Loca Deserta

LocaDesertaisaninteractivegamebasedonstorytelling.AllthestoriesarededicatedtohistoricaleventsthathappenedinUkrainefromtheMiddleAgesuntilmodernday.

Aboutthebook

ThemainheroisaCossack.HeagreestosacrificehislifeduringthewithdrawalofKhmelnytsky’stroopsattheBattleofBerestechko.Alongwithasmallgroupofsoldiersmanningboats,theprotagonistfiresattheadvancingPolishforces,slowingtheirprogressandsavingthelivesofcountlessCossacks.Attheend,healonesurvivesashisfellowbrothersinarmsperishonebyone.RealizingwhatawaitshiminPolishcaptivity,hedecidestocommitsuicide.Loadinghisrifle,hejumpsofftheboatandshootsathishead.However,theriflemisfires,andtheCossackiscarriedawaybytheswiftcurrentoftheriver.Whenheopenshiseyes,hefindshimselfontheshoresofamysteriousplace–KhortytsiaIsland.

ThisislandexistsinWarp,fromwhichit’spossibletotraveltodifferentplacesintime,helpingwarriorsprotectUkraine.Theislandgathersthesoulsofwarriorswhocouldn’tfindpeaceneitherinheavennorhell.Bycommittingsuicide,theCossackcommitsanunforgivablesin,butinhiscase,itistheonlypossiblechoice.Asaresult,hissoulwillliveontheislandforever.Hissoul,aswellasthesoulsofotherlostwarriors,cansettleintothebodiesofUkrainianheroes,helpingthemduringcrucialmomentsonthevergeoflifeanddeath.Eachsuchembodimentisaseparateinteractivestory.Thestoriesdon’tcontaindetaileddescriptionsofnatureorlongdialogs.Youjustneedtodecideontheaction:Hit,Kill,Cut,Fire.Afterthedeathorrescueoftheembodiedhero,thesoulreturnsbacktoKhortytsiainWarp.