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About This Game Theme & Narrative:1976.Noomi Kovacs—an overeager graduate of the LeCarre Institute for Exceptional Spies (L.I.E.S)—has just landed her first job at Penderbrook Motors’ Division of Outside Intelligence. Confined to an office and underestimated by her gruff supervisor—a disgraced former government agent named Turn—Noomi will have to exploit her colleagues and surroundings to help further her dream of becoming a globetrotting secret agent. Once in the field, Noomi and Turn begin to realize that their company’s dogged pursuit of their rivals extend to something far more sinister than “healthy competition” and the two will be forced to reconsider the paths they’ve chosen. Lying, blackmail, and emotional manipulation will become Noomi and Turn’s greatest assets as they make their way through…The Low Road.Description:Set in the world of the 1970s automobile industry, The Low Road is a point-and-click graphic adventure game which follows a team of corporate spies dedicated to the protection (and appropriation) of game-changing industry secrets. Sporting a unique visual style inspired by gouache paintings and a pulsating rock and roll score, "The Low Road" will captivate players through intricate puzzles, branching moral dilemmas, and a quirky cast of memorable characters.Digital Alberta Ember Awards 2017 "Best Gaming Experience" – WinnerGame Design Awards 2017 "Best Character Design" – WinnerFull Indie Vancouver "2017 Demo Night” – WinnerIndie Prize Showcase USA 2017 – NomineeGame Developer Conference 2016 “Best In Play” – WinnerPlaycrafting ’16 Bit Awards “Best Style” – NomineeKey Features:A unique digitally hand painted 2D illustration style with 1970s television influences.Over 32000 words of dark comedic dialogue fully-voiced from a cast of charactersPlay from the perspective of two corporate espionage agentsA mergence of traditional storytelling and engaging game playAn original score of swirling psychedelia and dusty AmericanaNostalgic point-and-click style gameplay influenced by LucasArts and Sierra classicsBranching conversation puzzles that will challenge your deductive and intuitive abilitiesOver 15+ first person puzzle sequencesAbout XGen Studios:XGen Studios is an independently owned and operated game developer of several award-winning titles on consoles, mobile platforms and the web. Established in 2001 and located in Edmonton Canada, we're a team of passionate creative people, united by a desire to create the type of games we wish existed. We're excited by emerging technologies and the new experiences these make possible.Since 2001, XGen Studios has released 14 internally-developed titles for consoles, mobile and the web, including the #1-selling hit Defend Your Castle for Nintendo’s WiiWare™ Service and Day-1 PS4™ title Super Motherload.During the production of The Low Road, XGen’s Founder and CEO, Skye Boyes, passed away. The Low Road is dedicated to Skye for the inspiration, leadership and friendship he brought to the XGen team. The Low Road is XGen Studios’ first point-and-click adventure game and has financial funding support from the Canada Media Fund 2014-2015 Experimental Stream. 1075eedd30 Title: The Low RoadGenre: Adventure, IndieDeveloper:XGen StudiosPublisher:XGen StudiosRelease Date: 26 Jul, 2017 The Low Road Crack beasts of bourbon the low road lyrics. i take the low road. the low road gresham. the low road game walkthrough. the low road play new york. the low road igg. the low road at the public. the low road windsor menu. the low road pickpocket puzzle. the low road bar and grill. robert low the whale road. what is the low road path of emotional processing. the low road nintendo switch. the low road by marge piercy. the low road chris womersley. the vynes low road keswick. the low road shooter jennings tab. the low road music. the low road nintendo. the low road ac puzzle. the low road game. the low road band. the low road bruce norris review. the low road show score. 2401 the low road. the mere low road earl soham. you can take the low road. frontier season 3 the low road. the low road to taos. the low road cafe & bar. the low road playbill. take the low road expression. 2400 the low road. take the low road definition. quotes about taking the low road. the low road brisbane. the low road novel. the low road has no exits tab. the low road john scofield. the low country the dark road. the paddocks low road grayingham. the low road poem meaning. the low road lyrics. low end of the road 2008. take the low road meaning. the low road xgen. from the low road. the low road synopsis. the low road hltb. the low road video game. the low road song. a low-carbon road map for china. the low road tape. the low road play. the low road opening night. the low road poem. the laureates low road cockermouth. the low road eshop. the low road cafe windsor. the low road reservations. the low road ios. the low road frontier. the low road has no exits lyrics. the orchards low road haddiscoe. jericho the low road walkthrough. the low road meaning. the hawthorns low road church lench. the low road beasts of bourbon. unlike the low road brain pathway. the low road free download. the low risk road to stupendous wealth It's hard for me to say if I can recommend or not this game. A very simple point and click, with few puzzles (some of them are the "try to get it right" which I hate it). The art is simply beautiful I love this aesthetics combined with the 70s style. The soundtrack really adds to that. Unfortunately that's the only good things I can say about the game. The acting in some character in the game are really reaaaaaaaaally too exaggerated that made me skip most of them lines (there is even one that seems like they recorded his voice in a tin can). The story could go somewhere as I like spy stuff and big conspiracies and they showed in a way very new, but they didn't do anything much with that. The story ends abruptly which, for me, in a adventure game its a crime. So, if you're going to buy it, wait for a sale. BUT buy the soundtrack too because it's so damn good.. Like others reviewing this game, I really wish there was an option between thumbs up and thumbs down for The Low Road. The visual aesthetic is top notch and the characters are engaging, but I found the gameplay and humor to be very uneven. I definitely enjoyed the game, but there were many moments where I felt like it had missed potential.On gameplay: The opening puzzle of the game, the phone call, is by far the standout, because it's a puzzle that actually asks you to sift through information you've been provided and use your brain. Most of the remaining puzzles are just ordinary adventure game item puzzles (although the logic behind all of them is blissfully clear, so kudos for that) and click-and-drag challenges. This is hardly a mortal sin -- in fact, as far as these types of puzzles go, they're pretty good! -- but if you think the phone call puzzle is great, it's just never going to get better than that.On humor: This game bills itself as a "dark spy comedy," and it just... doesn't stick that landing for me. This is in part because the game is more generically goofy than darkly comic, and in part because the game doesn't commit to that goofiness. It's not always clear if or when I'm supposed to be laughing. Turn stands out in this regard: Is he a character you're supposed to care about or laugh at? The answer, of course, is that you're probably supposed to do both, but when the reason you're supposed to care about him is the SAME reason you're supposed to laugh at him, it can be hard to do either.Again: I enjoyed The Low Road. It's not a bad game, just an imperfect one that doesn't quite live up to its strong first impression -- which makes it a fine game to play, but an odd game to review.. The Low Road has an interesting take on classic point-and-click adventures: it adds mini-games to the usual mix of object and npc interactions in the genre. Even though most of said mini-games are trivial tasks, the few exceptions that involve dealing with intel do affect the narrative directly and they require a more cautious approach as a result. In a similar fashion, certain puzzles can be solved differently, which adds a sprinkle of personality to the otherwise insipid main characters. Its 70s ambiance and perfectly suitable soundtrack, in addition to its refreshing, refined art style, are also strong points of this particular title, and help reinforce the whole setting. However, although the overarching plot is adequately executed, the character's vexing writing and their unenthusiastic voice over are a constant hit-or-miss - a monumental flaw that can make it almost impossible for the player to care about any of them. But if you like spy-themed adventures and are looking for a hint of non-entirely-linear progress, The Low Road might be a quick fix. Just keep an eye out for better spy agencies in the meantime.. It isn’t often that I describe a game as quirky. The term sounds disingenuous and a little immature but despite that I find the Low Road to be a wonderfully quirky game. It is possessing of an innocent kind of charm and a sense of humor that doesn’t rely on shock value or trying to be over the top. The Low Road is a game about Noomi Kovacs a young woman fresh out of spy school who just entered the work force in the world of corporate espionage. From the very get go the game presents you with a somewhat ridiculous premise and it runs with it. What follows is a charming experience hampered by some odd creative choices. The game has its flaws but they aren’t that hard to look past.Full review below:https://thesubversiveelement.com/news/2017/9/2/the-overdue-review-the-low-road. Not much of a puzzle - more of a story with the occasional interactive part. Most of the game is listening to people talking, and while the voice acting is well done it gets pretty tedious (also the main character sounds like Abbi from Broad City). I've played an hour 30 mins so far and I don't know if I'll befinishing it.If the puzzles were harder and you could skip the dialogue it would be better as most of the game length is the dialogue.. Quality art, some decent puzzles, and some nice dialogue.Even though the voice actor for horace sounds like he's recording inside of an echo chamber.Can't go wrong with buying an xgen game.7/10. Pros:-Good voice acting (even tho some voices get annoying after a while)-Interesting puzzles-Good story (for the most part but some parts seemed strange and confusing)-humorous-Interesting characters -The art style is coolCons:-alot of dialog-A bit pricey (considering it takes 4-5 hours to complete if you don't care about achievements) All together I would give it 4/5 it's a good game but maybe wait until it's on sale.. For an in-depth review, tune into the video below:https://youtu.be/OF3Ojpu-7YQOtherwise, here’s a summarized write up. Performance issuesAt random times, the game will disable interactions with all items in a given area and, it being a point and click, this causes severe issues. Sometimes you’re able to reset the bug by moving between locations but it’s equally possible that you’ll have to restart the game. Considering how The Low Road doesn’t autosave at all, you could potentially lose hours of playtime because of this issue.StoryThe low road has you playing as Noomi Kovacs, a college graduate on her first day at the local spy agency. The game has 6 chapters and while the introduction has you trying weasel your way into some field work, the rest of the plot centers around your main mission and its associated repercussions. Most characters here are have their odd quirk in the game’s attempt to be more comedic with the spy setting though only your main cast, that being Noomi and her boss Turner (Turn), has good writing. The rest frequently suffer from things like repeatedly using the same sentences back to back, overexplanation of simple concepts and dialogue that is out of their respective characters.This usually happens when the game tries too hard to be funny and it happens quite frequently. But on the positives, TLR actually has some genuinely humorous moments in the natural and witty interactions between Noomi and Turn. The story also spends proper time to flush out Turn’s character, giving him more depth and a decent amount of payoff as he starts to respect Noomi as more of a colleague than an assistant.The overarching story is also easy to follow but can be a little absurd at times. TLR’s attempt to be yet another title that doesn’t take itself seriously only works when it doesn’t run into writing issues and given how frequently that happens, it only gives a mildly entertaining and humorous experience. Gameplay The core gameplay loop can be broken down into the title’s 2 types of puzzles. The first plays like classic point and clicks where you’re gathering items to be used on objects so that you can get past a certain obstacle. Separating the items from the rest of the environment is easy since your cursor changes its shape when you hover over items you can collect. While the game does allow you to hold more than one thing at a time, you CANNOT combine these resources in your inventory, so there isn’t any experimentation on that front. These puzzles are also ultimately pretty easy, since there are so few items to collect in each of them. Despite not having answers given explicitly, the significant lack of trial and error means you’ll likely have a simple time.The second type of puzzles are called first person puzzle segments which are the more frequent and varied bunch of challenges. These include things like looking up information to determine the best conversation option to deceive characters, figuring out the correct sequence of disabling alarms, and even something as dead simple as hovering your mouse over obvious locations on a metal gate to open it. Straight up, these aren’t difficult puzzles but I especially dislike the last example given since it’s a glorified scripted event that requires on skill so it’s good to see them only appear once or twice. Overall, the first type of puzzles are pretty bog standard while the second type add in a nice touch of diversity, though it’s unfortunate that both lack any real challenge. Pros1) Decent visuals – nice water color aesthetic2) Witty interactions between Noomi and Turn3) Good variety in puzzles Cons 1) Game tries too hard to be funny at times and suffers for it in writing quality2) Voice acting quality is all over the place – Noomi and Turn are the best and most consistent in terms of delivery and overall quality but most of the rest of the supporting cast suffer on both accounts. Their performance is usually stilted and at worst, some of them even show a huge disparity in audio quality (likely due to the different mics used). It’s really jarring to hear Noomi’s clear voice followed by a character’s tinny one. 3) Puzzles lack any real challenge Conclusion The Low Road is an enjoyable game with plenty of complications. The writing is questionable at times, the gameplay isn’t very challenging and the audio can really take you out of the experience. I did like the product but having to go through numerous issues, including technical ones, the game never felt like it hit the desired level of quality. As such, I’m recommending you wait for a patch and a sale on this one. Only get it once it’s ironed out the bugs and even then, 15 dollars sounds like a more appropriate price.. I wish there was more than thumbs up or thumbs down. The voice acting is really Good, and some of the humor is spot on too. But, for a game, plotwise is lacking, and the gaming elements are really lacking.. if you want to play a funny point & click adventure set in the 70s with great visuals, music, voiceovers and writing, look no further. it's not a long one, should take 3-4 hours, a bit more if you want to get all the achievements on your own. it's not difficult, the next step is always obvious and the minigames/puzzles aren't challenging for the most part either, though the controls make some of them a bit annoying.so it won't test your brain but I enjoyed it thoroughly, found the different dialog options and 'false endings' amusing as well, without having to worry about losing progress or not getting the one 'true ending' (something I really hate in games) because if you fail, the game just rewinds and lets you try again. it's all about fun, not frustration (save for a few puzzles), and definitely worth picking up.

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