Strive: Ruby Temple

Featured from “SYNDICATE XVI” 2025 Illustration MFA Visual Thesis Exhibition, FIT

Ruby Temple really embodies one of the deeper concepts touched on by the gameplay: the corrupting influence of greed, power and the cyclical nature of history. The game takes place after the fall of humankind and the players being the survivors given a second chance. Ruby Temple holds a special place in this narrative, as the planet in which survivors are "starting over" with seems to show signs that it isn't the first time...