Despite receiving multiple delays and criticism for perpetuating a workplace crunch culture, CD Projekt Red’sCyberpunk 2077is still one of themost anticipated games of fall 2020. Thus, it makes sense that a few different games have now used references toCyberpunk 2077in their marketing, most recently DoubleMoose Games' “old people mayhem” sandbox titleJust Die Already.
In a newJust Die Alreadytrailer released today for Gamescom 2020, the narrator makes a tongue-and-cheek comment that it will have “almost as many things to pick up and interact with as that cybergoth 007 game.” However, that’s just one part of the overall experience, withJust Die Already’s cartoonish graphics and over-the-top violence cut like a cinematic trailer that opens similarly toCyberpunk 2077’s E3 2019 trailer.
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This style of ridicule and homage is to be expected of a game made by the creators ofGoat Simulator, itself a parody of open-world games likeGrand Theft Auto. TheCyberpunk-styled trailer is not the only time DoubleMoose has poked fun at other games, as apreviousJust Die Alreadytrailer parodiedDeath Stranding. In fact, today’s video cites violence, showing of elderly genitals, and “making fun of the legendary Hideo Kojima” as reasons whyJust Die Alreadywill be voted “the worst game of 2020.”
As previously mentioned, DoubleMoose is not the only developer that has name checkedCyberpunk 2077as a hallmark title which many people are looking forward to playing. During July’s Xbox Series X games showcase,Obsidian Entertainment’sGroundedreferencedCyberpunk 2077as “the biggest game of the year,” andCyberpunk’s official Twitter account responded with appreciation.
That being said, not every joke in the newJust Die Alreadytrailer is directed only atCyberpunk 2077, as it clearly aims to lampoon the gaming industry as a whole. There is no official release date given at the end; rather it displays a $599 and $649 price tag for the"Standard" and “Collector’s” editionsofJust Die Alreadyrespectively, alongside the promise that, “It is going to be worth it.”
As of this writing there is no official price tag listed on the game’s Steam page, and it still has a vague “summer 2020” release date. However, there is a free demo for the game available until September 2 to celebrateGamescom 2020, which has also showcased games likeDirt 5andSam & Max: This Time It’s Virtual.
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