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I donвЂ™t know what I was expecting, but long story short, donвЂ™t do this! Just play the game normally. After around four minutes, the track ended, there were five seconds or so of silence, and then the same track began again, but this time, with no lyrics. This was until I refused to cooperate for one scene and remained standing in a kitchen refusing to pick up my coffee to see what would happenвЂ¦. I was impressed at first that the songs for each scene within The Longest Road on Earth fall perfectly in line with the actions on screen and fade to black as the song ends. You get used to them, it doesnвЂ™t demand your attention, and I found comfort in the melody of many tracks вЂ“ hence it being perfect for when I book-read! Over time, it becomes white noise in the sense that all songs are similar, and once youвЂ™ve got through the first 25 minutes or so, all songs merge into one. The music is soothing the majority of the time and calms you. I have since added this to my music library to accompany me on my commute to work whilst I read. One area of the game that I think deserves praise is the soundtrack. This led me to hold the joystick in one direction and spam the A button until an action occurred. Every character walks at the pace of a snail, and I found myself growing impatient, not knowing what or where IвЂ™d be interacting with something next. Any of the face buttons can be your select option вЂ“ which is prompted by a square on-screen to select and an upside-down triangle to hold. You move the character within each chapter with the joystick, only moving left and right. Gameplay-wise there is very little on offer. Still, at the same time, IвЂ™m playing a video game! It was dull вЂ“ as were many other parts. This invoked a feeling of loneliness, especially in this characterвЂ™s story. There are no actions to do, you cannot get up, and the surroundings have nothing of interest to look at. Your only option is to just sit there and listen to the music playing. For example, early on there is a scene where you are riding the train somewhere, and your character is alone in their booth. Some sections were painfully drawn out and slow.

The bulk of the experience includes you doing chores and mundane, everyday activities, which I guess is fitting, as this is how I felt playing the game. If you are not sucked in by the melancholic-yet-soft soundtrack or the actions that are happening on screen, youвЂ™ll find it hard to connect at all with whatвЂ™s going on. It will be nice to compare this review to others to see how the narrative of this game affected us all differently.Д®ssentially a walking simulator, a lot of the enjoyment of this game is down to the player.

The entire experience is open to the playerвЂ™s interpretation, which is quite interesting. This is done to let the actions and music take centre stage. There are no ways to fail, the вЂlevelsвЂ™ are incredibly linear, and there are no dialogue choices вЂ“ heck, there isnвЂ™t any dialogue at all. Personally, it falls into the category of an experience more than anything else. Arturo Monedero (TLR Games) is also part of the team who helped with the production and narrative design for The Longest Road on Earth.It can be argued quite easily whether The Longest Road on Earth is even a game. The team has created Nongunz, Grotto and The Longest Road on Earth, and are currently working on Laika: Aged through Blood, and more.

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The Longest Road on Earth is coming to PlayStation 4/5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series S/X next Thursday with a price of $9.99USD/ВЈ7.99GBP/JPВҐ1010.Д«rainwash Gang is a small team of underground Spanish game makers. With minimal controls and no fail state, anyone can pick up this game and instantly get lost in the artwork and the over 20 original tracks created specifically for each scene. The meaning behind each story is completely open to personal interpretation.

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Originally released on PC in May of 2021 this title tells everyday stories which focus on the beauty of the mundane found in the world around us though four wordless chapters. He soothing greyscale pixel art and enchanting music of The Longest Road on Earth will be landing on consoles early next week on Thursday, January 27.

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