Quantum Conscience

Moby ID: 130463
Windows Specs
Buy on Windows
$2.49 new on Steam
Wanted: We need a MobyGames approved description! Contribute Description (+4 points)
Official Description (Ad Blurb)

Within a galaxy of terraformed planets, a secret war rages between two intergalactic agencies. One of them—ARCHON—is developing the technology to invade people’s minds. They have already tyrannized a planet called Teballai, and hope to use their mind-reading technology to spread their power across the galaxy. A second organization—FOE (Freedom Organization of Elites)—wants to destroy ARCHON’s technology in the name of freedom. When a young FOE soldier (you choose the gender) named Blaire obtains the ability to read minds from an ARCHON experiment, she finds her loyalty torn between both sides. Whether Blaire helps the enemy or defeats them depends upon your use of her power.

One of the hallmarks of the traditional visual novel is a branching story line. This is typically accomplished via choices forced on the player. In some of the most complex visual novels, there are dozens of these choices and multiple endings. I call Quantum Conscience "experimental" because it seeks to do away with these choices. Outside of the very first few minutes of the game, in which the player chooses to be a male or female protagonist and answers some questions about their background, there are no forced choices. Rather, the player character--a soldier in the far-flung future--is given the power to, at any time, read the minds of the other characters.

How often Blaire, your protagonist, uses this power is entirely up to the player. Starting from the middle of chapter one, it is almost always available, and the only way the player interacts with the story. The consequences of the knowledge Blaire gains (or doesn't) changes how Blaire acts and how other characters react to Blaire.

Source: Steam Store Description

Promos

Videos

See any errors or missing info for this game?

You can submit a correction, contribute trivia, add to a game group, add a related site or alternate title.

Analytics

MobyPro Early Access

Upgrade to MobyPro to view research rankings and price history! (when applicable)

Related Games

Quantum
Released 1982 on Arcade, 2024 on Antstream
Quantum Project
Released 2021 on Windows
Quantum Theory
Released 2010 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Quantum Apex
Released 2022 on Windows
Quantum Redshift
Released 2002 on Xbox
Quantum Storm
Released 2022 on Nintendo Switch, 2022 on PlayStation 4, 2023 on Windows
Quantum Lock
Released 2015 on Windows
Quantum: Recharged
Released 2023 on PlayStation 5, Atari VCS, Xbox Series...
Quantum Conundrum
Released 2012 on Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Identifiers +

  • MobyGames ID: 130463
  • [ Please login / register to view all identifiers ]

Contribute

Are you familiar with this game? Help document and preserve this entry in video game history! If your contribution is approved, you will earn points and be credited as a contributor.

Contributors to this Entry

Game added by piltdown_man.

Game added July 30, 2019. Last modified July 30, 2019.