#бесконечноелето

[photo-byrenata]

Вдохновлено визуальной новеллой «Бесконечное лето».

[mldyan]

[stelmakhdenis]

Произошел идеальный «мэтч» футболки и бутылки с водой ахаха. P.S. Если вам вдруг не хватило рута Ульяны в оригинальной игре, то советую модец «Мы – это главное» — один из лучших модов в летосфере. #бесконечноелето #everlastingsummer #бл #ульяна (at Ulyanovsk) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeYvCZruWWg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[visualnovelvoiceactor]

ОНА СПАСЛА ОТ ГОЛОДА - 7 ДНЕЙ ЛЕТА #4 - ДЕНЬ 1 - БЕСКОНЕЧНОЕ ЛЕТО (Everlasting summer) Озвучка Визуальных новелл

[pixelgrotto]

Three free games on Steam, part two

Two months ago I decided to take a dive into the free section of Steam in search of weird, experimental and under-the-radar stuff that could be played without spending a cent, and now I’m back with three more games. And wowzers, we’ve got some unusual stuff this time. 

Marie’s Room - This is the most mainstream game on here, since it was released just a few weeks ago to a reasonable amount of fanfare. It’s a one hour “explore the room and figure out the story it holds” game that’s drawing a lot of comparisons with Gone Home and Life is Strange, which are both titles that I haven’t actually played but want to at some point (Life is Strange moreso than Gone Home). Anyhow, in Marie’s Room you play as a girl named Kelsey who’s gone back to the childhood room of Marie, a high school friend from 20 years ago. She finds Marie’s journal, and as you investigate objects in the room, journal entries will appear, outlining the story of these two young women from very different backgrounds. Kelsey was a “cool” chick with a boyfriend, Marie was a kinda nerdy and socially awkward introvert, but despite this they managed to bond with each other until a dramatic incident occurred. And naturally, piecing together that incident is what the game’s all about.  It’s a quick and interesting enough storytelling experience, though if you’re not a fan of what are increasingly being called “walking simulators” it’s doubtful that you’ll like it. Marie’s Room also carries a lot of the same tropes that Gone Home and Life is Strange apparently possess, and one of the complaints I saw on Steam is that experimental slice-of-life storytelling games like this predominantly seem to be falling into a routine, where they usually focus on showcasing the friendships of American white girls (who usually turn out to be lesbians, though not so in Marie’s Room, sorry) living in suburbia. On one level, this is fine, because lord knows we could use more games from the viewpoint of women. On another level, though, this is quickly becoming a trope, almost like how the grizzly, generic male action hero is in AAA mainstream titles. I saw a Steam review stating that gamers who love interactive storytelling should begin demanding more diverse tales, and I’m inclined to agree. A game like Marie’s Room set somewhere besides suburbia and starring a protagonist of color - like an Asian American boy or an African American woman, for instance - would be a good start. 

Path Out - Not to be confused with A Way Out, which is something else entirely, Path Out is a tiny game based on a wonderful idea: under the guise of a cartoony and nostalgic JRPG, tell players the tale of one young Syrian’s escape from the country after the 2014 civil war. It’s based on the true story of Abdullah Karam, who pops up in the upper left corner of the screen as you examine various objects or end up in a sticky situation that leads to death, and I love the way he comments on his homeland and your decisions. For instance, at one point in the game you’re wandering around a Syrian household and see an intentionally placed and stereotypical looking camel, and Abdullah’s face emerges and is like, “Yah, to be honest this is sorta racist since we don’t have camels like that in Syria aside from in the super touristy areas.” And then the camel disappears. There are little asides like this throughout the game, and Abdullah’s stories can get quite serious and touching, especially when he has to leave his family and sneak past ISIS troops in the woods.

I enjoy it when I feel like I’m learning something from a game, and if Path Out does anything, it manages to communicate how difficult it was for average Syrians during the war. It also fosters a sense of camaraderie via Abdullah - after all, here’s a normal dude who enjoys playing video games and fiddling around on the computer just like any other kid across the globe. The only problem is that it’s way too short and ends on an extremely abrupt note, though other episodes are planned for release in the future if Path Out does well. Hopefully they’ll be made, because I wanna see the rest of Abdullah’s journey. (I wouldn’t mind buying the dude a beer someday too.) Everlasting Summer - If you want to know more about Everlasting Summer, then you should go read my Steam review, which I rattled off a few evenings ago and am actually quite proud of, lol. It’s a fairly negative review, which is rare for me, and it’s also divergent from the mainstream, since the game currently has an “Overwhelmingly Positive” score on Steam. But you might feel differently, and Everlasting Summer is certainly a novel concept at the very least, because how many other communist visual novels with a Japanese flair rise from the depths of the Russian web? Yep, Everlasting Summer is an erotic game (or eroge) about Soviet Union waifus, though the erotic scenes are frankly, few and far between. The story centers on an annoying guy named Semyon who finds himself transported from his mundane existence in a northern city to a strange pioneer camp where all of the girls are busty and cute, and mysterious time loops may be going on, trapping everyone in place. Or is it alternate dimensions? Or ALIENS? Honestly, I’m not really sure, and I don’t think the makers of the game are either. This was a project that was in the works since 2008, frequently approached vaporware status, and was constructed by a variety of different individuals who frequented Russian image boards and VK groups. It certainly feels messy, like something put together by too many cooks in the kitchen, but the setting is interesting, and just like in Path Out, I occasionally felt like I was learning things about USSR history. The girls are also okay, though I’m a tad salty that the purple-haired one I fell for ended up being the unstable choice who has a mindfuck of a bad ending but a disappointingly mundane good one. But at the end of the day, Everlasting Summer’s writing wasn’t good enough for me to recommend it, especially when there are stronger free visual novels out there like Doki Doki Literature Club that also offer more than enough weird twists and turns in their narratives. I will admit that there’s a certain appeal to playing something that formerly only existed as a mysterious urban legend on websites ending in .ru, though.

Screenshots all taken from each game’s respective Steam and Facebook pages.

[rzndoomed-blog]

#БесконечноеЛето #EverlastingSummer Как говорил мой отец — если мужчина ничего не умеет, он идёт работать охранником. А если женщина ничего не умеет — она идёт на панель. Суть одна — спать за деньги. (с) _____ Original: Заброшенный пионерский лагерь Юность "Сосновый бор" https://fishki.net/1216484-zabroshennyj-pionerskij-la.. #РязаньБезысходная #Ryazan #Рзн #рязань #рязань2018 #ялюблюрязань

[shirshalex]

Прямой рейс из бесконечного лета. Ikarus 256 1974–98 #икарус #икарус256 #ikarus #ikarus256 #бесконечноелето #evarlastingsummer (at Bryansk) https://www.instagram.com/p/CETt8sth3HP/?igshid=lw3petru3dm

[palecardinal]

Бесконечная милаха 😍 #бесконечноелето #everlastingsummer #cosplay #pioneer (at Крокус Экспо)

[mishanazarov]

Каждый вечер, во вторник, среду и в четверг, приглашаю Вас насладиться музыкальными вибрациями у моря, на нашей белой LOUNGE террасе. Следите, пожалуйста, за анонсами 🎼 @massandrabeach Встречаемся на любимом Пляже... #бесконечноелето ☀️ #loungemusic (at Массандровский Пляж) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0Q4NztorZs/?igshid=1ddnxn8cgp3ql

[alexeyizimovart-blog]

More one character from my vn) #визуальная #новелла #бесконечноелето #аниме #арт #аниме #арт #анимеарт #рисование #искусство #творчество #творю #инстаграманет #про #бумага #анимация #мгу #москва #карандашом #краски #доброеутро (at Moscow, Russia) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs-UATbBTn6/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=zomq2426ikny

[meyoaru-blog]

ФанАрт на Алису из бесконечного лета ~ Моя группа vk.com/meyoarts ~

[katyonakateyka]

​Когда нет денег на годный косплей, но есть компьютер, интернет, пиратский Photoshop и упоротая безбашенная фантазия, azaza))0)0 #photoshop #бесконечноелето #косплей #блог #фото

[teatrnavesu]

. .#бесконечность #бесконечное_лето #бесконечностьsokolov #бесконечноелето #бесконечноепутешествие #бесконечностьоткрытий #бесконечностьнепредел #бесконечности #бесконечносчастливы #бесконечно #бесконечнокрасиво #бесконечностьлюбви #бесконечнолюблю❤ #бесконечнолюблю❤️ #бесконечносильно #бесконечность💞 #бесконечностьидалее #бесконечное_счастье #бесконечносчастлива #бесконечнолюблю #бесконечностьобразов #бесконечное #бесконечнолюблю💞 #бесконечноесчастье https://www.instagram.com/p/BngUBnHnCJz/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=nixop1p69edo

[eliymayson-blog]

Просто #скетч #бесконечноелето часть 3 🎨 #art #everlastingsummer #рисунок #чб #artistic #artists #arte #artlovers #instaartoftheday #myart #black #igersbnw #bwoftheday #noiretblanc #noirlovers #bwbeauty #white #blancinegre #monochrome #draw #sketch #drawing #painting #мику #paint #drawings #sketch #drawn #miku (at Улица Ленсовета, Санкт-Петербург)

[musicguild]

Какие #аниме -франшизы запомнились вам в прошлом году? #БесконечноеЛето #forever

[protasik]

Отечественный косплей, посвященный «Бесконечное Лето». На фото — Славя,...

Отечественный косплей, посвященный «Бесконечное Лето». На фото — Славя, одна из популярных героинь-пионерок, с которыми главному герою доведется познакомиться ближе. Как считаете, похожа? #БесконечноеЛето from Фогеймер VK feed http://ift.tt/2oIpZBh