Criticism: Road 96 (PS5) - The political trek gets our vote

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At the strongest intense US presidential election, Road 96 is at the same time a question of escape and discovery. Scenarios generated procedurally dictate your goal of leaving the country through its northern border, but the characters you meet along the way make these fruitful trips. While repetition begins to infiltrate, Road 96 is a political journey worth doing.

The configuration is as follows: teens across the country try to escape through the northern border, and you will play as much throughout your game. With a life counter and only a few dollars on your behalf, you have to make self-stop. The people who pick you up are consistent with each race, and that's where the game tells his deepest stories. You will meet a cop that struggles to maintain a relationship with his adoptive son, two bandits trading a proposed killer, then this apparent murderer. There are many more faces in history, but all feed the political battle at the heart of the title.

The dialog options are your main mode of interaction, with other mini-games forming pleasant distractions along the way. Thanks to the cunning, the knowledge and a few benefits unlocked over the progress, you will learn more about the characters and improve your chances of surviving trek to the border. This may seem basic, but Road 96 remains engaging most of the time.

It is in the rear half that you will notice one or two repeated scenes and repetitive scenarios. There is not much gameplay, so you will quickly identify when you have to repeat an interaction. However, it is about advancing the sub-intrigues, and they are worth it.

A small amount of pop-in texture except, a very strong visual style made of Road 96 a pleasure to watch. The striking art of characters states the features of the face, while environments and background views are beautiful. With an excellent soundtrack to start, the game has an incredibly strong style. When the characters you encounter along the way are just as striking in their conversations and their political and social convictions, Road 96 succeeds in weaving multiple stories through the life of teenagers who just fuck the camp.

• Interesting story
• Large cast of characters
• Fun mini games

* Artistic style very striking * Really a good soundtrack

• Becomes a little repetitive
• Some repeated scenes
• A little texture pop-in

Good 7/10

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