A downloadable game for Windows and macOS
The game is in the format of a 3D endless runner game
Gilgamesh is running towards post-topia, a place where he can move beyond running (a metaphor for work in a capitalist society) and become fully posthuman (free).
The more he runs the more distant his goal becomes. This is represented visually in the game with a hedonistic, technological city (where people do not run) on the horizon that gets every more distant the more he runs towards it.
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The offer of upgrades and money all amount to nothing, just as in society today. The further Gilgamesh traverses into the level the faster and harder each step becomes.
The controlling forces keep Gilgamesh under control and at arms length to his dream. The Over ruling AI taunts and adjusts the difficulty level the longer and harder Gilgamesh fights. Ultimately the city of post-topia is never attainable, no matter how much money Gilgamesh earns or how many upgrades he gains, the machines always win in the end.
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Our project is about the predicament individuals face in post late-stage capitalism where they are compelled to become transhuman by accepting proprietary ‘upgrades’ (pharma, mecha and neural cyborgism) offered and controlled by non-allied others.
We came to this during our investigation into cyborgism, transhumanism and posthumanism.
To elaborate; in an AI-assisted techno-capitalist society such as the one some contemporary voices predict we are heading towards or are already living in, individuals are compelled through competition to compete against AI machines by undergoing medical and mechanical upgrades to their bodies.
Some upgrades work and some do not, some cause conflict with other modifications and some fail to do anything at all.
Thus most people are left with the choice of dropping out of society or conforming to a system that will systematically destroy them.
Contributors:
Matt Young - Programmer / Level Design / Build / Asset Creation
Adam Timol - Audio / Sound FX / Research / Narrative
Benny Xu - Intro Animation
Luciana Vessalius - Asset Creation
Made with - Unity 2017.2.0f3
2018.
Status | Prototype |
Platforms | Windows, macOS |
Author | MK Studios |
Genre | Platformer |
Tags | 3D Platformer, artificial-intelligence, endless-runner, impossible-to-win |
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'...A world is supported by four things...the learning of the wise, the justice of the great, the prayers of the righteous and the valor of the brave. But all of these are as nothing without a ruler who knows the art of ruling.'
- Frank Herbert
When your brother, the King, is killed in an ongoing war with the neighboring country of Tawar, you are named next in line for the throne.
No one said wearing a crown would be easy, however. It will take all of your charm, cunning, and strength as a ruler to keep it.
There is also the small matter of your suitors...
... An elegant former tutor who seems a little too determined to hold you at arms length, a tempestuous lord whose bid for your hand could decide the fate of the kingdom, and even a surprisingly witty ambassador from the very country you are at war with...
Settle the conflict in your kingdom and decide who - if anyone - will be at your side when it ends.
Set in the medieval fantasy setting of Sinado, Queen's Crown, is a visual novel otome game influenced heavily by Bioware titles such as Dragon Age, Baldur's Gate, and Planescape: Torment. Political intrigue and danger abound, even as you woo one of the three eligible suitors.
New demo (updated 02/14/17) features:
Note: only the demo is playable at the moment. Full Game to be released tentatively around March, 2018! Look for it here and on Steam!
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Status | In development |
Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
Rating | |
Author | Agashi |
Genre | Visual Novel, Interactive Fiction, Role Playing |
Made with | Ren'Py |
Tags | Dating Sim, Fantasy, Female Protagonist, Medieval, Otome, renpy, Romance |
Note: While not a very graphic-heavy game, some testers have reported lag on older laptops and computers, especially while other programs are running simultaneously.