Dex Kickstarter Launched

The folks at Prague-based developer Dreadlocks have kicked off a new crowd-funding campaign for a side-scrolling, cyberpunk-themed RPG they’re calling Dex. The campaign has a reasonable goal of £14,000 goal, so it wouldn’t surprise me at all if this gets funded:

Dig into the details:

Explore the dark alleys of Harbor Prime and a host of diverse locations in both physical reality and the wild reaches of cyberspace. Discover the truth behind an enigmatic AI striving to reach the Singularity, a theoretical (event horizon) in which artificial intelligence will surpass human intelligence and all bets about the future will be off. How will you play your part in the story?

‘¢ Rare melding of realism and creative vision: Realistic action, mature storyline, and complex character interactions meld with hand-drawn characters, animations, and locations, arcade-style melee combat, and an original conception of cyberspace.
‘¢ Multiple solutions to problems: Operate in cyberspace or normal reality. Overcome obstacles using skills, weapons, special equipment.
‘¢ Meaningful character progression choices: Will you be a silent assassin, a hacker, or a straightforward gunfighter? Improve your character and gear to unlock gameplay-changing upgrades that reinforce and customize your gameplay style.
‘¢ Unique hacking mechanic: Transfer your consciousness to your avatar, overcome intrusion countermeasures, take action, and then return back to your body in a fraction of a real-time second to see the results deactivated turrets, overloaded devices, enemies with crippled implants.
‘¢ Neo-cyberpunk: Story deeply inspired by the cyberpunk novels of William Gibson and other classical cyberpunk authors, flavored with a contemporary concept of augmented reality.
‘¢ Rich game world and mindful level design: Visit diverse locations in Harbor Prime, a futuristic city complete with luxurious skyscrapers, run-down shantytowns, and seedy red-light districts. Take part in street brawls, steal corporate data, overcome environmental hazards, and, of course, stay alive no easy task.
‘¢ Full voice acting: Interactive dialogues using hand-drawn sprite animations, fully voice-acted by professional actors.
‘¢ Multiplatform development: Game is being developed in the Unity 3D game engine for PC (Windows), Mac, Linux, and OUYA.
‘¢ DRM-Free: Dex will be distributed DRM-Free, with an option to receive a Steam key (if we succeed on Greenlight).