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Where the Water Tastes Like Wine is a Narrative-Adventure game about traveling, sharing stories, and surviving manifest destiny.
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine is a adventure, indie and story rich game
developed by Dim Bulb Games and Serenity Forge
and published by Good Shepherd Entertainment.
Released on February 28th 2018 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux
in 5 languages: English, French, German, Russian and Simplified Chinese.
It has received 1,596 reviews of which 1,215 were positive and 381 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.3 out of 10. 😊
The game is currently priced at 1.99€ on Steam with a 90% discount.
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Windows
- OS *: Windows 7, 8, 10
- Processor: Intel Core2 Duo E4500 (2 * 2200) or equivalent/AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ (2 * 2200) or equivalent
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce 8500 GT (512 MB)/Radeon HD 4350 (512 MB)
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 6 GB available space
MacOS
- OS: Mac OS X 10.8 or Later
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo or faster
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 5750/Nvidia GT 450 or higher
- Storage: 6 GB available space
Linux
- OS: Ubuntu 12.04 or later
- Processor: Intel from 1.2 GHz or equivilent AMD family
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 5750/Nvidia GT 450 or higher
- Storage: 6 GB available space
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This game is janky AF and ruining my experience, but I can't help coming back, trying to push through the jank to get bugged out stories. I've seen all the stories (I think), I'm looking forward to say goodbye and leave this janky game, but this goddamn game still haunts my mind. I've played narrative heavy game like Failbetter games (Fallen London, Sunless Sea, Sunless Skies) and Roadwarden. These so called "walking simulator" sprinkled with resource management mechanic. Where Water Tastes Like Wine feels so similar yet so unique between its peers. It centers itself with this concept of living story that changes through journey. The game design was on point with the theme. How characters opens up more with the correct choice of story and just like the story you share evolving, these characters also evolves. IT IS SO POETIC, BUT GOD DAMN THE JANK! Grievances I had with the game: - Performance issue, sometimes lags heavily for no reason - Map jank - Scrolling sensitivity jank (sometimes it's so hard to scroll, sometime sensitivity is through the moon) - UI jank - game help/tutorial is unintuitive (just buncha text, wish you can just point out things in images and just point out to icons that I need to watch) - song suddenly went off - trapped in a loop of post ending credit without the ability to skip (I've pressed K and all other buttons many time) when talking to the wolf again after ending Things that I'm okay but others not: - Not getting the final achievement, it's thematic, totally okay. If you spent 20 hours and aren't into the theme of the game, man you're such a angy masochist. - The walking, the walking are nice. Should be nicer. If only I could whistle, enjoy the view & musics, without all the stuttering. Things that I love: - The stories, I have the compulsion to personally collect 600ish screenshot of beautifully written narative - The game design, with all stories categories into tarot decks and they can 'level up'. - Music and art, fuckin gorgeous. TL;DR - This is the game if you're a weirdo like me, who want's narrative story, but didn't want to go through visual novels. On an another universe, this is the cornerstone of narrative game leading through a new age of 'gotta catch em-all' narative genres.
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I like walking I like reading Job done ✔️ This game may not be to everyone's taste but I find it to be an enjoyable one to kick back and chill with.. The characters are engaging and the collective stories Interesting. The player's choices during the discovery of particular stories can change the theme of the story from humorous to scary etc and the growing of stories due to their retelling means they have a bigger impact upon the disposition of the listener. The walking can indeed be tedious but there are other travel options available such as hitch hiking, buying a train ticket or even sneaking onto a train. The map is easy to navigate in order to plan your next journey even if it does become a bit cluttered with icons as the numerous stories are collected. Overall, a unique little gem that I am still enjoying.
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Slowly trekking across america to gather stories for a creature you lost to in poker doesn't sound like it should be fun, but it is. This ain't no visual novel, but you can hitchike or ride the rails to go faster, which is nice. But you may get more stories by plain old walkin'. Great stories. Great storytelling style. Interesting set-up. And watching the stories grow and change through re-telling is interesting. As it hearing the stories of the other wanderers and vagabonds you meet by the campfire. With both human stories and supernatural encounters, it feels very much like you're walking the line between urban legends and real stories. And even the most boring story grows interesting as they are told and re-told. VERY american. Plus, I'm pretty sure I learned some American geography in the process. A far better game than I expected it to be. And excelent storytelling.
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I enjoy the game. It is slow and disconnected, and the walking takes up a long time, but there is something nice about the leisurely pace just gathering stories. The hardest part to me is trying to fit the correct stories to the correct characters, as a lot of times I just don't have the right "funny" stories for them. I mostly seem to find all the ghost stories and sad ones. If you have time to just sit and stroll around america as a skeleton and try to think about which real life urban legend/folklore tale you've just picked up, it is fun. Biggest con is just the length of time traveling from once place to the next, but there are in-game work arounds (the whistling thing is not that great, honestly, especially when you want to do some sight seeing and look for stories you missed).
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Where The Water Tastes Like Wine is set during the United States' Great Depression, a period of economic collapse in the 1930s. As such, the game focuses on stories about characters struggling to survive and dealing with the loss of their jobs and their homes. There is this sort of overall bleak sense of hopelessness, but you still have many stories that showcase the strength and determination of people to overcome adversity and find a way forward. What may be interesting to note, for those unfamiliar with US history, is a period called the Great Migration, in which many African Americans left the South to find better opportunities in Northern cities, considering the prevalence racism and segregation and the fact that African Americans often had the last pick of jobs, were the first to be laid off, and had limited access to government aid. Where The Water Tastes Like Wine evokes Great Depression-era works of literature by Steinbeck, Faulkner, and Greene. It also seems to be inspired by the works and wanderlust of the later Beat Generation, like Kerouac and Ginsberg. Especially Ginsberg, considering it seems like Cassady is supposed to BE Ginsberg. Cassady, with his love story about fellow writer Silas (who settles down with a woman for a "normal" life), mirrors Ginsberg's unrequited feelings for Kerouac. Both Cassady and Ginsberg travel the country as a means to heal from heartbreak. Travel played a significant role in the writing of the Beat Generation, because it really symbolized freedom from societal expectations, and also because it allowed them to gain a deeper understanding of themselves and the world around them. You can really feel this in the game, I think. I would say the game is a combination of Keroauc's "On The Road" (themes of freedom, self-discovery, and celebrates spontaneity, travel, and experiences on the open road across America -- energetic and optimistic) and Greene's "Journey Without Maps" (encounters with local people, the harshness of the environment, and characters' internal struggles -- cynical and dark). This game also features a healthy dose of American and Native folklore, daring to be fantastical but in a way that is completely believable and well-integrated into everyday stories. All of this, combined with an era-appropriate soundtrack, form an extremely well-rounded portrayal of this period in time. Oh, and the art fucking rules! Very important to mention that; it's actually the initial reason I bought the game. I fully recommend this game, it's legitimately one of my favorites, but there are reasons folks would strongly dislike it. Namely, long, slow treks across the map. I was just vibing with the soundtrack, generally played this in the morning with coffee, thought it was perfection, but I can see folks getting bored or frustrated. Also, for those that care, there is one achievement that is literally impossible to obtain (it's symbolic, or whatever). Personally, I think it was a bad move on the devs' part, but it is what it is.
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Where the Water Tastes Like Wine is currently priced at 1.99€ on Steam.
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine is currently available at a 90% discount. You can purchase it for 1.99€ on Steam.
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine received 1,215 positive votes out of a total of 1,596 achieving a rating of 7.33.
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Where the Water Tastes Like Wine was developed by Dim Bulb Games and Serenity Forge and published by Good Shepherd Entertainment.
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine is playable and fully supported on Linux.
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine does not currently offer any DLC.
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine does not support Steam Remote Play.
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine does not currently support Steam Family Sharing.
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Developer
Dim Bulb Games,
Serenity Forge
Publisher
Good Shepherd Entertainment
Release
28 Feb 2018
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