Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today we’re returning to an intriguing new interactive project, as we explore the second chapter of 1000xRESIST. Our first excursion provided a diverse stew of variables to chew on, setting us in an apparent post-apocalypse where variably purposed clones of an overseeing ALLMOTHER pushed back against the OCCUPANTS, spectral giants that have seemingly destroyed most of humanity. After meeting our protagonist “Watcher,” we were introduced to fellow sisters like “Healer” and “Bang Bang Fire,” as well as the apparently rebellion-fomenting “Fixer.”
Alongside this present-day narrative, we were also tasked with sifting through the memories of Mother, which took the form of an intimate story of connection and betrayal at a Canadian academy. As a teenager, our mother Iris sought to assimilate and separate from her Hong Kong heritage, a process complicated by her friendship with fellow expat Jiao. We also learned a great deal about Iris’s own domineering mother, and received a number of hints regarding the tear-prompting plague that preceded the apocalypse. It’s a credit to the game’s confidence and clarity of execution that these two spheres of drama seem so naturally linked, and I’m eager to see whatever catastrophes shaped the insecure Iris into the all-knowing Mother. Let’s get to it!