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Ghostrunner (2020)

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Developer(s): One More Level & Slipgate Ironworks
Publisher(s): 505 Games
Composer(s): Daniel Deluxe
Engine: Unreal Engine 4
Platform(s): PlayStation 4; Xbox One; Microsoft Windows; Nintendo Switch; Amazon Luna; PlayStation 5; Xbox Series X/S
Genre(s): Action, platform
Mode(s): Single-player

Ghostrunner is a cyberpunk action platformer developed by Polish developer One More Level and published by 505 Games. It was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in October 2020, and Nintendo Switch in November 2020 and will also release for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S in September 2021. Ghostrunner is co-produced by 3D Realms and co-developed by Slipgate Ironworks.

As Jack the Ghostrunner, the player must traverse dangerous environments by dashing, jumping, wall-running, and grappling. The player will also encounter enemies, which must be handled carefully, as both enemies and the player can be killed in one hit. Jack can use a mechanic called Sensory Boost, allowing him to slow down time and dodge and deflect bullets in midair. As the player progresses through the story, they will unlock new abilities and upgrades, which they can apply using tetromino-like pieces on a grid system.

Ghostrunner is set in Dharma Tower, a massive skyscraper-like arcology housing the remainder of humanity after an unspecified global calamity known as the Burst. The Ghostrunner awakens with no memory, but is directed to liberate a digital intelligence known as the Architect, the preserved mind of Adam that created and ruled Dharma Tower and designed the Ghostrunners, technologically enhanced supersoldiers that served as a peacekeeping and policing tool. The Architect was betrayed by his confidant Mara in a coup which destroyed most of the Ghostrunner units, with her being now known as the Keymaster. The Ghostrunner was found by a group of rebels known as the Climbers for repairs, though the rebellion was exterminated immediately prior to the Ghostrunner's reactivation. The Architect tasks the Ghostrunner with defeating the Keymaster.

The Ghostrunner accesses the remaining Cybervoid systems, the digital network connecting Dharma Tower, and the foundation upon which the Architect's intelligence is supported. Doing so allows the Architect to correct damage to the Ghostrunner's code. The Ghostrunner is contacted by Zoe, a surviving Climber who aids the Ghostrunner in his journey to defeat the Keymaster. Zoe also names him 'Jack', a codename the Climbers used while they attempted to make repairs. Mara disables the air filtration systems of the district the rebellion took place in, which would result in all residents of the district dying to the radioactive dust present in the Outside atmosphere. The Ghostrunner complies with Zoe's request that he reinitialize the turbines to the Architect's dismay, who considers such matters a distraction.

The Ghostrunner uses the Amida elevator to reach Dharma City, the Tower's privileged region. The Ghostrunner moves to access the Repository, a secured Cybervoid server containing pre-Burst information, as well as some data on Project Ghostrunner. Zoe notices a distortion in monitoring systems which turns out to be a facsimile of the Ghostrunners built by Mara, who originally collaborated on their design. The unit steals the data, forcing the Ghostrunner to defeat it to gain the upgrades stored in the data. During their fight, the Keymaster announces to the Architect and his "puppet" that when the Ghostrunner is defeated, she will destroy all remaining Cybervoid systems, removing the Architect intelligence. The Ghostrunner then proceeds to the Core, the heart of the Keymaster's power. The Architect continually expresses disdain for the Ghostrunner's camaraderie with Zoe, and considers the Ghostrunner's willfulness to be a deficiency from the perfect weapon the Architect intended.

While the Ghostrunner traverses the Core, Zoe receives a distress signal, causing her to leave her safe area in the hopes of rescuing a fellow Climber, despite the Ghostrunner suggesting that it could be a trap. Nevertheless, she bids farewell to him. The Keymaster addresses the citizens of the Tower directly, explaining her end goal: invasively modifying the human body to be able to tolerate the conditions of the Outside, allowing humanity to leave. The products of her research are indeed capable of this, but the nature of the augments would damage their minds, leaving little that can be recognized as human. The Ghostrunner stumbles upon a final Cybervoid server, and gains the ability to hack the ubiquitous 'Atma' neural implants of his foes. This capacity causes the Ghostrunner to realize the Architect had the ability to control people, and comments that the Architect is worse than Mara. As the Ghostrunner closes in, Mara addresses him and the Architect, who she considers monstrous and demonic.

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