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Kentucky Route Zero: Real-World Setting of Magical Realism

The setting of environment plays an incredibly significant role in which it can resonate harmoniously or discongruently with the theme. In “Kentucky Route Zero”, the latter suffices in which the strangely realistic realm of world that is introduced to us seems to contradict with the strange absurdity of the universe. Though it juxtaposes with the quirky and seemingly crazy feel of game, the setting actually serves to enhance the supernatural mood. I believe that this is so because the stark contrast between setting and theme allows us to analyze the extent of the absurdity in a mind of perspective.