Road 96

 Xbox Series X
User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 51 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 51
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 51
  3. Negative: 8 out of 51
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  1. ehtaco
    Jul 16, 2022
    6
    This is a decent narrative game. I like the concept, but it gets pretty tedious. The characters you spend most of the game interacting with suck. There are two that I genuinely 'liked' and even that almost changed towards the end of the game. All the characters are so obnoxious and they're written mostly terribly. Also, your dialogue choices rarely seem to matter. The game plays out theThis is a decent narrative game. I like the concept, but it gets pretty tedious. The characters you spend most of the game interacting with suck. There are two that I genuinely 'liked' and even that almost changed towards the end of the game. All the characters are so obnoxious and they're written mostly terribly. Also, your dialogue choices rarely seem to matter. The game plays out the same regardless. You'll notice this pretty quickly. The game will give you two or three options, but the majority of the time, no matter what you pick, the person you're talking to says something so open-ended and vague that you'll realize it could've "worked" for every choice given. You can tell there are not many genuine 'branches' or dialogue. I will say, towards the end of some of my playthroughs, there were some moments where something would go massively wrong and I actually felt like "damn, if I would've done ___ differently, that wouldn't have happened." And that was nice. Based on the mostly faux dialogue choices, I'm not certain those moments aren't scripted, but if they are, they're done so very well if they had me feeling like it was *MY* fault things ended poorly. That part actually works nicely.

    Again, genuinely cool concept. I mostly enjoyed my time with it, but it's far from perfect. I'd love to see the devs evolve on this concept and put out something bigger & better in the future.    … Expand
  2. ObsessedMeat
    Jun 30, 2023
    6
    Gameplay is kinda sloppy, so the game is completely drove by the narrative. Al tough it may be immersive, you'll end the game and understand that your "impacting" choices just lead you to a slightly different 2 minute cinematic ending. So there you are, with a first person telltale game, whilst you are given the impression your decisions matter, but they actually don't. Just like realGameplay is kinda sloppy, so the game is completely drove by the narrative. Al tough it may be immersive, you'll end the game and understand that your "impacting" choices just lead you to a slightly different 2 minute cinematic ending. So there you are, with a first person telltale game, whilst you are given the impression your decisions matter, but they actually don't. Just like real life. 6/10, decent enough not to kill myself.… Expand

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#47 Most Discussed Xbox Series X Game of 2022

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. XboxEra
    May 26, 2022
    85
    Road 96 is fun to play, a challenge, and also makes you question your political beliefs. Play this game, help others and always vote against fascism.
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  2. Movies Games and Tech
    May 4, 2022
    80
    I wasn’t expecting to enjoy Road 96 as much as I did. I thought it would be slower and more disconnected. Instead, I experienced a rewarding and deep title where my choices mattered.
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  3. XboxAddict
    Apr 29, 2022
    89
    The team of around 15 developers created a 15-20 hour game that is heavily influenced by the works of Tarantino, the Coen Brothers and Bong Joon-Ho and inspired by many stories, including The Goonies. Although unlikely, I would very much like some extra content featuring the loveable bumbling team of Stan and Mitch. While the game fell a bit short of it’s promises of your outcomes drastically being different because of your choices, it really doesn’t matter. You could strip away all the decision making, and you’d still have a gripping and intense story that you struggle to put down.
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