RECOUP
RECOUP is a light puzzle-adventure narrative game. Solve grid puzzles as you explore the vibrant new world. Experience the story through unique visual novel style cutscenes. Bring down faction leaders, uncover the pasts of the citizens and restore humanity. Meet a bunch of unique citizens, recruit and bargain through combat-like dialogue mechanics as you level up and modify your abilities to keep up with the new world.
STORY
Its the year 2126, mankind invents a computer that uses technologies such as Quantum Superposition to alter reality. Effectively giving mankind the powers of a god. Yet, a scientist called Elma working at the lab is really not happy with how humanity is using it. In her mind its being used too conservatively and just for pleasure.
One day, she sees the machine calling her name, and at that moment, she makes a run and grabs it. A mere second is enough for her to tunnel and teleport out of the facility with the computer.
From then on, she erases Earth and humanity as we know it, replacing with her own ideals and utopia. Yet, a man manages to survive. Unable to do much in his life as a human, he transfers his mind to a robot and sets his way to end this twisted world Elma created and bring back humanity.
PUZZLES
There are multiple types of puzzles in this game. As you solve them, you get XP and progress by unlocking doors and powering objects. The puzzles, at their core, are grid puzzles in which you move around and reaching the green point with one contingency. In some puzzles, the contingency is filling enough squares, later, it grows more variety.
XP
As you gain XP, you can level up your character or your faction, (Explained in the section below) allowing you to be more stronger in the battles, or just have a better life by moving faster.
BATTLES
You don't actually fight your foes. Instead, the battle sequences are called negotiations. And different characters have different types. For example, a depressive type character will be naturally weaker against a manipulator type character.
ALLIES
When you're successful enough in negotiations, your foes will become your allies and join your faction. Once they join your faction, they become playable characters in the negotiation sequences. Which means that you've always got new sets of characters that you can upgrade and new sets of moves you can use, keeping each moment fresh and unique.
STORYTELLING
The story is a fully fleshed one and certainly isn't sidelined. You experience and uncover the story with the characters, as they grow, start and end new arcs. As your faction grows, you're introduced to more characters.
DIALOGUES
The dialogues are communicated through visual novel style cutscenes with multiple routes that talks can go.