CD Projekt RED finally revealed gameplay for their long-anticipated futuristic RPG, Cyberpunk 2077. We caught some details in the gameplay you might have missed if you got distracted by any of the other brilliant details.
I don't really see the "strong connection" to pulp fiction. The whole stabbing a dying person in the chest thing is an extremely common trope in both films and gaming.
Samurai is related to the Johnny Silverhand guy they mention in the demo, seems he's a musician. In the character creator it says "Samurai rockerboy: Johnny Silverhand." Samurai might be an album he releases, or just the term for rockers in cyberpunk world.
Honestly, I think you are way off on the terrible Wanted ref. It is far more likely to be a Fifth Element ref. Jean Baptiste Emanuel Zorg' ZF-1 Guns "Replay" to be exact. http://fifth-element.wikia.com/wiki/Zorg_ZF-1_Pod_Weapon
@Rainmaker709 I agree with the Fifth Element ref. But also, this kind of technology is being researched and in the developed by DARPA.
They call it Smart Bullets
I have a feeling there's hidden lore/story in the character creator. For instance, under the man and woman in the gender select, is a number of hits counter. Sort of as if the creator is actually a search function for the government.
Maybe someone is filling out your profile in order to hunt you down?