The Peabody Award-winning game, 1000xResist, has finally made its way to PS5 and Xbox from its original release platforms, Nintendo Switch and Windows PC. This unconventional game, rich in thoughtful storytelling, does not waste time plunging players into a unique narrative experience. Settings include a futuristic realm, where you witness a scene of betrayal as one character in blue sci-fi attire stabs another.nnInterestingly, 1000xResist propels you to backtrack and explore a tale of a clone who killed her originator. The game then leads you through a compelling tale illustrating generational trauma, diasporic humans, and the negative effects of a pandemic caused by invading alien forces. On November 4, this gripping saga becomes available to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X players, broadening the opportunity for gamers to immerse themselves in this influential narrative.nnDeveloped by sunset visitor 斜陽過客, 1000xResist is a narrative-driven game that focuses on story over traditional gameplay mechanics. Describing it as a visual novel might be closer to its essence. The game does use some platforming elements, such as zipping between vibrant orbs. Nonetheless, these elements serve more as transportation methods to weave through the dialogue-heavy, fully voiced story.nnIn this mesmerizing tale, every character in 1000xResist’s present timeline is a clone of Iris, a survivalist who endured a deadly disease disseminated by alien intruders that annihilated surface-dwelling humans. This plague instigates a gruesome expelling of the body’s fluids via the eyes. Iris’s immunity to this affliction promotes a form of immortality, earning her reverence from her clones, who hail her Allmother, gracing her with deity-like status.nnThe narrative unfolds primarily in the Orchard, a subterranean communal dwelling where Watcher residies with her clone sisters. Here they have access to Iris’s memories, which become portals to various scenarios like her school days during the unfolding disease outbreak, and her early childhood and teenage years. These glimpses into Iris’s past provide additional context to her experience.nnGradually, Watcher discovers that Iris isn’t the flawless entity her clone sisters and she thought she was. Iris’s bullying tendencies, parent-child conflicts, and memories of her parents fleeing Hong Kong post the 2019-20 protests provide a comprehensive backstory. The game’s journey takes the player through Iris’s complex character development, and the unveiling of the murder mystery from the opening scene.nn1000xResist brings to light universally relatable familial dynamics and invites the player to contemplate life’s complexities and recent global events. Experience the riveting storytelling of 1000xResist, now accessible across several major platforms.
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