Total Rendition is envisioned as a First-Person RPG drawing on the immersive sim classics from around the year 2000. One with a very engaging and relevant subtext at that. Think of Deus Ex meets Millennium Trilogy in the Netherlands. By bringing the early prototype of Total Rendition to Steam, we had hoped players would get excited in anticipation of the final result, being necessary for the investment needed to recruit a large team necessary to help Total Rendition attain gold status. Unfortunately, the opposite happened. Early Access made Total Rendition a sitting duck for (Neo-Nazi) trolls. Over the past year, we have witnessed an endless litany of trolling in the form of smear campaigns, review bombs, refund trolling, sealioning, etc. Investors could even be tempted to think narrative-driven single-player games are dead in general. We are now discussing with Valve the possibility of suspending Total Renditions availability on Steam wholesale, until it has attained Gold Status, as to safeguard its reputation, and our own. I, for one, am quite incensed at this state of affairs. On the other hand, it showcases why Total Rendition premise is relevant. Hopefully, not too relevant as to render work impossible. It does not mean that work on Total Rendition will stop, however. In my most recent Devlog entry, I have outlined my outlook on Total Renditions development and game development more generally. In the meantime, I advise not to buy Total Rendition, awaiting the outcome of our negotiations with Valve. -Mordechai
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The Game They Don't Want You To Play!
In this narrative-driven first-person immersive simulation, you start out with your first day at Knoll NV, a large multinational firm operating in the shady world of "litigation support" (or to put it plainly, privatized spooks). Among their clients are the van Hoorn family, a prominent Dutch old money dynasty based in "Holland's Finest Beach" of Noordwijk aan Zee, in turn renowned, or perhaps notorious, for being frequently visited by prominent figures from across the world.Yet, while the van Hoorns themselves are nowhere to be found, you do encounter state-sponsored terrorists masquerading as mere frat boys, dodgy business transactions, pervasive corruption and the rest. Of course, this is only the beginning, leaving you wondering whether you have been set up for a fool's errand. Get ready to set out on an odyssey to discover the truth, as you jump into a parallel world where you encounter the reality behind Europe's urban legends, political scandals and conspiracy theories. In order to survive in a brutal and decadent world, you must use your wits in either covert or violent ways.
Total Rendition is set in contemporary times and tells you a story of a world decades in the making as a result of buffoonery, stupidity and complacency. So, what will you do when that world is about to explode? Total Rendition may be the Game They Don't Want You To Play, yet it is perhaps by playing, that you may find out...
A Post-Truth Immersive Simulation
- You are anonymous, an unknown protagonist whose identity can only be decided by you.
- Uncover terrifyingly plausible political conspiracies at the most unexpected of places.
- Shoot, strike, sneak, sabotage or s#!t-talk your way into achieving your goals.
- Pierce through the thinly veiled facade of an ostensibly prosperous and hospitable community.
- Hyper-immersive first-person gameplay featuring an in-game smartphone which comes with its own Role-Playing Game. (Yes, we're serious!)
- Interact with nearly everything you find, or don't, as your capacity to carry items and weaponry may prove to be rather limited.
- Decide on upgrades for your character's skillset to reach objectives your own way.
- Ponder on difficult decisions to create a different experience with every playthrough.
- A narrative inspired by the most notorious political scandals to have plagued Europe since the beginning of the 20th century.
- BONUS: No microtransactions!
- OS: Any Linux distro with a Linux 2.6 kernel
- Processor: Any x64 CPU built after 2015Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Geforce 460 GTX or AMD or Intel equivalent
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- OS: Steam OS
- Processor: Any x64 CPU built after 2017Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: Geforce 960 GTX or AMD equivalent
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