A thoughtful and deeply personal narrative-title with stripped-down mechanics. The lack of dialogue or text allows you to fully immerse yourself in the chapters of four characters, each with their joys and heartache. Contains over 20 original, beautifully-sung songs.
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Um indie de duração curta que mostra como a vida leva as pessoas para diversos caminhos enquanto a percepção do jogador vai mudando até chegar no final.
Não sei oque eu sou nem aonde quero chegar, mas tudo bem porque ninguém sabe, vamos apenas seguir o fluxo.
Não sei oque eu sou nem aonde quero chegar, mas tudo bem porque ninguém sabe, vamos apenas seguir o fluxo.
I decided to give The Longest Road on Earth a shot since I'm a big fan of Grotto, also by Brainwash Gang. Unfortunately, it just didn't click with me the same way.
I think The Longest Road on Earth would be generously described as a walking simulator, but that implies a bit more exploration or freedom of movement than is present here. This is largely a collection of vignettes of the lives of ordinary anthropomorphic folk set to some very pleasant dreamy pop folk. Maybe "Minimally interactive extended music video" is a good description. I'm actually perfectly fine with this, but it does mean that, gameplay not being a factor, the rest of the package has to resonate.
Longest Road has you taking a peak into the lives of the characters at various points, without much in the way of an overall unifying narrative. If I had to describe the scenes in a single word, it'd be mundane. A bike ride through the woods, serving food at a small diner, riding a train (a few times), mopping floors, etc. Some of these scenes (especially the train) feel overly long, though I'm sure that's purposeful.
I appreciate that the aggregation of these scenes evokes feelings of melancholy and maybe a sort of wistfulness, but I'm just a much more narrative driven type of person, so I didn't get a whole lot out of it. That said, I really did enjoy the music and the pixelated-but-expressive greyscale art. I think that made the experience worthwhile even if the overall package didn't particularly resonate with me.
I think The Longest Road on Earth would be generously described as a walking simulator, but that implies a bit more exploration or freedom of movement than is present here. This is largely a collection of vignettes of the lives of ordinary anthropomorphic folk set to some very pleasant dreamy pop folk. Maybe "Minimally interactive extended music video" is a good description. I'm actually perfectly fine with this, but it does mean that, gameplay not being a factor, the rest of the package has to resonate.
Longest Road has you taking a peak into the lives of the characters at various points, without much in the way of an overall unifying narrative. If I had to describe the scenes in a single word, it'd be mundane. A bike ride through the woods, serving food at a small diner, riding a train (a few times), mopping floors, etc. Some of these scenes (especially the train) feel overly long, though I'm sure that's purposeful.
I appreciate that the aggregation of these scenes evokes feelings of melancholy and maybe a sort of wistfulness, but I'm just a much more narrative driven type of person, so I didn't get a whole lot out of it. That said, I really did enjoy the music and the pixelated-but-expressive greyscale art. I think that made the experience worthwhile even if the overall package didn't particularly resonate with me.
Vaya temones tiene. Eso sí, como juego no lo he entendido
this is the exact counterpart of those indipendent movies in black and white made by some depressed east european director who either suicide shortly after or became an alcoholic.
it's artistic, it's deep but it's also
so
f*cking
boring
it's artistic, it's deep but it's also
so
f*cking
boring
É daqueles jogos para tu sentar, relaxar e curtir a historia. A trilha sonora é absurda e com o decorrer do jogo tu vai refletindo sobre uma série de coisas, história foda que faz você curtir o momento, "abraçar o tédio", curtir as coisas ao redor no cenario para ficar mais imerso na história. FODA
I am going to assume a majority of gamers haven't seen a Charles Burnett film, but The Longest Road on Earth reminded me greatly of Killer of Sheep. In a way it almost works better than in film format, having you carry out the menial tasks instead of watching them. However, what sets Burnett's films apart are his rich performances and human dialogue; which the game lacks.
I thought it was a harmless game which works to an extent but with a higher budget and more consistent pixel art, it could have been something really special.
Also I only had this on my watchlist because of that awesome cover art.
I thought it was a harmless game which works to an extent but with a higher budget and more consistent pixel art, it could have been something really special.
Also I only had this on my watchlist because of that awesome cover art.