Link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/neo-cab/id1464869565 Neo Cab Fellow Traveller Hold on to humanity in a world overcome by automation. Play as Lina, the last human driver-for-hire on the streets of Lo… Buy Now Watch Media DetailsHold on to humanity in a world overcome by automation. Play as Lina, the last human driver-for-hire on the streets of Los Ojos. Your friend and only lifeline has gone missing; with no money and nowhere to stay, the only thing you can do is keep driving. Meet people. Learn their stories. Stay human! From the Neo Cab app, you’ll choose your passengers and navigate the city grid. Connect and converse with them as you drive to their destination. You’ll need to maintain your perfect rating to stay on the road. Balance your monetary needs and the needs of your passengers with your own emotional wellbeing. What’s more important: your mental health or your star rating? Connect with your pax: Find ways to connect with passengers. Each has their own story to tell. Uncover the secrets of Los Ojos: Lina’s best course for survival is to to keep driving. Piece together what has happened to Savy as you help Lina navigate the city grid. Balance your own emotional needs with that of your pax: Each passenger interaction will affect Lina’s mood and it’s up to you to manage their emotional wellbeing. Balance Lina’s monetary needs, the necessity for a five-star rating, and the needs of pax with what feels right. Find your own route: Neo Cab features a branching narrative with pax stories written by Leigh Alexander, Kim Belair, Bruno Dias, Duncan Fyfe, Paula Rogers & Robin Sloan. Information Seller:Fellow Traveller Genre:Adventure Release:Sep 19, 2019 Updated:Oct 22, 2022 Version:1.653 Size:405.6 MB TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating:Unrated Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel Morbus Iff Well-Known Member Sep 9, 2010 236 33 28 #2 Morbus Iff, Sep 20, 2019 Wow. I am lovin' this one. ste86uk and andsoitgoes like this. vectorarchitekt Well-Known Member Dec 29, 2013 2,489 177 63 #3 vectorarchitekt, Sep 20, 2019 Really cool and great atmosphere, but I’m a little bummed because I thought you actually got to drive Stranded87 Well-Known Member Sep 18, 2009 132 14 18 #4 Stranded87, Sep 21, 2019 This is great so far. Along with Mutazione it's my fav of the 15-ish Apple Arcade games I've tried so far. Such good writing. ste86uk and andsoitgoes like this. Stranded87 Well-Known Member Sep 18, 2009 132 14 18 #5 Stranded87, Sep 23, 2019 Just finished this. It's definitely my iOS GotY so far and probably my GotY for any platform. My only real complaint is that it's quite short, but there's a lot of replay value in it. andsoitgoes likes this. andsoitgoes Well-Known Member Jun 30, 2010 2,673 58 48 In a van, down by the river! #6 andsoitgoes, Sep 26, 2019 I was just thinking this. I love, LOVE, that you can time travel and modify your choices on the fly. yes there is some stuff that seems sooo on the nose, but at the same time it’s a world that I love despite’s those flaws. It’s compelling and very anxiety producing. Some sluggish moments on the Apple TV but so be it, might push me to upgrade if they announce a more capable box. andsoitgoes Well-Known Member Jun 30, 2010 2,673 58 48 In a van, down by the river! #7 andsoitgoes, Sep 27, 2019 Finished it. man have I never been so engaged in a game before. I keep thinking games can’t surprise me anymore and then games like this come out and I’m blown away. This is hands down a must play for anyone interested in a compelling story with some very unique gameplay mechanics. The game like a choose your own adventure story with a branching narrative that honestly makes you think about the choices you make. It’s not a difficult game by any means and you can finish it in maybe an hour or two, but there are so many choices you simply can’t make in one go that there are a million reasons to come back. I found myself 100% engaged from start to finish. I cared about the decisions I made and while I’m sure the variation isn’t crazy, but I was engrossed enough in the story that I want to read the rest of what happens. The writing is really compelling again if a bit on the nose. another a+ arcade game. Can’t wait to see what else they come up with Morbus Iff and ste86uk like this. ste86uk Well-Known Member May 9, 2012 6,774 1,000 113 #8 ste86uk, Sep 29, 2019 I do enjoy choose your own games and I often play the text only ones and the games telltale use to make, if I’m remember their name right? I’m liking this so far and definitely interested in learning more although I don’t feel yet like my decisions have had much impact on changing anything in the game but I guess I wouldn’t know that for sure unless I played again after completion. Im unsure how long it is with some of those comments but I’m pretty sure I played for at least an hour and I’m only on day 2 so far? andsoitgoes likes this. andsoitgoes Well-Known Member Jun 30, 2010 2,673 58 48 In a van, down by the river! #9 andsoitgoes, Sep 30, 2019 its a relatively brief affair that’s made shorter, or longer, by considering how many people you pick up. your decisions do impact the story to a degree, I sort of feel it’s like mass effect in some ways, and they can influence how you end things. having completed it and doing a retake on the ending, I’m very intrigued to go back in and try my hand at changing the structure to see if that impacts the overall story and relationships which I’m really motivated to do. the world building is great, especially considering you see nothing but static shots of most people and the inside of the cab. It felt like LO was a real place that existed. ste86uk likes this. ste86uk Well-Known Member May 9, 2012 6,774 1,000 113 #10 ste86uk, Oct 2, 2019 I only just started day 3 and although I’m going to play more I can’t help but feel like I don’t really have all that many choices or can change much because my mood always changes and blocks options. andsoitgoes Well-Known Member Jun 30, 2010 2,673 58 48 In a van, down by the river! #11 andsoitgoes, Oct 3, 2019 that’s part of the point and is explained earlier in the game. Your mood is actually a big part of the decisions. Those choices are inaccessible due in part to you not, say, defending yourself more. Sometimes your choices will be false to what you believe in order to keep your rating, but then it denies your true feelings which, later on, cuts off certain decisions. it takes a lot from depression quest and the mass effect games. Miss to many opportunities and those choices are blanked out. Dahaka Member Nov 3, 2011 23 4 3 #12 Dahaka, Oct 7, 2019 I’m not even half way through the game, but I do think it’s pretty nice. The atmosphere they create is interesting, and the emotion gameplay mechanic is fun. But I do think this game tremendously could benefit from better sound design. Especially after just finishing ‘assemble with care’ which featured a full voiced over story and had a good sound effects, It feels Neo Cab missed an opportunity to get the emersion to the next level. That would have made this game so much better. ste86uk likes this. andsoitgoes Well-Known Member Jun 30, 2010 2,673 58 48 In a van, down by the river! #13 andsoitgoes, Oct 7, 2019 while I agree with you, it’s hard to compare the two. AWC is a very short story with a very small cast, versus Neo cab with a humongous cast of characters and tons of dialogue choices. I compare it to VA11-HALL-A on pc/consoles. It’s a visual novel at its heart versus AWC which is a short, linear puzzle game. Dahaka Member Nov 3, 2011 23 4 3 #14 Dahaka, Oct 7, 2019 Oh there is no doubt that these are vastly different games. And I can imagine the budget exploding if Neo Cab was fully voiced, but it would be really nice and really get me more into the game. Its the same with games on the traditional consoles like ps4 and XB1 I notice that I hardly finish games that are not fully voiced. For me It’s part of the suspension of disbelieve. macplash Well-Known Member Apr 17, 2014 2,645 1,103 113 Male 3D artist Munich, Germany #15 macplash, Oct 7, 2019 @andsoitgoes I'm confused. You previously said it’s a short game that can be finished in an hour or two and yet now you’re describing it as a game with humongous cast and tons of dialogues. Sounds kinda paradoxical. I didn’t have a chance to try it yet but I’m absolutely going to. As a matter of fact, it doesn’t really bother me how long it is. I’m sure I’ll enjoy it nevertheless. ste86uk Well-Known Member May 9, 2012 6,774 1,000 113 #16 ste86uk, Oct 7, 2019 Over The Alps is a similar multiple choice game and to me it’s superior to this. I haven’t felt the urge to go back to this yet and I’m pretty sure I’ve already played an hour or two or Neo cab. Still it’s worth checking out but I wouldn’t go into it expecting it to be amazing. Ringerill likes this. Stranded87 Well-Known Member Sep 18, 2009 132 14 18 #17 Stranded87, Oct 7, 2019 It's about 2 hours long but almost all of that is dialogue. You also choose what to say (which will also change how people reply). Plus I think I probably had about 50-60% of the possible encounters (there were some characters I never gave a ride to and some I could have given more rides to, but you can't do it all in one playthrough). So all in it would probably be somewhere in the range of 8-10 hours of dialogue and 10+ actors, which for an indie game is a major investment, especially since it would need to be very well performed when the dialogue is so integral. Ringerill Well-Known Member Dec 13, 2012 315 170 43 #18 Ringerill, Oct 15, 2019 I enjoyed the game until a certain point where I just got stuck because it was the night, there was no client apart form the main quest one requiring you to have a 5/5 star rating which I didn't have. I simply fell into a soft-lock like that as I couldn't finish the day because I didn't meet the required quota for the day... Tried everything but couldn't find a workaround. Maybe I missed something, like a rollback feature somewhere. Still strange that it happened and nothing was indicated on how to get out of such situations. Still, I really wonder what the degree of freedom is in this game. Sure you can build certain relationships more than others but I guess that there is 2-3 endings tops and you get to them based on your final choices anyway. Well, I didn't enjoy this game for its branching story but more for the atmosphere of the distopyan futuristic world. At first, I didn't understand what they meant by "Try to keep you humanity" in the description but you understand more and more while you play and wanting to stay in the roleplay, it caused me several dilemmas so that means that the story is told properly if I managed to get engaged so much in it. Stranded87 Well-Known Member Sep 18, 2009 132 14 18 #19 Stranded87, Oct 16, 2019 Doesn't the game keep multiple saves? I don't have my iPad with me to check, but I'm pretty sure you can load earlier autosaves which should solve the problem. Though the problem definitely shouldn't have happened - either you missed something or there's a bug I guess. madeirabhoy New Member Jul 12, 2013 2 0 1 #20 madeirabhoy, Oct 31, 2019 anyone else have problems playing this? when I first played it for a few days on my XS, I opened it one day and from the front screen nothing happened. I could select the continue and new game and settings but all it did was put a white circle round the selected word but didn't do anything. I deleted and reinstalled. it played fine. a day later it was the same so I deleted again. I want to reinstall and try again but wonder if its just me having this problem. (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Do you already have an account? No, create an account now. Yes, my password is: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
Really cool and great atmosphere, but I’m a little bummed because I thought you actually got to drive
This is great so far. Along with Mutazione it's my fav of the 15-ish Apple Arcade games I've tried so far. Such good writing.
Just finished this. It's definitely my iOS GotY so far and probably my GotY for any platform. My only real complaint is that it's quite short, but there's a lot of replay value in it.
I was just thinking this. I love, LOVE, that you can time travel and modify your choices on the fly. yes there is some stuff that seems sooo on the nose, but at the same time it’s a world that I love despite’s those flaws. It’s compelling and very anxiety producing. Some sluggish moments on the Apple TV but so be it, might push me to upgrade if they announce a more capable box.
Finished it. man have I never been so engaged in a game before. I keep thinking games can’t surprise me anymore and then games like this come out and I’m blown away. This is hands down a must play for anyone interested in a compelling story with some very unique gameplay mechanics. The game like a choose your own adventure story with a branching narrative that honestly makes you think about the choices you make. It’s not a difficult game by any means and you can finish it in maybe an hour or two, but there are so many choices you simply can’t make in one go that there are a million reasons to come back. I found myself 100% engaged from start to finish. I cared about the decisions I made and while I’m sure the variation isn’t crazy, but I was engrossed enough in the story that I want to read the rest of what happens. The writing is really compelling again if a bit on the nose. another a+ arcade game. Can’t wait to see what else they come up with
I do enjoy choose your own games and I often play the text only ones and the games telltale use to make, if I’m remember their name right? I’m liking this so far and definitely interested in learning more although I don’t feel yet like my decisions have had much impact on changing anything in the game but I guess I wouldn’t know that for sure unless I played again after completion. Im unsure how long it is with some of those comments but I’m pretty sure I played for at least an hour and I’m only on day 2 so far?
its a relatively brief affair that’s made shorter, or longer, by considering how many people you pick up. your decisions do impact the story to a degree, I sort of feel it’s like mass effect in some ways, and they can influence how you end things. having completed it and doing a retake on the ending, I’m very intrigued to go back in and try my hand at changing the structure to see if that impacts the overall story and relationships which I’m really motivated to do. the world building is great, especially considering you see nothing but static shots of most people and the inside of the cab. It felt like LO was a real place that existed.
I only just started day 3 and although I’m going to play more I can’t help but feel like I don’t really have all that many choices or can change much because my mood always changes and blocks options.
that’s part of the point and is explained earlier in the game. Your mood is actually a big part of the decisions. Those choices are inaccessible due in part to you not, say, defending yourself more. Sometimes your choices will be false to what you believe in order to keep your rating, but then it denies your true feelings which, later on, cuts off certain decisions. it takes a lot from depression quest and the mass effect games. Miss to many opportunities and those choices are blanked out.
I’m not even half way through the game, but I do think it’s pretty nice. The atmosphere they create is interesting, and the emotion gameplay mechanic is fun. But I do think this game tremendously could benefit from better sound design. Especially after just finishing ‘assemble with care’ which featured a full voiced over story and had a good sound effects, It feels Neo Cab missed an opportunity to get the emersion to the next level. That would have made this game so much better.
while I agree with you, it’s hard to compare the two. AWC is a very short story with a very small cast, versus Neo cab with a humongous cast of characters and tons of dialogue choices. I compare it to VA11-HALL-A on pc/consoles. It’s a visual novel at its heart versus AWC which is a short, linear puzzle game.
Oh there is no doubt that these are vastly different games. And I can imagine the budget exploding if Neo Cab was fully voiced, but it would be really nice and really get me more into the game. Its the same with games on the traditional consoles like ps4 and XB1 I notice that I hardly finish games that are not fully voiced. For me It’s part of the suspension of disbelieve.
@andsoitgoes I'm confused. You previously said it’s a short game that can be finished in an hour or two and yet now you’re describing it as a game with humongous cast and tons of dialogues. Sounds kinda paradoxical. I didn’t have a chance to try it yet but I’m absolutely going to. As a matter of fact, it doesn’t really bother me how long it is. I’m sure I’ll enjoy it nevertheless.
Over The Alps is a similar multiple choice game and to me it’s superior to this. I haven’t felt the urge to go back to this yet and I’m pretty sure I’ve already played an hour or two or Neo cab. Still it’s worth checking out but I wouldn’t go into it expecting it to be amazing.
It's about 2 hours long but almost all of that is dialogue. You also choose what to say (which will also change how people reply). Plus I think I probably had about 50-60% of the possible encounters (there were some characters I never gave a ride to and some I could have given more rides to, but you can't do it all in one playthrough). So all in it would probably be somewhere in the range of 8-10 hours of dialogue and 10+ actors, which for an indie game is a major investment, especially since it would need to be very well performed when the dialogue is so integral.
I enjoyed the game until a certain point where I just got stuck because it was the night, there was no client apart form the main quest one requiring you to have a 5/5 star rating which I didn't have. I simply fell into a soft-lock like that as I couldn't finish the day because I didn't meet the required quota for the day... Tried everything but couldn't find a workaround. Maybe I missed something, like a rollback feature somewhere. Still strange that it happened and nothing was indicated on how to get out of such situations. Still, I really wonder what the degree of freedom is in this game. Sure you can build certain relationships more than others but I guess that there is 2-3 endings tops and you get to them based on your final choices anyway. Well, I didn't enjoy this game for its branching story but more for the atmosphere of the distopyan futuristic world. At first, I didn't understand what they meant by "Try to keep you humanity" in the description but you understand more and more while you play and wanting to stay in the roleplay, it caused me several dilemmas so that means that the story is told properly if I managed to get engaged so much in it.
Doesn't the game keep multiple saves? I don't have my iPad with me to check, but I'm pretty sure you can load earlier autosaves which should solve the problem. Though the problem definitely shouldn't have happened - either you missed something or there's a bug I guess.
anyone else have problems playing this? when I first played it for a few days on my XS, I opened it one day and from the front screen nothing happened. I could select the continue and new game and settings but all it did was put a white circle round the selected word but didn't do anything. I deleted and reinstalled. it played fine. a day later it was the same so I deleted again. I want to reinstall and try again but wonder if its just me having this problem.
