
USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.
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USSR, 1986. When Ira Grachevskaya goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, not a soul seems to be concerned – except for the quiet outcast Asya Shubina, that is. Uncover the mystery behind Ira’s disappearance, transmit your radio signal to the universe and learn why a bird flies past the window.
Meet the cast.

A problem child and a truant, Ira doesn't have the best reputation. Her standoffish demeanor makes her difficult to talk to, especially for someone as meek as you. There is a rumour she's been meeting with an older man.

Marina's carefree personality makes her quite popular among her classmates. Adults don't seem to like her very much, probably due to poor grades. Despite the girl's outgoing nature, her worldview is rather cynical.

A boy with an unpleasant sense of humour. Likes picking on people weaker than him, namely you. His family has been a little out of it the past few weeks.

You. Not worth writing about.
Z.A.T.O. is a linear visual novel with roughly 7-8 hours of playtime. There are no choices. The ending is predetermined. Sit back and enjoy your time in a town that doesn't exist.
DISCLAIMER: the game contains strong language, loud noises and flickering images.
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Languages: English
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i love you
amazing soundtrack
我爱你
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ひとつだけ分かって 無限の人よ、廃りゆく世界をも抱いてゆけ 片腹の痛いような寒さでも 同じように愛を飾っている 同じような愛を飾っている 私だけです 私だけです と、 身に降り積もるような裁きのケース 私だけです ああ、大したグレース もう 全て愛してたい
谢谢你
Al principio del juego justo leí esto "No podemos negar que el mundo está lleno de coincidencias increíbles. Hasta el punto que he empezado a preguntarme cuánto de eso podemos atribuir a pura casualidad". Justo llegué a este juego de pura casualidad al ver la librería de una persona en una discusión de steam. No se si las coincidencias son pura casualidad o no pero agradezco haber llegado hasta este juego, lo poco que llevo me tiene enganchadisimo y encima gratis. Dadle una oportunidad y encima la bso es muy buena
(.. .-.. --- ...- . -.-- --- ..-) (.. .-.. --- ...- . -.-- --- ..-) (.. .-.. --- ...- . -.-- --- ..-) i love you, i love you, i love you
literally good game
世界上只有一种真正的英雄主义,那就是在认清生活的真相后依然热爱生活。——罗曼·罗兰 ASYA不是传统意义上的“英雄”,相反,她只是一个软弱的小女孩。当面临来自同学的霸凌时,她总是在内心中为他们的行为合理化和开脱,告诉自己这只是“玩笑”。她的情商不高,不知道如何与自己喜欢的同学交流,甚至被Ira叫做怪胎,被Marina拒之门外时只会绝望地呼喊一堆意义不明的道歉。她这种让人有点胃疼的性格也是很多人不喜欢这款游戏的原因。 然而这才是作品的灵魂所在。作者并非想要塑造一个完美的世界或人格,而是借助多愁善感的ASYA的意识流描写,展现了在一座与世隔绝的城市里,人们的对光明的挣扎求索和对于不完美的世界的热爱。 这部作品带有浓重的斯拉夫式的哲学和科技思考,有别于西方的传统科幻叙事模式。这体现在两方面。首先,读者会发现故事中的科技元素并不影响主线剧情的推进,比如城市最终消亡的原因(或许是核事故,因为时间上和切尔诺贝利一致)和研究所的具体实验方式。俄式科幻不能以“硬”或“软”来区分,它更像是海明威的冰山理论,即只在作品中揭示极小一部分故事的背景,剩下的留给读者想象与解读。其次是关于哲学部分。作品中ASYA的意识形态并不符合苏联正统的马克思主义哲学,而是一种偏向于主观唯心的朴素观念。这其实与苏联的教育体系密切相关,指令化集中化的学制或许可以培养出优秀的工程师,但是对于学生主体性的忽视、对自由意识的打压必然导致人们内心世界的空虚和失序。在这样一个哲学的冬天,ASYA过于活跃细腻的内心世界已然暗示了她的与众不同。 接下来是一些关于游戏内容的思考。个人认为ASYA与列夫·托尔斯泰晚年的心境有几分相似:后者在最后的日子里用近乎极端的方式折磨自己,胁迫自己对世界做出忏悔,并最终离家出走。而ASYA则坚信世界的本质是美好的,不断否认自己受到霸凌的事实,并最后向世界发送爱的电波。两者的差异在于托老主要受到了东正教的影响,近乎于一种宗教行为,而ASYA则完全出于对世界的爱与包容,这是全游戏中最令我感动的部分。这并不是说我们需要认同ASYA的世界观,相反作者也提到过这是一种病态的观念,在现实世界中只会招致更严重的欺辱。在这不得不提到VADIM了,他是五人中最贴近现实的人物,也是霸凌小团体的主谋。他的形象最为矛盾:一方面他恃强凌弱,持续不断地骚扰欺负ASYA;另一方面,他也帮助MARINA一起寻找IRA,还在ASYA晕倒在影院时在一旁守候。所以他不应当被简单地扣上“霸凌者”的帽子,而是应当一分为二地看待。回归正题,ASYA最动人的地方恰恰在于她扭曲却又纯粹的性格,而意识流式的表现则完美地传达了这一点。她是世界上一切美好与纯洁的化身,即使深陷现实的囚笼之中也要高唱赞歌,这也是我愿称之为“英雄主义”的部分。 最后,我们不得不承认作品中存在一些问题,例如缺乏一些关键信息(ASYA在汽修店究竟经历了什么啊?)以及BGM的衔接过于粗糙。但是这并不影响这是一部伟大的作品。希望ASYA的电波能够借助steam平台传递给更多的人,也希望每一个人都能够对最残酷的现实抱以最赤诚的爱。 I Love the World and Everything In It!
Крутая вроде игра. Но я когда играла забывала сохраняться и вдруг отключили свет и включают через 5 секунд ну а я ведь ленивая падла приходиться идти смотреть пересказ. Не буду ведь диалоги скипать до тех пор где я остановилась а я играла 5 часов без сохранения :/
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