Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It

I love the game and everything in it.

[i]Sigh...[/i] This review is full of plot structure spoilers (as in how the story develops and what it focuses on). You have been warned. Z.A.T.O. comes out the gate with a strong opening scene that shows a mid-point of the story before regressing to the chronological beginning of the plot. This is great; it both sets up characters that play pivotal roles in the story [i]and[/i] gives you a promise of what kind of plot you're getting into. Unfortunately, the later half of the VN feels both rushed and like a rug-pull. Character dynamics (especially the unresolved points from acts 1 & 2) absolutely carry the story. [spoiler]Asya's relation with Vadim and her self-delusions towards other classmates was what first captured me.[/spoiler] On the other hand, the abstract philosophical attempts made within the later acts serve as a leash that keeps the emotionally-driven character dynamics in check. This is not a good thing. It truly feels like the ending act was written antagonistically towards the rest of Z.A.T.O. [i]even though the story had accounted for its inevitability[/i]. How can I make heads or tails of it? This VN made me feel everything in one hour and then slowly tore it away as it went on. I really don't know what to make of it. It gets good scores from every department but structural congruency. 7/10, still a steal for the low price of free.

Приятный проект, который впитывает в себя как хорошо проработанные диалоги и раскрывающийся мир, так и визуальную составляющую с сопутствующей ей композицией. Лично мой опыт прохождения был крайне нетороплив: я обгладывал её по кусочкам, впитывая все соки и проводя за ней не один вечер за бокалом красного. Что в итоге сложило у меня впечатление о ней как о кози-новелле с присущим её жанру постепенно нарастающим напряжением, поданным в эксклюзивной форме. Игра также примечательна тем, что демонстративно отвечает на два насущных вопроса: "Как в современном обществе люди все еще верят в божественные силы?" и "Что есть сама вселенная в этом мире и что вершит ее судьбу?"

Teenage drivel

i.. love ;;

please play this

i cant put my review into words

Its so good that i want a physical book of the story. One of my fav for sure .