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dkirschner's 1000xRESIST (PC)

[January 4, 2026 10:23:28 AM]

Great sci-fi story that touches on real-world topics like protest, the experiences of immigrant families, and intergenerational trauma. It's really creative and artistic, with excellent writing (though the voice acting leaves something to be desired). You play (first) as the new "Watcher" (people are assigned functions: Watcher, Healer, Knower, etc.). Watcher observes things and enters into "communion" with other people, where they share their memories with Watcher. This helps Watcher understand them. As a new Watcher, you don't know a whole lot, so by communing with others, you learn about the history of this odd society, how it came to be, its religious belief, its hierarchy, and the dangers it faces. Too much to attempt to summarize here, and that would ruin the joy of discovering how this society operates.

But, you aren't just communing with others to learn. You are communing with others because people have secrets, notably the "Allmother" (a god-like figure revered in society). The Allmother may not be exactly how she is portrayed, and you end up trying to get to the bottom of who she is and the implications of that for everyone else. Turns out she has a history...A major event occurs halfway through the game that moves the story forward in time and changes who you play as, and makes you question what you had done so far and your goals going forward. Very cool.

That's basically the game! It's purely narrative in 3d environments, so you'll run around talking to people. Goals are clear and direct you from task to task. The story moves along at a good pace. The one thing I didn't like is that navigating "The Orchard" (the main area wherein the game takes place) is difficult. You get a kind of radar showing where other characters are, and you get a map, but they aren't terribly effective, particularly for helping you navigate the weaving hallways and ramps. There is a particular spot, a center of a garden, that I always had trouble finding. I could see the icon on the radar of whatever character I was meeting there, and I could often see them through trees, but it would take me a while to find the correct path!

In sum, I really enjoyed the story here and definitely recommend if you want a creatively presented, unique, and complex narrative. The map really isn't that big a deal, the voice acting is fine, and it can be a bit slow, but the story was so engaging and thought-provoking that I even stayed up one night till 2am playing. I usually start falling asleep around 11, so that's high praise!