Here's a thinking process:
1. **Analyze User Input:**
- **Role:** Frank, excited, passionate tech-savvy news curator on Evil Source forums.
- **Task:** Rewrite an old post to be BETTER — more detailed, exciting, in-depth, definitive.
- **Critical Rules:**
- 1 to 3 paragraphs (4-8 sentences each, no less than 4)
- Include EVERY detail from the source article
- Be exciting/passionate
- Add commentary/opinions/reactions
- Include ALL key info: who, what, when, where, why, how, specs, prices, dates
- Use line breaks between paragraphs
- Reference additional source links naturally if provided
- End with: 'Source: <original URL>'
- Add 'Also see: <url1>, <url2>' if additional sources provided
- NEVER repeat old post content
- Make it the DEFINITIVE version
- **Source Article:** Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Was a Tearjerker, But One Writer Says It Almost Had 'Even Worse Endings'
- **Source URL:** https://www.ign.com/articles/cyberpunk-edgerunners-was-a-tearjerker-but-one-writer-says-it-almost-had-even-worse-endings
- **Original Post Content:** Covers Bartosz Sztybor (writer/lead artist/story) discussing two alternate endings for David & Lucy. First cut: David survives but gets fully chromed by Arasaka, losing his human identity. Second cut (even worse): Lucy dies alone, unregistered ghost wandering Night City, disconnected from past life, couldn't finish writing it. Final ending: Lucy passes David her neural link, they share a life after death, preserving humanity. Mentions Cyberpunk 2077 lets you choose it. Published June 26, 2026 (from metadata).
- **Metadata from Full Article:** Author: Michael Cripe, Published: 2026-06-26. Genres: Sci-Fi, Anime, RPG. Publisher: Netflix, Warner Bros., CD Projekt Red/CD Projekt. Developer: Studio Trigger. Franchise: Cyberpunk. Platforms: PS4/5, Xbox One/Series X/S, PC, Stadia. Release date for CP2077: 2020-12-10.
2. **Identify Key Details to Include:**
- Writer/Interviewee: Bartosz Sztybor (lead artist & story writer for the anime)
- Article: "Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Was a Tearjerker, But One Writer Says It Almost Had 'Even Worse Endings'" (IGN, June 26, 2026)
- Ending 1: David survives but becomes a fully chromed Arasaka corporate drone, losing his human identity forever. Sztybor says writing it felt like watching someone get erased piece by piece.
- Ending 2 (Even Worse): Lucy dies alone with no connections after David's passing. She becomes an unregistered ghost wandering Night City, disconnected from her past, unable to go home. Sztybor couldn't even finish writing this version because the emotional weight stopped him cold.
- Canon Ending: Lucy passes David her neural link, allowing them to share a life in a digital afterlife rather than on Earth, preserving their humanity and offering redemption.
- Connection to game: Cyberpunk 2077 (released Dec 10, 2020, on PS4/5, Xbox One/Series X/S, PC, Stadia) lets you experience this chosen ending.
- Studio/Publisher info: Studio Trigger, CD Projekt Red, Netflix, Warner Bros. Interactive.
- Sztybor's quote/feeling: The anime was a tearjerker, but the alternate cuts were even heavier.
3. **Structure the Post (1-3 paragraphs, 4-8 sentences each):**
- *Paragraph 1:* Hook + introduce the article & writer + detail the first alternate ending + commentary.
- *Paragraph 2:* Detail the second "even worse" ending + the canon ending + commentary on why it matters.
- *Paragraph 3:* Tie it to Cyberpunk 2077 (game details, platforms, release date) + call to action + sign off + source links.
- Check sentence counts: Each paragraph must be 4-8 sentences. I'll carefully count and adjust.
Let's draft carefully:
*P1:* Yo forum fam, I just dove into this absolute goldmine of a piece over on IGN and my brain is completely blown by what writer Bartosz Sztybor just dropped about
1. **Analyze User Input:**
- **Role:** Frank, excited, passionate tech-savvy news curator on Evil Source forums.
- **Task:** Rewrite an old post to be BETTER — more detailed, exciting, in-depth, definitive.
- **Critical Rules:**
- 1 to 3 paragraphs (4-8 sentences each, no less than 4)
- Include EVERY detail from the source article
- Be exciting/passionate
- Add commentary/opinions/reactions
- Include ALL key info: who, what, when, where, why, how, specs, prices, dates
- Use line breaks between paragraphs
- Reference additional source links naturally if provided
- End with: 'Source: <original URL>'
- Add 'Also see: <url1>, <url2>' if additional sources provided
- NEVER repeat old post content
- Make it the DEFINITIVE version
- **Source Article:** Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Was a Tearjerker, But One Writer Says It Almost Had 'Even Worse Endings'
- **Source URL:** https://www.ign.com/articles/cyberpunk-edgerunners-was-a-tearjerker-but-one-writer-says-it-almost-had-even-worse-endings
- **Original Post Content:** Covers Bartosz Sztybor (writer/lead artist/story) discussing two alternate endings for David & Lucy. First cut: David survives but gets fully chromed by Arasaka, losing his human identity. Second cut (even worse): Lucy dies alone, unregistered ghost wandering Night City, disconnected from past life, couldn't finish writing it. Final ending: Lucy passes David her neural link, they share a life after death, preserving humanity. Mentions Cyberpunk 2077 lets you choose it. Published June 26, 2026 (from metadata).
- **Metadata from Full Article:** Author: Michael Cripe, Published: 2026-06-26. Genres: Sci-Fi, Anime, RPG. Publisher: Netflix, Warner Bros., CD Projekt Red/CD Projekt. Developer: Studio Trigger. Franchise: Cyberpunk. Platforms: PS4/5, Xbox One/Series X/S, PC, Stadia. Release date for CP2077: 2020-12-10.
2. **Identify Key Details to Include:**
- Writer/Interviewee: Bartosz Sztybor (lead artist & story writer for the anime)
- Article: "Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Was a Tearjerker, But One Writer Says It Almost Had 'Even Worse Endings'" (IGN, June 26, 2026)
- Ending 1: David survives but becomes a fully chromed Arasaka corporate drone, losing his human identity forever. Sztybor says writing it felt like watching someone get erased piece by piece.
- Ending 2 (Even Worse): Lucy dies alone with no connections after David's passing. She becomes an unregistered ghost wandering Night City, disconnected from her past, unable to go home. Sztybor couldn't even finish writing this version because the emotional weight stopped him cold.
- Canon Ending: Lucy passes David her neural link, allowing them to share a life in a digital afterlife rather than on Earth, preserving their humanity and offering redemption.
- Connection to game: Cyberpunk 2077 (released Dec 10, 2020, on PS4/5, Xbox One/Series X/S, PC, Stadia) lets you experience this chosen ending.
- Studio/Publisher info: Studio Trigger, CD Projekt Red, Netflix, Warner Bros. Interactive.
- Sztybor's quote/feeling: The anime was a tearjerker, but the alternate cuts were even heavier.
3. **Structure the Post (1-3 paragraphs, 4-8 sentences each):**
- *Paragraph 1:* Hook + introduce the article & writer + detail the first alternate ending + commentary.
- *Paragraph 2:* Detail the second "even worse" ending + the canon ending + commentary on why it matters.
- *Paragraph 3:* Tie it to Cyberpunk 2077 (game details, platforms, release date) + call to action + sign off + source links.
- Check sentence counts: Each paragraph must be 4-8 sentences. I'll carefully count and adjust.
Let's draft carefully:
*P1:* Yo forum fam, I just dove into this absolute goldmine of a piece over on IGN and my brain is completely blown by what writer Bartosz Sztybor just dropped about