Knee Deep (video game)
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| Developer(s) | Prologue Games |
| Publisher(s) | Wales Interactive |
| Engine | Unity[1] |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, MacOS, Linux |
| Release | January 31, 2017 |
| Genre(s) | Adventure |
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Knee Deep is a 2017 adventure video game, with a graphic design as if it was being performed on stage at the theatre. It has three acts, the first of which was released in 2015.
Production
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After working on various genres of video games, Colin Dwan and Wes Platt decided to work on a purely narrative-driven game. After a few months of pre-production, the duo raised funding and quit their jobs to pursue the project.[2]
The game was first showcased at Rezzed in March 2015.[2]
Plot
[edit]The player investigates the suicide of a washed-up actor in the backwater Florida town of Cypress Knee.
The game consists of three acts: Act 1: Wonderland, Act 2: Festival, and Act 3: Boomtown.
Gameplay
[edit]The game plays largely like an interactive movie. Players choose dialogue options at certain points that affect the narrative.
Reception
[edit]| Aggregator | Score |
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| Metacritic | PS4: 54/100[3] PC: 66/100[4] |
| Publication | Score |
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| Destructoid | 7/10[5] |
Alissa McAloon of Destructoid thought the game was let down by the final two acts.[5] John-Paul Jones of PSU praised the title for its innovativeness.[6] The Digital Fix's Edd Harwood compared the gameplay to that of Telltale games, and noted the game's odd sense of humour.[7] Alice O'Connor of Rock, Paper, Shotgun deemed the style ugly yet bold, and a good compromise for the company's small development team.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Interview with Colin Dwan (Prologue Games) of 'Knee Deep'". prankster101.com. 25 May 2015. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Interview: Knee Deep". 1001up.com. 2015-04-27. Archived from the original on 2017-02-04. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
- ^ "Knee Deep for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ "Knee Deep for Xbox One Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ a b McAloon, Alissa (2016-05-13). "Review: Knee Deep". Destructoid. Archived from the original on 2017-02-04. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
- ^ Jones, John-Paul (2017-01-31). "Knee Deep Review - PS4". psu.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-03. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
- ^ Harwood, Edd. "Gaming @ The Digital Fix - Knee Deep". thedigitalfix.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-03. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
- ^ O'Connor, Alice (2015-11-05). "Knee Deep's Curious Episodic Adventure Continues". Rock Paper Shotgun. Archived from the original on 2017-02-04. Retrieved 2017-02-03.