Writer Ravenscourt and developer DigixArt have introduced Highway 96 prequel Highway 96: Mile 0 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Collection, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Change, and PC (Steam). It should launch on April 4.
Right here is an summary of the sport, by way of Ravenscourt:
Two teenagers, Two Worlds
Followers of Highway 96 will bear in mind Zoe, one of many most important characters of the unique sport. She comes from the wealthy facet of White Sands and her father works for President Tyrak’s authorities because the Minister of Oil.
Kaito—a personality from developer DigixArt’s first sport, Misplaced in Concord—however, was born in tough, impoverished Colton Metropolis. After transferring together with his household to get away from Colton Metropolis’s air pollution and discover new jobs, Kaito finds himself in White Sands as effectively. It’s been two years since this transfer and they’re now shut neighbors to the Tryak abode.
Intrigued by his darkish demeanor, Zoe will get nearer to Kaito and the 2 develop a robust friendship. This budding friendship with Kaito finally exposes Zoe to disturbing truths about her nation and even her personal father. By this new-found relationship, gamers will uncover what made Zoe flee her house and the reality behind the 1986 Border Assault that units off the occasions of Highway 96.
Zoe and Kaito’s Internal Worlds
Various the narrative-driven gameplay of Highway 96: Mile 0 shall be sections that permit us discover the thought processes of each Zoe and Kaito by psychedelic musical rides. Skating by these rhythm-based segments, gamers will make impactful narrative and emotional choices that form the journey of the sport’s two protagonists.
The Midnight
Backing up right this moment’s emotional announce trailer for Highway 96: Mile 0 is the brand-new tune “Land Locked Coronary heart” from American synthwave band The Midnight, which shall be launched as a single quickly. Designed to bolster the emotional expertise for gamers, “Land Locked Coronary heart” is the primary observe from the Highway 96: Mile 0 official soundtrack.
“In Highway 96: Mile 0 we needed to indicate the place Zoe is coming from and why she left her comfy life,” stated DigixArt CEO Yoan Fanise in a press launch. “However we didn’t create Mile 0 within the typical manner. We went the loopy route, utilizing metaphorical music sequences the place you journey alongside on the beliefs and doubts of Zoe and Kaito. The humorous half is that YOU select the way you need them to evolve.”
Watch the announcement trailer under. View the primary screenshots on the gallery.
