HOW WE KNOW WE'RE ALIVE

“How We Know We’re Alive” was one of the shortest games I’ve played, yet somehow it stayed with me longer than many bigger ones. It’s a quiet story about friendship, memories, and the strange feeling of revisiting parts of yourself you thought were gone. Maybe it hit me harder because I’ve been carrying my own losses lately losing my dad, and losing someone I thought would stay. The game doesn’t try too hard to be emotional, and that’s exactly why it works. I just wish it lasted a little longer.

一个小时左右的交互式影片。简单叙事，游戏性乏善可陈。对剧情的感官见仁见智。 * 雨夜，主角回到阔别十年的故乡小镇，进行一场迟来的吊唁。 Pros: + 漂亮的像素美术、柔和动听的音乐。 游玩途中，请欣赏作品呈现的细密雨幕中蒸腾的水雾、灯光下的细碎涟漪、律动的婆娑树影。 + 个性鲜明的角色，恰到好处的独白，提升了作品的代入感、氛围感。 Cons: - 故事简单，与标题无关联。与任何你能联想到的哲学议题均无关联。 有“标题党”之嫌疑。 人生确有很多无奈，多一些换位思考、理解与沟通，或许能少一些迟来的悔恨。

While I don't recommend this game, it's a light "pass on it." It has a couple (might literally only be two even) moments that are interesting, but for essentially an interactive-narrative piece, it just doesn't really deliver nearly enough in trying to get you invested. That said, I will suggest keeping an eye on this studio's next project, because if they can refine a bit, I have a strong feeling they could make something quite good.

[spoiler] The last couple minutes of silent wandering with last scene at the ending is the cherry on top for me. [/spoiler] Applause for the director/developer <3

Corto pero una buena historia en pixel art.

还可以的游戏 但是感觉内容和标题怎么有点对不上板呐（） 不过免费加上这么不错的美术 还是蛮推荐的说www （剧透注意）[spoiler]这游戏不知道为什么老让我想起night in the woods 都是有些混球而且偷过东西的女主离开小镇后又回来的故事... 顺便推荐一下nitw 也是视觉小说 比这个治愈多了（） 说回正题 啊啊要是知道自己的朋友因为想见自己而遭遇意外而亡我得内疚死 妈的 [spoiler] [spoiler]只能说是不同的路吧 按我现在的思想巴拉巴拉的 我也总觉得maria这样的生活很.... “悲惨” 我这个人确实是有点傲慢2333 （我不太确定我要写什么了 要是更加契合本作的标题的话就好了 这个标题能衍伸出挺多有意思的内容的...[/spoiler]

英語のみなのでちょっとハードルは高いかもしれないけど、是非プレイしてほしい。美しいドット絵と素敵な音楽、そして心を震わせるストーリー。最後ちょっと泣いちゃった…