Line #1 VideoGame/Moebius

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1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/moebius_empire_rising_cool.jpg]]
2	''Moebius: Empire Rising'' is an AdventureGame written by Creator/JaneJensen, of VideoGame/GabrielKnight fame, and developed by [[http://www.postudios.com/ Phoenix Online Studios]], of ''VideoGame/CognitionAnEricaReedThriller'' fame. It was developed with the Unity Engine and released on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} in 2014.
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4	Described as "A metaphysical thriller", the game follows Malachi Rector, an evaluator of antiques with a "photographic memory and genius for history". Asked by a secret government agency to investigate the life of a dead woman, he discovers a level to history, even to space and time, deeper than he had known.
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6	[[http://moebiusthegame.com/ Official site.]]
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8	!!Moebius contains examples of:
9	* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: Control temporarily switches over to David during Malachi's first panic attack. [[spoiler:The player also controls David for part of the last chapter, when he and Helene are escaping Qatar.]]
10	* BadassInDistress: [[spoiler:David gets abducted near the end of the game. By the time Malachi can come to the rescue, he's partway through escaping with the help of Helene.]]
11	* {{Expy}}: An important plot element, as people being just like specific historical figures is the crux of the plot.
12	* FunWithAcronyms: A secret government agency named "Future Intelligence Technology Agency" (F.I.T.A.).
13	* IncrediblyLamePun: Some of David's jokes consist of these.
14	* LivingEmotionalCrutch: David serves this role for Malachi, helping him control his panic attacks and become less of a {{Jerkass}}.
15	* MacGuffin: The whiskey Malachi buys late in the game is called [=MacGuffin=] whiskey.
16	* ManOfWealthAndTaste: Malachi is wealthy enough such that some things in the game are explained by him simply buying them, and he has strong opinions on taste.
17	* PhotographicMemory: A skill possessed by our protagonist, and one that apparently proves quite useful in evaluating antiques.
18	* PsychicNosebleed: [[spoiler:Malachi suffers from these when he purposely uses his abilities at the end.]]
19	* QuintessentialBritishGentleman: Malachi is British, and very very cultured.
20	* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:Malachi goes on one after David is kidnapped. He does quite a few things that he normally wouldn't, like holding a knife to someone's throat, and trudging through murky tunnels.]]
21	* SherlockScan: Malachi does this to all antiques and people he sees, represented by mini-games of guessing or matching specific traits to things in his photographic memory.

Context VideoGame / Moebius