
Third, the title of Act 4 is called "apoptosis". She never claimed that it would deliberately kill you, that's what Howard thinks (mind you, Clarissa knows way more about this artifact than Howard does). Second, the artifact "changes your DNA" according to Clarissa. Why would the devs immediately destroy it by killing off Howard. Act 5 hyped up Clarissa and Renee's partnership. She's the type of person that would stop at nothing until she reaches her goal. Howard's death would mean that the artifact is gone, which would ruin Clarissa's plans of getting the artifact out of him. Here's why:įirst of all, the artifact is Clarissa's most valued item. I strongly believe that the ending is a fake-out death. No attacks, prejudice and discrimination.Plot themes: corruption, discrimination, prejudice, society and personality.Inspiration: Vancouver, film noir, neo-noir, retrofuturism, dystopian fiction.Gameplay: cinematic detective adventure with stealth and action elements.French, German, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish TBA


Iconic locations including Gastown, Granville, and Fairmont Hotel are included in the game world. All imagery is suggestive and not direct, but we would still never recommend this game to children."īackbone’s Vancouver is a dangerous place, bleak and dreary, but not entirely without hope. The developers describe the content like this: "Backbone heavily features strong language, themes of violence, systemic racism and sexism, drug abuse, depression, terminal illness, body horror, death. Come to terms with the universal pain of existence and loss.Explore and experience both downtrodden and flourishing districts of a strange, yet familiar version of Vancouver.Shape and express your identity through dialogue choices - decide what kind of person you want to be.Make meaningful connections with a diverse cast of characters in pursuit of truth.The end of all things is inevitable, but defining which version of Howard Lotor reaches the conclusion is up to you.

Backbone’s gameplay is focused on storytelling and emotional expression, featuring rich and elaborate dialogues inspired by old school CRPGs, as well as exploration of the lush environments.
