The Kite

"The Kite (2012)" is a ultra-short Indie game by a single Ukrainian developer. Russian/Ukrainian/Post-Soviet lifestyle simulator. If you've seen the Lazy Square youtube video "THE SIMPSONS. Russian Art Film Version", you get the gist. I played the somewhat-sequel "Repentant (2018)" first, it too was a very short game but it had voice acting and better art. This game on the other hand is like a rough draft. Indie, but I'd call it very primitive. No wonder, the game was remade in "Little Kite (2017)". The art is better but the original story was neutered, which completely castrates the atmosphere of the original first game. This game has its issues but the oppressing atmosphere is the most defining point. Don't understand why it was butchered, of all things... This rough game tries to tell a very serious and story touching on sensitive topics, yet the typical point & click gameplay and puzzles are completely breaking the flow and turn all seriousness into a joke. The dumb writing and decisions of the main character do not help either. The ludo-narrative dissonance is great with this one! Son is gone, instead of going into the streets to search for him, let's annoy the husband who doesn't care at all. Spilling his vodka and breaking the TV is not going to magically convince him to help. Grow a brain, you clearly displayed it with your know-how in electronics and riddles! Firstly I blame game design, secondly the women victims who think fist-fighting a bear is a good idea. So if a gorilla charges you, you bow as instructed? But when you know from personal experience that smashing the vodka bottle results in a busted lip, then why do it again?? Repeating the same action hoping for a different outcome is the definition of madness. Highly amateurish game design. Primitive is the better word. I am very lenient towards Indie projects, especially those made by a solo dev, but this game feels like a small project from Newgrounds website back in 2008. The main issue is that even after 5 years of community feedback, the dev remade the game repeating all mistakes while butchering the story but with a beautiful cherry on top (art/voice acting). I am glad the developer keeps on making games and improving greatly in the art department. If only the writing and game design would catch up with 2025... Also people play to unwind and escape reality, having it shoved in the face with such games is not very fun. Why there are no games like this? Because people know it is hard to make and usually ends up tasteless. Typically expert developers hide such themes in the backstories of horror games. An indie dev couldn't possibly match up, especially in this darn point & click adventure genre.. I don't want to be too critical, but sadly the bad far outweigh the good. Having played 2 games from this dev, I have hope they will grow better but I will hold on until an actually good game is made.

Oof. Short point-and-click game that will kick you right in the feels!

Круто, конечно, что здесь можно запереть жену на кухне и уйти смотреть футбол, но всё-таки нет)

Хорошая игра с несколькими интересными идеями головоломок. Сюжет минут на 30, но прохождение заняло у меня около 2-х часов И так, история о домашнем насилии, возможно, немного банальна и я бы добавил стандартна дня некоторого слоя населения, но для столь короткого игрового времени дополнительная информация об истории персонажей, вероятно, не вписалась бы. Одна проблема, о которой я хотел бы упомянуть, заключается в том, что в начале игры есть головоломка с листом чисел. Я думаю, что игра дает слишком мало информации о том, что мы должны сделать в этой головоломке. По факту получилось решить методом тыка, как в старые добрые времена игр начала 2000-х. В целом игра как для бесплатного ознакомления вполне себе годная, хорошая визуальная часть, классический Point & Click не больше, не меньше. Моя оценка 6/10

Игра оставляет сильное впечатление, потому что она морально тяжела. К сожалению, события, показанные в игре, могут реально произойти в жизни, и это делает её ещё более сильной. Ты не просто играешь, ты ощущаешь переживания героев

шедевр, 10/10.

感觉评论区都说完了，游戏是家暴主题 剧情就是女主智斗老公找儿子，我看女主技能挺多，应该可以自力更生 解密我脑子笨，感觉挺难 结局只能说制作者还有点人性 画风也不错 反正免费，可以一玩