REC/REW

... I never saw a real sun.

Those quartz lamps shining from the ceiling are all the sun you'll ever need.

And, I never saw a blue sky.

... Don't you feel safe in this peaceful concrete womb?

... Is this the life I am supposed to live?

Do you really think you ever had a choice?

...

The girl in my dreams. I'm sure I've never met her.

Then why does she feel so familiar?

She says, freedom is the right to choose our binds.

... Did I choose mine?

About the project

REC/REW is a currently in-development visual novel set in an alternate version of our world where humanity had to flee Earth's surface and now resides in massive underground cities.

My main goal is to re-create that sense of "eerieness" I feel when reading Philiph K. Dick's works, or Lovecraft's stories such as The color out of space.

... My success at this endeavour is yours to judge, of course.

The story revolves around a young man whose life gets suddenly turned upside-down by the death of his best friend. This circumstance will trigger a series of events ultimately leading him to question the very nature of his life and the world he lives in.

REC/REW features a cast of three main female heroines (one of which will be the main character's love interst) and 6 supporting characters (including the - supposed - villain). When it's finished, it will be organized as follows:

• An introductory chapter;
• Three main story arcs (each of which will be - more or less - dedicated to a specific girl);
• While I would not call this game an eroge, there'll be a few intimate scenes here and there. Only one female character will be involved for... well, reasons. Everything will be (hopefully) clearer by the time development comes to its natural end;
• A final "epilogue" supposedly wrapping everything together.

The complete project will supposedly sit in the range of 250-300k words corresponding to roughly 17-25 hours reading time.

A demo version including the introductory chapter and the first story arc is currently being released both as a web version and as stand-alone.

REC/REW is being developed making liberal use of the Ren'Py engine.

Dev status

• Introductory chapter (aka M1 line): done!
• First story arc (aka M2 line): script finalized, audio and visuals being developed, currently being implemented in the main game script.
• Second story arc (aka M3 line): first draft finalized, being reviewed and expanded.
• Third story arc (aka M4 line): first draft under development.
• Epilogue (aka M5 line): first draft finalized, pending review and expansion.

Reference to Milan's underground lines is purely wanted.

A word of warning

REC/REW contains mature language, a few bloody and/or gorey scenes and nudity. It is consequently aimed at an adult audience.