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The Low Road Update

The Low Road recent update includes enhanced gameplay mechanics, and improvements ranging from background saving to reworked voice acting; all added to offer up a smoother gameplay experience.


[ 2018-08-21 15:11:13 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Low Road Soundtrack Bundle

We just launched both sound tracks on Steam: Songs On The Low Road by Win Well and The Low Road OST by Eric Cheng. You can pick them both up in The Low Road Soundtrack Bundle at 30% off regular price (oh and there's a 30% launch discount too... so let's just say CHEAP!). http://store.steampowered.com/bundle/4978/The_Low_Road_Soundtrack_Bundle/ We also just brought one of our classic games to the Steam platform: Defend Your Castle. You might have gotten in trouble for playing the web version of this game in your computer lab or library at school when you probably were supposed to be studying or researching something important. Sorry teachers! If you're looking for a healthy dose of nostalgia hop on over to the DYC store page here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/708710/Defend_Your_Castle/ Most of all, thank you for playing our games! - The XGen Studios Team


[ 2017-10-18 17:23:31 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Low Road Soundtrack Bundle

We just launched both sound tracks on Steam: Songs On The Low Road by Win Well and The Low Road OST by Eric Cheng. You can pick them both up in The Low Road Soundtrack Bundle at 30% off regular price (oh and there's a 30% launch discount too... so let's just say CHEAP!). http://store.steampowered.com/bundle/4978/The_Low_Road_Soundtrack_Bundle/ We also just brought one of our classic games to the Steam platform: Defend Your Castle. You might have gotten in trouble for playing the web version of this game in your computer lab or library at school when you probably were supposed to be studying or researching something important. Sorry teachers! If you're looking for a healthy dose of nostalgia hop on over to the DYC store page here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/708710/Defend_Your_Castle/ Most of all, thank you for playing our games! - The XGen Studios Team


[ 2017-10-18 17:23:31 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Low Road is now out on Linux!


We’re so thrilled to announce that in addition to PC and Mac, The Low Road is available on Linux through Steam! Adventure Gamers stated The Low Road “just begs to be played and enjoyed” and XGen Studios wanted to give Linux users the opportunity to enjoy the game as well. This is our very first downloadable title to support Linux so we’re very excited to reach a brand new audience that may have played our flash games in the early days of XGen. Since the release of The Low Road on Steam in late July, our point and click adventure has caught the attention of an international audience winning awards for “Best Character Design” at the Game Design Awards in Dundee UK, and “Best Gaming Experience” at the Ember Awards in Alberta Canada. Thanks! - The XGen Team


[ 2017-09-28 19:53:36 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Low Road is now out on Linux!


Were so thrilled to announce that in addition to Windows and MacOS, The Low Road is available on Linux through Steam! Adventure Gamers stated The Low Road just begs to be played and enjoyed and XGen Studios wanted to give Linux users the opportunity to enjoy the game as well. This is our very first downloadable title to support Linux so were very excited to reach a brand new audience that may have played our flash games in the early days of XGen. Since the release of The Low Road on Steam in late July, our point and click adventure has caught the attention of an international audience winning awards for Best Character Design at the Game Design Awards in Dundee UK, and Best Gaming Experience at the Ember Awards in Alberta Canada. Thanks! - The XGen Team


[ 2017-09-28 19:53:36 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Low Road wins Best Character Design at the Game Design Awards


We are so excited to announce that The Low Road won Best Character Design at the Game Design Awards in Dundee UK! When we set out to create this point and click adventure we knew that the characters would play a huge role in the players' engagement with the narrative. Their personalities came together through a combination of so many skills: the digitally painted figures, witty dialogue, stellar voice acting, and the quirky way in which they moved! Thank you so much to everyone that has played, shared, reviewed, and streamed The Low Road! You're the best! - The XGen Team


[ 2017-09-08 19:05:19 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Low Road wins Best Character Design at the Game Design Awards


We are so excited to announce that The Low Road won Best Character Design at the Game Design Awards in Dundee UK! When we set out to create this point and click adventure we knew that the characters would play a huge role in the players' engagement with the narrative. Their personalities came together through a combination of so many skills: the digitally painted figures, witty dialogue, stellar voice acting, and the quirky way in which they moved! Thank you so much to everyone that has played, shared, reviewed, and streamed The Low Road! You're the best! - The XGen Team


[ 2017-09-08 19:05:19 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Low Road Patch Notes

Thanks for playing The Low Road! The feedback has been so helpful!

ADDITIONS/CHANGES:


  • Added some music triggers for certain gameplay states in Ch3
  • Updated some music to include additional instruments
  • Added some ambient and one-shot SFX to various places
  • Banner for Unity launcher

    FIXES:


  • Did some post-process cleanup on Horace's VOs to improve quality Increased import resolution of Turn's art to increase crispness
  • Fixed some race conditions surrounding inventory item use that could cause soft locks
  • Fixed artifacts in seams (all quality settings) and screen edges (fastest quality setting) on full-screen sprites
  • Fixed some FPPs that would display incorrectly, sometimes causing unplayability, at certain strange resolutions
  • Fixed certain scenes from displaying in an incorrect state in some circumstances
  • Fixed some dialog logic issues causing "player response" menus to appear when they shouldn't
  • Fixed some music triggers that stopped working
  • Fixed some incorrect subtitles
  • Removed the ability to interact with certain environmental items when they shouldn't be interactable
  • Adjusted some chapter card display times to better sync with music
  • Improved timing of some sequences to align audio with visuals
  • Tweaked audio mixing throughout the game
  • Fixed some music transitions to be more natural sounding
  • Prevented certain inventory items from being used repeatedly when they shouldn't be
  • Fixed some incorrect character babbling in certain conversations
  • Cleaned up some incorrectly implemented content
  • Adjusted some graphics to properly reflect the current game state
  • Adjusted some logic in CH 6 to avoid confusion in some circumstances


    [ 2017-08-31 20:55:37 CET ] [ Original post ]

  • The Low Road Patch Notes

    Thanks for playing The Low Road! The feedback has been so helpful!

    ADDITIONS/CHANGES:


  • Added some music triggers for certain gameplay states in Ch3
  • Updated some music to include additional instruments
  • Added some ambient and one-shot SFX to various places
  • Banner for Unity launcher

    FIXES:


  • Did some post-process cleanup on Horace's VOs to improve quality Increased import resolution of Turn's art to increase crispness
  • Fixed some race conditions surrounding inventory item use that could cause soft locks
  • Fixed artifacts in seams (all quality settings) and screen edges (fastest quality setting) on full-screen sprites
  • Fixed some FPPs that would display incorrectly, sometimes causing unplayability, at certain strange resolutions
  • Fixed certain scenes from displaying in an incorrect state in some circumstances
  • Fixed some dialog logic issues causing "player response" menus to appear when they shouldn't
  • Fixed some music triggers that stopped working
  • Fixed some incorrect subtitles
  • Removed the ability to interact with certain environmental items when they shouldn't be interactable
  • Adjusted some chapter card display times to better sync with music
  • Improved timing of some sequences to align audio with visuals
  • Tweaked audio mixing throughout the game
  • Fixed some music transitions to be more natural sounding
  • Prevented certain inventory items from being used repeatedly when they shouldn't be
  • Fixed some incorrect character babbling in certain conversations
  • Cleaned up some incorrectly implemented content
  • Adjusted some graphics to properly reflect the current game state
  • Adjusted some logic in CH 6 to avoid confusion in some circumstances


    [ 2017-08-31 20:55:37 CET ] [ Original post ]

  • The Low Road is out today! 10% release discount!

    On launch day we wanted something really special to share with you. Eric Cheng, our Composer and Sound Designer, put together some incredible music for your ears including 6 vocal tracks written and performed by his character Win Well. We also put together a music trailer to give you a taste of the pulsating rock and roll score that accompanies Noomi and the gang throughout The Low Road. Click the image below to watch the Music Trailer:
    Win Well’s Songs On The Low Road: https://winwell.bandcamp.com/album/songs-on-the-low-road Eric Cheng’s Instrumental Score: http://ericcheng.bandcamp.com/album/the-low-road-ost Thank you so much for your support and for being a part of XGen's first video game release in over 3 years! - Scott


    [ 2017-07-26 18:54:19 CET ] [ Original post ]

    The Low Road is out today! 10% release discount!

    On launch day we wanted something really special to share with you. Eric Cheng, our Composer and Sound Designer, put together some incredible music for your ears including 6 vocal tracks written and performed by his character Win Well. We also put together a music trailer to give you a taste of the pulsating rock and roll score that accompanies Noomi and the gang throughout The Low Road. Click the image below to watch the Music Trailer:
    Win Wells Songs On The Low Road: https://winwell.bandcamp.com/album/songs-on-the-low-road Eric Chengs Instrumental Score: http://ericcheng.bandcamp.com/album/the-low-road-ost Thank you so much for your support and for being a part of XGen's first video game release in over 3 years! - Scott


    [ 2017-07-26 17:13:02 CET ] [ Original post ]

    We're launching this Wednesday! (July 26th)

    3.5 years of dev time and we're now just days away from sharing The Low Road with you!
    The Low Road is a point and click adventure with 6 chapters, 32,000 words of darkly comedic dialogue with full voice over for each and every character! Solve branching conversation puzzles and test your spy skills with a variety of first person puzzles. Thank you all so much for the wishlisting, tweeting, facebook... (ing?) and for spreading the word in whatever way you could. We can't wait to share this unique point and click adventure with the world. See you Wednesday! - Scott


    [ 2017-07-25 00:10:24 CET ] [ Original post ]

    We're launching this Wednesday! (July 26th)

    3.5 years of dev time and we're now just days away from sharing The Low Road with you!
    The Low Road is a point and click adventure with 6 chapters, 32,000 words of darkly comedic dialogue with full voice over for each and every character! Solve branching conversation puzzles and test your spy skills with a variety of first person puzzles. Thank you all so much for the wishlisting, tweeting, facebook... (ing?) and for spreading the word in whatever way you could. We can't wait to share this unique point and click adventure with the world. See you Wednesday! - Scott


    [ 2017-07-25 00:10:24 CET ] [ Original post ]

    The Low Road will be out next week! New trailer and screenshots!

    It's hard to believe that after just over 3.5 years of development we're just one week away from releasing The Low Road! While you're waiting for the July 26th release date; have a look at the brand new Official Trailer and a whole bunch of new screenshots that we added on our Steam Store page! Thank you to everyone for all of the support we've received throughout The Low Road's development. We're so excited to share this dark comedic point and click adventure with you next Wednesday! - Scott Art Director XGen Studios


    [ 2017-07-20 00:34:32 CET ] [ Original post ]

    The Low Road will be out next week! New trailer and screenshots!

    It's hard to believe that after just over 3.5 years of development we're just one week away from releasing The Low Road! While you're waiting for the July 26th release date; have a look at the brand new Official Trailer and a whole bunch of new screenshots that we added on our Steam Store page! Thank you to everyone for all of the support we've received throughout The Low Road's development. We're so excited to share this dark comedic point and click adventure with you next Wednesday! - Scott Art Director XGen Studios


    [ 2017-07-20 00:34:32 CET ] [ Original post ]

    The Low Road
    XGen Studios Developer
    XGen Studios Publisher
    2017-07-26 Release
    Game News Posts: 15
    🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
    Mostly Positive (139 reviews)
    The Game includes VR Support
    Public Linux Depots:
    • The Low Road (Linux) [4.69 G]

    Theme & Narrative:

    1976.
    Noomi Kovacs—an overeager graduate of the LeCarre Institute for Exceptional Spies (L.I.E.S)—has just landed her first job at Penderbrook Motors’ Division of Outside Intelligence. Confined to an office and underestimated by her gruff supervisor—a disgraced former government agent named Turn—Noomi will have to exploit her colleagues and surroundings to help further her dream of becoming a globetrotting secret agent. Once in the field, Noomi and Turn begin to realize that their company’s dogged pursuit of their rivals extend to something far more sinister than “healthy competition” and the two will be forced to reconsider the paths they’ve chosen. Lying, blackmail, and emotional manipulation will become Noomi and Turn’s greatest assets as they make their way through…The Low Road.

    Description:

    Set in the world of the 1970s automobile industry, The Low Road is a point-and-click graphic adventure game which follows a team of corporate spies dedicated to the protection (and appropriation) of game-changing industry secrets. Sporting a unique visual style inspired by gouache paintings and a pulsating rock and roll score, "The Low Road" will captivate players through intricate puzzles, branching moral dilemmas, and a quirky cast of memorable characters.



    Game Design Awards 2017 "Best Character Design" – Winner
    Full Indie Vancouver "2017 Demo Night” – Winner
    Indie Prize Showcase USA 2017 – Nominee
    Game Developer Conference 2016 “Best In Play” – Winner
    Playcrafting ’16 Bit Awards “Best Style” – Nominee

    Key Features:

    • A unique digitally hand painted 2D illustration style with 1970s television influences.
    • A fully-voiced cast of characters
    • Play from the perspective of two corporate espionage agents
    • Over 32000 words of dark comedic dialogue written by award-winning playwright Leif Oleson-Cormack
    • A mergence of traditional storytelling and engaging game play
    • An original score of swirling psychedelia and dusty Americana by Eric Cheng, featuring songs performed by Win Well.
    • Nostalgic point-and-click style gameplay influenced by LucasArts and Sierra classics
    • Branching conversation puzzles that will challenge your deductive and intuitive abilities
    • Over 15+ first person puzzle sequences

    About XGen Studios:

    XGen Studios is an independently owned and operated game developer of several award-winning titles on consoles, mobile platforms and the web. Established in 2001 and located in Edmonton Canada, we're a team of passionate creative people, united by a desire to create the type of games we wish existed. We're excited by emerging technologies and the new experiences these make possible.

    Since 2001, XGen Studios has released 10 internally-developed, including the #1-selling hit Defend Your Castle for Nintendo’s WiiWare™ Service and Day-1 PS4™ title Super Motherload.

    During the production of The Low Road, XGen’s Founder and CEO, Skye Boyes, passed away. The Low Road is dedicated to Skye for the inspiration, leadership and friendship he brought to the XGen team.

    The Low Road is XGen Studios’ first point-and-click adventure game and has financial funding support from the Canada Media Fund 2014-2015 Experimental Stream.


    MINIMAL SETUP
    • OS: SteamOS
    • Processor: 2.0Ghz dualcoreMemory: 2 GB RAM
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Graphics: OpenGL 3.2 Compatible Video Card
    • Storage: 6 GB available space
    RECOMMENDED SETUP
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    • Processor: 2.0Ghz dualcoreMemory: 2 GB RAM
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Graphics: OpenGL 3.2 Compatible Video Card
    • Storage: 6 GB available space
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