Arts Thread

This is a character concept art project for a rpg game called “Shattered Recall.” In a dystopian future where memory manipulation technology exists, the protagonist wakes up in a landfill accused of assassinating a CEO who sought to expose government corruption surrounding memory farming (Harvesting and implanting the memories of others to learn new skills). Fleeing law enforcement, they discover conspiracy notes and turn to the black-market memory trade to recover fragments of their erased memories. As they piece together their identity, they learn they were a whistleblower targeted by the government, which framed them to protect its control over the technology. He is hunted by a bounty hunter—a former ally blackmailed with the life of their kidnapped daughter. In a climactic showdown, the duo joins forces to kill the corrupt official responsible and expose the truth about memory farming to the world, sparking rebellion against the elite. Marcus: A skilled hacker raised by his tech-savvy uncle, Marcus discovers his late parents’ notes on the government’s inhumane experiments, leading him to their former allies, Victor and Erica Langford. Just as they prepare to expose the truth, they are attacked, and Marcus’s memory of the event is erased. Erica: A devoted mother and wife, was captured during a government ambush that killed her husband and left Marcus with a wiped memory. Imprisoned and coerced under threats to her daughter’s life, she was infected with Strain V-27, a parasitic weapon that erodes her humanity the more she uses it. Now, controlled by the government and desperate to keep her daughter safe, Erica is unwillingly sent to hunt down her former friend, Marcus. General Strake: A ruthless and manipulative military leader, runs a horrific memory farming operation, extracting skills from lab-grown humans and tortured prisoners. He orchestrated the ambush on Victor Langford and, upon learning of Erica’s betrayal, murdered her daughter Olivia, turning her severed head into a grotesque weapon. In the final confrontation, Strake wields stolen skills through implanted memory chips, showcasing his cruelty and power. The Tidal Accord’s: A building that hosts government operations, meetings, and speeches. Hidden within is a lab where memories are extracted, stored, and implanted on command.