
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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这八年来,我总是觉得人生是在既定的轨道上稳定的运行着的,人的命运与能力都是固定,面对着各种苦难都是无能为力。在这宏大的宇宙之中,人类的所作所为并不能影响着宏观宇宙的运行,也可以说是认知宏观宇宙是人类傲慢的原罪,而人类的傲慢并不能影响着什么,只是做着让自我感动的事情,并且改变不了什么既定的事实。自那以后总觉得人的存在是虚无的,生前带不来什么,死后也带不走什么,无论今世有多么的深沉,在离世之后都是无意义的。在出生之前没人知道自己是从何而来的,死后自己的意志也不知去向,从而产生了巨大的孤独与悲伤。但在经历了困境与遗憾之后才发现,正是因为这份空虚,所以才要感受当下的每一刻。即使明天我们就要被抹除了存在,也要在最后一刻留下属于自己的愿望与祝福,留下自己的信号、留下自己的痕迹、留下自己的爱。正是因为爱所以人类才伟大。
我懂了⋯啊⋯我懂了,我怎麼現在才明白? 玩完後空虛了一陣子,不理解、不明白⋯ 我怎麼這麼愚鈍,如此可愛的表達方式。 半夜突然驚醒,寫下了雜亂無章的心得,起床再修改補上。 - [spoiler]「有時候我覺得我必須享受痛苦,可我知道我真的寧可要其他的事物。 我不具備成為領導者或追隨者的品質,甚至不能成為一個知足之人;當我不具備其他品質之時,知足常樂應是我最後的底線。」 ——《惶然錄》(The Book of Disquiet),費爾南多・佩索阿 假裝接受苦難,用「知足常樂」或「宇宙意志」安撫自己,看似平靜,卻終究只是一場漫長的自我催眠。強迫自己去習慣痛苦,不過是在沒有退路時,與命運達成的一次沉默妥協。 然而,由自卑與妥協編織出的外殼,終究會被一道猝不及防的光撕裂。當有人願意越過刺骨的寒風,為那個怯懦、軟弱的自己停下腳步時,冰封已久的認知也隨之崩解。原來過去所謂的知足,只是不得已的退讓;真正被溫暖觸及的感受,是如此鮮明,也如此無可取代。 於是,那個人彷彿成了宇宙特意遣來的救世者。光是被那雙眼睛注視著,哪怕只是被責備著軟弱,也足以在漫長而寂靜的夜裡,悄悄感到欣喜。 這便是阿莎雅。 玩完後,我一直記得那顆太陽。 帶著暗斑的星體,從未因缺陷停止燃燒。它依舊在沉默的宇宙裡,以自己的方式發光;那些未能順利說出口的話語,那些停留在沉默邊緣的微弱訊號,都像寒夜中始終不肯熄滅的火光,微小,卻真實地存在著。 我們或許都不具備耀眼的品質,會退縮、會自我催眠,也曾在私心與善意之間猶豫不決。但我們不必強行抹去身上的瑕疵與陰霾,更不必假裝去享受痛苦。光是勇敢地承認對溫暖的渴求,光是這樣真誠地站立在風雪中,我們原本就已經具備了被這世界溫柔擁抱的所有理由。 當托夏——那個只存在於她幻想中的朋友——再次出現在她面前,輕聲對她說出「你變了」時,有些事情,早已改變。 通往頂端的階梯就在眼前。即使前方漆黑一片,她仍一步一步向上走去,甚至忘了自己曾經那麼害怕高處。 高塔之上,晨曦將至。風輕輕吹拂著,「我」與「女孩」的輪廓逐漸重疊,再也無法分辨彼此。直到那一刻,她才終於明白,過去傾盡一切投向世界的目光,其實一直在尋找一個能夠接住自己的地方。 她曾以為,花朵值得被愛,太陽值得被愛,世界上的一切都值得被愛,唯獨自己不是。 於是,她把所有溫柔都獻給了世界,卻始終把自己留在愛之外。 而最後,她終於明白,自己從未被排除在這份愛之外。 她不是學會了如何去愛世界。 她只是終於願意相信,自己也值得被愛。 [/spoiler] - [b][/b] [h2][b][b][h1][/h1][/b][/b] [/h2][h2]我害怕的從來不是死亡,而是有一天,再也無法感受這個世界,那些被藥物延緩的情感、逐漸消散的存在。感受本身,就是活著最溫柔的證明。[/h2]
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♥♥♥♥.. Made me question my life and go through 27632 existential crisis.
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.-.- - . -... .-.- .-.. ..-- -... .-.. ..-- BORN TO LOVE THE WORLD IS BENEVOLENT 愛!GET IT TOGETHER 1986 I am Asya 410,757,864,530 WOUNDS HEALED .-.- - . -... .-.- .-.. ..-- -... .-.. ..--
i love the game and everything in it
великий атсмософреа расия вообщем абстракцияии выообщем смыслы там друзья любовь великая сила великике лбюди я люблю мне нравится ИЗ МИНУСОВ слишком короткая КОНКРЕТНО МНЕ нужно больше врекмени чтобы погрузиться и забыть про мир чтобы прочувствоавть историю на себе
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ཐི༏ཋྀ such a wonderful telling of events that immersed me all the way through especially in the third part. I was a bit baffled at first by how similar I've lived and experienced life compared to Asya and this feeling kept growing and growing until the incredible story climax. I think.. I think I am starting to love the world and everything in it too ཐི༏ཋྀ
电波作 选曲很有意境 意识流的地方绝了 最后[spoiler] 我爱你我爱你我爱你我爱你 [/spoiler]
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