Second half of the 21st century, the world is undergoing major changes. The climate and energy crisis are felt around the world. Society has relied on powerful multinational corporations like Genetech Biosystems to improve the Earth’s livability. You and your teammate are called upon to investigate the sudden shutdown of one of their research sites. The site, based in Paris, France, is dedicated to transhumanism.
The new challenges created by digital technology have compelled the state to create new elite police departments. You are part of the USAC task force, the French Special Unit against Cyber Attacks. To carry out your mission, you will have to cooperate in a duo composed of an infiltration agent and a digital operator.Infiltration AgentThanks to his wide range of gadgets, he is the specialist in surgical operations on physical systems. His optimized equipment and his special suit give him an increased mobility, perfectly adapted to the exploration and the recognition of his investigation environment.
Digital OperatorThanks to his provided arsenal and his enlarged storage, he is a powerful defensive asset. Specialized in hacking, he has both a permanent police database and advanced hacking tools allowing him to break any digital lock.
The choice is yours.
Your goal is to investigate this shutdown, to identify and neutralize its source.
Persistence, communication and observation will be key skills to prevent the environment from turning against you. You have all the tools and skills you need to succeed in this mission, use them wisely in your investigation. If one of you fails, the mission fails.Are you sure you want to proceed?Based on a French cyberpunk universe, Bonding Ambivalence is a unique cooperative experience. Throughout the adventure, you will have to progress in an environment full of obstacles that you’ll have to bypass with the help of your brain.Bonding Ambivalence featuresSurvival in a hostile operational theater – Resource management and survival are constant challenges as players navigate in a hostile environment that alternates between investigation and action
Teamwork – Both players must listen to each other and communicate to advance and survive
Asymmetrical roles – Both players have different and specific functions
Bypassing hurdles – Technical operations under stress, immersive hacking close to a real coding mechanic
Investigative solving – Players must make connections between elements they discover and observations of the environment to progress
Shooting phases – Players use the arsenal at their disposal to defend themselves against a wide range of unidentified threats
Dystopian narrative in a plausible near future – Impact of climate and energy crisis, influence of transhumanism on human societies