Z.A.T.O. Log #1
Dec. 19th, 2025 11:13 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alatus_nemeseosAs I mentioned in my latest Genshin entry, I started playing through my backlog of free games before diving into the ones I want to buy once Christmas comes around, and I started by this indie Visual Novel called Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything in it. The art drew me in, and while I had a few problems making it work (I initially downloaded it off itch.io, but my MacOS version doesn't support x32 bit programs anymore, so it didn't work. Steam told me the same thing but, surprisingly, that one works smoothly, so I'm not sure what changed there), I played through the first 2 hours or so between yesterday and today, and...
... What a ride. It started out fairly normal according to what I was expecting of it, and Chapter 1 was really good. I love the relationship between Asya and Ira, since it reminds me of tropes I like in other media. However, when Chapter 2 came around, things started to get... more unsettling. Now, don't get me wrong. I don't think this is a flaw in the game, but I do have to point it out because the changes can be quite abrupt and disrupt the barely linear narrative... which, once again, is good, but it got to a point where I had to close the game, which is something I never do. The scene in the car repair shop was very unsettling, as it hit too close to some of my intrusive thoughts, and I wonder what direction it'll be heading into, since I left it off right when Asya confronts Vadim (who is actually uninvolved, or so I hope) about it...
I can't wait to see how it continues, but I'm a little scared at the same time, OTL. I also don't know if I should merge everything about the game in one entry or make multiple ones according to my playing days, but we'll see. For now, I'll make it into regular individual logs.
... What a ride. It started out fairly normal according to what I was expecting of it, and Chapter 1 was really good. I love the relationship between Asya and Ira, since it reminds me of tropes I like in other media. However, when Chapter 2 came around, things started to get... more unsettling. Now, don't get me wrong. I don't think this is a flaw in the game, but I do have to point it out because the changes can be quite abrupt and disrupt the barely linear narrative... which, once again, is good, but it got to a point where I had to close the game, which is something I never do. The scene in the car repair shop was very unsettling, as it hit too close to some of my intrusive thoughts, and I wonder what direction it'll be heading into, since I left it off right when Asya confronts Vadim (who is actually uninvolved, or so I hope) about it...
I can't wait to see how it continues, but I'm a little scared at the same time, OTL. I also don't know if I should merge everything about the game in one entry or make multiple ones according to my playing days, but we'll see. For now, I'll make it into regular individual logs.
