Anachronox

Anachronox is a 2001 Sci-Fi game about a down-on-his-luck private detective who, through a series of events, eventually finds himself on a path to save the universe! It turns out that doing so, however, will prove just as difficult as coming to terms with his past.

Anachronox mixes Sci-Fi and RPG elements in the reign of JRPG's while combining witty dialog and a colorful and humorous cast of characters with an epic science fiction storyline.

Directed by Tom Hall and Jake Strider Hughes. Written by Richard Zangrande Gaubert .

Spoilers

Warning! Some of the Quotes on this page might contain spoilers!

Sylvester 'Sly Boots' Bucceli

You're gonna hit me, aren't you?
Oh, cry me a river, sister. You blew up the planet with that little experiment of yours!
Gnash them snappers, kid; I got a sock that eats like a meal. This putrid, unwashed, puss-soaked, blood-crusted sock was fermenting around a gangrenous stump of a foot for eight and half months. This is the chewiest, smelliest sock you'll ever have the luck to nosh on. And you're just a short Q&A away from suckin' this baby dry!
Well what the hell are we supposed to do about it? Six losers against an army of chaos...?! Why doesn't Order send some reinforcement, or something?
Stop hitting me with that thing, or I'm gonna belt you back. OW! I mean it!
About time - Been freezing my butt off! (at Stiletto) Now gimme a hug, I need some body heat...
(at Paco) What happened to your hair?
I'm a professional!
Let me guess, you inexplicably keep the solution somewhere really dangerous.
I'm your man - I'm experienced and expensive... Available!
(at PAL-18) Then let's burn rubber, kid. Two on the town, just like the old days!
You know the difference between you and the you five minutes ago? The you five minutes ago had five minutes to live.
... Sly Boots, the MASTER OF TIME AND SPACE!

PAL-18

Wanna see my batteries?

Paco

I am Paco!

Grumpos

Ah piss.
Oh, piffle!
Damnation! I've pored through half these books and I'm no closer to discovering the missing link. It's all superstition with no basis in reality. I came here looking for science and found religion instead... And these infernal bugs are everywhere! One nearly crawled up my goose pipe!

Conversations

Dr. Bowman: "We all decided we wanna be there when you get yourself killed!"

Sly: "Don't worry, I'll make things good." (at PAL-18) "Ready to hit the road, partner?"

PAL-18: "You betcha Mr. Boots!"

Sly: "Then let's do it; let's get some breakfast!"

Sly: "Spare me the jokes about my smell; I just want what's coming to me - Access to the library... and a stick of deodorant!"

Monk: "We keep our word here, detective. Baby fresh or musk?"

Grumpos: "Look, you left a sock over there... over there... Is it so hard to pick up after yourself?"

Sly: "What? I was gonna pick it up tomorrow!"

Grumpos: "Tomorrow? Tomorrow?! YOU SON OF A...!" (brawl ensues)

Sly: "Why didn't you ever let me in on this?"

Rowdy: "I did. But you were drunk and threw up before I could finish telling you."

Sly: "Ha! That's twenty questions; you guys lose!"

Dr. Bowman: "So what was it?"

Sly: "Anachronox! Man, you guys are dumb."

Dr. Bowman: "But... You said it started with a 'U'."

Sly: "Yeah I know."

Monk: "Can I help you?"

Sly: "Oh! Hey there. Can my friend use your library for a few hours?"

Monk: "No. You're under arrest for trespassing."

Sly: "You can't detain me, I'm a private investigator on an important case. Can't I wash dishes, or something?"

Monk: "A detective? Really? Then the gods smile on us both today, provided you are willing to cooperate in... an extremely delicate matter for us."

Sly: "Yeah I was kidding about the dishes!"

Council Member 1: "Oh, you're all jumping to conclusions. There is no evidence the missiles are even destructive in nature."

Council Member 2: "Evidence? The Virulent Hive has been doing this for hundreds of years - Bomb plant, wait for dust to settle, then re-colonise to expand hive... What exactly do you think is inside those warheads? Gift baskets?"

Sly: "Do I get a cool robe?" (after completing a quest)

Monk: "How about a cool T-Shirt?"

Stiletto: "Interesting little collection of characters you've shacked up with. Which scam you running?"

Sly: "It's my biggest case ever! I'm, uh, trying to 'save the universe'."

Stiletto: "Do tell!"

Sly: "Detta's got the keystone. And I gave it to him..."

Rowdy: "So take it back."

Sly: "How? Detta controls the city. I need an army."

Rowdy: "The seven of you equipped with Mystech are all the army you need."

Sly: "But it's Detta. I never asked for this. How am I supposed to 'save the universe'? I'm me..."

Sly: "You look great."

Stiletto: "You don't. Our golden boy looks a little tarnished."

Sly: "Should have seen me on Monday..." (pause) "You gonna stay in that get-up all day?"

Stiletto: "Thinking about it. It's me, don't you think?"

Sly: "Not remotely."

Stiletto: "So what happened to Fatima?"

Sly: "I thought you were dead..."

Stiletto: "Don't change the subject."

Sly: "She died. The night you disappeared."

Stiletto: "Why didn't you come after me that night?"

Sly: "I did, Sera."

Stiletto: "I could never count on you Bucceli."

Sly: "Don't call me that, Sera..."

Stiletto: "Then don't call me Sera... I'm Stiletto now."

Sly: "What the hell happened to you...?"

Stiletto: "I found myself."

Fatima: "You're crazy. I can't believe you're going after those... things! I'm serious, Boots, I can't let you do this!"

Sly: "Weren't you the one telling me to get off my butt just a few weeks ago?"

Fatima: "There is a difference between getting a job and throwing away your life."

Sly: "I've never felt this strongly about anything. I have to do this!

Fatima: "What makes you think you can save the universe when you couldn't even save me."

Sly: (Pause) "I'm sorry..."

Dr. Bowman: "Oh hell!'

Grumpos: "Oh no!!"

Sly: "Oh what?"

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