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Kentucky Route Zero TV Edition

Developer: Cardboard Computer Publisher: Annapurna Interactive
28 January 2020
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#316 All-time
#6 for 2013
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Surrealism#17 Low fantasy#22 Point-and-click adventure#11 Narrative exploration#4
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One of those games that people like to mention as their favorite so that they can feel smarter than anyone else. It’s great that there are still video games that try to do something different and experiment with storytelling, but I can’t imagine anyone with a decent background in art and literature being blown away by this mediocre theatre script dressed up as a point and click. It would have been much more convincing as an art piece if the developers actually cared to work on the presentation. What’s the point of developing a game if 80% of the events are only described by walls of text without any visual support? The eerie atmosphere and surreal visions along the way are truly captivating, but unfortunately, constitute a very small portion of the game.
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jamep Kentucky Route Zero 2024-03-17T03:47:02Z
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ozzydotcom Kentucky Route Zero 2023-12-07T07:48:59Z
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JoshuaDysart Kentucky Route Zero 2023-04-04T18:40:53Z
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to_noid_or_not_to_noid Kentucky Route Zero 2023-03-15T21:21:53Z
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butterfly_tom Kentucky Route Zero 2023-02-19T16:22:55Z
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TheGriefThief Kentucky Route Zero 2023-01-19T21:46:58Z
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noah_meunier Kentucky Route Zero 2022-12-30T09:29:11Z
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sslaven Kentucky Route Zero 2022-12-13T14:26:04Z
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adventure point and click
OPOTITI Kentucky Route Zero 2022-08-20T19:12:03Z
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ABoundlessVoid Kentucky Route Zero 2022-04-12T16:26:41Z
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danmolloy Kentucky Route Zero 2021-12-01T19:12:10Z
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  • Convalescence 2023-01-18 03:47:30.153553+00
    get this back in the top 100 ffs it’s seriously one of the most incredible pieces of art I’ve ever experienced
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  • Howard666666 2023-03-02 20:59:34.33269+00
    “this is like if F#A#∞ was a game for me” this is actually really true. why do they have the exact same atmosphere
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    • OPOTITI 2023-03-10 14:10:36.245068+00
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    • Convalescence 2023-04-13 04:59:53.748528+00
      ^ that and deeply depressing, ambient soundscapes/field recordings highly inflected with folk and rock music, general sense of gothic bleak Americana, dreamlike surreal sense of time and narrative, death death death, etc.
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  • Userwake 2023-03-05 09:40:22.135038+00
    This feels like something that’ll be more appreciated much much later in the future
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    • Convalescence 2023-04-13 05:00:37.693719+00
      Absolutely. Act 5 is one of the most haunting things I’ve ever seen and only becomes more important to me as time goes on.

      That ending scene is the only time I’ve ever cried at a game, and boy did I SOB
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  • thatpower 2024-02-10 13:22:16.825432+00
    Act 5 is disappointing, to say the least. Still a really good game with loads of creative ideas and great atmosphere, needs way more recognition.
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  • Drawdler 2024-02-18 10:23:41.253766+00
    One of those games I’m looking forward to getting in my library. Gonna snatch this next time it goes on sale
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  • 20secondsofaffection 2024-04-14 03:48:27.733481+00
    the absolute most important and affecting game I have ever played, (pretty funny that it takes place from the same state I am from) but there is something to be said about video games as an art form here and how you can experience this story in a way that would not be able to be told any other way in my opinion. the interlude play is fucking fantastic.
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  • possayy 2024-04-14 07:07:27.038985+00
    This one is an interesting one for me. It was so much of a slow burner that by the end of act 3 I was honestly pretty damn bored, but I kept going because of its reputation and the fact that I was almost finished. Its atmosphere and music also kept me going, both individually being 10/10s, it's so easy to just soak yourself into its vibe.

    The story however, doesn't necessarily get better, there's no giant climax or some kind of payoff that rewards you for your time, it just kind of... keeps going. But somewhere in the beginning of act4 it really clicked with me. I started to see it as more of a conversation and journey between characters rather than some overarching deep narrative that I was so desperately wanting to cling onto. I started to see it like some kind of campfire tale or folk song. Surprised no one has mentioned it anywhere, but this game reminds me a lot of Inside Llewyn Davis.

    I do wish they did a little more "showing" rather than "telling", like in the 5th act. The game feels more like a book and doesn't utilize its visual-based medium enough. The story itself is kind of convoluted and I don't have enough brain power to figure it all out, or i could just be stupid.
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    • possayy 2024-04-14 07:14:55.358274+00
      this is definitely a "not for everyone" kind of thing and you kinda have to be in a certain mindset to get any enjoyment out of it, otherwise 100% skip it honestly.

      the music and atmosphere are unforgettable tho I'll definitely think back on it in the years to come
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