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* IdiosyncraticDifficultyLevels: "Crisis Levels" (VR Orientation, Deep Dive, and Neuromancy) correspond to the general difficulty of each individual scenario/run.
* PlayfulHacker: Maria Argentea, the CSA's ELINT Specialist, is much more easygoing and eccentric than her erstwhile co-workers. She is, however, described as being so good at hacking that Interpol considered capturing her a top priority.
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** Tosa SpiderTank enemies are almost a dead-ringer for the Tachikoma from ''Anime/GhostInTheShell.''
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** Tosa SpiderTank enemies are almost a dead-ringer for the Tachikoma from ''Anime/GhostInTheShell.'''' Similarly, PlayfulHacker Maria Argentea is described as a brain in a full body prosthesis, much like Motoko Kusanagi.
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** Phoenix mercs come across as anamalgamation of various ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' [=PMCs=].
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** Interport lampoons "Just in time delivery" and e-commerce companies, showing the stark contrast between their sophisticated tech and their often rickety if not haphazard physical infrastructure.
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** One of Liz Watson's battle taunts is "[[Videogame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance Nanomachines, son!]]"
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** One of Liz Watson's battle taunts is includes lines such as "[[Videogame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance Nanomachines, son!]]"son!]]" and "[[Videogame/DeusEx Like your own reflection in a hall of mirrors]]"
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** One of Liz Watson's battle taunts is "[[Videogame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance Nanomachines, son!]]"
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* FighterMageThief: This applies to the various Combat Shells.
** The Soldier is equipped with a shotgun and a grappling hook to engage enemies in close quarters. It is the most straightforward to play. The Juggernaut is a MightyGlacier who comes equipped with a SawedOffShotgun as well as the ability to charge into enemies.
** The Hunter is the CriticalHitClass of the game equipped with a HandCannon as it's default weapon, the ability to switch places with targets and an InvisibilityCloak.
** The Engineer is TheTurretmaster who comes equipped with an assault rifle that's good at inflicting status ailments. It's turret can be upgraded so that it can inflict all types of status ailments as well as being able to be powered up by the Engineer's basic ability.
** The Soldier is equipped with a shotgun and a grappling hook to engage enemies in close quarters. It is the most straightforward to play. The Juggernaut is a MightyGlacier who comes equipped with a SawedOffShotgun as well as the ability to charge into enemies.
** The Hunter is the CriticalHitClass of the game equipped with a HandCannon as it's default weapon, the ability to switch places with targets and an InvisibilityCloak.
** The Engineer is TheTurretmaster who comes equipped with an assault rifle that's good at inflicting status ailments. It's turret can be upgraded so that it can inflict all types of status ailments as well as being able to be powered up by the Engineer's basic ability.
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* PeaceAndLoveIncorporated: Femto's public face remains centered around old anti-corporate rhetoric that, under CEO Lizz Watson, rings exceptionally hollow.
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* SequentialBoss: Lizz Watson, CEO of Femto, is technically fought [[spoiler:twice. After defeating her the first time around, she loses her temper and decides to go all out against you]]
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* TurnsRed: Most bosses will change their attacks or modify themselves after taking up enough damage.
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* CorporateSamurai: Femto's "[[BlatantLies Peace Officers]]" are augmented guards in sharp corporate attire who happen to moonlight as corporate marketing staff.
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* SuperPrototype: The FinalBoss of the Watts-Rücker stages is the Pheonix Apex, a heavily-upgraded cyborg mercenary infused with the MegaCorp's most state-of-the-art augmentations.
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* TurnsRed: Most bosses will change their attacks or modify themselves after taking up enough damage.
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* {{Yakuza}}: Tosa relies on its own private Yakuza gang to do its dirty work, whose thuggish behavior sharply contrasts with the highly-sophisticated Japanese engineering being used.
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* RankScalesWithAsskicking: The FinalBoss of the fourth level is Lizz Watson, CEO of Femto and a cyborg equipped with two katanas.
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** Femto represents the successful startup standing up to the established corpos through its investment into nanotech, while masking its unethical antics under a veneer of being revolutionary.
* MultipleLifeBars: Bosses will generally change their combat patterns or weak spots once their health reaches a threshold. Iskra, meanwhile is more unique in that its myriad components have to be destroyed individually.
* MultipleLifeBars: Bosses will generally change their combat patterns or weak spots once their health reaches a threshold. Iskra, meanwhile is more unique in that its myriad components have to be destroyed individually.
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* ForScience:
** Watts-Rücker Bio, Gmbh is dedicated to advancing bio-augmentation and genetics, at the expense of such things as ethics and morality.
** Karl and Irene, two Watts-Rücker scientists you might encounter over a run, can offer your Combat Shell potent experimental perks at the expense of drawbacks that expire after a certain period.
** Watts-Rücker Bio, Gmbh is dedicated to advancing bio-augmentation and genetics, at the expense of such things as ethics and morality.
** Karl and Irene, two Watts-Rücker scientists you might encounter over a run, can offer your Combat Shell potent experimental perks at the expense of drawbacks that expire after a certain period.
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* ConspicuousConsumption: The Femto stages all take place in a clean, specious skyscraper that's more akin to a luxury hotel than a corporate HQ, reflecting how blatantly exuberant the company is in flexing its wealth.
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* IndustrialGhetto: Interport's facilities seem to be comprised of repurposed bunkers and grimy, prefabricated factories that wouldn't look too out of place in post-Soviet Russia.
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* IndustrialGhetto: Interport's facilities seem to be comprised of repurposed bunkers and grimy, prefabricated factories that wouldn't look too out of place in post-Soviet Russia. [[AllThereInTheManual According to intel]], they're so prone to collapse that they're routinely rebuilt just to save on maintenance cost.
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* PrivateMilitaryContractors: Founded by veterans of the African bush wars, Phoenix Militaries Ltd. is a highly trained PMC, whose augmented mercenaries offer their services to the highest bidder.
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* PrivateMilitaryContractors: PrivateMilitaryContractors:
** Founded by veterans of the African bush wars, Phoenix Militaries Ltd. is a highly trained PMC, whose augmented mercenaries offer their services to the highest bidder.
** Interport's "Altaroids" are hired mercs from a Soviet PMC called Shostakovich-Division, which retain their autonomy and are more heavily armed than their zombie-like underlings.
** Founded by veterans of the African bush wars, Phoenix Militaries Ltd. is a highly trained PMC, whose augmented mercenaries offer their services to the highest bidder.
** Interport's "Altaroids" are hired mercs from a Soviet PMC called Shostakovich-Division, which retain their autonomy and are more heavily armed than their zombie-like underlings.
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* CyberneticsEatYourSoul: Interport's mooks have been so heavily augmented and assimilated by [[AIIsACrapshoot Iskra]] that they're more akin to robotic zombies than cyborgs.
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* IndustrialGhetto: Interport's facilities seem to be comprised of repurposed bunkers and grimy, prefabricated factories that wouldn't look too out of place in post-Soviet Russia.
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* WakeUpCallBoss: The Watts-Rücker Bio stages are noticeably harder than the Tosa-dominated Streets preceding them. Justified, however, in that the [[PrivateMilitaryContractors Pheonix mercs]] fought there are much more heavily armed and well-trained than the Yakuza-type mooks you've wasted up until that point.
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* TakeThat:
** Watts-Rücker Bio, Gmbh riffs on both shady pharmaceutical companies and [=PMCs=].
** Femto is similarly a not-too-subtle jab at modern startups and Big Tech corporate culture, especially with the dissonance between their actions and PR.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: The various corpos try to maintain a positive image as valuable, upright contributors to society. The CSA, though, seeks to expose them for what they really are.
* WakeUpCallBoss: The Watts-Rücker Bio stages are noticeably harder than the Tosa-dominated Streets preceding them. Justified, however, in that the [[PrivateMilitaryContractors Pheonix mercs]] fought there are much more heavily armed and well-trained than the Yakuza-type mooks you've wasted up until thatpoint.point.
* YouAreWhatYouHate: Femto is a MegaCorp that began as an idealistic startup touting itself as a progressive, innovative alternative to corporate corruption. Only to wind up being one of the most dangerous corpos in the setting.
** Watts-Rücker Bio, Gmbh riffs on both shady pharmaceutical companies and [=PMCs=].
** Femto is similarly a not-too-subtle jab at modern startups and Big Tech corporate culture, especially with the dissonance between their actions and PR.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: The various corpos try to maintain a positive image as valuable, upright contributors to society. The CSA, though, seeks to expose them for what they really are.
* WakeUpCallBoss: The Watts-Rücker Bio stages are noticeably harder than the Tosa-dominated Streets preceding them. Justified, however, in that the [[PrivateMilitaryContractors Pheonix mercs]] fought there are much more heavily armed and well-trained than the Yakuza-type mooks you've wasted up until that
* YouAreWhatYouHate: Femto is a MegaCorp that began as an idealistic startup touting itself as a progressive, innovative alternative to corporate corruption. Only to wind up being one of the most dangerous corpos in the setting.
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* DifficultySpike: The Watts-Rücker Bio stasges are noticeably harder than the Tosa-dominated Streets preceding them. Justifed, however, in that the [[PrivateMilitaryContractors Pheonix mercs]] fought there are much more heavily armed and well-trained than the Yakuza-type mooks you've wasted up until that point.
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* SovietSuperscience: Interport is a Soviet state-run MegaCorp fixated on robotics and BrainUploading, which clashes with the Brutalist prefab architecture it operates around. Justified, however, given that it's run by an AI with an obsession with elevating humanity and possibly [[AGodAmI becoming a god itself]].
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* SovietSuperscience: Interport is a Soviet state-run MegaCorp fixated on robotics and BrainUploading, which clashes with the Brutalist prefab architecture it operates around. Justified, however, given that it's run by an AI with an obsession with elevating humanity and possibly [[AGodAmI becoming a god itself]].itself]].
* WakeUpCallBoss: The Watts-Rücker Bio stages are noticeably harder than the Tosa-dominated Streets preceding them. Justified, however, in that the [[PrivateMilitaryContractors Pheonix mercs]] fought there are much more heavily armed and well-trained than the Yakuza-type mooks you've wasted up until that point.
* WakeUpCallBoss: The Watts-Rücker Bio stages are noticeably harder than the Tosa-dominated Streets preceding them. Justified, however, in that the [[PrivateMilitaryContractors Pheonix mercs]] fought there are much more heavily armed and well-trained than the Yakuza-type mooks you've wasted up until that point.
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* DifficultySpike: The Watts-Rücker Bio stasges are noticeably harder than the Tosa-dominated Streets preceding them. Justifed, however, in that the [[PrivateMilitaryContractors Pheonix mercs]] fought there are much more heavily armed and well-trained than the Yakuza-type mooks you've wasted up until that point.
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* CrapsackWorld: From what little is divulged of the world beyond the CORE, and America for that matter, it's not a pretty picture. The second Vietnam War in particular proved so destructive that there ''isn't even a Vietnam anymore'', with the ruins being a convenient wasteland for rival countries to wage proxy wars over in relative safety.
* TheEngineer: Of the ''Combat Engineer'' variety. The titular Engineer shell can plop down a sentry turret and disable enemies through a wire-hack, while being equipped with an automatic Gauss Gun and grenade launcher for good measure.
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* FramingDevice: The initial runs are presented by the CSA as simulations both to prepare you for the actual operation and to have Congress green-light the Deadlink project. [[spoiler:It's heavily implied, however, that the CSA decided to let you loose on the CORE and have the "sims" play out for real even without Congressional approval.]]
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* FramingDevice: The initial runs are presented by the CSA as simulations both to prepare you for the actual operation and to have Congress green-light the Deadlink project. [[spoiler:It's heavily implied, however, that the CSA likely decided to let you loose on the CORE and have the "sims" play out for real even without Congressional approval.]]
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* ShotgunsAreJustBetter: The basic Soldier shell comes equipped with a powerful shotgun as its main weapon.
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* SovietSuperscience: Interport is a Soviet state-run MegaCorp fixated on robotics and BrainUploading, which clashes with the Brutalist prefab architecture it operates around. Justified, however, given that it's run by an AI with an obsession with elevating humanity.
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* SovietSuperscience: Interport is a Soviet state-run MegaCorp fixated on robotics and BrainUploading, which clashes with the Brutalist prefab architecture it operates around. Justified, however, given that it's run by an AI with an obsession with elevating humanity.humanity and possibly [[AGodAmI becoming a god itself]].
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* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: Every run beginning with fighting the Tosa Yakuza is explained away as the CSA needing to keep you up on your toes and highlighting the CORE's rot. [[spoiler:And an excuse to wipe the streets clean of them for real.]]
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** Phoenix mercs come across as anamalgamation of various ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' [=PMCs=].
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* SovietSuperscience: Interport is a Soviet state-run MegaCorp fixated on robotics and BrainUploading, which clashes with the Brutalist prefab architecture it operates around. Justified, however, given that it's run by an AI with an obsession with elevating humanity.
* SovietSuperscience: Interport is a Soviet state-run MegaCorp fixated on robotics and BrainUploading, which clashes with the Brutalist prefab architecture it operates around. Justified, however, given that it's run by an AI with an obsession with elevating humanity.
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* AlternateHistory: On top of the Soviet Union still being around in the 21st Century, there are mentions of events such as a second Vietnam War.
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** Tosa Heavy Industries is the resident [[JapanTakesOverTheWorld hegemonic Japanese zaibatsu]].
** Watts-Rücker Bio, Gmbh is a German-run chemicals firm with a specialty in bioengineering and genetics.
** Watts-Rücker Bio, Gmbh is a German-run chemicals firm with a specialty in bioengineering and genetics.
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** Tosa Heavy Industries is the resident [[JapanTakesOverTheWorld hegemonic Japanese zaibatsu]].
zaibatsu]], with an army of jacked-up Yakuza thugs, killer gynoids, and [[SpiderTank heavily armed combat mechs]].
** Watts-Rücker Bio, Gmbh is a German-run chemicals firm with a specialty in bioengineering andgenetics.genetics, and enough money to pay for a [[PrivateMilitaryContractors top-of-the-line augmented PMC]] to keep its assets secure.
** Watts-Rücker Bio, Gmbh is a German-run chemicals firm with a specialty in bioengineering and
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** The lead scientist at the CSA is named [[Franchise/SailorMoon Rumiko Usagi]].
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** The lead scientist at the CSA is named [[Franchise/SailorMoon Rumiko Usagi]].Usagi]].
** Phoenix mercs come across as anamalgamation of various ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' [=PMCs=].
** Phoenix mercs come across as anamalgamation of various ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' [=PMCs=].
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* FunWithAcronyms: The CORE stands for "'''C'''apital '''O'''utreach and '''R'''einvestment '''E'''xecutry."
* MegaCity: The CORE is a massive "gigacity" encompassing the East Coast, much of which having been privatized to the point wherein corporations rule large portions of it and only vestiges of Federal control remain.
* MegaCity: The CORE is a massive "gigacity" encompassing the East Coast, much of which having been privatized to the point wherein corporations rule large portions of it and only vestiges of Federal control remain.
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* PrivateMilitaryContractors: Founded by veterans of the African bush wars, Pheonix Militaries Ltd. is a highly trained PMC, whose augmented mercenaries offer their services to the highest bidder.
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* DefectorFromDecadence: Rumiko Usagi used to work for Watts-Rücker Bio, Gmbh before deciding to join the CSA.
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* FramingDevice: The initial runs are presented by the CSA as simulations both to prepare you for the actual operation and to have Congress green-light the Deadlink project. [[spoiler:It's heavily implied, however, that the CSA decided to let you loose on the CORE and have the "sims" play out for real without telling you.]]
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* FramingDevice: The initial runs are presented by the CSA as simulations both to prepare you for the actual operation and to have Congress green-light the Deadlink project. [[spoiler:It's heavily implied, however, that the CSA decided to let you loose on the CORE and have the "sims" play out for real even without telling you.Congressional approval.]]
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* OldSoldier: Thomas Crusher, the head of the CSA, is a grizzled veteran and patriot who will do whatever it takes to take back the CORE from the corpos.
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* FramingDevice: The initial runs are presented by the CSA as simulations both to prepare you for the actual operation and to have Congress green-light the Deadlink project. [[spoiler:It's heavily implied, however, that the CSA decided to let you loose on the CORE and have the "sims" play out for real without telling you.]]
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* BilingualBonus: Your enemies all speak in their respective faction's languages, including Japanese, German, and Russian.
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* BilingualBonus: Your enemies all speak in their respective faction's languages, including Japanese, German, Japanese and Russian.
* PrivateMilitaryContractors: Founded by veterans of the African bush wars, Pheonix Militaries Ltd. is a highly trained PMC, whose augmented mercenaries offer their services to the highest bidder.
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* RogueLike: Each scenario/run is randomly generated, as are the various perks.
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* RogueLike: Each scenario/run is randomly generated, as are the various perks.perks.
* ShoutOut:
** Tosa SpiderTank enemies are almost a dead-ringer for the Tachikoma from ''Anime/GhostInTheShell.''
** The lead scientist at the CSA is named [[Franchise/SailorMoon Rumiko Usagi]].
* ShoutOut:
** Tosa SpiderTank enemies are almost a dead-ringer for the Tachikoma from ''Anime/GhostInTheShell.''
** The lead scientist at the CSA is named [[Franchise/SailorMoon Rumiko Usagi]].
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* CorporateWarfare: On top of crime, the streets of the CORE are rife with covert and open warfare among the corpos. The CSA hopes to exploit this through the Deadlink project.
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* OneNationUnderCopyright: America has become heavily corporate-dominant, with the East Coast-sprawling CORE being effectively a MegaCorp playground with only vestigial Federal control. The CSA, however, is the government's answer to that problem.
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* OneNationUnderCopyright: America has become heavily corporate-dominant, with the East Coast-sprawling CORE being effectively a MegaCorp playground with only vestigial Federal control. The CSA, however, is the government's answer to that problem.problem and possibly its last-ditch attempt to reassert itself.
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* BilingualBonus: Your enemies all speak in their respective faction's languages, including Japanese, German, and Russian.
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* EvilInc: As far as the CSA is concerned, ''every'' MegaCorp gallivanting about in the CORE is this.
* MegaCorp: Comes in multiple flavors.
** Tosa Heavy Industries is the resident [[JapanTakesOverTheWorld hegemonic Japanese zaibatsu]].
** Watts-Rücker Bio, Gmbh is a German-run chemicals firm with a specialty in bioengineering and genetics.
** Interport is a [[RedScare corporation from the USSR]] whose AI CEO, Iskra, is taking SovietSuperscience to its logical conclusion.
* MegaCorp: Comes in multiple flavors.
** Tosa Heavy Industries is the resident [[JapanTakesOverTheWorld hegemonic Japanese zaibatsu]].
** Watts-Rücker Bio, Gmbh is a German-run chemicals firm with a specialty in bioengineering and genetics.
** Interport is a [[RedScare corporation from the USSR]] whose AI CEO, Iskra, is taking SovietSuperscience to its logical conclusion.
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* PlausibleDeniability: Part of the reason why the Deadlink project was launched, in order to prevent the corpos from catching on to their own demise.
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* PlausibleDeniability: PlausibleDeniability:
** Part of the reason why the Deadlink project was launched, in order to prevent the corpos from catching on to their owndemise. demise.
** Tosa Heavy Industries has much of its dirty work and street-level activities handled by the Tosa Yakusa in order to keep its image clean.
** Part of the reason why the Deadlink project was launched, in order to prevent the corpos from catching on to their own
** Tosa Heavy Industries has much of its dirty work and street-level activities handled by the Tosa Yakusa in order to keep its image clean.
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* NoSuchAgency: PlayedWith in the case of the Corporate Security Agency. Officially, it's the US government's main regulatory body tasked with keeping the megacorporations in line. In actuality, its goal is to reclaim the CORE from said MegaCorps and reassert Federal authority, even if it means having to covertly work along corporate lines.
* OneNationUnderCopyright: America has become heavily corporate-dominant, with the East Coast-sprawling CORE being effectively a corporate playground with only vestigial Federal control. The CSA, however, is the government's answer to that problem.
* PlausibleDeniability: Part of the reason why the Deadlink project was launched, in order to prevent the MegaCorps from catching on to their own demise.
* OneNationUnderCopyright: America has become heavily corporate-dominant, with the East Coast-sprawling CORE being effectively a corporate playground with only vestigial Federal control. The CSA, however, is the government's answer to that problem.
* PlausibleDeniability: Part of the reason why the Deadlink project was launched, in order to prevent the MegaCorps from catching on to their own demise.
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* NoSuchAgency: PlayedWith in the case of the Corporate Security Agency. Officially, it's the US government's main regulatory body tasked with keeping the megacorporations in line. In actuality, its the CSA's goal is to reclaim the CORE from said MegaCorps corpos and reassert Federal authority, even if it means having to covertly work along corporate lines.
* OneNationUnderCopyright: America has become heavily corporate-dominant, with the East Coast-sprawling CORE being effectively acorporate MegaCorp playground with only vestigial Federal control. The CSA, however, is the government's answer to that problem.
* PlausibleDeniability: Part of the reason why the Deadlink project was launched, in order to prevent theMegaCorps corpos from catching on to their own demise. demise.
* RemoteBody: You take control over various "combat shells" rather than fight the corpos and their lackeys in-person. These can range from basic robots to highly-sophisticated killing machines.
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* PlausibleDeniability: Part of the reason why the Deadlink project was launched, in order to prevent the
* RemoteBody: You take control over various "combat shells" rather than fight the corpos and their lackeys in-person. These can range from basic robots to highly-sophisticated killing machines.
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* {{Cyberpunk}}: The game wears its inspirations openly, complete with gratuitous neon, corrupt megacorporations, and cybernetics aplenty.
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* CassetteFuturism: The setting takes comes across as a dystopian take on how TheEighties viewed the future, from [[JapanTakesOverTheWorld Japanese aesthetics]] and sprawling urban decay, to blocky hyperfuturistic tech existing alongside arcade machines.
* {{Cyberpunk}}: The game wears its inspirations openly, complete with gratuitous neon, corrupt megacorporations, and cyberneticsaplenty.aplenty.
* NoSuchAgency: PlayedWith in the case of the Corporate Security Agency. Officially, it's the US government's main regulatory body tasked with keeping the megacorporations in line. In actuality, its goal is to reclaim the CORE from said MegaCorps and reassert Federal authority, even if it means having to covertly work along corporate lines.
* OneNationUnderCopyright: America has become heavily corporate-dominant, with the East Coast-sprawling CORE being effectively a corporate playground with only vestigial Federal control. The CSA, however, is the government's answer to that problem.
* PlausibleDeniability: Part of the reason why the Deadlink project was launched, in order to prevent the MegaCorps from catching on to their own demise.
* RogueLike: Each scenario/run is randomly generated, as are the various perks.
* {{Cyberpunk}}: The game wears its inspirations openly, complete with gratuitous neon, corrupt megacorporations, and cybernetics
* NoSuchAgency: PlayedWith in the case of the Corporate Security Agency. Officially, it's the US government's main regulatory body tasked with keeping the megacorporations in line. In actuality, its goal is to reclaim the CORE from said MegaCorps and reassert Federal authority, even if it means having to covertly work along corporate lines.
* OneNationUnderCopyright: America has become heavily corporate-dominant, with the East Coast-sprawling CORE being effectively a corporate playground with only vestigial Federal control. The CSA, however, is the government's answer to that problem.
* PlausibleDeniability: Part of the reason why the Deadlink project was launched, in order to prevent the MegaCorps from catching on to their own demise.
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'''Deadlink''' is a RogueLike Cyberpunk FirstPersonShooter developed by Gruby Entertainment. Set in a sprawling megalopolis called the CORE, you play the role of an elite operative elite operative recruited by the Corporate Security Agency to combat rampant MegaCorp hijinks and anyone standing in your way.
Piloting an autonomous combat shell as part of the experimental and titular Deadlink project, you'll fight your way in randomized simulations and combat ops through cramped slums, twisted labs, grimy warehouses, and sleek office buildings on a mission to thwart the schemes of the most powerful corporations in the world. And if that shell gets blown up, there's always another...
Released on Steam's Early Access on October 18, 2022, the game formally launched on July 27, 2023.
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!! This game contains examples of:
* {{Cyberpunk}}: The game wears its inspirations openly, complete with gratuitous neon, corrupt megacorporations, and cybernetics aplenty.
Piloting an autonomous combat shell as part of the experimental and titular Deadlink project, you'll fight your way in randomized simulations and combat ops through cramped slums, twisted labs, grimy warehouses, and sleek office buildings on a mission to thwart the schemes of the most powerful corporations in the world. And if that shell gets blown up, there's always another...
Released on Steam's Early Access on October 18, 2022, the game formally launched on July 27, 2023.
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!! This game contains examples of:
* {{Cyberpunk}}: The game wears its inspirations openly, complete with gratuitous neon, corrupt megacorporations, and cybernetics aplenty.
