#red embrace: paradisus

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Weekly Update

Hello all! We’re back...with weekly updates?! Maybe?

After a long period of hiding away deep in development hell, we’re finally rolling out more content and WIPs from our upcoming projects! 

Our plan is to make weekly compilation posts from our Twitter, where we're currently posting daily updates.

Let us know if you’d like to see more!

Red Embrace: Paradisus

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The vampiric Empress of Las Vegas has much wisdom to share, if you're willing to listen. 

Nothing says "procrastination" like putting in a parallax scrolly menu while you're still in alpha.

Your local vampire lawyer may be in dire straits. Help him out?

Working on a new hover/outline system to show interactable objects in RE:P! No more questionable tooltips!

As helpful as Koziol is, they might like your blood a little TOO much. (And they're one of three romance options! Oh dear.)

What's this? A wild minimap appears! It should help you find your way around Las Vegas as the world of Red Embrace: Paradisus expands.

Guilded Hearts

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Starting work on the game-within-a-game chat UI!

The character customization screen now allows selecting a profile picture!

Are you going to be ok, Casper? Your nose is running...

There are a lot of locations to explore in Lost Heroes. Be careful of falling out of the arena!

Doing some background editing to adjust lighting for this fancy apartment exterior.

[reh-ldjen]

Masterlist

Red Embrace

Headcannons

Imagine

Information

Theories

Red Embrace: Hollywood

Headcannons

Imagine

Information

Theories

Red Embrace: Mezzanine

Headcannons 

Imagine 

Information 

Theories 

Red Embrace: Paradisus

Headcannons

Imagine

Information

Theories

[schwarzesgift411]

Fam I've draw Heath and my Ash again and named "Hi Markus". I've changed Heath's shirt and took off his scarf, how do you think? Look at my homepage, can't remember from what time it was occupied by kinds of vampires-I shall confess I don't have any Vampire fetish ever-heaven knows what happened to me.

Yes I criticized re:h but well that's a horse of different color. It's still one of my favourite, no sharp contract between love and hate.

And I joined alpha of Red Embrace: Paradisus！I really look forward to the full version, Two games, RE:P and BG3 took all my annual attention for the next year.

Now I only have Neverwinter Nights1&2，Planescape Torment，KotOR2, VtMB1，Disco Elysium and Fallout1&2 in my steam and GOG which has not been played yet...I mean, I would be short of games!

[acquiredmen]

I've been replaying Red Embrace: Hollywood, so I've got some ideas for the boys and their vampire houses. This is strictly RE:H, I'll probably do another categorising once Paradisus (and their "fourth house") comes out

I'm going with the idea that they were human-ish before. Demons don't exist in the RE:H universe, vampires can't have kids, so they all have to be turned humans

Shiki - Golgotha

It's one of those things that I can't explain to anyone who hasn't played the game, Shiki is just so Golgotha. You don't even know how and when he was turned, he settled in so well, you'd think he was born into it

His visions would be of the recent past or present, hidden details about people that let him read them like an open book. Think MC's visions, needles for a drug addict, a red flame for someone with a fiery personality, a man buried in cash and gold because he's been stealing money

Turned willingly. Or was he?

Mage - Mavvar

Maybe it's cliche to say Mavvar because "hurr gurr the rowdy ones", but given how he tells Ritsu that he doesn't hate her for what Maxxis did, that she is her own person and her father's deeds aren't hers by default… Yeah, Mavvar.

Mavvar are very "I follow my own rules", and more community focused. They tend to stick with the people they care about through anything

Turned willingly, and he's greatly enjoying the vampire life

Urie - Iscari

Urie is Iscari, he just is. It helps that he has literal hypnosis powers. As if the others don't, but you get my point

He does live in façades and deception, uses his lust deal to get what he wants. Does it make sense if I say he feels safer being in control?

Turned willingly, but it's in the nature of many Iscari to lament the loss of their humanity, so sometimes he really wonders if he made the right decision

Lindo - Mavvar

I'm leaning towards Mavvar because of the temperament, yeah. But also how he fights to protect Ritsuka. Yeah, he keeps her in a bubble, but outside of that bubble, he goes out and fights himself, he doesn't stay hidden with her. He fights to protect what he loves and I'd say he needs his community, no matter how small

Turned… in less than ideal circumstances. Whether he was coerced or just grabbed and turned by force, I can't say, but he's not happy about it. Maybe he's a Stryx, "a human with exceptionally appealing blood". The game says "Strices tend to have… rather extreme reactions to being turned" but we don't see a turned Stryx, so I can't say for sure

Rem - Iscari

Rem… Rem was a bit more complicated

The key thing about RE:H is that vampires don't get turned "just like that"

A vampire shares common traits with their house because they likely chose that house themself. They got along with someone from that house, then they were turned in that house. Because otherwise, there are unpleasant consequences for everyone. Suicide, revealing vampires to humans, or whatever creative punishment they might have for their sire, it's never a good time

So most Iscari are sad star-children who are stuck in the past because they mostly turn humans who were already like that. Most Mavvar are rowdy and easily swayed into a mob mentality because they were like that as humans. And most Golgotha are the "everything else" weirdos because they were already "everything else" (whatever that "everything else" is, Golgotha is the most varied house in Hollywood in terms of that)

When it comes to Rem's house, Glax already gives me BIG Iscari vibes. Relying more on trickery and threats than brute force, but not enough trickery to be Golgotha. Golgotha are also described to "crawl from the dirt when there's an uprise", taking the opportunity to take the lead rather than making that opportunity themselves

Glax's trickery and threats (to me) are calculated, planned out, not an instinctual "I just felt like doing it." The Golgotha's deception in game (again, to me) is also about the process, not just the end result. Randal says "Golgotha would cheat a blind man at dice", but I feel like it's because they also enjoy the game of dice, you know?

And Mavvar want a leader who will speak for them. As Randal puts it, "50 voices shouting at once makes negotiations hard. But one guy speaking for the group, not that's how you achieve something."

Glax does not seem like the kind of leader to do that. Glax feels like he has his own ideas that he wants people to follow, rather than "speaking for the group". And I don't think he'd want to be part of the group either, to have someone else speak for him

So, I feel like Glax would choose to be Iscari. In the game, Iscari in general tend to be the leaders of a coven, just because they turn more people who need to have control over their lives

Even in the first Red Embrace game, the BL one, the factions are called Helgen and Serei I think? But the devs revealed that Bishop, the leader, is an Iscari, and the two vampire love interests are, classified by RE:H houses, Mavvar. So it's just that more leader-type people end up as Iscari

Back to Rem, I feel like he wouldn't choose to be a vampire. He would like to live his life as a human. But with Glax choosing Iscari, Rem would be dragged into it too

Status: He prefers not to think about it

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I don't know Roen enough to categorize him. Could be either Golgotha or Iscari. And I want to see Ritsuka as a Mavvar

[corvidreavenart]

I Have Returned

Hey everyone! Long time no see!

I hope everyone’s doing while I’m gone for a year on Tumblr lol

Other than that, I have some important announcements to make:

1. This blog will now be retooled as an art account where I post my own illustrations, sketches, WIPs, etc as well as reblogging others' art related posts. I’ve been holding off of posting art on Tumblr until now since I wasn't confident with my skills, but here we are right now! Below is a list of links where you can follow me outside of Tumblr:

Instagram

Toyhouse

Artfight

Do note that my posting schedule is inconsistent due to IRL stuff going on and school, so if you see me not post for weeks or months, you’ll know why ^^;

2. My side blog @bleedinghollywood ​ will no longer be active. Ever since I went on a long hiatus, I’ve been getting into more fandoms, which led me to lose some interest in Red Embrace Hollywood. Don’t get me wrong, I still enjoy this game. But trying to maintain a side blog for a specific fandom ended up stressing me out as I start prioritizing other things to do. Will I return to that blog someday? Who knows? Maybe the release of Red Embrace: Paradisus might get me to post one or two stuff in there. In the meantime, I will not post any more content on the Red Embrace: Hollywood side blog.

So yeah, that's all I have to say so far! Can't wait to share what I have in store! ^_^

- Corvid Reaven 🖤

[crookedpainterstudent]

My OC/ MC Anna Faustus is back this time in 1999, Las Vegas, Nevada in Red Embrace Paradisus.

Age: 26

House Iscari

Likes: Going to casinos, clubs, bars, skyscrapers and everywhere, Her mentor Salvador and everyone in Las Vegas, especially Dakayivani Rosalind Mai and Koziol, teasing Ulysses Tejeda when he's afraid of something, pop music, politics.

Dislikes: Death metal music, people who dislikes politics, getting drunk (sometimes) mischief, Kiefer hating formalwear, bad luck.

[argentgames]

Weekly Update 3/17

Hello all!

We’re back with another compilation of our game dev Twitter updates. 

Check out the pics below for a look at our current games’ progress!

Red Embrace: Paradisus

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Will you join Kiefer's tech-rebel faction and become a vampire of the wires?

In which MC accidentally sends Jack to the nether realm whilst trying to get past him.  He doesn't have much luck with these things.

Alvera and Ventura, the two Golgotha sisters who glimpse all of MC's possible destinies.

Implementing a glossary of Red Embrace lore terms for RE:P! Soon you'll be able to live your vampire life in a state of significantly less confusion.

Nadim and the Netizen vampires hope to save a dying world...but that rarely works out smoothly.

Working on a walk/run toggle button, so you can roleplay some vampiric street-stalking (and navigate small areas more easily).

Rosalind isn't about the prowling vampire life. She'd rather play MUDs and stay cozy in her coffee shop.

Guilded Hearts

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MC and Casper (playing as Moggie), together inside the Lost Heroes MMO for the first time!

Some profile picture options for MC!

Chatting to Casper on Dovcord.

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Hoshek—Red Embrace: Paradisus (+ Answering Asks)

Hoshek, the Psychopomp.

Red Embrace: Paradisus

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HOSHEK

House: Fourth Height: 5'11 Likes: Thunderstorms, autumn, church organs, bodily organs, doing paperwork, the smell of mint Dislikes: Robots, wax figures, horses, sloppy work, poor hygiene

Description:

Quiet, gentle, and kind, Hoshek presents himself as the most sympathetic of gentlemen. His deep, whispered words are borderline hypnotic, and it’s easy to feel relaxed around him. Something about his presence lulls one into an unconsciously calm state.

As a funeral home director, he adopts a consistently soothing manner due to his work, helping his clients through their time of grieving and preparing their loved ones for a final rest.

Few vampires trust Hoshek, however, due to his association with the Fourth House. He has a slightly eerie detachment from reality, with a gaze that seems perpetually focused on something not quite visible.

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Stay tuned for more character introductions in the following weeks! There is much still to uncover about the strange occurrences of 1999…

Questions or Comments?

Feel free to send in questions about RE:P and any AG/GAG games (or dev-related questions)! Our Ask Box is always open.

Answering Asks!

Would you consider ever opening applications again (dev work in general, artists, writers etc) the way you have done before?

A: We’re actually always open for applications! While RE:P is our long-term main AG project, we’ll always have ongoing new projects on our side label (Gallium Games). Feel free to apply for anything at any time! Even if you apply through GAG, it’s possible that we might work together for an AG project as well.

Is Chae-won’s assistant Jack a certain Jack we know??

A: Could you imagine the feisty, loud-mouthed Jack from RE:H working happily at a blood bank with his hardcore adopted aunt?

…You could? Well then.

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Chae-won—Red Embrace: Paradisus (+ Answering Asks)

Chae-won, the Lifebringer. (Read on for the answers to a number of your questions!)

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CHAE-WON

House: Fourth Height: 5'7 Likes: Children, cleaning, singing, mending clothes, dealing with domestic abusers in a wholly legal and totally non-violent fashion Dislikes: People who dislike children, missionaries, the military, air fresheners

Description:

A midwife, blood bank manager, and former mudang, Chae-won is a formidable yet sweet woman with a motherly presence – and a vampire of the Fourth House. She is one of its three known members in Las Vegas.

Chae-won runs a clinic for impoverished women in Chinatown with the help of her assistant, Jack. They provide their services completely free. However, rumor has it that Chae-won’s “special fridge” contains blood for sale…at a fabulous price.

She radiates calm, ageless wisdom, and yet there’s something distinctly unnerving about her. It’s almost as if Chae-won is a mere visitor to this world, not an actual denizen of it.

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Stay tuned for more character introductions in the following weeks! There is much still to uncover about the strange occurrences of 1999…

Questions or Comments?

Feel free to send in questions about RE:P and any AG/GAG games (or dev-related questions)! Our Ask Box is always open.

Answering Asks!

May I pleeeease get a movie recommendation(s) from Heath? I’ve actually watched/rewatched the movie selections he picked in the game and enjoyed them so much!

A: We’re delighted that you enjoyed them! We passed along your question to Heath, who was very tickled. He recommends “The Man Who Fell to Earth” if you want something stylish and thoughtful, “I Heart Huckabees” if you’re looking for meaning, and “Dark City” for a stylish sci-fi flick.

I’m curious, Ulysses isn’t a potential love interest?

A: Presently, no. However, certain characters may be voted on for potential romance routes when we reach the crowdfunding stage for RE:P.

Is Rosalind Asian? One of my friends is Chinese and has the same surname Mai and it’s a surprise to see since it’s usually transliterated as Mak instead.

A: She is! Rosalind is half-Vietnamese, half-Korean.

Is Markus going to be included in RE:P? He is my favourite character.

A: We can never quite predict when Markus is going to show up, but it’s a good idea to always be prepared…

You said the new game Red Embrace: Paradisus will be released in 2023, right?

A: We’d ideally like to release RE:P by the end of 2023, but development may go beyond that depending on our circumstances + if any additional content ends up being added through Kickstarter!

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Happy New Year from AG!

Farewell 2022!

Thank you all for your amazing support throughout 2022! A reminder that our games are still on sale through the Steam and Itch winter sales!

STEAM: https://store.steampowered.com/developer/argentgames/ ITCH: https://itch.io/s/84936/ag-winter-sale

2022 has been a busy year here at Argent Games and Gallium Games.

Argent Games

We launched the (still ongoing!) alpha for Red Embrace: Paradisus, a vampire narrative RPG, on Jan 17.

We attended MomoCon in Atlanta from May 26 to May 29.

We attended Indy PopCon in Indianapolis from June 3 to June 5.

Gallium Games

We released The Hepatica Spring, a fluffy romance/friendship visual novel on Feb 27.

We released Dead Man’s Rest, a Wild West themed BL visual novel, on Mar 14.

We announced Guilded Hearts, a new slice-of-life BL visual novel, on Aug 17. Wishlist it on Steam if you haven’t yet!

We ran a successful Kickstarter for Guilded Hearts from Oct 15-Nov 14.

We’re planning a lot for 2023…

Releasing Guilded Hearts

Announcing another visual novel or two ;) Keep an eye out…

More Red Embrace: Paradisus alpha updates

Rebooting our blog and Discord community events

Revamping our websites/overall web presence

Exploring the mysterious community that is TikTok and Instagram

We wish you a healthy, wonderful year ahead, and see you in 2023!

Love, Dovah and Gamma

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[reh-ldjen]

Timeline of Red Embrace Series

So here is my take on the timeline. It’s actual pretty understandable. 

Warning!!!

Spoiler up ahead!!! 

For Red Embrace, Red Embrace: Hollywood, Red Embrace: Mezzanine

There some that says when something happened but everything is up to the unknown. 

So the first is Hollywood happening in 1996 from October (actually September when MC is arriving at the state but that doesn’t really count) to probably December 

After that game there are two things happening after the game. 

One Red Embrace. Ash meeting the Vampires and getting to know them. Along that Bishops downfall. Depending on the Ending. But I believe that the rebellion happened since in Hollywood there was a moment when Bishop called Saorise for help because he couldn’t control the coven anymore. 

I know that after playing the game again and noticed one single detail. Close to Luka’s end where Bishop tells Luka about the contract Isaac had with MC of Hollywood. There was 1 year time limit before they could have a chance meeting. My guess is that they timeframe is along when the war in hollywood happened and addition of calming the aftermath of war. To protect everyone involved the Isaac made the deal to the MC to keep both humans save. 

Well that’s my guess you can be against it but think about it.

At the same time Mezzanine is happening and we can assume which ending of this game is the canon  one. I will tell everyone this Beth being turned is a must. 

Other thing no matter what the 4th House must exist to have Paradisus. 

[reh-ldjen]

True Ending of RE:H

I am currently writing for Red Embrace: Mezzanine and it got me thinking, because I didn’t think about it. What is the true Ending of Red Embrace: Hollywood?

One thing to say I say it without any information about Red Embrace: Paradisus. 

One thing is clear Markus abandoned his past as Markus and became Vast so he joined the fourth house. If he joined the fourth house in all Endings in RE:H, that I don’t know of. The chance that it is, is very high. 

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Red Embrace: Paradisus Alpha NOW LIVE!

Play the monthly builds and join RE:P’s development journey!

Red Embrace: Paradisus

♦ A VAMPIRE NARRATIVE RPG ♦

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If you haven’t seen it yet, check out the announcement post for RE:P!

RE:P Patreon Ongoing Alpha NOW LIVE!

We’re super excited to announce that the very first playable version of Red Embrace: Paradisus can now be accessed via our Patreon!

Our plan** for RE:P is to release monthly Patreon updates for the alpha, until we’re ready to enter Steam Early Access—hopefully sometime in early 2023. The funds from Patreon will go towards RE:P’s development, and the community will also be able to significantly contribute to the final game through feedback/suggestions/playtesting.

Thinking about signing up? Keep reading for more details!

**Plans subject to change

Alpha Details (important!)

Please make sure you read the details below before joining the alpha, so you know what to expect!

How will the alpha work?

All Patrons at the Orb ($5) tier and up will receive access to the monthly alpha updates (while still a Patron)

Joining our Discord will grant you a Steam key + access to Patron-exclusive alpha discussion channels

The alpha Steam key will also grant access to the full game upon release

Each month, we will release new content and fixes, as well as allow higher-tier Patrons to submit/vote on new design additions

What should I expect in the current alpha (v0.0.1.1)?

It’s important to note that this alpha is NOT for the complete game. Instead, we’re putting out a very early prototype that initially features the game’s intro sequence/first night. Future updates will gradually expand the amount of content, and the full game will be much, much longer.

We’re quite pleased to say that some of Sh00’s lovely art (the character and event artist from Red Embrace: Hollywood) is already in, though—so you’ll get to enjoy shiny character portraits and a few CGs!

v0.0.1.1 Alpha Features

Approx. 45 minutes–1 hour of gameplay

~20% of full game skills/traits

MC portrait customization (more customizations planned, such as color pickers for hair and eye color)

3 locations to explore

2 NPCs to chat with

** All content (lighting, animations, music, 3D models, etc.) is a work-in-progress. It is not a complete and accurate representation of the final game.

Some roadmap features to implement next

Saving/Loading system

Inventory

Quest tracker and character profile

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For those who would rather wait for a more polished, complete version of the game—we’ll still be posting regularly here to keep you updated on our progress! You’re very welcome to join our Discord and participate in the community while waiting, too.

Thank you so much for your support thus far! Many exciting things are to come, and we can’t wait to set out on this long journey together.

Questions or Comments?

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Koziol—Red Embrace: Paradisus (+ Answering Asks)

Koziol, the Blood Engineer. (+ Answering a bunch of asks!)

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 KOZIOL

House: Golgotha Height: 5’9 Likes: Candles, bones, nanomedicine, bright colors, mercury, dogs Dislikes: Loud noises, smokers, darkness, sharing things

Description:

Warm, soft-spoken, and stunningly intelligent, Koziol is an anatomical scientist and surgeon of otherworldly skill. Despite their outwardly shy nature, however, Koziol seems to show rather obsessive tendencies towards the objects of their desire. They possess a poetic, almost romantic appreciation for the body and all its workings.

The Golgotha’s greatest power lies in crafting technological implants, which combine circuitry with the arcane powers of vampire blood to enhance – and transform – a subject. Rumors abound of the dangerously potent strength that these implants can offer.

Koziol mostly keeps to themself, unaffiliated with any faction, though friendly to all. But when they’re implicated in the gathering darkness over Las Vegas, a reckoning may be at hand.

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Stay tuned for more character introductions in the following weeks! There is much still to uncover about the strange occurrences of 1999…

Dev Stream

Tomorrow, we’ll be doing a dev stream at our usual time: 0730PST/1030EST! We hope you’ll stop by to join us. :)

Questions or Comments?

Feel free to send in questions about RE:P and any AG/GAG games (or dev-related questions)! Our Ask Box is always open.

Answering Asks!

With the two smashing recent releases and REP steadily churning along in production (which is looking phenomenal!), is there already plans for another game in store since AG seems to always be producing games concurrently? Do we get a little hint or is it going to be another collaboration such as it usually is with Gallium?

A: There are plans indeed! In fact, we’re working on two new visual novels at the moment–stay tuned for more details in the next couple of months. :)

Hi! I love ReH and is there any hope we’ll ever see Jack in Red Embrace Paradisus?

A: While it’s unlikely Jack would make a major appearance in RE:P, you might very well spot him…somewhere. Probably getting into trouble.

Is Zhang romancable?

A: No, not presently. The currently 3 planned optional love interests are Dakayivani, Rosalind, and Koziol. Any additional LIs will depend on the amount of success/public response RE:P receives in Early Access and/or Kickstarter later!

How old are the male and female characters in Red Embrace Hollywood?

From oldest to youngest: Andrei > Saorise > Zhang > Randal > Heath > Aleusha > Jack > Lazarus. (Markus: ???)

Is there any tip to unlock 100% of the REH text? I can’t seem to go beyond 94% even though I have already completed all endings and have replayed it a few times already.

A: It would be very difficult to unlock 100% of the text, as there are numerous small text snippets that occur for unique blends of House/choices/ending path/route. We actually avoided making a 100% text achievement for this very reason, haha. The best advice we can give is to skip through every route with each house, and make sure you’ve visited Lazarus a second time in Markus’ normal ending. We admire your dedication immensely!

Just wanted to congratulate Zhang for finally getting a pair of eyes! Thank you devs for bringing him back <3 PS @Zhang, how does it feel to have eyes now?

A: We passed along your question to Zhang, who replied:

“It’s simply marvelous! Things did get so dreadfully claustrophobic underneath my hat. I was always bumping into trees and lampposts, too, very inconvenient. But no longer! If anyone wishes to share a third eye with me, however, I certainly wouldn’t say no.”

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Red Embrace: Paradisus—a vampire narrative RPG

Announcing Red Embrace: Paradisus, a narrative-focused vampire RPG! Read on for more about the story, gameplay, and release/development plans.

Game Details

♦ A VAMPIRE NARRATIVE RPG ♦

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1999—Las Vegas, NV.

When you wake up on an unfamiliar couch, your skin cold and your heart silent in your chest, everything feels like a dream.

It’s all a blur. You remember an invitation, a strange figure, the sharp teeth sinking into your throat…and a blinding flash of light. Blood splattering against the walls.

What happened? Who turned you? What strange powers did they awaken inside your body?

Dive into the underworld of Sin City as a newly reborn vampire—and reveal a sinister truth beneath the glittering neon lights.​

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Red Embrace: Paradisus (RE:P) is an immersive vampire sim/narrative RPG. Inspired by Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines, Disco Elysium, and the Shadowrun series, RE:P seeks to create a dark, fully story-driven (no combat) vampire experience with branching narrative and multiple endings.

We also aim to present a world with diverse characters and identities, as well as implementing inclusive options to make RE:P enjoyable for as many players as possible.

Design your character - Customize your name, pronouns, appearance, and vampire house

Choose your personality traits and skills - Become a shy hacker, a ripped pacifist, a seductive empath, or anything in between

Explore Las Vegas - Prowl the lurid depths of Sin City, including casinos, clubs, skyscrapers, and your very own rat-occupied motel room

Uncover terrible secrets - Rescue vampires from a horrifying psychoplague or submit to higher machinations

Dark romance - Find (optional, potentially doomed) love beyond death

Earn a reputation - Learn the stories of your fellow nightstalkers, make friends and enemies, and ally with a faction (or go at it alone)

The classic CRPG experience - Gather experience, money, and pick up everything that isn’t nailed down

Planned Accessibility Features: Closed Captions, OpenDyslexic font option, screen reader, font resizing, controller support and controls remapping

Content Warning

RE:P will contain violence, heavy language, alcohol and drug use, suicide, disturbing imagery, sexual references, references to/abstract depictions of sexual abuse, and infrequent startling elements/jumpscares. An option will be included to censor some abusive/graphic content. Player discretion is advised.

Writing, Design, GUI: Adrian L. (Dovah) Programming, Management: Nikita H. (Gamma) Portrait and CG Art: Sh00lace

RE:P FAQ!

Hello all! We’re extremely excited to finally announce Red Embrace: Paradisus.

Below are a few answers to anticipated questions. If you have a question that isn’t answered here, please send it to our Ask Box or ask on our Discord!

Will RE:P be similar to Red Embrace: Hollywood?

Yes and no! RE:P has some similarities to RE:H—namely its character creation, reputation system, and branching narrative. Of course, both games are set in the Red Embrace canon, with unique vampire lore and societies. You’ll also see a return of Sh00’s beautiful art, featured in both character portraits and CGs.

However, RE:P adds many new mechanics. Explore Las Vegas in isometric 3D, pursue quests, gain skills and experience, and roleplay your character however you please!

While RE:P and RE:H both share a personality system, Paradisus approaches character development differently. Instead of building your personality in-game through choices, you’ll select up to five core traits at the beginning. These traits will lock/unlock choices, make NPCs react to you differently, and create unique interactions! We feel this technique helps establish a character’s personality earlier, and allows for a wider dynamic range than the three sliding scales of RE:H.

Will there be combat?

No, RE:P is a purely narrative experience, without active combat systems.

However, if you have the skills for it, you can still crush your enemies when certain quest opportunities pop up…and there are many dangers lurking in the night.

Is there romance?

Yes! While RE:P has less of a romance focus than RE:H, there will still be optional love interests (male, female, and nonbinary). Content will be around an R-17 rating.

When will it be released?

We’re so glad you asked!

Unlike our previous games (where we released only a demo and a beta just before launch), RE:P will launch in Early Access.

An extremely early alpha version of the game, featuring about an hour’s worth of content, will be available for our Patrons around December 2021/January 2022. Once we’ve polished it up more, it’ll launch in EA on Steam (likely Spring/Summer 2022), where we’ll push incremental content releases until the game is fully complete.

The final release will likely be sometime in 2023, depending on player reception and the results of a potential Kickstarter.

Why early access? Red Embrace: Paradisus is an immersive sim that relies heavily on the player’s engagement/identification with the MC. It’s extremely important to us to hear early feedback on choices and character customization, as we want to incorporate as much player input as possible.

We also want to experiment with putting prototypes/alphas in front of players early. We’ve always kept our games rather clandestine until release, but this time, we’d like RE:P to involve the community more in its development.

** Please note that any provided dates are optimistic and not set in stone. We will do our best to hit these milestones, but delays are always possible.

What platforms will it be on?

Our current targets are Windows, Mac, and hopefully the Linux and the Nintendo Switch later on!

Will there be happy endings this time?!

For every comment asking for happy RE:H endings, we decided to make RE:P endings exponentially worse. You will be chained to eternal pits of suffering and despair regardless of your choices.

…Just kidding. Yes, there will be happy endings (even with LIs).

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Questions or Comments?

Feel free to send in questions about RE:P and any AG/GAG games (or dev-related questions)! Our Ask Box is always open.

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Nadim—Red Embrace: Paradisus (+ Answering Asks)

Nadim, the Sound Transcender.

Red Embrace: Paradisus

♦ A VAMPIRE NARRATIVE RPG ♦

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NADIM

House: Iscari Height: 6’2 Likes: Algorithms, dancing, singing, music production, fashion, meditation, the tambur Dislikes: Hypocrites, funerals, marching bands, hospitals, tight spaces, the police

Description:

Mesmerizingly intense and magnetic, Nadim is well-known for his aloof exterior. Although he can come across as abrasive, the Iscari’s intimidating energy attracts all the attention in a room without an ounce of effort.

As a DJ and audio engineer, he puts his talents to use for the Netizen faction – helping the tech-punk group flourish in both work and play. His massive rave parties, which he hosts inside an enormous warehouse, are unmatched in Vegas.

But on occasion, something more vulnerable flashes behind his eyes. Nadim’s fierce, passionate loyalty to his friends stands at odds with his iciness…perhaps there’s a reason for it.

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Stay tuned for more character introductions in the following weeks! There is much still to uncover about the strange occurrences of 1999…

Questions or Comments?

Feel free to send in questions about RE:P and any AG/GAG games (or dev-related questions)! Our Ask Box is always open.

Answering Asks!

What are Saorise’s and Aleusha’s favorite songs from America?

A: Saorise is the type of lady who’d enjoy Billie Holiday classics, like “I’ll Be Seeing You”. Meanwhile, you’ll catch Aleusha jamming to Gothic hits like Type O Negative, especially “Christian Woman”.

Is there any voice acting in Red Embrace: Paradisus?

A: Possibly! If we can get the budget for it, we’d love to include partial English VA in RE:P. It’ll depend on the success of any Kickstarter/crowdfunding campaign we end up doing down the line.

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