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Meteor World Actor: Badge & Dagger is a superpowered detective noir visual novel set in the Seventh Republic, a city that has not seen sunlight since the last great war. Criminals fill its shadows, while the National Police Agency (NPA) stands as a stronghold of justice. Detective Ruka Hiryu works in the NPA’s 13th Division, known as the Sideliners and treated poorly by the rest of the force. He has secretly investigated the sealed Cult Massacre case, but the arrival of two new members and rumors of the semi-mythical Shining Union disrupt his work. The story follows Ruka, the 13th and the NPA as suspicions spread.

Ruka and the investigation

Ruka has struggled to take his work seriously since losing his mentor in the Cult Massacre ten years ago. A year ago, he was assigned to work with rookie cop Claris; during their investigations, he encountered Linda, an A-class criminal. Recently, he has been operating independently of Claris more often. Ruka has ice-based abilities too powerful for him to fully control, so he usually keeps them repressed.

Linda is a dangerous Keeper who can control the young minds of children. More than ten years ago, she led the child-thief gang called the Luiz and first crossed paths with a younger Ruka. She has been helping him hunt the Cult, though her motives remain unclear. Another officer tracking Ruka’s secret pursuit is a Commissioner who wields powerful flames; her investigative skills and abilities have earned her a high rank in a somewhat chauvinistic police agency.

The 13th Division and its allies

The two new members of the 13th include a detective recently reassigned from Forensics, who has the skills for that work but avoids people and struggles to form connections. She rarely speaks to the division beyond the usual morning and evening greetings. The other is Claris, a fresh-faced rookie elf who has begun to show a hint of competence after a year on the job, though she still makes minor but important mistakes. Her common elven power lets her control wind, which is useful for mobility and defense.

The division’s information analyst is highly skilled at analysis and hacking, and so effective that she can look down on others without meaning to. Her partner is Vars, a segitt swordswoman who is exceptionally strong even by segitt standards and can face a delga alone. Vars lives next door to Ruka, leads a simple rustic life because she is chronically short of money, grows food in the hallway and works for Strichoss’s security outfit.

Ruka’s connections also include an officer in Ikuta’s 1st Division, who is strong-willed, formal and restrained. She resents how familiar Ruka is with Ikuta despite their difference in rank and Ruka’s lowly position as a Sideliner. Though usually strict about rules, she breaks them readily when she suspects her family may be involved in a case. Komachi, an officer in the traffic division and the daughter of a senior police commissioner, is bright, witty and taken with handsome faces. A seasoned organizer of weekend mixers, she has a wide network of personal connections, sometimes looks after Ruka and once worked with him on an undercover investigation.

The sole employee of the café Love & Peace is beautiful and popular with many police officers. Her conversations with them give her a surprising amount of information about internal NPA affairs. Ruka also shares his home with a pixie who secretly lives in his coat pocket. Pixies are rare and sought after as household pets, making them targets for poachers; Ruka rescued her from criminals. She is cheerful and meddles in his affairs, but tactfully goes to sleep or pretends not to notice when he does things she would rather not see. An exiled princess of Genomland whom Ruka saved from dangerous assassins now works in the NPA cafeteria, where the agency’s protection gives her some safety. Sweet and earnest, she has won over both the older lunch ladies and the cafeteria’s customers.

Features

The game combines superpowered detective noir with buddy-cop banter between characters with ordinary powers, alongside a moody, jazzy soundtrack.