The "ROAD96" aims to escape from the dictatorship is ADV, where the accumulation of the choice changes the story

I don't play adventure games very much, but I was advanced by a friend and purchased a title that was highly evaluated in reviews.I will introduce it because it was a very interesting title.

The title is the DigixArt adventure game "ROAD 96" (PC/Nintendo Switch, 2196 yen including tax) released on August 16.In the summer of 1996, the fictitious dictatorship "Petria" was set, and the players repelled the inconvenience and became a young man trying to escape from the country, and traveled to become a border "ROAD 96".To do.On the journey, the protagonist will meet and act with various people, such as members of police officers, anti -government groups, and young people who escape in the same way as themselves.

The choice of players accumulating on a trip will affect the development of the story, and after the story of one hero is over, the story from the next protagonist will begin in a world war that reflects the behavior.Is a characteristic game.

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This work was inspired by film works such as the Tarantino, Cohen Brothers, and Pong Juno, and the story of the movie, which is actually unique characters and dictatorship states that cannot be done, have been seen from the movie.It is.

In addition, as already pointed out in Steam reviews, there are some difficulties in the translation of this work, but there were few places where I read and did not understand the meaning.

■ Aim for border by abundant transportation means

By the way, in this work, you will go on foot, hitchhiking, bus, taxi, and other ways to move, and we will proceed toward the border.If you move on foot, you will have a lot of physical strength, and you need money to use a taxi or bus.

Physical strength is consumed in events other than movement, and it will fall down if it runs out.Therefore, you need to recover by eating and drinking or sleeping during your trip.On the other hand, money can be obtained at the event, and it is possible to steal from a hitchhiked car or a shop where you stopped by.

Hitchhiking may not have to be consumed, but it is not always the case that cars will be caught, so it is better to secure either physical strength or money as possible.There may be a scene where you want to be here.

Hitchhiking travel is a feeling of "a young man's journey in the movie", but it is often anxious about the development because it is set in a dictatorship.Occasionally, there were some scenes where I was worried, "Isn't it going to be protruding by the police?"

■ Interaction with unique characters.A story that changes with options

The center of this work is an event with a unique character you meet during your trip.In this work, eight characters with various backbones appear as the key person in the story, and while moving with the protagonist, working together, overcoming difficulties, sometimes hostile, and a story unique to the characters.I will expand it.

Depending on who you meet and what kind of choice you make in the conversation, the way you interact with the character and the behavior of the character changed, which caused the entire story flow to change, and for players."My own story" is created.In fact, when I watched the play video after playing this work, I was impressed because all the poster was on a different journey.

Depending on the options, you may be able to obtain abilities (abilities).Ability is useful in journey such as "picking" and "hacking", and there are things that increase luck and physical strength, and once lifted abilities can be used from the beginning even if they play with another hero.There are situations where options increase due to abilities, so even in similar events, playing several times can be different.

In addition, some of the events start a mini game suddenly, so you can enjoy it as a breathtaking presence during your trip.Mini games vary in timing at the same time, such as obstacles and sound games, and the subsequent conversations may change depending on the results of the mini -game (it is unknown whether the content of the event will change significantly).

■ The story reflected in the next trip

Even if you reach the "ROAD96" with a border with your thoughts, you still can't feel safe.Rather, the escape to the country is from here.You have to use the various things cultivated on your trip and go over the "wall".Funds, information, preserved physical strength, etc. collected along the way are tested.

By the way, in this work, even if you can not cross the border, you will not be able to start over.The story of one protagonist ends there.Switch to the following hero's viewpoint.

As mentioned at the beginning, this work will move to the next hero's journey after the hero's journey, regardless of whether or not he succeeded in escaping or failed.The next hero's story reflects the results of the selection and actions taken by the previous hero, and the chronological order is later.

For example, if the previous hero succeeded in escaping, the next hero will be sealed and have to find another way to escape.Also, after the character that was in trouble in the previous story, it could be involved from another hero's point of view, and in some cases, the character that could not be seen in the previous story, a surprising side and relationship.Sex may be found.

In this way, various options are presented to the players, such as what kind of road you aim for the border, how to return in conversations with the characters, and whether or not to commit criminal acts, which will change the story.I will bring it.Whatever the result of the story, the viewpoint switches to the next hero, and a new story begins in a world where the actions of the previous hero are reflected.

In this work, each of the main characters operated by the player is only a "young man who aims to escape from a dictatorship", but the choices and actions of the players are changing the behavior of the characters that appear.A large flow will be created.I think that being able to enjoy the situation from the "God's point of view" is the charm of this work.Please actually play and see what kind of climax the player's choice will go to!

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