Kentucky Route Zero trailer

"Kentucky Route Zero" is a magic realist adventure game about a secret highway in Kentucky and the mysterious folks who travel it.

This game is being developed by Cardboard Computer and will be released around the Fall of 2011 (on PC, Mac and possibly other platforms).

http://cardboardcomputer.com/

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• kentucky
• magic

[brewskhee]

Looks great. Are the creators from/live in KY?

[TheShadowBrigade]

@brewskhee

I doubt it... nobody who actually lived in Kentucky would name the characters Junebug, Ezra & Conway. We live in the year 2011 & people still think that people from Kentucky are backwards hillbillies.... Its a crying shame.

[jakevsrobots]

@TheShadowBrigade Hey thanks for checking the video out & sharing your thoughts. I'm totally sympathetic to your concern about Kentucky & its people being misrepresented as "backwards hillbillies." We're doing our best to be sensitive to the existence of those stereotypes, and undermine them where we can. The inspiration for the game is Kentucky's cultural history so expect a lot of bluegrass, bourbon and huge, mysterious caves -- but we're trying not to oversimplify the place & its people!

[jakevsrobots]

@brewskhee We're from Illinois but have friends+family in Kentucky. Most of the ideas for this game came from a visit to Kentucky+Tennessee this past summer, and from research about its cultural history afterwards. Thanks for checking it out!

[WynoonieJuggs]

I'm from SE KY, and so far everything looks awesome to me. I don't feel at all as though this game is reinforcing any negative stereotypes whatsoever. I also love how the female character seems to be based on Loretta Lynn!

[gutsack]

People from Kentucky ARE backwards hillbillies. I'm from the South too guys!

[Deptchargeeng]

@TheWillpie Thanks a bundle man!

[Deptchargeeng]

@TheWillpie thanks a bundle!

[TheGameSquid]

@TheWillpie Thanks a bunch!

[TheWillpie]

@TheGameSquid After much work, I've found out who sang this; it's Bill Monroe, and the song title is "This World Is Not My Home." Hope this helps. :)

[TheGameSquid]

Absolutely beautiful trailer. I'm really interested to see how this turns out.

I'd also like to know who made this version of the song. I've heard a couple of other renditions of it, including one by His Name Is Alive, but this version is stunning.

[ModestDollesin]

Looks like a beautiful game, I hope there is a lot of depth to explore with these six lost souls.