Emotive Pixels: The Year of AAA Videogames

Kentucky Route Zero: The messy heart of American recession

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We talk about our perception of the themes and designers' intents in this labyrinthine surreal art of 5 acts, conceived and released over a decade in the wake of American recession.

  • Un Pueblo de Nada, or all WEVP broadcasts
  • GDC '14: The Scenography of Kentucky Route Zero
  • Junebug's solo album
  • Eggplant's 'Into the Depths' series
  • Justin Clark's GameSpot review

    • Personal reflections:

    • Blake Hester: A Kentuckian ex-alcoholic's deep reflections on Kentucky Route Zero
    • Amanda Hudgins, Bullet Points: The anger, pain, and disgust of Kentucky Route Zero being the primary game experience about Kentucky, written by outsiders (also see the whole issue)
    • Nicholas O'Brien, Critical Distance: On the themes of Kentucky Route Zero (theme analysis, with many supporting links)
    • Carolyn Petit: Revisiting Acts I-IV while Desperately Looking for Work
      • ...more
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