Before playing, when I discovered this game on the viewer’s game recommendation board, it was noted as a good game to play without much thought.
Games that are considered easy to play without much thought can mostly be divided into two categories.
First, there are physical games where instead of emptying the mind, the entire body, including eyes and hands, is busy moving. Rhythm games that many people play fall into this category.
Second, there are games where you can think if you want to, but the outcome is not really affected by whether you think or not; the results don’t change significantly regardless.
These are often referred to as luck-based games. Since most things are determined by luck, there’s no need to be too cautious with choices.
The only struggle the player can engage in is to somehow increase the set probability.
And this game was clearly one of the latter types, surviving a nuclear war.
That being said, the game suddenly became unplayable.
– Day 33
The game has ended! Your house has been occupied by armed robbers! You’ve been targeted by passing robbers! Oh no, what terrible luck!
“This diary narration tone is kind of annoying. So bad luck led to the entire family being annihilated? It’s not like this is a joke. Does it even make sense to die within a month?”
[Earlier, your house was flooded]
[Why is this person so unlucky?]
[It’s a common occurrence in an apocalypse lol]
[This is the only part that feels realistic ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[How about lowering the difficulty? It seems the hell mode has a high probability of natural disasters]
[Will the moderator lower the difficulty due to pride? Ah lol]
“I will lower the difficulty. Hell mode seems to be a bit much.”
Returning to the game’s start screen, I adjusted the difficulty from hell to hard. I thought it might be worth a shot after the tutorial, but that was my mistake.
I couldn’t clear it even after three attempts. It was becoming strange as family members would die one by one for oddly bizarre reasons.
Simply put, it was just unbeatable luck. The only way to reduce that terrible luck was to lower the game’s difficulty.
I didn’t have a tendency to enjoy self-abuse, so I adjusted the difficulty to hard.
The viewers probably thought I would never lower the difficulty, but not at all. I wasn’t the type of person to cling to pride over something unnecessary.
Moreover, isn’t this game one with very few elements that can even be considered skill-based? There’s nothing sadder than getting heated over a luck-based game that relies predominantly on chance. Quitting the highest difficulty doesn’t mean I can’t play games, so my gaming pride wouldn’t be harmed.
From the perspective of me, an intelligent person with rational and cool-headed reasoning, that was the correct judgment.
Restarted on hard mode, I quickly gathered the necessary items with the experience I gained through a few tries.
[Look at that farming speed, it’s so fast ㄷㄷ]
[The dad is throwing family members around like objects…]
[This is the weight of the head of the family]
[You gathered them up neatly; as long as it’s not terrible luck, there shouldn’t be a lack of food early on.]
– Day 4
Today is my son’s birthday. I had trouble keeping track of the date hiding in the shelter, but I managed to remember it without forgetting. It’s the 10th birthday of my youngest son; even in these circumstances, the kids are growing up fast. He needs to eat well to grow without deficiencies… Let’s celebrate the child who has turned 10.
Is there anything he might want? Inventory list – (chessboard, novel, gun, axe…. can skip)
“These people have no sense of seriousness. What birthday in this situation? It’s a miracle that we’re alive. If I don’t give him a present again, his mental stats will drop.”
[Childhood must be preserved even in an apocalypse]
[Come on, give it!]
[Let’s just throw him a novel; after all, he’s the only one who reads.]
[The novel would likely be the least useful ㅇㅇ]
I tossed a not-so-useful novel toward him while singing a song.
“Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you. Celebrating my beloved son’s 10th birthday.”
[Thx thx thx thx]
[Omedeto]
[He’s grumbling and yet singing for him, what a jerk ㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[Is this the tsundere concept that’s trending nowadays?]
[Grow up healthy! Don’t suddenly run away because you’re angry!]
[Though he looks cold on the outside, he’s warm on the inside]
[Sweet Mollu, taking good care of the kids]
“If I’m going to do it, I should do it properly.”
– My son seems to be happy. The son’s status changes from ‘depressed’ to ‘fine’.
The son’s mental state has returned to normal. Getting this far with just a birthday celebration was a bargain.
When depression or anxiety persists for several days, it eventually leads to madness, resulting in bizarre behaviors like running away with food or suddenly darting outside and not returning.
Such bizarre behaviors do not stop with just one person but have a negative impact on the entire community. It’s a kind of chain reaction.
– Day 9
Going out into the sandstorm is not an easy task, but someone must do it. If luck is on your side, you might discover other survivor groups or gather information and food.
It’s time to go on an expedition. Choose the person to go on the expedition. (Maximum 1 person, can skip)
“Who should I send this time…”
In the past, I would have sent my daughter without hesitation. She had successfully completed every expedition just as well as her father.
But it troubled me that the daughter who returned from the most recent expedition had become a horrific sight.
Veins bulging under her skin and her purple-tinged skin could no longer be considered human. Should I say it was a miracle that she returned in that state? However, she had returned as a monster devoid of reason, fitting her grotesque appearance.
[What if I send my daughter and she becomes a freak again?]
[If she becomes a freak again, we won’t clear it this time either lol. I was shocked seeing her mother’s face.]
[Isn’t it safer to just send dad?]
[What happens if I skip? Do we starve to death?]
“I’ll send dad safely. He has never failed so far.”
I sent the father fully armed with a gas mask, axe, and gun outside the shelter.
– I must achieve results and return.
His back, not too broad, seems unusually wide today. Suddenly, sensitive comments start flooding the chat.
The weight of being a head of the family… Father, how have you lived like this… I’m sorry Dad for being a useless bum. But I still want to watch Mollu’s broadcast.
Whether it was sincere or not, it was something I couldn’t empathize with.
I was an orphan without a father or a mother. There was no way I could understand the hearts of those who grew up under the protection of parents during childhood.
A momentary wave of negative emotions swelled but subsided as I remembered Ji-eun’s family, whom I chose to consider my family now, though they were not my biological family.
That’s right, I now have a family too. Just recently, I took responsibility for my precious younger sibling’s way home with the new car.
Thinking that way, I too became subtly sentimental like the viewers.
In a world plagued by nuclear war, with the outside presenting dangerous situations. The father, armed and heading outside. The wife, waiting anxiously like a fox, and children, innocent as rabbits…
It wouldn’t do; I must save all four of this family.
According to the viewers, as long as one parent is alive, it doesn’t matter how many die, the game is cleared. But that seems too sad. I felt I had to witness their happy ending.
Of course, that would depend on events outside of my control. This game had strong elements of luck involved. But I still tried my best to ensure at least one person would not die.
As a result, I was able to see the ending where all four survived, just as I wished.
– Day 139
We survived! We were rescued by the military. The whole family managed to live and leave this dreadful shelter. Our family’s future will only hold sunny and bright days ahead…
[Wow]
[Changed to hard and cleared immediately]
[All survived ㄷㄷ. Is this Mollu?]
[Luckily, it cleared without bizarre luck ㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[nuclear survival clear lol]
“Ah, we cleared it…”
Having put in a decent amount of effort, I felt a subtle sense of achievement. As I briefly got lost in thought, looking at the family photos during the ending credits.
<Frank.js donated 10,000 won!>
-Congratulations on clearing. I was surprised by your gameplay. As someone who doesn’t play well, I’ve never cleared it. Is this the skill of a nuclear power? A simulation of the ongoing nuclear war. That is quite impressive.
[Wow]
[A nuclear power?]
[Seems like you mixed up with North Korea.]
[A person waving a red flag ㄷㄷ]
[Was the moderator a defector?]
[Defector, lol]
It’s common for foreigners to confuse North and South Korea.
The small peninsula in the East is divided, and the living conditions in the north and south are drastically different, but the world doesn’t know much about it. It’s natural to be unaware unless they have a particular interest.
Some still think Korea is in a constant state of war because of the armistice. Of course, being in an armistice doesn’t mean it’s safe; nevertheless, it isn’t as bad as they imagine.
“Yambung, what do you mean by that?”
I replied with a chuckle.
