Hard City’s characters: a whole array of 80’s pop culture archetypes. Following the overview article about Hard City’s setting and gameplay, it’s time to introduce the characters in the game, who represent pop culture archetypes seen in geek movies and 80’s TV series. Doctor Zero, the new identity of Peter Zerovich after Zero Corp. went bankrupt, is a vengeful and cynical mad scientist. His only aim …
Welcome back to Discovering Alone. It’s time to learn more about how to play Alone depending on the side you are – the Hero or the Evil. The Hero can only see the nearby Sectors, playing a game of exploration, deduction, and survival. On the Evil side of the screen, things are completely different. This article will focus on the Hero gameplay. As said in the …
Become a police officer and enter the rainy, neon-lit streets of Hard City to stop the evil mastermind Doctor Zero. Shoot mutants, rescue civilians, and blast some cool synth music really loud, all while driving a Chevrolet. Or take the role of Doctor Zero and send your minions to the streets, fight the officers, and finally take control of the whole metropolis. Enter a 1980’s movie …
Welcome back to Discovering Alone. In the previous articles, we introduced the game and described its background story. Now, let’s learn more about the game’s development, by (who can tell this story better) the game designers Andrea Crespi and Lorenzo Silva!. Andrea Crespi (AC): The development of Alone has been long and difficult. We knew that when we started working on it of course, since it …
Welcome back to Discovering Alone. Following the overview of the game, let’s explore its background story. Alone is set in a not so distant future. After the discovery of the “ORCS” space-contraction technology in the 23rd century (roughly 200 years before the events narrated in the game), humanity has been increasingly colonizing new planets around the galaxy. In Alone, interstellar ships travel using the “ORCS” space-contraction …
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