Ghost in the City: Cyberpunk Gamer SI

Written well, and I mean cyberpunk is a great setting. I want to like this so bad but the characters are utterly dogshit. Every choice is so out of pocket and jarring. Ikik it's an SI but goddamn everything just manages to come together to make characters that feel like they should be intentionally infuriating, but they're written as though the author actually likes these mfs

I really like the cyberpunk universe so this was a no brainier to pick up. It’s pretty enjoyable and so I’ve binged it in like a week.

there are two main problems in my opinion. First one is that it seems sort of directionless. She just wants to get strong and there isn’t really any underlying story other than that. There’s no mystery or something your not left thinking about what could happen next. Other problem is the characters. They are quite redundant and don’t have much of a purpose after a while as they are kinda just grunts. The dialogue between her and her brother is absolutely abominable and I have to skip over it is too cringey. Mainly because she’s an utter weeb and just does weird stuff. Other than that the only problem really imo would be atmosphere. Just don’t really get the cyberpunk atmosphere which is amplified by the fact they have insane plot armor and so it doesn’t really feel like night city. Finally sort of linking to the first point it all becomes repetitive and many chapters just feel identical.

anyway I’d give it a read overall since it is enjoyable 

Very enjoyable. I was able to read it without losing interest, which is something I have suffered with recently.

I like the cyberpunk style and I feel that the story has been able to stick with it very well. The feelings and the vibes are great. Dealing with psychosis is done well, if not a little rushed.

Good humour.

Characters could be fleshed out more. Friends appear too much like minions. Interactions in the world are lacking, which could enrich the story. I personally found it a bit cheap latching on to game characters as they developed relationships without much fuss and avoided creating more original content. Judy and other side characters are fine, but I felt that Jacky and especially V wasn’t a great idea.

The most frustrating aspect is the constant focus on scavs which becomes a bit like filler content without plot direction. MC never had memories of trauma from scavs and yet becomes obsessed and emotionally unstable without good reason. Trauma was indeed experienced from Maelstrom while the scavs are the obsession? I was hoping for more hijinks and escapades to flesh out the world and the constant scav content becomes tiresome.

The action content is done well, but the literal take on edge lord personality is weird and doesn’t feel right. It’s also fairly cringy.

The grinding is fine but everything feels a bit too easy mode for the MC.

Overall a great story. I hope for more variety and interaction with the world.

I love this story. I listened all the way to Ch. 200 on Hogfell's channel on YouTube. Love it and want more. Xx xx xx. Xx xx xxx xx. Xx xx. Xx xx xx. Xx xx xx xx xx.  Xx xx xx xx xx xx. Xx xx xx xx. Xx. 

I've never played or seen anything Cyberpunk related other than a little bit of Shadowrun.

This story is fire. The main character is super engaging and fun to read. The Gamer aspect is kept light. It was very easy to picture the Cyberpunk setting and, although I looked up a couple of references out of curiosity, no prior knowledge of the setting is required to enjoy this story. 

Highly recommend. 

So, i'm not much of a reviewer, but I just have to say, this fanfiction/story was brilliant, the characters feel alive, the writing is brilliant and the usage of the cyberpunk world is brilliant.

The only bad part about this fanfiction is that there aren't more chapters. I can't wait for more.

Favourited and Followed.

This story has absolutely been a blast to read. There aren't any well written Cyberpunk 2077 novels (that I know of) and this blew my socks off being one of the best pieces of fanfiction, arguably, piece of fiction ive ever read. I will continue to follow this story as it develops.

The story follows a girl coming to grips with reality and how to cope with the evilness that is night city. Fantastic story for people who like myself LOVE character driven story that the mc grows along with the world and scope! 

Glad I didn’t know about this series until a year later so I can binge read 160 chapters at once. Had a great time and actually got me interested into the cyberpunk universe . Got me to watched edge runners and learn about the lore. 

only gripe I have about it is there’s a lot of information you would only understand if you have knowledge of the games back story and watched the show . 

The writing is perfect and the characters that we get introduced from the game and 1-2 main OCs are all likeable and fleshed out. The only reason why I won't give 5 stars is due to the fact that some recuring OCs are not adding much to the story and that the story is starting to drag on due to the reasons bellow:

If this changes in the next 50 chapters I can see myself giving it a 5 star review.

Edit: It got worse

The author does a great job mixing cyberpunk and real life. The dynamics between the brother's sister is what makes it. A more real felling story. If you have a older brother or a younger siblings you will totally understand. I also like it's not all about power leving everything.