Road 96 ????️ Reviews

I know people like this game a lot, but i never really understood why. Everything about this game is so dreadful. While i can excuse the choppy and very goofy animations, i can't excuse the infantile writing this game presents. It "tackles the political themes" but does so very on the nose. The characters are something else. The dialogues for most part are just insufferable and sound like something a 5th grader would have wrote. I also want to point out this moment when Sonya opens up about something that happened in 1986 (i won't spoil in case you still decide to play the game) and it's just so lazily done it just comes off as more of an afterthought. While yes it's not "all bad" but it's insufferable enough to make me not want to finish this game. Don't let this review stop you from buying the game, go try it if you are interested, but i personally can't stand it and am very regretful of the money i spent on it. Oh also the visuals are nice (sometimes not when it comes to charachters) and the music is really 50/50 hit or miss.

I bought it on sale, without realizing what I got myself into. It starts out kind of rough because nothing makes sense. But as you keep going, discovering secrets and building a deeper bond with the characters, you realize that this game has a heart. It's funny, sad, outrageous, beautiful, and charming.

Interesting concept but couldn't stand the writing enough to complete the game. Political themes need intricacies, and this is the opposite.

great game good story great visuals and i love the simingly nirvana references and a good messege

cool game, social commentary always a big + loved all the characters! my favorites were stan & mitch !!!!!!!!!!

so much wasted potential here. for a game that relies so much on the story the writing is so dull here

Genuinely dreadful experience. I really like the base concept of a road-trip adventure, but the execution is abhorrent. This is a story-focused game first and foremost, but the writing is absolutely abominable. It doesn't matter if it's the base story, the characters, or the dialogue itself-the entire cast consists of extremely unlikable individuals who are, at best, two-dimensional. The core premise is extremely generic, and it's delivered in an incredibly immature - borderline infantile way. I had pretty high hopes when I heard the game was supposed to have a heavy political commentary, but perhaps it's not the best idea to tackle serious political themes when your understanding of said topics is that of a high schooler. Its all very surface-level, with zero depth. I think the only redeeming factor (kind of?) is that the visuals are alright. And don't even get me started on the "procedural generation" and the "choices that (supposedly) matter"... I bought this at full price because I played the demo during Steam Next Fest and thought the concept had quite a bit of potential. But the execution is simply terrible. Perhaps I'm simply not the target audience here. I think I might recommend this game if you're a teenager or part of a younger demographic- but for most adults, this will simply be a painful experience to get through.

The writing is very cringe. The game tries to be "deep" by including big topics like authoritarianism, rebellion, poverty, and freedom. However, it only scratches the surface of these issues. I appreciate the concept of encountering the same characters from varied perspectives, though it ultimately with the writing its the same cliche characters.

cool game!! I really enjoyed the artstyle and character you meet - i dont regret buying it :P

Not a hard game, but one where choices really matter - and few if any choices are obvious. Lots of turns and surprises before you reach the end. An indie game that tells a captivating story - at least it got me hooked plain and square.