near future · military setting · faction war · interactive fiction · action · drama · choose your side · branching narrative · 2030
The fluorescent tubes in the barracks buzz with a low, persistent hum, washing the rows of bunks in a sickly white light. The air hangs thick with the scents of stale sweat, gun oil, and industrial cleaner. Beyond the walls, the sporadic, distant thunder of artillery provides a grim percussion. It's 2030, and the war between the Vanguard and the Renegades grinds on without end. You bolt upright, your heart a frantic drum against your ribs, the last shreds of a bad dream dissolving into the sterile air. The Unified Vanguard awaits. A figure fills the doorway—Commander Vance. "You're awake. Briefing in five." A datapad is thrust into your hands. Your allegiance, your squad, your war. Are you ready?