If I Only Had a Brain... An AI Brain! - Replaced by Sad Cat Studios
In an alternative 1980s, the need for replacement organs is strong and Warren Marsh is working hard to match the people wanting the transplant with their perfect donor. In Phoenix City, the AI called R.E.A.C.H. does this work, at the direction of a human mind. An explosion occurs and so does the impossible, the AI (now calling itself simply Reach) is downloaded into Marsh's mind and lost outside of Phoenix City. This is the beginning of Reach's journey to find a way back into the system. What he finds along the way are a cast of misfit characters that show him what it means to be human. Welcome to Replaced. It's not a cyberpunk game without a gritty train sequence and a grittier main character. Oh my goodness, where do I start with this one? This reminded me of a combination of REPO: The Genetic Opera and old school Shadowrun/William Gibson. It was like my best Cyberpunk fever dream brought to life. I could probably sit and talk about the philosophy and design of this gam...







