
A post‑apocalyptic visual novel centering on humanity, violence and faith. In the wasteland where human civilization has collapsed and all order crumbled, what conflicts and connections will arise from the encounter of a handful of survivors? Is death the end? And how shall a new world dawn?
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About
In 2050, the Earth was plagued by frequent and extreme natural disasters. Dozens of earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes and other catastrophes struck in a single day, rendering the planet uninhabitable.
This abrupt and unrelenting upheaval seemed like a defensive response: humanity, with its unrestrained development, had become a kind of virus to the Earth.
In response, humanity set out to build a Noah’s Ark for extraterrestrial migration. However, environmental degradation accelerated far too rapidly. The technology was incomplete when the ark was forced to launch. It crashed before breaking through the atmosphere. Only a tiny number of cryogenic pods survived intact, remaining dormant until their scheduled wake-up—200 years later.
A mysterious lamb is the first to step onto this silent and “renewed” Earth.
Game Content
The Shepherd is a single-ending visual novel with an estimated playtime of 60 minutes.
20,000-word script
18 hand-drawn CGs
25 hand-drawn backgrounds
80 split character sprite parts
Stats
All-time low is the lowest price we've recorded for this game since we started tracking it.
Languages: English, Simplified Chinese
Reviews
[h1]人的生存与神无关 [/h1] 甫一出场的两位角色伊芙和亚当、代表圣洁化身的Agnus Dei,以及耳熟能详的诺亚方舟设定基本能让对此题材稍感兴趣的玩家立刻猜出剧情走向,事实不出所料。然而,与浩如烟海的同类作品相比,《牧羊人》实在没超凡脱俗得至于被力荐:脸谱化的人物刻画,没有创意的矛盾设计,缺乏冲击性的谋杀情节——文案不故作高深是唯一可称赞之处。 [i](当然美术非常优秀!) [/i] Shepherd到底想讨论什么?我猜大概是尾声中的这句话:如果人类是这样的生物,那么湮灭或许是正确的。虽然我不认为这卷单薄的羊皮纸能轻飘飘地蔑视人的存在,但如果这是作品试图向玩家传达的思考,那么添加宗教元素的是为了让玩家代入高维视角,还是制作组在通过偶像代言赋予自己权力以理所当然地审判人是否有资格生存? 神的降临意味高高在上的俯瞰还是惺惺作态的悲悯?既然神早已拟定答案,那祂亲身参与这场闹剧的目的是欣赏创生物的丑态吗?又一次田野作业:确认人性自私堕落,确认人是卑劣的次品,确认人类不配存在。在文明社会中角色行为自然应被遣逐,可在道德甚至法律约束全然失效的极端环境下,自我保全真的值得被上升到种族歧视来苛责吗?趋利避害是一切生命得以延续的本能。某种程度上,浸润于温水却站在道德制高点上假设人们会那么做且审判很虚伪。 [b]人的生存与神无关 [/b],更与捏造神存在以满足私欲的存在无关。人的生存只与人们自己相关,每个她或他承载各自抉择的应力。完全没有选项——剥夺角色转变机会、脱离玩家主观意愿的视觉小说真的有被创作出来的意义吗?不如直接做成短篇漫画或者动画视频,反正目的不是让参与者体验、感受和思考,而是见证这场价值判断既定的恶意说教。 我疑惑,也遗憾。明明有许多前车之鉴,为什么还是创作出了平凡的作品。这类题材可以更有深度:在审判人之前先理解人。《牧羊人》没能做到,却催生我的表达欲,令我思考它本能做到的——那么我选择点击推荐。 洁白的羔羊,感谢你存在。
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