Road 96- Videogames As Art

Road 96 is a first person adventure game in which you take the lives of several individuals trying to escape a despotic totalitarian dictatorship in a made up country (which is definitely America) in 1996. The youths all seek a way out through a passage north to a land of freedom and equality (a definite stand-in for Canada). The game is tense, exciting, hilarious but also sad in places. The message it gives is that change and progress is worth fighting for. The art style is singular with an economy of design that really lends the whole game an artistic bend. I loved it and here are some screenshots of my playthrough.