While some tasks are mundane, like cleaning a floor with a mop, there’s at least something for you to do while listening to the game’s sumptuous soundtrack filled with haunting lyrics and wonderful vocals. It’s just a shame that the bits you play vary so much in their interactivity. That’s the wonder of The Longest Road on Earth – it makes you think. Yet you might play through the game and interpret things in a different way. To me, The Longest Road on Earth is about a woman reminiscing about the love of her life who’s now unfortunately gone, a piano tuner who dreams of playing on a grand stage, a couple of employees at a dock whose lives are far apart yet so similar, and a young child growing up in a broken home.
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You’re essentially starring in a series of music videos as you play – it’s like a concept album with visuals. And to back up the action on-screen, the music has been carefully created and curated to add context. The visuals may only be black and white and rather pixelated, but great care has been put into every scene and animation. There’s a lot of discourse over whether games are art, and The Longest Road on Earth certainly makes the case for rather than against. It may not sound like much fun, but chances are you’ll be captivated. You might simply hold down a button to drive down a long country road, for example, or serve coffee in a diner. As over twenty original songs play out, you’ll interpret their stories in your own way, carrying out rudimentary actions as you go. With a running time of around two hours, The Longest Road on Earth is the perfect game to play in one sitting.ĭevoid of any text or dialogue, The Longest Road on Earth allows you to observe the lives of four individuals.