It’s wholesome but definitely doesn’t shy away from the obvious problems any movement would face.Īt its heart, Rani’s more guns blazing approach is often at odds with Norbert’s need to care and protect. The team is cohesive and, whilst disagreements do happen, they hold together for the greater good. I did wonder if this was going to take a more idealised look at protest and unrest but, to the game’s credit, the murkier elements are touched upon and pondered. It’s a good group with clear motivations and each can share their input on how best to damage a monolithic machine. Norbert is a doctor who’s ‘do no harm’ ethos is ever present in his motives and Josephine is there as someone with intimate knowledge of Nephys as an organisation. They come from varied backgrounds from Rani and Bob’s obvious muscle to Amy’s academic background. As the title suggests, she is out for vengeance.Īs Josephine plans her response, she puts together a group of like-minded activists to put Nephys in their place. She’s kept sustained, however by an artificial heart. A week of disruption ends in a bloodbath with our heroine now declared dead. Whilst this is going on, the eyes of the media take notice, although their message is hampered somewhat by obvious interference. Nephys sees this as theft and then swiftly moves in to detain the residents. In her first act of subterfuge, she teams up with Rani, a military officer and breaks the pipes. Josephine’s apartment complex has had their water supply cut off which leads to dozens, if not hundreds of people without a basic utility. This introductory chapter culminates with a violent act of civil disobedience. Francis Brabeck is her boss and, whilst he is careful to say the right things and spread the right message, there’s more malevolence to his demeanour than he lets on. She sees the corporate world she’s in and gets a glimpse of the top table. Josephine Lace begins the take as an engineer of Nephys, a water company who holds a monopoly on the city’s supply. Vengeful Heart‘s plot is one of activism and the consequences thereof. Vengeful Heart has a fairly obvious cause to fight for but it’s interesting to see how this visual novel from Salmon Snake delves under the surface to at least show the pressures involved. There’s always a greater good and the good guys usually win out. I know games sometimes like to cover civil unrest, protest and it’s consequences but they largely don’t concern themselves too much with ethical quandaries behind the curtain. Apin PS5 / Reviews tagged cyberpunk / dystopia / eco-terrorists / insurgency / l / narratively-driven / salmon snake / vengeful heart / visual novel by Mike
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