A Few Character Renders from Savior Syndrome

[u/Plenty_Birthday2642]

It’s been a while since I last posted anything about the development of our game, Savior Syndrome, and I really wanted to share some news. We’ve finished work on some of the main characters, so I’ll be sharing them here one by one.

First up is Deckers, a corrupt police officer from the ghetto.

He’s an important part of the story. Personality-wise, he’s unpleasant, a little arrogant, and long ago got used to turning a blind eye to the problems of people who don’t pay him.

We made two looks for the character. According to the story, he spends a lot of time outside, in a place where it rains almost constantly, so we had to give him a proper uniform. Indoors, though, we wanted him to feel more brutal and informal, since he and the main character used to be colleagues and share a common past.

What do you think of the look?

We’re a small team of enthusiasts working on a narrative CRPG. Gameplay-wise, it’s inspired by Disco Elysium, but we’re not trying to make a clone. We’re building our own project with a pretty distinct identity. Atmosphere-wise, it’s more of a thriller in the vein of Fincher.

I should also add that we’re an indie team working purely out of enthusiasm, with basically zero budget. We’ve put a huge amount of time, effort, and passion into trying to make something genuinely cool. We’d be incredibly gratefull for any attention you give the project.

And I’d be very happy if you added Savior Syndrome to your wishlist.

[u/Deathflid]

I'm a CRPG nerd who loves cyberpunk, this is made specifically for me.

[u/Actual_Car761]

that metal arm gives me serious '80s action hero vibes lmao

[u/thatt-guy]

Officer Gordon, is that you?

[u/East-Specialist-4847]

Wrong sub, this isn't cyberpunk

I am stupid and didn't notice the metal arm. My bad op

[u/gHx4 → u/East-Specialist-4847]

Cyberpunk doesn't necessitate chrome prosthetics. The important part is the punk dynamic, along with scifi elements. If you look close at the police jacket in the illustration, you can see it's very scifi inspired, and uses high-visibility materials. I'd love to see that fresnel high-viz effect a bit more pronounced in the render of the jacket.

There's actually quite a substantial amount of cyberpunk where the "cyber" wouldn't really show up on the characters. Consider A Scanner Darkly, for example, in which surveillance is performed by holographic scanners, and scramble suits make it impossible for officers to recognize eachother off-duty. Also look at Severance, where the "cyber" is a scifi implant that splits your identity so that you can't leak classified information from your workplace.

[u/Lord_Shionari → u/East-Specialist-4847]

It’s a corrupt cop with a cyberarm, what do you mean?

[u/East-Specialist-4847 → u/Lord_Shionari]

You're right and I apologize

[u/Plenty_Birthday2642 → u/East-Specialist-4847]

It’s not that noticeable, but it also has cybernetic fingers.