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The joy of being a quadruple agent in The Invisible GuardianI’m this close to forgetting which side I’m on
I’m this close to forgetting which side I’m on
I would like to talk a little bit about my experience withThe Invisible Guardian. Not the 2017Spanish thrillermovie, but the prodigiously popular Chinese visual novel that quickly became the highest-selling title on Steam in 2019. Why haven’t you heard of it? Because the game isstrictly region locked. This is unfortunate, because The Invisible Guardian rules.
【简柚】隐形守护者The Invisible Guardian Trailer E3 2019Watch on YouTube
【简柚】隐形守护者The Invisible Guardian Trailer E3 2019
Players take control of Xiao Tu, a Chinese intellectual who has just arrived in war-torn China from the Empire of Japan. After joining a fringe underground resistance group, the aim is to infiltrate Japanese-occupied Manchuria. At first it seems like The Invisible Guardian is a black-and-white retelling of the second Sino-Japanese war, leaving little to reflect on, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Xiao Tu meets a variety of colorful characters with different allegiances and hidden motivations. The Japanese, the liberals, the nationalists, and the communists are all doing what they deem right and trying to survive the political turmoil. The masterful writing humanises the characters, and becomes very tangible during important decisions.
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“Is it worth it?” is the question that sticks with you throughout The Invisible Guardian. Is it worth compromising your mission to save your relationships? Or should you put your humanity to one side in order to keep hold of your original dream? Personal morality is another layer of being a spy. Not all decisions lead to death, or what are traditionally considered to be bad endings. Some of them, for example, might see you switch sides and betray your comrades. The game doesn’t tell you what is right or wrong; it simply presents you with the harsh reality of the war and gives you the tools necessary to move within its boundaries.
