Guītú

Guītú is a narrative game about Chen Yueze, a 20-year-old office worker who returns to his hometown by train after receiving news that his seriously ill grandaunt wants to see him. He left home after failing the university entrance exam and has spent two years living in an unfamiliar city, working at an ordinary media company without much enthusiasm for work or life.

The journey home

After his identity card expires, Chen Yueze’s former supervisor gives him an extended leave and tells him to return home to deal with the matter. He is reluctant, but on his way home from work he meets a young woman. He later hears from his mother, with whom he has not been in contact for a long time, about his grandaunt’s condition. After much hesitation, he decides to make the trip.

The main characters

Chen Yueze is 20 and began working after graduating from high school. He drifts through his days and feels little interest in his job or life.

Yin Qing is a 20-year-old psychology student at a nearby university. Warm and friendly, she becomes determined to practice her professional skills with Chen Yueze after meeting him.