None of the “twists” caught me by surprise, and Malachi expectedly learns to trust others and show affection. Unfortunately, its innovation doesn’t go much further, as the plot quickly becomes predictable. With a refreshing premise and a realistic environment, the story provides satisfying answers yet still makes the player wonder. Aside from Malachi and perhaps a couple of others, the characters are rather one-dimensional but serve their roles well in moving the plot forward. As someone who values logic over emotions, I find Malachi rather relateable, but I can see some players being frustrated by his dismissive tone. The prequel comic reveals a rather traumatic childhood as well, which preps the player’s empathy towards a character that may seem insufferable otherwise.
Though Malachi comes across as self-absorbed and cold, he is surprisingly fascinating due to his no-nonsense demeanor, extensive encyclopedic knowledge, and calculative, distrusting nature. Not one to turn down money, Malachi accepts the job in spite of his curiosity regarding the classified reason for his assignment and the obscurity of F.I.T.A., the government agency behind this orchestration.
Does the game live up to fan expectations?Ī prequel comic introduces us to Malachi Rector, a highly intelligent but generally apathetic appraiser whose penchant for running his mouth tends to get him into “security trouble.” Upon recuperation from his latest beating, a wealthy Amble Dexter hires him for an assignment unlike his usual job - instead of appraising antiques, his mission is to gather details on a murdered woman and to determine if her biography matches that of any famous woman in history. Moebius: Empire Rising, a Kickstarter game that raised almost 50% over its $300,000 goal, promised to be a spiritual successor to the Gabriel Knight series. Travel the world using Malachi’s unique deductive powers to analyze suspects, make historical connections, and uncover the truth behind a theory of space and time the government will defend at any cost.As a growing name in the point-and-click genre, Jane Jensen has garnered much fanfare for Gabriel Knight and Gray Matter. Moebius: Empire Rising is a contemporary adventure that merges classic point-and-click puzzle solving with Jane Jensen’s sophisticated storytelling. government hire him - a dealer of high-end antiques - to look into a foreign murder? Why does David Walker, a former Special Forces operative he meets in his travels, feel like someone Malachi’s known all his life? And how come every time Malachi lets his guard down, someone tries to kill him? When a secretive government agency enlists him to determine whether a murdered woman in Venice resembles any particular historical figure, Malachi is left with only questions. This thrilling new adventure game from master storyteller Jane Jensen ( Gabriel Knight, Gray Matter ) and Phoenix Online Studios ( Cognition, The Silver Lining ) introduces Malachi Rector, an expert in antiquities whose photographic memory and eye for detail transform people and clues into interactive puzzles.
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