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And can you see me standing before you? Glowing as I sing, My hands in the air. Everything, And everyone I see, Is the loveliest shade of blue. I know you can't see it, But I'll tell you anyways, In hopes you'll come back someday. I may not be there, But the memory did happen, Once upon a time.
the best story premise by far imo is just "wack ass roadtrip" it never gets old to me
Twin Peaks & Kentucky Route Zero
(some of) my favorite games i played in 2016
“I can’t feel at home in this world anymore.”
what are some things you look for in a game? what are some games in the past 5 years that you feel are really excellent and make use of the medium well? (however that looks like to you) :3c
Firstly, I look for the promise of a great story, be it sweeping and epic or straightforward and cathartic. (OFF, Chrono Trigger, Persona 5, TT’s The Walking Dead \season 1\, Lisa: The Painful RPG, To The Moon, The Cat Lady, Final Fantasy 6, Link’s Awakening, Bravely Default)
Secondly, I look for a game which excellently immerses you into its environment; a game whose world you don’t really want to ever leave. (Kentucky Route Zero, Abzu, Yume Nikki, The Stanley Parable, Dear Esther, Firewatch, Shadow of the Colossus, Journey,)
Thirdly, I look for something with a really unique art style, something I feel like I’ve never seen before. (Gingiva/Middens, Monument Valley, Thirty Flights of Loving, Crypt Worlds, Limbo, Her Story, Time Fcuk, LSD: Dream Emulator)
Lastly, I’ll likely play a game which lacks the previous three requisites if it has promise of becoming meta or subverting your expectations radically. (Doki Doki Literature Club!, NieR: Automata, Spec Ops: The Line, UNDERTALE, INSIDE, The Witness, Hatoful Boyfriend, Anatomy, The Beginner’s Guide)
KIP DID YOU SEE ACT V OF KENTUCKY ROUTE ZERO IS COMING OUT IN TWO WEEKS AND TV EDITION IS FINALLY COMING TO THE SWITCH?!
I CERTAINLY DID!!! I might have to hiatus from working on my game a bit to play it for the channel. Did you ever think we’d see the day? I think I freaked out when Piri told me about it on Twitter.
What a journey it’s been. When I started my initial Kentucky Route Zero (KRZ) playthrough on the old channel, I was in a bleak place personally. I replayed and replayed parts to see every bit of content, because having KRZ occupy my thoughts was an escape. That old channel is gone now, and so too are many viewers, fans, and friends. To those who have searched me out and have stuck by me (some of you have been with me since I started my original channel in 2012), I’ll never be able to express how grateful I am: but Thank You. In my new playthrough of KRZ (and especially from Act IV onward), I don’t linger on finding every bit of content. I let each moment happen, I am grateful for it, and I let it go. I was stunned at the abruptness of the ending (especially since I thought Act V would be longer), but I don’t think in terms of “was the ending as good as I think it should have been,” because this game taught me something profound: As cliche as it is, the journey really is more important than the destination. To me, the big cast at the end represent those who stick with me still, and the ghosts who surround them represent all those who I lost along the way. And yet, we all gather together one final time. And the ride, the journey from start to finish, although at times heartbreaking, was TOTALLY WORTH IT. I love you all, even those who will never hear this message. I cherish and honor our time together, and even though it’s been tough, I wouldn’t change a single thing if I had the chance. I love who I’ve become, and I feel twenty times as strong as I was when I began Act I, Scene 1 so many years ago. ❤️