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Knee Deep (video game)

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Knee Deep
Developer(s)Prologue Games
Publisher(s)Wales Interactive
EngineUnity[1]
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, MacOS, Linux
ReleaseJanuary 31, 2017
Genre(s)Adventure
Mode(s)

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

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Dialogue choices impact the game's story

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

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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

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The game plays largely like an interactive movie. Players choose dialogue options at certain points that affect the narrative.

Reception

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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

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  1. ^ "Interview with Colin Dwan (Prologue Games) of 'Knee Deep'". PRANKSTER101 PRODUCTIONS. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Interview: Knee Deep". 1001Up. 2015-04-27. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  3. ^ "Knee Deep for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Knee Deep for Xbox One Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Review: Knee Deep". Destructoid. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  6. ^ "Knee Deep Review - PS4". PlayStation Universe. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  7. ^ 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)
  8. ^ O'Connor, Alice (2015-11-05). "Knee Deep's Curious Episodic Adventure Continues". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
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