The first episode of swamp noir adventure Knee Deep by Prologue Games has been released on the Humble Store and Steam. Looking at the trailer, the game has some striking visuals, with set pieces moving into place as you walk, and it reminds me of the theater like presentation of the fantastic Kentucky Route Zero.
Like Kentucky Route Zero, Knee Deep is also episodic, and the second act is expected to release later this year. It's not yet clear when the final third episode will be ready though, but buying the game now will give you access to all episodes as they are released. There is also an option to buy just the first act DRM free on the Humble Store, though there are no upgrade options so far.
With the amount of adventure games coming out for Linux these days, I have yet to try the game myself, so make sure to tell us what you think of it in the comments if you get a chance to play it.
About the game (Official)
Knee Deep unfolds in the backwater Florida town of Cypress Knee. A washed-up Hollywood actor is found hanging from the iconic tower at the center of Chief Roadside’s Wonderland, a tacky resort that is more of an affront to Native Americans than tourist attraction. You investigate this mysterious suicide through the eyes of three distinct characters: cheeky blogger Romana Teague, beleaguered local newspaper reporter Jack Bellet, and cynical private investigator K.C. Gaddis.
Knee Deep is about characters, nuanced storytelling, and the melodrama of swampland Florida.
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Like Kentucky Route Zero, Knee Deep is also episodic, and the second act is expected to release later this year. It's not yet clear when the final third episode will be ready though, but buying the game now will give you access to all episodes as they are released. There is also an option to buy just the first act DRM free on the Humble Store, though there are no upgrade options so far.
With the amount of adventure games coming out for Linux these days, I have yet to try the game myself, so make sure to tell us what you think of it in the comments if you get a chance to play it.
About the game (Official)
Knee Deep unfolds in the backwater Florida town of Cypress Knee. A washed-up Hollywood actor is found hanging from the iconic tower at the center of Chief Roadside’s Wonderland, a tacky resort that is more of an affront to Native Americans than tourist attraction. You investigate this mysterious suicide through the eyes of three distinct characters: cheeky blogger Romana Teague, beleaguered local newspaper reporter Jack Bellet, and cynical private investigator K.C. Gaddis.
Knee Deep is about characters, nuanced storytelling, and the melodrama of swampland Florida.
Get the season ticket from Steam or DRM free from the Humble Store. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Gah! So many great looking point & click adventures I want to play (Kentucky Route Zero, The Detail, Knee Deep, The Journey Down) and they're all episodic and none of them have all episodes released yet. And so I wait; I wait until all episodes are out.
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Not to mention The Fall and The Maker's Eden. Yeah, it can definitely be frustrating to play an episode and then be forced to wait for months for the continuation. The Detail has its second episode out now, but I haven't gotten around to playing it (or covering it on GOL) yet.
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Quoting: KeyrockGah! So many great looking point & click adventures I want to play (Kentucky Route Zero, The Detail, Knee Deep, The Journey Down) and they're all episodic and none of them have all episodes released yet. And so I wait; I wait until all episodes are out.
I'm doing the same for all of them except Journey Down, of which I bought part 1 when Steam for Linux was very new. And to be honest, I did enjoy both episodes very much. Maybe we should give episodes a chance? Dunno...
I don't know which game it was, but at least one wasn't stating clear enough (for me) that it is incomplete/episodic at the store. Really something that should be enforced by Valve (or other stores).
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Quoting: fleskNot to mention The Fall and The Maker's Eden. Yeah, it can definitely be frustrating to play an episode and then be forced to wait for months for the continuation. The Detail has its second episode out now, but I haven't gotten around to playing it (or covering it on GOL) yet.
Not sure I'd call The Fall an episodic game since it had a self-contained story of its own despite setting up for a sequel. The Maker's Eden fro sure though (which I didn't realize when I bought it but don't really mind). I'm okay with episodic games so long as there's some assurance the chapters will come in a timely fashion and the devs are open about timeframes and status updates.
The frustration about Kentucky Route Zero is that the devs haven't been providing those assurances and have missed their originally projected timeframe by rather a huge margin.
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