Where The Water Tastes Like Wine | Review | Folk Tales in a Surreal America
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On my way to Charlotte, I camped out with a man who walked with a crutch. We’d met on the road before, and he asked me to tell him a scary story to liven up the evening, so I told him about a strange, winged creature that I’d seen wandering the woods of New Jersey. He told me about his time in the war, and we parted ways. The next time I saw him was outside of Charleston, where he was literally tearing himself in two.
Where The Water Tastes Like Wine is a game about America, and its folk tales. On an even larger scale, it’s a game about the evolution of story: how a strange, lonely vagabond in a cave in Connecticut can become wound into an elaborate tale about a travelling hobo who walked the same 365 mile route year after year. Like any good story or joke, the folklore travels from state to state, being embellished and molded based on where it is told, or who is telling it. This topic is a fascinating one, and perfect for the medium of video games. Where The Water Tastes Like Wine is not a game for everyone, but those who are interested in Americana and tall tales are sure to find something genuinely intriguing about Good Shepherd Entertainment’s latest indie adventure.
In Where The Water Tastes Like Wine, you play a faceless collector of stories. Literally, though: you don’t have a face. In fact, you don’t have much of anything in terms of physical form. Instead, you’re a walking skeleton, who travels by foot, train, and even hitchhiking on his way across the United States of America. After a poker game gone awry, you’re challenged by a mysterious, wolf-faced figure to collect the folklore of the country, watching as it evolves and shifts. You’ll meet fellow travelers on your way, and the end of your long adventure depends on being able to learn the stories that shaped them, which you’ll report back to the Wolf.
The Wolf is also voiced by Sting, by the way: I’m not sure what, if any, significance that holds, but it’s a weird little tidbit in a weird little game.
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