Review Jevnation 2/5 · Dec 29, 2019
Takes a long while to pick up the pace in this acquired taste of VN's
The visual novel plot takes place in the Moscow region (my place of origin), starting out with the main protagonist getting stuck in a train that stopped in its track (no pun intended) during his commuting trip. A toxic gas is surrounding the train and it is up to the passengers to work together in order to find their way …
The visual novel plot takes place in the Moscow region (my place of origin), starting out with the main protagonist getting stuck in a train that stopped in its track (no pun intended) during his commuting trip. A toxic gas is surrounding the train and it is up to the passengers to work together in order to find their way to safety. But there seems to be more than just the gas spreading in the region...
There has been a wave of Russian-made visual novels entering the fray of video game niche, something I have yet to comprehend how they differ from the Japanese peers. But Sixtieth Kilometer does this by going in a rougher, more western comic style, which I find less appealing and takes some time getting used to. The plot is pretty original and applies a more desolate atmosphere akin to Soviet war movies and post-apocalyptic stories. Each of the character's backgrounds and personalities are varied just enough to stick out on their own and contribute to the plot in some way. However, the execution is lackluster and the plot takes its sweet time before it picks up the pace around half-way. It also bugs me sometimes with the typos appearing more often than it is comfortable (but that's what should be expected from a country with less than 5% of the English-speaking population).
It's hard to recommend this for a casual VN player but if you have plenty of patience and have a taste for a plot in less usual approach with apocalyptic themes, it might be slightly worth its sale price.