
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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有着像雪花消融般的美感。以及氛围渲染和情绪相关的演出做得太厉害了啊,电波之处也是。真厉害。
***剧透预警*** 作为一款前苏联风的电波系作品,起初我认为完全无选择的视觉小说没有可玩性,但意外的对上了电波,对外界来说从不存在的小镇,你会如何对抗对于个体的抹杀?zeto中的设定很多时候人面对荒诞的处境,只有两条路,顺从沉沦,或是起身反抗。沃尔库塔五号小镇里这群人的选择,恰好把两种结局摊开在了眼前。 加林的存在就像现实里最随波逐流的人。身处满是混沌不堪的人际关系中,他顺其自然地成为大众里的一员,可他也曾有过短暂的反抗,而他终将见识不反抗带来的后果。逃避是他的选择,我并不否认,依靠服药本身就是一种逃避,如同玛丽娜的哥哥,他是深陷困局之人,也是最早窥见真相的人。这便是无力反抗催生的结局。 玛丽娜用着完美华丽的阳角外壳包装自己,很明显,她成功了,用吃药逃避后看着这一切,她尝试过反抗,她帮助伊拉加林逃避,最终将自己的个性藏于内里,用完美的外壳逃避后面对规则。 伊拉和加林截然不同,她没有像加林一样被动寻求药物慰藉,而是主动停止服药,奋起反抗这套既定逻辑,反抗周遭所有荒诞的暴力与嘲弄。伊拉就像沃尔库塔五号这座常年苦寒小镇里迸发的一缕阳光,暖意真切,却又转瞬即逝。阳光散尽之后,寒意依旧笼罩一切,但阳光曾经留下的温热,真实存在过。 阿莎雅最鲜明的特质,是她广博的包容与大爱。她珍视自我,也温柔善待身边所有人与世间万物。她没有依靠麻痹自我来躲避现实,而是以这份厚重深沉的爱意回应所有苦难。在小镇彻底消逝以后,电台里依旧循环播放着她的广播,那句不断重复的“我爱你”,穿透生死、系统与规则。不断回响的字句,证明她真切存在过;哪怕现实的一切消散无踪,她的精神依旧留存于宇宙之间,刻下印记。这便是爱的意义。 整座小镇归于尘埃之后,托夏再次出现。我们无从确定托夏是否真实存在,可阿莎雅爱着托夏。她在最后的时光里,怀揣着对家人挚友的爱意,留下自己活在这世间的痕迹。这份情感充满浪漫,更是一份冲破一切桎梏的温柔底色,恰如游戏中那句:I Love the world and Everything in it,是对“我爱这世间,以及世间所有美好”最好的诠释。
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По своему интересная и увлекательная новелла Это не первая новелла, которую я прошел. Но все же, чем то она меня зацепила. Чем-то, что я не видел нигде. Возможно, своеобразное повествование (разделение на главы), интересные и прикольные приемы, вроде текста на экране, а не в диалоговом окне. Множество метафор, неожиданные повороты да и сюжет в целом. Хотя, как по мне, конец сильно сжат, и остается очень много вопросов после прохождения. Никто, конечно, не должен разжёвывать мне каждый момент игры, но лично мне кажется что все слишком запутанно. Да и читать мысли ГГ... это, моментами, ад
» [Спокойная ночь - kino] « 4:53 ────〇── 6:22 ⇄ ◃◃ ⅠⅠ ▹▹ ↻ "I love you. I love you. I love you." zato is one of my favorite games of all time, and is insanely underrated. spoilers ahead for this review!! THIS GAME IS A HIDDEN GEM I SWEAR. it perfectly blends mystery, psych horror, and philosophy into this incredible masterpiece. This visual novel truly pulls the melancholy from my soul, twisted it into the birds, the windows, the books of this game, showed it to me in the skies in the clouds and in the antenna. It highlights empathy, friendship, gratefulness, connection. All of the characters felt very real to me. Despite being disillusioned with her world not being real, seeing the code, Asya instead sees the beauty of it, continues fighting to share her message with the universe. Marina and Garin had such funny and good chemistry interactions, but I also like how complex each were, and although the novel was pretty short, they were very fleshed out (the snowball scene was so much fun, I could really feel Asya's excitement). Marina is literally me yayaya.. And Ira.. of course, she is one of the catalysts for which Asya expresses her love for the universe, and her erasure was the beginning of the universe "correcting itself." More Asya & Ira yuri content please!!! Yet Asya never gave up until the very end. She is the embodiment of the indomitable human spirit. The visual novel raises questions about fate, about the predefined nature of our lives-- recognizing it, and seeing what to do from then on. At the beginning, I too, like Ira, looked down on Asya; but that was far too shallow of me. Asya is the most genuine person in the game, she feared abandonment, she feared losing her friends, yet her introspection led to somethign that was not exactly acknowledgement, but more as a pleading acceptance. My favorite part of how this game is framed is her directly speaking to the universe. Maybe this game is another mere message to it. Maybe we are all playing its games. Would it be far to trivial for me to say that this game changed my life? Maybe. But aren't all these as equally trivial? Thank you, Asya. Thank you for showing me the world, and everything in it. Tomorrow comes. "Selfishly, I still wish you'd wait a little longer. I still hope that you'd let this gash fester a little longer."
i don't think i completely understand it on first play, but that's fine. i'll just keep playing it until i can articulate how much i like it
[b] 我不理解,但我大受震撼 [/b]
"I love you"
I LOVE YOU
literally good game
Крутая вроде игра. Но я когда играла забывала сохраняться и вдруг отключили свет и включают через 5 секунд ну а я ведь ленивая падла приходиться идти смотреть пересказ. Не буду ведь диалоги скипать до тех пор где я остановилась а я играла 5 часов без сохранения :/
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