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 originally released in 2015.
Production
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
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
The game plays largely like an interactive movie. Players choose dialogue options at certain points that affect the narrative.
Reception
| 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
- ^ "Interview with Colin Dwan (Prologue Games) of 'Knee Deep'". PRANKSTER101 PRODUCTIONS. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Interview: Knee Deep". 1001Up. 2015-04-27. 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 "Review: Knee Deep". Destructoid. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
- ^ "Knee Deep Review - PS4". PlayStation Universe. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
- ^ Fix, Edd Harwood, The Digital. "Gaming @ The Digital Fix - Knee Deep". gaming.thedigitalfix.com. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ O'Connor, Alice (2015-11-05). "Knee Deep's Curious Episodic Adventure Continues". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved 2017-02-03.