NORCO
Dreams and memories of a dying American city
Developer Geography Of Robots
Publisher Raw Fury
Format PC
Origin US
Release Q1 2022
Images
in
Norco
range
from
extraordinary
landscapes
and
characters
to
more
banal
locations.
You’ll find yourself lingering outside convenience stores and under freeway overpasses. However, they’re all beautifully depicted and magically lit.
Norco’s moody settings and occurrences are based on real locations and experiences. This shop has zines, literature and Crouton, the game’s feline guest star
Million,
a
fugitive
android
adopted
by
the
protagonist’s
family,
assists
Kay
with
piecing
together
the
mystery
of
what
happened
to
their
mother.
They become your travel companion in the game
Industrialisation
and
extreme
weather
events
have
wreaked
havoc
on
Kay’s
childhood
home.
They remember where they were for each of the hurricanes that hit the home, but it’s still standing
Crouton died during the development of Norco. Afterwards, developer Yuts (he prefers to go by his nom de plume) found himself adding his beloved cat to more and more scenes in his game, no matter how logical (or otherwise) the appearance. Crouton even has his own minigame, where if the player fails to memorise an increasingly challenging memory game on the screen, they’ll receive a clawing. If they succeed, they’ll rack up valuable petting points. “His memory lives on in the game,” Yuts says.