The prequel to Road 96. Play Zoe and Kaito where it all started. Challenge your beliefs!
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A prequel to Road 96 that retreads much of the same paths that the main game does with a rhythm game mechanic to supplant the randomly-generated adventure of the last game. Even with the narrow focus compared to it's predecessor, 96 still suffers from less-than-stellar writing that struggles to live up to it's ideals.
Almost awful gameplay accompanied by a less than interesting narrative that makes the first game look like an undisputed masterpiece. While I had my issues with Road 96, I overly enjoyed it's narrative, concept and atmosphere, which this game almost completely takes a giant dump on.
I think the conceptual approach is what really breaks this game. The first wasn't that heavy in the gameplay department, whilst taking place mostly in it, it was the almost episodic feel of each new and different adventure that made it feel refreshing and didn't overstay it's welcome. Road 96: Mile 0 completely looses that substance and feels like a single journey stretched out for 7 hours too long. Digixart tries something almost drastically different with tedious platforming that does not bode well for the game overall and serves as an episodic ending to the structure that is not that satisfying at all, hence the tediousness.
Narratively, it didn't gripe me as much as the first at all. What sold me on the original game was the intrigue of mystery, which is obviously completely lost here. If I cared about Zoe in the first game, maybe I would have cared about the narrative here, but Zoe kind of annoyed me initially and annoyed be doubly so here. As for Kaito, I am not familiar with this character at all so there wasn't much to work with. Adam unironically was my favourite character throughout the whole thing, that was how dull everyone else felt to me.
A definite fall from grace, even if the first game wasn't the best either. I honestly have a newfound appreciation for Road 96, though, so I guess this game had at least one positive thing to say about it.
I think the conceptual approach is what really breaks this game. The first wasn't that heavy in the gameplay department, whilst taking place mostly in it, it was the almost episodic feel of each new and different adventure that made it feel refreshing and didn't overstay it's welcome. Road 96: Mile 0 completely looses that substance and feels like a single journey stretched out for 7 hours too long. Digixart tries something almost drastically different with tedious platforming that does not bode well for the game overall and serves as an episodic ending to the structure that is not that satisfying at all, hence the tediousness.
Narratively, it didn't gripe me as much as the first at all. What sold me on the original game was the intrigue of mystery, which is obviously completely lost here. If I cared about Zoe in the first game, maybe I would have cared about the narrative here, but Zoe kind of annoyed me initially and annoyed be doubly so here. As for Kaito, I am not familiar with this character at all so there wasn't much to work with. Adam unironically was my favourite character throughout the whole thing, that was how dull everyone else felt to me.
A definite fall from grace, even if the first game wasn't the best either. I honestly have a newfound appreciation for Road 96, though, so I guess this game had at least one positive thing to say about it.
Por mais que não seja tão bom quanto o primeiro, a historia dele é bem legalzinha, ver onde a Zoe cresceu e como ela chegou aonde a encontramos ela no Road 96 foi legal. Definitivamente é um jogo para você jogar quando se não tem mais nada pra fazer
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Em uma fria e solitária madrugada chuvosa, eu zerei Road 96 Mile Zero. Um jogo que comprei na esperança de ser uma expansão do primeiro jogo, e que a primeira vista acabou me decepcionando, porém, ao dar uma segunda chance para o jogo, acabei me apaixonando pela história de Kaito e Zoe, dois extremos de uma mesma moeda. O jogo é curto e simples, porém não deixa a desejar nos quesitos gráficos e ambientação, sem contar com as ações dentro do jogo que são simplesmente expecionais, como por exemplo na luta entre Kaito e Zoe (que venho a acontecer no final que peguei). Recomendo a experiência para qualquer um, se considerarmos claro, que esta pessoa jogou o primeiro jogo.
Nota: 8,7/10
Nota: 8,7/10
I think the story of this game was great, however compared to the incredible original it isnt as good. I still think that this game is great.
Back with our favorite dumb bitches... with 80% of the gameplay being roaming around a map and talking to people in the first person view just like the other game but gamers are a bit entitled so the skating sextions ain't cutting it... it does reek of tumblr energy to be fair but... when have humans not adapted? Embrace the cringe. Bear with a few bugs and that's it... you are gaming in its purest form. Easy to S rank everything but the scoreboard is hoarded by some romanian hacker I think I don't know how else he got millions of points above everyone else.
This one's more about the destination than the journey... in terms of choices anyways. Usually the opposite with prequels, what a daring concept. It cemented Zoe as the de-facto protagonist of the franchise which makes sense she was the "just like you fr" character in the first game. I still like the artstyle and- my goodness, Zoe aged more than that Alex kid between the games. At this rate, Trump Jr. will outgrow him... hilarious concept btw, turning him into an anarchist was something I didn't know I needed.
This one's more about the destination than the journey... in terms of choices anyways. Usually the opposite with prequels, what a daring concept. It cemented Zoe as the de-facto protagonist of the franchise which makes sense she was the "just like you fr" character in the first game. I still like the artstyle and- my goodness, Zoe aged more than that Alex kid between the games. At this rate, Trump Jr. will outgrow him... hilarious concept btw, turning him into an anarchist was something I didn't know I needed.