![]() ![]() Regis’ partner, is his complete opposite. He doesn’t like nor trust it, is not even connected to it at all times, and he’s part Bruce Willis detective, part brilliant genetic engineer trying to get away from a haunting past. Regis is an oldschool kinda guy, playing the role of investigator for Central, the all-knowing and all-seeing AI governing over the city. She, like many others, is an orphan raised by the city, unable to find employment for the past two years, living in a squalid government apartment, wearing recycled paper overalls, eating city-issued gray nutrient goo when she remembers to log off.ĭr. Latha is a thrall, a recluse that spends all her time inside a vivid online simulation called Trance, reminiscent of the Matrix, only designed more for fun and games and less for going to a pretend 9 to 5 job and acting as a living battery for the evil robot overlords. You experience the events of the game from the perspectives of its three protagonists, Latha Sesame, Max Lao and Dr. Maybe it has something to do with the amount of reading required, or to the stylized, lo-fi visuals that let your imagination fly a little wilder, but just like any good book, it's really hard to put Technocrat Games' adventure title down. It's a big world to fit into such a tiny, pixelated frame, but Technobabylon manages to do it all, instilling in you a sense of wonder and immersion that few games today manage to. The fields of genetics and computing have merged, and aside from having eradicated all illnesses, mankind is now able to grow spare parts at will. Synthetic humanoids with complex personalities are becoming a more and more prevalent presence in the city, and even food replicators have their own AI. Much like our world today, some places have it much worse than others, and while celebrities who are only famous for being famous flourish, in some areas the sky is permanently blackened due to pollution, while in others warlords genetically engineer weaponized humans. Not the same can be said about the rest of the world though. It's a semi-dystopian future, because that same AI also looks after the citizens, concerned with their well-being, even when ignoring them basic liberties such as the option to commit suicide via metal fork. The action is set in 2087, in a city governed over by an all-seeing artificial intelligence, watching over each and every minute detail of its inhabitants' lives. This time around though, it's not delving into the esoteric world of ESP investigation and otherworldly perils that makes up the bulk of the experience, but taking a huge leap into the future, experiencing a cyberpunk adventure that has its roots firmly planted in the origins of the genre. Wadjet Eye Games have brought us another point and click gem, fashioned in the same oldschool style of all their games, and with the same quality we’re used to seeing by now. It's a good time to be into adventure games right now, especially if you can stomach graphics that look two decades old. ![]()
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