History VideoGame / Republique

* AmbiguousDisorder: Cooper appears to suffer from something but it is not clear exactly what. His profile indicates he has [[{{Hikikomori}} severe social anxiety]] and is [[TheQuietOne selectively mute]]. However, from his messages, posters in his office, and collection of entertainment software, it is clear he has a rich mental life, even if his expression of it is quite unusual.

* MultiethnicName: The Overseer's real name is Kenichiro Treglazov. He was born in the USSR to a, presumably, Russian father and Ainu mother (Ainu are an indigenous people in Japan and some parts of Russia). Kenichiro is a fairly common Japanese name. It's possible his mother emigrated from Japan to the USSR at some point. His [[UsefulNotes/RussianNamingConvention patronymic]] isn't mentioned. He has probably gotten rid of it after moving West.

** One Prizrak's alias is listed as [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy Groot]], and one of the charges against him is "Growing roots in public space without a license."

** All of the guards have Atari 2600 cartridges for various games available on iOS, including ''VideoGame/{{Bastion}}'' and ''VideoGame/SuperHexagon''. For the Android release, any games that were exclusive to iOS are replaced with games available on the Google Play store. On the Remastered edition for the PC, they are depicted as 3.5" floppy disks.

** ''VideoGame/ShadowrunReturns'', ''VideoGame/DoubleFine'' and ''VideoGame/KentuckyRouteZero'' all have posters in Cooper's office. All of them (and ''République'') were successfully funded through Kickstarter.

* TheGuardsMustBeCrazy: The Prizrak aren't the shiniest examples of République's finest. They have predictable patrol routes (although some later guards make sure to mix it up a little), don't feel someone picking their pockets from behind, have trouble subduing teenage girls, [[ItsProbablyNothing forgetting about fugitives they haven't seen for a few seconds]], and blindly stepping on strange-looking round objects in their path. Sure, they later start wearing [[StunGun taser]]-proof suits and helmet visors (against pepper spray) as well as packing knockout gas grenades, but only because [[TheDragon Derringer]] starts insisting on it and reminding them via posters. If they happen to catch Hope, they leave her in a cell which you can easily unlock with a quick hack. If the same Prizrak captures her again... he does the same thing without bother to wonder how she got out and what's to stop her from getting out again.

** [[StunGuns Tasers]] on the other hand [[InstantSedation knock someone right out]] and they will stay out for hours ([[TakeYourTime in story time]].)

* StunGuns: Tasers are carried by all Prizraks for subduing "Pre-Cals" (like Hope). They can also be found in lockers or just laying around for Hope to use against Prizraks. Later, Prizraks start wearing taser-proof suits, requiring other methods of subduing them (or just sneaking past them).

* SexIsEvil: A value held by Metamorphosis. In commenting on the [[SocietyMarchesOn failed prediction]] of ''Literature/BraveNewWorld'', the Headmaster comments that the sexual revolution of the twentieth century encouraged people to see themselves as owning their own bodies and desires, when citizens should instead see those as following the dictates of the state. Despite this, the Headmaster's [[TheDragon Dragon]] Derringer frequently has sex with [[PropagandaMachine Mattie Sade]]. The Overseer either doesn't know or is willing to let it slide, as long as it doesn't affect their work.

* BigBrotherIsWatching[=/=]SinisterSurveillance: The game. Except you get to manipulate Big Brother to your advantage, as Cooper helps you hack into the cameras throughout the facility, locked doors, and eventually e-mails and telephones.

* CloudCuckooLander: [[spoiler:It appears that Episode 4 gives us a Hope who is now acting ''very'' oddly (presumably from the HeroicBSOD from the end of Episode 3), and the "giant" groundskeeper, who seems to have alternating personalities of a manservant and his boss]].

* CreepyCemetery: [[spoiler: The main setting of Episode 4.]]

* {{Emoticon}}: Cooper's communication includes this.
* *EvenEvilHasStandards: While he's a willing co-conspirator of [[BigBad Treglazov]], Admiral Matthews is notably aghast at [[spoiler: Hope's appearance at the end of episode 5]] and the implication that Treglazov [[spoiler: was holding her against her will. Undoubtedly he knew nothing about [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Dystopia what exactly]] the man had been doing aboard the ship he's standing on...]]
* FacelessGoons: Averted with the Prizrak, since you can read their brief file and see their picture. Partly played straight with those that wear face-covering helmets, but you can still see their picture in the file. Additionally, one of the Prizrak turns out to be a woman (although the NPC model is still the same).

* PostHumousCharacter: The actions of Daniel Zager spark much of the game's events, but as he was shot dead shortly before the first scene, the only dialogue we get from him comes from his tape recordings. [[spoiler:Until it turns out he was FakingTheDead in episode 4.]]

* ArcWords: "Watch Your Step", seemingly the motto of Metamorphosis, or at least the Prizrak. [[spoiler: It appears above the door the Overseer comes through at the end of Episode Four and is presumably placed around every entrance to the facility.]]

* FakeMemories: "Re-calibration". Used to wipe a rebellious person's mind clean, conforming them to the desired standard. Not much is revealed about the actual process but it is core enough to the functioning of Metamorphosis that the teenagers who ''haven't'' been subjected to the procedure are called "pre-cals". Good enough such that [[spoiler: the protagonist has actually been subjected to the procedure before but doesn't remember a single thing and panics when she is about to be subjected again as if this were her first time.]]

* {{Fauxreigner}}: Mattie Sade digs up the dirt on Mireille Prideaux, the Overseer's NumberTwo, and discovers that she's actually American. She proceeds to tease "Mireille" with this information, causing the latter to threaten Mattie ([[OOCIsSeriousBusiness dropping her French accent]]). In Episode 5, [[spoiler:Mireille has Hope access her CIA file, where her real name is revealed to be Miranda Azalie Poe, born in Blacksburg, Virginia. She fell in with the wrong crowd and ended up mixed up with an anti-government militia. All the members of the militia ended up dead, but she managed to flee to France using a fake passport. She's fluent in English, French, and German]].

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République is an independent episodic StealthBasedGame developed by Camouflaj and Logan Games. It was [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/486250632/republique-by-camouflaj-logan originally funded on Kickstarter]] with the aim of creating a console-quality video game for mobile devices, and boasting a high-profile voice cast including Creator/JenniferHale, Creator/DavidHayter and Creator/DwightSchultz.

* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:Mammoth may be a dangerous brute, but he doesn't deserve to be drowned in the moat.]]
* AmbiguousDisorder: Cooper appears to suffer from something but it is not clear exactly what. His profile indicates he has [[{{Hikikomori}} severe social anxiety]] and is [[TheQuietOne selectively mute]]. However from his messages, posters in his office, and collection of entertainment software, it is clear he has a rich mental life, even if his expression of it is quite unusual.

* ApocalypticLog: In the forms of Zager's discourses. The last one in particular shows how much damage Metamorphosis has inflicted on him. [[spoiler:Partly subverted, since Zager turns out to be only FakingTheDead]].
* ArcWords: "Watch Your Step", seemingly the motto of Metamorphosis, or at least the Prizrak. [[spoiler: It appears above the door the Overseer comes through at the end of Episode 4, and is presumably placed around every entrance to the facility.]]

* BondVillainStupidity: [[spoiler:The player's only method of access to Metamorphosis is through the phone, and Hope is pretty much useless without them, so why exactly does Treglazov turn the phone on just before attempting to kill Hope? For that matter, once the revolt begins, why doesn't he shoot her? It's not like it would be time-consuming.]]
* BoxedCrook: In Episode 5, the Overseer and Derringer start recruiting some of the Prizrak into the "elite" Loyalist group. Loyalists are completely cut off from the outside world and are kept in check by their criminal records... some of which are completely fabricated by Derringer thanks to the Overseer's access to the criminal database all over the world. [[spoiler:Mireille talks Hope through purging the criminal records of three of such falsely-accused Loyalists in order to remove Derringer's hold on them. She then asks Hope to do it to her criminal record, which ''isn't'' faked]].

** Episode 1: [[spoiler:a Prizrak with a red face visor tases Mireille and corners Hope. He picks up the phone, tells the player that "She'll call you back", then hangs up.]]

* MatterReplicator: In some locations, you may get your hands on blueprints for a 3D printer. These can either be necessary to keep the story going ([[spoiler:the Overseer's key]]) or are just useful ([[spoiler:portable cassette player]]).

** ''VideoGame/ShadowrunReturns'', ''VideoGame/DoubleFine'' and ''VideoGame/KentuckyRouteZero'' all have posters in Cooper's office. All of them (and Republique) were successfully funded through Kickstarter.