
The Wake is a record of past wounds opened at a three-day funeral. The journal is encoded with a simple substitution cipher that the player must break in order to reveal the writer’s psyche and discover the contradictions that define him.
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Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese
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特殊な仕掛けのついた日記帳の暗号を解いて父である一人の男の過去に触れてゆくゲーム。 謎解き部分は比較的簡単なものが多く、謎解きを求めて買った人は肩透かしを食らうであろう。逆を言えば、カジュアルな一般層にもお話を進められるようにしてあるともいえる。 男の祖父の死をきっかけに両親の関係や子供時代の生活に付帯する問題が章を追うごとに様々なエピソードとして浮かび上がる。それらが長じて人の親となった後年も尾を引く姿に、親と子の間におとされた呪いの根深さを感じさせられた。文芸私小説のような物語で、完成度は高い。 [spoiler]いろんな解釈が生まれそうな作品だと思うが、自分は救いのある結末のように感じた。最後の写真の復元もそうだが、後半に行くにしたがって父親にも父親なりに頑張っていたのだろうという男の思いが、最終的に祖父の残した日記帳を父親が探っていたことを知って確信を深めたのではないかと解釈。 日記帳の初めにあった「私の言葉はすべて嘘だ」という言葉も、終わり際の(中略)私は父親のことを心配したわけでもない~といった言葉もそうだが、自分の父親に対する憎しみと愛情がせめぎあう矛盾の中で、この日記帳における結論がそこに行き着いたのではないか。ようやっと父親に対する感情に折り合いがつけられたことが、死の床に就く男の顔が笑顔だったことに集約されているのではないか。 そう考えると、父親のクズさ加減もつまるところは無力で意志薄弱な人間のあがきであり、祖父・息子・孫と、親から子へ何かを残したいという思いは変わらないという事を伝えたかったのかなと。開発者の実話がベースらしいが、実際の話にも救いがあってほしいと願わずにはいられない。[/spoiler]
I've thought really hard about whether I can recommend the game, and unfortunately the answer is no, which is heart-breaking in a way. The story is very moving and personal, and I wanted to keep reading. The music lends well to the atmosphere of the game and is a lovely addition to the emotions from the story. I like the simple design of the game, and I don't mind the way that the words wrap because it lends to the belief that you're working with a cypher box. However I just didn't get the cyphers from chapter 3 onwards. I don't think I'm particularly stupid, but they puzzles were all too complicated for me. I decided to check the other reviews before leaving mine in case it became clear that I am just not built for deciphering things (although I don't often have problems in other game/puzzle books) and seeing that others have had issues has reassured me a bit. Because I couldn't work them out for myself I ended up using a guide, and the game was reduced to a very simple visual novel. That's the reason I can't recommend this game, because once you take out the puzzle element it is just reading a story, and as great as the story is, it leaves the game short.
幼少期に父から見捨てられた主人公が、父方の祖父の葬式で久しぶりに父に出会ったという内容の日記を、ひたすら読み進めるゲームです。日記のあちこちが暗号で読めなくなっており、その文章を解読していきます。 女手一つで育ててくれた母を肯定するために、 そして「父性がなくてもここまで生きてこられた」という自尊心を守るために、 父への憎しみを手放せずにいる主人公の心情が日記として描かれています。 暗号を解くたびに暴かれるのは、 憎しみという心の防衛線の裏に封じ込めた、「認めるわけにはいかない感情」。 シーザー暗号を解いている中で、主人公が自ら難読化していた本音を解いていていきます。 『The Wake』は、私自身が抱えている家族への複雑な感情を静かに思い出させてくれる作品でした。 普段はまったく自覚していなかったけれど、 自分自身もまた、[spoiler] 父性を渇望 [/spoiler] していたことをラストシーンで思い出させられました。
Nature보다 Nurture
이 게임을 플레이하게 되어 정말 기쁩니다. 짧은 플레이 타임이었지만 어디서도 보기 힘든 게임이었습니다. 자신의 이름과 함께 이토록 개인적이고 깊은 이야기를 세상에 꺼내놓는 용기가 대단하다고 생각했습니다. 플레이하며 사람들은 정말 각자의 아픔을 안고 살아간다는 것을 실감했고, 더 웨이크가 어떤 면에선 저에게도 많은 위안이 되었습니다. 가족이란 무엇이고 가난이란 무엇일까요, 그럼에도 저는 치료할 수 없는 상처는 없다고 믿고 있습니다. 힘들고 오래 걸리겠지만 그것 또한 나의 일부겠죠... 모쪼록 잊지 못할 게임 만들어주신 소미님에게 감사드리고, 모든 상처 입은 사람들이 충분히 자신을 돌볼 수 있는 세상이 되었으면 좋겠습니다.
게임에 대해 너무 높은 기대치를 가졌던 탓에, 조금 부족하다는 느낌이 든다. 그래도 나름 할만했다. 1. [spoiler]너무 어렵게 생각한 탓에, 그게 키워드일 줄 몰랐다. 그 내용이 열쇠에 대한 열쇠라고 생각했다.[/spoiler] 2. [spoiler]거짓말에 대한 거짓말을 써주는 기계라고 하기에, 마지막 뒤통수를 기대했다. 그런 건 없었다.[/spoiler]
암호해독 게임이라기엔 난이도가 쉬워서, 미니게임 있는 소설에 가깝다는 느낌! 다 하고 나니 참 이상한 기분이 든다...
The game feels like a chore to get through. Turning on subtitles to bypass the text animation only alleviates this slightly. The puzzles aren't particularly interesting or fun. It is nothing like the developers other games categorized together in the "guilt trilogy," which is part of why I feel let down by it, but I would not find it intriguing or enjoyable lacking that context either. The story and music are fine, but the packaging is all wrong.
스토리는 솔직히 머리에 잘 안 들어와서 모르겠지만, 암호 해독은 쉬운 편에 속하지만 나름 재미는 있었습니다.
很感人的一部作品。原先在手机上玩的学习版,现在来补票了。
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