message through music- Johnny Silverhand is Keanu's rockerboy character and is the lead of that Samurai band in-game
I loved cyberpunk, flaws and all. And the music is something to behold. My favorite track is the remix of this that plays during the end credits. It's absolutely beautiful. Been loving the content my friend! Keep up the awesome work!
I did about 6 playthroughs of Cyberpunk 2077, I got the game at launch and I gotta say, the bugs and glitches weren't at all that bad for me. I only had about...3 crashes across 6 full playthroughs.
Refused is amazing. They picked the right band for this song. And 'The Shape of Punk to Come' is an absolute barn-burner of an album.
Once they fixed the game up, I count it as one of the best games of the last decade
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I mean. It really is. Played it through once 2.1 and PL dropped. It was absolutely amazing.
Cyberpunk 2077’s ost is surprisingly broad electronic, rock, pop, jazz, rap, Lofi hip hop beats to drive to, you name it it probably has it. Also the cello from Rebel Path(cello version) is one of the coolest things I have ever heard and somehow conveys the entire story’s tone
Really good game despite its flaws. You definitely captured some of the main themes of the game in this reaction. Also, Samurai is the name of the in game rock band ^
the ending and game is pretty lack luster if you don't do any of the main characters side quests. I did all the side quests and the ending I got was great.
@@gotworc I played the game pretty much in one sitting. Only left Night City to sleep. Took about a week and completely divulged myself into the world. Got the “good” ending and I just sat there speechless, jaw-dropped. I was blown away. It was truly an experience
@@gotworc Well, any game will feel lackluster if you rush through it. Not saying the game doesn't have flaws, but I wouldn't say this is one of them.
@@gotworc I was speechless on my first play through. The story of your place in the world, grow old as a nobody or go out in a blaze of glory and never fading away. Losing yourself trying to leave your mark and living forever. It’s really melancholic with its themes. Just searching for a meaning
The music art and story for this game are jaw dropping. Some people had issues with playing the game on release and most reviewers didn't get far enough into the game to get it. This particular song is pretty foreshadowing and heartbreaking in game when you complete it.
The dual vocals are Kerry and Johnny Silverhand
Damn, you were spot on with duo personalities in the plot, that’s basically the main point of the plot
Ome of the best video game songs hands down. Never Fade Away is certified slapper
This song hits so much harder if you play through the game. Especially the end credits cover version.
One of the best video game OSTs of all time!!!
Cyberpunk is one of the best video games out there.
"I was not expecting rock" Welcome to the Cyberpunk my boy)))))))))))
Okay, so you asked a lot of questions here, and I'm going to try to answer them:
Cyberpunk is a genre that is a mix of high tech and low life. Basically, a dystopian world in which technology has advanced, but life and culture has not necessarily. The genre features dystopian futures, massively powerful corporate power, and transhumanism in looking at where humanity ends and technology begins (and vice versa). The most broadly recognizable example of the genre is probably Blade Runner.
Cyberpunk 2077 is a continuation of the Cyberpunk 2020 tabletop RPG, originally released in 1988 as Cyberpunk 2013, before being updated a few times. The game creator, Mike Pondsmith, did a lot of work with the Cyberpunk 2077 team. So the musical decades? Very much intended. 80s rock was absolutely a major part of the themes and characters of the Tabletop RPG, and in updating that and bringing it out, they absolutely leaned into that brilliantly.
Samurai was a band in the Cyberpunk 2020 game, lead vocalist was Johnny Silverhand, who also served as the Iconic Rockerboy (so the character of the Rockerboy class directly involved in the overarching stories of the modules and as an example of how the class would be played and built if players wanted to play as the class). Backup vocalist was Kerry Eurodyne. Both characters appear in Cyberpunk 2077, both in flashback memories of their time at the height of the band, and in seeing what they have become in the future.
And you are absolutely correct in thinking about the split personality nature of the story. Cyberpunk 2077 draws to a close the "main story" of the Cyberpunk universe, directly showing and referencing events from the past sourcebooks, as well as carrying them forward. In the early missions of the game, your character, V, has a digital engram of Johnny Silverhand's personality shoved into his brain. The game then revolves around determining who you are, where you end and Johnny begins, how to save you from the copy slowly overwriting your brain, and what path you'll choose to go forward and get out.
That particular song plays on the radio if you're tuned to the station that plays old rock hits (as Samurai has been defunct since 2023 at the time of 2077). Your character can also play it when meeting Kerry Eurodyne. And an arrangement of it (which I absolutely love, you can find it for reaction here: ruclips.net/video/P4bKZT_Eg4A/видео.html ) plays at the game finale.
Overall, the game is a masterpiece in a lot of ways. It released with a lot of unpolished bugs, that's true. But if you put those aside? The remainder of the game was very clearly developed with a lot of love for the writing, characters, setting, and overall design of the tabletop RPG. It's not what a lot of people were expecting, but it is absolutely worth playing. Well over a thousand hours in it, and no regrets.
I beat this game twice and listened to this song a ton and I never noticed the double chorus until you pointed it out. Thanks
And yes, V, the main character has the lead singer of this band in their head.
I remember a side quest in the game that was so good, it involved V (the protagonist) playing in one time concert with a member of the band from the game the song is called a like supreme, it’s so good especially in game hearing it has a whole other vibe.
This theme mixed with the cover version playing at the end is living rent free in my mind. Cyberpunk is certainly one of my favourite games of all time with the in game radios being saved up in my Spotify
This is the pinnacle of music to me I absolutely love it
6:43 …and that’s why I love how music can be used for storytelling.
Remember, Cyberpunk was derived from a Tabletop game written in the era where Rock and Poll/Punk were still in infancy. The songs were only recreated by CDPR from notes from the original TTRPG.
Where the game falls flat is in terms of some gameplay mechanics and features that weren't included. The story, characters, atmosphere and the music are fucking incredible.
Honestly I can't think of a thing they "promised" that I actually missed.
Flying cars would have been fun but I know enough about coding to know that's hell to create.
I'll mention something about the lore behind the song which I don't see the fans of the game really do: In-Universe Silverhand wrote the song after the first assault on 'Saka HQ and losing Alt, his lover. It's a song about their explosive relationship
I'm glad that I waited several months after the initial release. After the release they had made a huge amount of major fixes to the game and it felt more or less like a game should on release (more finished at least than most AAA games these days but that's not really saying much...). There were minor glitches there and there but I didn't encounter anything game breaking or especially weird. Some of the side quest stuff isn't especially great but I can definitely recommend the game as it currently is. The main story and the more major side quest lines are definitely worth it, especially if you can grab the game when it's on sale (and you have at least a good enough graphics card to run it... It seemed more forgiving for CPU than GPU).
There’s a part in the game that’s just trying to get Keanu Reevs’ old band back together. Very fun. Also, they’re all in their 80s and Keunu is technically dead, but it’s ok because he lives in the main characters head. This is one of their songs by the way.
This is my favorite song from cyberpunk. The remix that sounds in the ending credits tho is the one who hits harder. It's so sad
It was a great choice to have Refused portray Samurai, perfect vibe.
You should check out the other samurai songs like chippin' In and the ballad of buck rivers. CDPR actually hired the band Refused to portray the in-game band in the OST
Jesse, I highly suggest checking out (at least) the RezoDrone tracks on the Cyberpunk 2077 soundtrack also! RezoDrone was fictional band created for the game made up of Jason C. Miller (he seems to pop up alot eh?) & Jamison Boaz. Soon after the game came out Miller & Boaz announced that they were keeping the RezoDrone project alive for further collaboration.
FunFact abou Cyberpunk 2077: Most of the quest names are title of songs.
6:40 dude I hope you’ve played it by now because that was spot on
I haven't lol
When I was about to finish, I let johnn take over my body to do the show... bro... you know that feeling of farewell, but the one so epic that it gives me goosebumps, I even forgot the problems of the game and just felt the moment... .
The dual personality was spot on bro.
Next songs you should listen to are Chippin' In and Black Dog. Interesting enough for Chippin' In, when you're creating your character and choosing what type of tattoos you want, there's a tattoo that has the lyrics of Chippin' In. As well Black Dog, for those that have already played the game, can be seen as part of what the main character experiences once getting a certain item. Don't wanna spoil too much, just in case you wanna experience the game yourself.
CDPR created an epic gaming experience putting aside the mishaps at launch. It really is a masterpiece of emotive indulgence added with a soundtrack that blends so well within it's gaming world. I prefer Olga's cover to the rock version. More minimal yet mentally provoking, it connects with V with a sympathetic yet uncomfortable outcome especially with more significance to one of the games endings. The beauty of this game is paramount of how well it manages to connect emotionally to its audience with said characters, storyline and some if not the best music diversity I've ever heard in game.
The song lyrics are from a short story for the TTRPG Cyberpunk 2020, to which Cyberpunk 2077 is basically the sequel and they recorded the songs from the short story for the game, which is really cool. The game is actually really faithful to the old TTRPG. And yeah, the song is partially basically played on the dad rock radio (because, well, the song is from 2020 obviously) and specific story moments. There's a few others from Samurai, but there's also more 'cyber' music and original takes on Jpop and such.
the game is actually such a amazing game and has such a beautiful story and world it’s sad that it’s stilled hated on bc of the way it came out
The fact that he loved the rock version of fadeway imagine him listening to the other fade away
Cyberpunk had a lot of problems, I played it directly on release and did every bit of side content. Every blip off the map. I played on PC so I didn't get a lot of bugs though it felt still like playing a game that was... the equivilant of taking a pizza out of the oven 5 minutes before it's done. With a little more polish it could have been a great release. I haven't revisited the game since that time so I don't know it's current state but I hope it has improved. Still, I had an enjoyable experience.
There has been fair bit of bugfixing, and there aren't pretty much any gamebreaking bugs left in the game any more. The bugs that persist are mostly of the amusing oddities kind.
However, with the current circumstances being what they are, a lot of promised fixes and extra content have been delayed.
Even with all the issues I consider Cyberpunk one of the best games of that year.
Top 3 for sure.
A lot of the music in the game is more electronic and cyberpunk sounding, but they made the SAMURAI songs more classic and "old" sounding by design since in game the songs were made about 50-60 years prior to the 2077 setting.
Indeed. In 2077 only few grandpa listen to it - the new generation listens to électro pop crap that makes you ears bleed - citing Johnny own words here 😊
@@alexa.6316 Exactly. Pon Pon Ish is really liked for example.
"samurai" the in-universe band that this song is by, is actually a real punk band from sweden called "refused".
It’s scientifically impossible to not tap along to Samurai music. Love Kerry’s vocals and Johnny’s guitar.
Now imagine Keanu Reeves performing this. What more do you want from life?
This song is super important to understanding the plot imo
Humming sound in the back 😭Still a good vid!
I played the game on release and while it was a bit glitchy, I was fortunate enough to not have had a lot of the bugs that detracted from the game. I really, REALLY loved the story and the characters and the music performed by the in-universe band Samurai was all incredible. It was one of those games that left me feeling hollowed out and kind of depressed by the end of it, but in a good way (?)
What's the funniest glitch that happened to you? For me, I was messing with the camera angle when in a vehicle and for some reason, the game teleported me all the way into the air and I landed on a building. I had a good laugh, since it was just so random.
@@markbaltazar6916 I think the funniest glitch I had was summoning my porsche but it literally teleported into a concrete barrier on the road and it seemed like the game didn't care and proceeded to just play the driving animation anyway, so the car got obliterated as it clipped through the wall and parked right next to me lol
@@basedSHARK "your car's here"
The car: kill...meeeeee
Lol
Well, this is the second time within an hour I see similar headphones to mine.
That backup vocal is actually Johnny's.
More Cyberpunk Music! I recommend Chippin In, (If you haven't) A Like Supreme, Black Dog, Also Konrad Oldmoney City Of Dreams (Type it this way you'll find it, I can't type the original name it's a bit long for my brain XD)
Nearly all the songs in Cyberpunk 2077 are amazing, Never Fade away feels like its the main song for the game as it has more than one version and it ties to the main themes in more than one way. You are pretty close with what you guessed about what it implies too, I dunno if you want spoilers so I'll keep it quiet for now xD
One tidbit is that this is actually a song that's referenced in game as one famous song, of numerous, and made by an in-game band called Samurai, the lead singer being called Johnny Silverhand. Their last song I think too iirc. Despite the games flaws even on PC I love this game, for me it was the best game of 2020. It definitely needed more time in the oven tho, I would say it shouldn't have been released until this year.
Precise as f, genius
Yeah! All Samurai songs are great but for me, Black dog is the best of them :-)
All Samurai songs were written by Mike Pondsmith the man that created the cyberpunk universe
You should do the flagship songs, Chippin' In, both versions, They're amazing
not as good as never fade away thooo
@@2yt4u.14. That is fair
The soundtrack for this game is perfect.
your observation at 6:30 is... "interesting" to say the least. When it comes to state of the game, when I played it back on launch day with a pretty decent PC (1080ti and Ryzen 3600 both at stock speeds), I genuinely had 1 crash whilst I was streaming it to my friend through Discord, had 1 T-Pose in a mission which was fixed in one of the patches, no gamebreaking bugs, no bugs that made me reload the save. I did have clipping issues though, like dying or taking damage while running through piles of garbage and its impact just kills you etc.. Out of 6 people I talked about Cyberpunk, only one had animation bugs, textures loading in late and bugs that made him reload his save. He was the only person played it on an HDD, so I assume SSD makes a huge difference when it comes to your gameplay experience.
i love how you mention how the song feels like there are dual personalties, because thats the game LMAO
6:41 the main character has a split personality roughly speaking
Samurai is an invented band of the game, pretty crazy but cool
Cyberpunk music is really underrated …
It's very popular. How is it underrated?
@@testing85 not really
@@Blvck-14 this song has 8m views on youtube and almost 30m on spotify so yes really
@@testing85 back when the game was in hype, before it turned out that CDPR made false advertising
@@Blvck-14 its still in top 50 on steam
Don't know if anyone mentioned it yet, but this reminds me a lot of Refused and The International Noise Conspiracy.
Would recommend "Resist and disorder " from cyberpunk 2077
Yes
i think the deeper softer voice in the duel vocals is actually keanu reeves might be wrong though since he plays the lead singer in the game
I actually hadn't noticed that there's 2 singers until Jesse caught it here, but my immediate reaction was that it's probably just meant to represent the lead being Johnny and the backing vocals being Kerry
@@NeoStorm247 Yeah you would be right. Kerry did backup vocals in Samurai.
the version of this song from the ending credits is FUCKING INCREDIBLE
You're goddamn right it is 🥲
These guys got fucking Refused to do their OST, what a dream.
It's actually 2023 metal lorewise :'D
Man, video games like Cyberpunk 2077 and Anthem that ended up bombing have great soundtracks which is a real shame because most people will miss out on them.
Cyberpunk 2077 is so good now and SAMURAI it's just Fire
As you have observed, the game has had a very polarising effect on the community. It's been hyped up for literal years, both by the community and especially CDPR's - the developer - marketing. CDPR had previously released the Witcher games. 3 in particular has been lauded for its storytelling in an open world setting and the studio did right by it with the expansions released after launch, making CDPR a bit of a darling developer. After several delays, the game released in a decidedly unfinished state. It was buggy, a number of teased features were cut and it ran exceptionally poorly on PS4 and Xbox One to the point of Sony taking it off the Playstation Store and issuing refunds to its customers. It's been patched a number of times by now, of course, and these patches did improve the latent bugginess, but no significant content has been released for it yet.
I played it on release, on PC, and on very powerful hardware to boot. The audiovisual experience was outstanding and some of the game's cast made it an experience I am not likely to forget. The common criticisms outside of the bugs are that the AI is braindead and the open world merely window-dressing. If you get the police to chase you, NPCs will spawn right outside of your view and shoot you in the back. Basically, if you try to play it like GTA you will quickly find that the world isn't very robust in regards to player interactions. This makes it easy to break immersion.
It's a crying shame that nuanced discussion about the game is almost impossible to find.
Honestly I didn't have too many problems with Cyberpunk on PC! Was not the greatest game ever, but I felt alright spending what I spent on it. Samurai is sick though, I love their sound and their aesthetic lol
Samurai's the in-game band. You should compare this version to the ending version and tye version in game the player does the song.
Still waiting for CD project Red to release "Samurai - Archangel" 😭
Cyberpunk still buggy but GAWD DAMN story is so fucking good.
Hell yeah!
Oh and if you're wondering if you should play it if you haven't, they just dropped their biggest update yet so yes.
I love his reaction lol.
since you're doing cyberpunk 2077 ost, you must listen to A Like Supreme, Cyberninja, V, and Upgrade
Samurai rocks!
Cyberpunk 2077, especially post-1.5, is in the state it should have at least been for launch, and while there're certainly valid issues to be had with that ... what I want to stress now that the game is more or less what it should have at least been, that's still a tremendous experience, especially on next-gen consoles, and it's worth everyone's second look. There are many moments where the experience narratively doesn't work, but there are as many moments where the imagination and production came together in a satisfying way. Meanwhile, the music and the art direction deliver the Classic Cyberpunk (i.e. 80s Cyberpunk) experience, as well as a massive slice of the potential of the original tabletop role-playing game. Time will put Cyberpunk 2077 where it belongs, which is next to Vampire: Bloodlines, as very troubled action-RPGs that eventually became something brilliant.
Btw. Cyberpunk is a genre of videogames - you may know this but I say that because you speak about "cyber" and "punk" as two seperate words.
Its kind of a dystopic future fantasy.
Samurai is a fictional band in the game - spoiler warning:
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The main character gets to know the singer Johnny Silverhand because he gets a chip implanted with his personality on it logn after the real Johnny silverhand died.
But this song specifically is a song from that band but also an ongoing topic in the game with whole personalities saved in data. You can listen to it in the radio of the game. I am not sure if it also plays in a specific scene- there are a few flashbacks of the band playing live.
There's a bunch of different type of music in the game. Some really weird but oddly good ones too like "Pain" from Le Destroy and an.. experience called "PonPon Shit" lol. The game itself got a lot of hate but personally I quite like it and am actually doing a new playthrough now. Story is good, combat is fun, there's still a few janky bugs but all in all I'd say it's a good game. Still hoping they add some new content in the form of expansions.
about your point of not expecting rock I think SAMURAI being this rebel band against corpos and the forces of entropy I think this style is incredibly
ITS REDEEMED ITSELF THIS YEAR IM SURE YOU'VE HEARD ALREADY BUT CHECK IT OUT!!
Dear friend, you hit the spot! The game deals with the duality between 2 people, and this particular theme is from the year 2013 within the game and if there is part of the past I will leave you this other theme for you to listen to, and you would have to play it, it is no longer broken at present ruclips.net/video/vMIf7DKzWEM/видео.html&ab_channel=CarlosAragon
The original band is called Refused is known, and within the game is Samurai
Would love to see you play this sometime
If you want a bit of a different take on this wonderful song there is a cover by P. T. Adamczyk & Olga Jankowska that is worth it. For me I think it expands on what you were saying about how this song moved through different eras as it progressed.
The backlash over the game was due to the large amount of content that they did not bother with in the game, and its hard to say majorly or minorly about the literal gaping holes in the games world (there really was holes in the map of the game that you could fall though because they were never rendered).
This game was originally designed as an R rated game for the much older gamers in their 30's or more, and they were the ones that were angry over what was given on release.
However no one complained about the content that was in the game.
The music, theming, graphics and nuances that they did have were all near perfect.
Samurai is the name of the band in game