You then discover that the reason you have is head is because you are dropping him off at a several-thousand-floor-skyscraper so that he can be attached to an android and start his new life as a janitor in this building, all so he can achieve class mobility and get out of the slums of Nivalis.Īnother example is you are sent to deliver a package to a Mr Anderson, only to find that the building you are delivering it to is filled with Androids who are all called Mr Anderson and were built by the original Mr Anderson to work 24/7 without any breaks. This man can still talk and is called William. For example, early on you have to transport a package, which has a man’s head in it. This means that each of their stories is effectively told to you through some of the best voice acting I have heard from a cast in any indie game ever.Īnd, those stories vary from the mundane to the absolutely absurd. These characters and the stories they have to tell are the real meat and potatoes of Cloudpunk.Įvery single character you can talk to in Cloudpunk is voice acted, including throwaway individuals like merchants and checkpoint guards. Whilst you are on these deliveries, you will sometimes pick up or deliver packages to a wide selection of characters, all of which have experiences that have shaped their lives and got them to the place they are at today. The narrative and characters of Cloudpunk’s core story are solid, but they shine in the side tales you hear about.
In all honesty, the narrative, although engrossing (and offering a final payoff that I felt was worthy of the driving I had endured), doesn’t manage to stand up to the stories of the people you meet and the excellent sci-fi writing built into each and every character you talk and interact with.
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