DigixArt has teased a sequel to Road 96, their procedurally generated road trip narrative adventure from 2021. While that game had its various endings for players to reach, the team is now pushing on – “This might feel familiar to some of you. After all, some roads never really end,” they write in the trailer’s description. .
So, it looks like Fanny and John will be reunited in this sequel, which will be more or less surprising depending on the ending that you reached for the first game.
Road 96 was an overtly political game, and while set in fictional nations, leant on real world topics of elections, false flag attack to sway public opinion, the quest to overthrow tyrannical dictators, and teenagers embarking on illegal border crossings. Hot topics following the first Trump presidency, and we’re no doubt that his second is sparking new topics for DigixArt to draw upon… alongside the mess of other parts of the world as well.
While we don’t have a review of Road 96 or its Year 0 prequel, we do for DigixArt’s most recent title, Tides of Tomorrow. This was an innovative blend of asynchronous multiplayer storytelling, of which Gamoc said, “Tides of Tomorrow is a good story that’s alternately helped and hindered by its asynchronous multiplayer. It enables some compelling gameplay options but sometimes takes agency away from the player as relying on other players means you can’t really do anything yourself a lot of the time. The story can also contradict itself sometimes due to the nature of the gameplay. It’s enjoyable despite this, though it starts to outstay its welcome towards the end.”
