The Longest Road on Earth

Vibe: This game is for people who extremely love chilling and cozy games. You literally only need 3 fingers to play. It's more like an interactive animated movie than a game. What I like: The pixel animated is simply beautiful and nostalgic. The game is very simple to play and the story is cute. What I don't like: The music would keep playing in the background, which was very nice to hear at first, but would soon make me feel so sleepy and want to turn it off. What I hate: The intro is literally the credit that you can not skip it. You will have to hit space every 2 second to pop up all the credit name, which was REALLY boring and annoying. As a person who enjoy cozy games like Stardew Valley, Cozy Grove, Gris, Spiritfarer, and Stray, I did not and could not finish this game because of how slow it was. I would definitely watch a full game play than play it myself. Beautiful and cozy game but just "too cozy" for me.

A game not for everyone because of its pacing. It's very slow, much slower than most other games I or my friends generally play. There's no escalation, no bigger overarching narrative, no dialogues even. It's just stories about people. Or rather, it feels almost as if looking at the memories that the creators have of very mundane things, and living that for a few minutes. I enjoyed it because of that. It gave me an appreaciation for my own life, and its slower parts. If you're looking for an experience that is slow, sweet and simple, then i heavily recommend the game! [h1]!!!! SPOILERS!!!! [/h1] ---------------------------------- [spoiler] I did not expect to recieve a gut punch in the last story. The hospital scene just... did something to me. I enjoyed every story in its own right. the crocodile was a clever introduction to everything that the game is. Short, but set the tone really well for how the rest of the game is going to play out. The mouse's train ride had me fighting my own boredom. I was enjoying myself, but i also, well, felt very immersed as the mouse. having nothing else to do but wait, and stare at the lamp and outside the cab. [/spoiler] [spoiler] The biggest selling point for me was how the game didn't shy away from showing and having me play as people just living their own lives, and letting me be bored and slowly immerse myself into who these characters are. I realized halfway in the first story that the title might also have been more of a reference to life being the longest road on earth. i was kind of wondering how they were gonna manage to have 4 people chit chat on a literal road for a couple of hours. [/spoiler] [spoiler] ultimately, i have gotten a lot out of this. It rekindled my appreaciation for the small things. It made me realize how... we are all in similar positions at the end of the day. How the experience of "life" i want to have, requires those slow moments. How most of us today live so fast, and never get the chance to be lost in the beauty of nature and even industrial constructs. Perhaps i looked too deep into what is otherwise a very simple set of stories, but i appreaciated it because i got this out of it. [/spoiler] -------------------------------------------------------- [h1] 9/10 [/h1] No opossums, so i'm a bit disappointed. /joking

Достаточно коротенькая игра. Хотя, даже не игра, а история о жизни четырёх персонажей, никак не связанных друг с другом. Одиночество, разбитые мечты, рутина, взросление, неопределённость - это то, что увидел я. Но интерпритировать происходящие каждый волен по своему. Всё соправождено вокалом прекрасной Beícoli (в какой-то степени всё это воспринимается как презентация альбома). Повествование ведётся исключительно через визуал и музыку. Поэтому для полного наслаждения, к сожалению, требуется знание английского, конечно. Текст треков дополняет показанные сцены, но, думаю, понять, что происходит, можно и так. Некоторые сцены могут показаться затянутыми, даже учитывая общую непродолжительность игры, и это будет абсолютно справедливо. Всё для того, чтобы мы успели прослушать текущий трек полностью. Так что тут необходим определённый настрой. В итоге, если хотите на час-два расслабиться вечером под хорошую музыку, рекомендую взять по скидке. It's a rather short game. Although, it's not even a game, but rather a story about the lives of four unrelated characters. Loneliness, broken dreams, routine, growing up, uncertainty - that's what I saw here. However, everyone is free to interpret what is happening in their own way. Everything is accompanied by the vocals of the beautiful Beícoli (in a way, it kinda feels like a presentation of the album). The story is told exclusively through visuals and music. The lyrics of the tracks complement the scenes shown. Considering the game's overall short length, some scenes may feel overly extended, and that would be totally reasonable. That's all so we have time to listen to the current track in full. A certain mindset is required here. Ultimately, if you want to relax with good music for an hour or two in the evening, I recommend taking it at a discount.

Everyone just goes with the flow

is a nice game to relax