ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies

синема LUCK AND SKILL, OPERANTS

Thank you for making this. There are so very few games like this out here and when it comes to classic espionage with trippy twists- is there anything on this level? Even close? Also, I'm sorry. I 'f'd it all up', but I knew. "It's Chinatown, Jake" is a vibe you can't miss. I hope the game does well and we see more like it, or perhaps different but similar. Familiar, yet not, as all games set in this 'world' are. For players out there, this is a great game. It doesn't do anything super innovative, its point and click, fetch n find, and make choices. But world-building, theme-setting and strange plot with all the spy twists and turns is fantastic!

too buggy for now

Мне очень понравилась игра. это было захватывающее приключение которое не опишешь одним словом. Сложно выделить что-то одно. Даже Диско Элизиум не вызывал у меня желание несколько раз перепрозодить, ради разных развилок в игре, а Зеро Парадайс - с удовольствием. Да, местами забагованная, но это не помешало ею наслаждаться.

I really enjoyed this game. :D

If you're coming to this game looking for the worldbuilding and life that DE has, this is the wrong game. However, if you want intrigue, mystery, and general strangeness, this is the game for you. The writing may not be as good as DE, but I found the story so compelling and interesting, and I'm honestly sad that I can't experience it for the first time again. [spoiler] Specifically, learning that everything that bagman said on the tv was actually true just filled me with a level of wonder and awe that was damn near unmatched. [/spoiler] This game makes you feel like a conspiracy theorist, and you are rewarded for it almost every single time. I've never had a game make me really feel like I am the character in such an incredible way (besides DE, of course).

Bleak and beautiful. When I was able to internalize a thought that didn't allow me to manually save the game, I knew I was in love. I appreciate a game that allows me to indulge my most masochistic tendencies.

Controversy aside, it's a great game with superb writing and really interesting ideas to explore. It features meta-musings on what constitutes a copy versus an original, and discussions on cultural domination and the soft power used to control rival nations. It's about overcoming past mistakes and facing the risk of repeating them just to get a better result. It’s sad to see the developers get sacked because of absurdly weak marketing and the constant negativity perpetuated by so-called Disco Elysium fans, who will criticize this game for the pettiest reasons yet praise some absolute Reddit-tier dogsh!t like Esoteric Ebb. I'd say this game does some things better than DE and others worse, but it's still a really good game that you should try.

HOLOCENE carried the game. Jokes aside really good, not as gut punching as Disco but it seems that the game is a bit more grounded on material and personal reality than making everything too abstract, it worked well for me, especially because when it gets crazy it kind of comes out of nowhere. Was not a great fan of the narrators voice felt a bit forced but it grows on you, maybe expecting everything to sound 10/10 creates this ideal in your head and when people speak different it puts you off, I dunno in the end I ended up liking the accent.

Отличная игра в стиле DE, да не DE 2, ну и что? Хороших игр в подобном сеттинге и так мало, а тут ещё и игра от буквально создателей этого самого сеттинга. И да, баги всё ещё есть, но слава богу игру всё ещё патчат, да и ответы как справиться с софтлоками есть в интернете. (Лично я словил только один баг, связанный с журналом. Ответ нашелся в обсуждениях игры в самом стиме) Короче, рекомендую к ознакомлению однозначно!