Talk:Adam Jensen/@comment-201.37.163.247-20161231033150/@comment-30128802-20161231215335

Quick note regarding technology advanceness 

My earlier comment wasn't intended to compare technology in 2029 with those in 2052. The nanotech augmentations are obviously more advanced than the 2029 augmentations. What I meant was comparing 2029 technology as presented in the current games with 2029 technology that can be inferred from DX1 For example, Adam Jensen in 2029 looks way more advance than Gunther in 2052, in terms of flashiness of augs. Just looking at Gunther in DX1, you wouldn't know that 2029 mechs had technologies like Icarus dash, Tesla, TITAN, etc. What I was really getting at is that DX1 content is not always an accurate guage of what is or is not possible in current 2029.

Also, I forgot to mention that 2052 had some frighteningly powerful technology, like the Universal Constructor, which can print out grays in a matter of seconds. If the developers wish to go with the quick-cloning route, it wouldn't be too much of a stretch for them to say something like "if you could print grays on the order of seconds/minutes in 2052, the prototype technology could print a Jensen torso in 2029 in several months" (the Illuminati would've had about a year to make a new Jesnen torso).

DeBeers and mind transfer

You make an interesting point. However, I think a potential explanation is that clone-and-memory-transfer doesn't necessarily transfer consciousness. If someone took your memories and transfer them to another body, that other body would think that he/she is you, but your conciousness would still remain with your current body while the new body would have a new consciousness different from yours. Transfering consciousness is a step beyond transferring memory, and even if the later is available in 2029, it doesn't mean that the former is.

At the moment, we have not seen a transfer of the full mind (including consciousness). We have only seen transfer of memories, which are suggested to be reducible to the form of neural codes. Furthermore, DeBeers might be a hardcore "natural" who doesn't want to see himself with a new body.

Other remarks

Thanks for reading my blog post.

I'm a fan since the first game as well. However, I would argue that if they decide to follow through with the cloning route, I think they can do it while maintaining consistency with original canon without stretching it too far. The original DX1 had inconsistencies itself, such as inconsitencies in the origin of JC Denton.

I agree with your final comment that the game has left stuff open for interpretation. What gave me a bit more appreciation for this game was that people were debating about this clonining theory since day 1. However, the biggest piece of the puzzle (the Versalife Vault) was not brought up in online discussions (that I frequented) until a month after release.