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After some technical issues, my Kentucky Route Zero video is here for real! A video about finding joy & community in a world that’s trying to force you out.

Really hope you all enjoy this one. I wrote it to be as newcomer/non-gamer-friendly as possible, so you can enjoy this video even if you’ve never heard of Kentucky Route Zero (though I highly recommend getting the game, obviously).

Patron-exclusive bonus video coming as soon as I can finish it - probably not for a couple weeks, but hey, definitely less than 3 months!

Have a great weekend, everyone!

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Finding Hope in Kentucky Route Zero’s Boundless Decay

In Kentucky Route Zero, the world is ending, and you can’t save it. Can you find a good life anyway? ___________ If you liked this, please consider supporting me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lily_lxndr Twitter: https://twitter.com/lily_lxndr Voices by: Lola Sebastian: https://twitter.com/LolaSebastian_ Hayley-Isabella Cawley: https://twitter.com/HayleyDyer16 Alex Viney: https://twitter.com/TheVinesLog Liz Singh: https://www.thelowerplateau.com/ Johan Denora: https://twitter.com/JohanDenora Music: Songs: Ohia - The Lioness Songs: Ohia - Songs: Ohia Godspeed You! Black Emperor - F# A# Infinity Ben Babbitt - Memory Overflow The Caretaker - Everywhere At the End of Time, Stages 1-3 Stars - “Your Ex-Lover Is Dead” Table of contents: 0:00 Introduction 2:22 Surrender to Unknowing 15:23 I'm Just Passing Through 24:17 Agonal Breaths 36:40 Credits Sources: Designing for mystery in Kentucky Route Zero https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLYAxYGzhBw&t=65s Reddit post on Un Pueblo de Nada https://www.reddit.com/r/kentuckyroutezero/comments/nq4bhu/un_pueblo_de_nada_is_haunted_by_a_dead_miner_and/ Death to three-act structure! Toward a unique structure for narrative games https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6Hjfu0-oZY Chasing Ice (excerpt) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC3VTgIPoGU Fire in Paradise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3OX1PR2SCM The agony of agonal respiration: is the last gasp necessary? https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1733591/

Comments

smileybubu

You make the game sound so interesting and your voice is so soothing! Thanks for the video ^^

Alejandro Hernandez

sorry for the delay, just finished the video! amazing, amazing job. i’ve never played Kentucky, but you presented all the ideas they explore in such a clear, collected way. its easy to see how someone can really get pulled into the gameplay. i especially loved the ‘Agonal Breaths’ section of your analysis. you really have a talent for these video essays!