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Gore1FL

(21,931 posts) Fri Oct 28, 2022, 08:44 PM Oct 2022

Road 96?

I've played a little and may make some videos.

It's an interesting game. It has more potential than it has achieved, but it is an amazing story-telling platform.

You are a teen runaway trying to escape a despotic nation. Once you succeed or fail, you begin again until election day.

It's really not that much of a game, but a collection of mini games. Yet, it is still oddly compelling.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1466640/Road_96/

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Road 96? (Original Post) Gore1FL Oct 2022 OP

I had a go at this one EarlG Oct 2022 #1

I totally get it. Gore1FL Oct 2022 #2

There are certain games EarlG Oct 2022 #3

EarlG

(22,550 posts)

1. I had a go at this one

Reply to Gore1FL (Original post)

Fri Oct 28, 2022, 10:08 PM

Oct 2022

It was interesting, but I escaped on my second try (pure luck) and didn’t really feel compelled to try again. I know escaping isn’t the point — it’s a story generator, so whether you make it or not you have an interesting tale to tell — but I guess it didn’t quite grab me enough to keep going. I’m sure there was a LOT I missed out on.

Gore1FL

(21,931 posts)

2. I totally get it.

Reply to EarlG (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 28, 2022, 10:20 PM

Oct 2022

I ran with it through the chapters, and in doing so learned more of the overall story.

I found it oddly compelling for they way it pieced things together. Without that, it wasn't exactly an exciting game!

EarlG

(22,550 posts)

3. There are certain games

Reply to Gore1FL (Reply #2)

Fri Oct 28, 2022, 10:35 PM

Oct 2022

where I have to reach a sort of “point of immersion” where the game “clicks” and I want to keep going to the end, otherwise I just bounce off. I just didn’t get there with this one, but I can see how it could get compelling if you reach that immersion point.

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