I'm really glad I went back and replayed 1000xResist. I think my slower approach this second playthrough gave me a chance to see just how good the writing is in the game. 1000xResist feels like a story that should fall apart at the seams, yet somehow despite its high complexity it manages not only to function as a story but deliver incredibly heartfelt and personal moments throughout. 1000xResist is a sci-fi story that understands that the true value in the genre comes not from convoluted explanations of the precise functioning of fictional technologies but through telling unique and deeply human stories. One of my impressions coming out of my first playthrough was "this game feels like it's about everything" and I still very much stand by that. Its a game deeply rooted in the asian diaspora, while also being incredibly universal in what it has to say on loss, sacrifice, tradition, cycles of violence and pain, and so much more. A lot of the initial frustrations I felt on my first playthrough were still there, and it's hard for me to call this game a 10/10 when at so many points I experienced weird bugs and jank. Regardless of these issues, 1000xResist is a deeply singular game with so much to offer to those willing to push themselves to listen. (9/10)

I'm really glad I went back and replayed 1000xResist. I think my slower approach this second playthrough gave me a chance to see just how good the writing is in the game. 1000xResist feels like a story that should fall apart at the seams, yet somehow despite its high complexity it manages not only to function as a story but deliver incredibly heartfelt and personal moments throughout. 1000xResist is a sci-fi story that understands that the true value in the genre comes not from convoluted explanations of the precise functioning of fictional technologies but through telling unique and deeply human stories. One of my impressions coming out of my first playthrough was "this game feels like it's about everything" and I still very much stand by that. Its a game deeply rooted in the asian diaspora, while also being incredibly universal in what it has to say on loss, sacrifice, tradition, cycles of violence and pain, and so much more. A lot of the initial frustrations I felt on my first playthrough were still there, and it's hard for me to call this game a 10/10 when at so many points I experienced weird bugs and jank. Regardless of these issues, 1000xResist is a deeply singular game with so much to offer to those willing to push themselves to listen. (9/10)