Znowu temat, w którym powieje nostalgią.
Cardboard Computer wydało w styczniu 2013r. rasową przygodówkę point’n’click na pc, zapoczątkowaną skromnym, jak na standardy Kickstartera datkiem w wysokości ok. 8 500$:
Kentucky Route Zero is a point and click game and contains text-based dialogue instead of voice audio. There are no puzzles or challenges, as the main focus of the game stands on storytelling and atmosphere. The player controls Conway, and clicks on the screen to either drag him to another spot, or interact with other characters and objects. The player also has the choice to choose the dialogue Conway speaks when talking with another character. When done searching an area, Conway can hop in his truck to travel to a different location. A map is shown when traveling on the road, and the player must then guide their truck icon to the destination of their choosing, mostly areas where the player has been pointed or sent out to.[3] The game is split into five episodes referred to as Acts.
Conway, a truck driver, works as a delivery man for an antique shop owned by a woman named Lysette. Being hired to make a delivery to 5 Dogwood Drive, Conway travels the roads of Kentucky with his dog (named Blue, Homer, or not named at all) to locate the address. After searching around, Conway elaborates that he is lost and stops off by an old, pitch-black gas station, "Equus Oils".
Co ciekawe, momentami KRO sięga do korzeni gatunku - gier tekstowych. Najbardziej tytuł wyróżnia atmosfera i niezwykły design przywodzący na myśl klasyka - Another World:
Ubolewam, że znowu zdecydowano się na dystrybucję gry w epizodach („Aktach”). Pomimo krótkiego ponoć seansu z pierwszym Aktem, KRO trzyma poziom i zapowiada mocną klimatycznie produkcję.
Dla fanów cyferek, średnia na metacritic 82/100, użytkowników 8.2/10.
Do zakupienia w e-dystrybucji Steam.
