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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. |
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