Which kinda sucks.Radiohead have announced that they’ve teamed up with Epic Games to deliver a new “virtual exhibition” called KID A MNESIA EXHIBITION.ĭescribed as “an upside-down digital/analogue universe”, it’s been created from original artwork by Thom Yorke and Stanley Donwood and sound design by Nigel Godrich to commemorate 21 years of Radiohead’s Kid A and Amnesiac albums. It’s free, but I don’t particularly like Epic. That being said, KID A MNESIA is only available on Epic and PS5. Because there are a lot of bright, flashing lights down there. Unless you have problems with flashing lights. If you like vaguely scary things and wandering around corridors, I’d recommend giving KID A MNESIAC a try. A digital gallery in a nonsensical space. There’s no objectives, no actual gameplay, just a place to see and hear art in a new and interesting way. KID A MNESIA is dark and creepy but also oddly soothing. Overall, it’s a really interesting experience. Being one of my favourite Radiohead songs, I did appreciate that. However, in the Little Cinema, while sitting next to a small, shocked demon, you can listen to the entirety of the song Optimistic. It’s all mostly intros, made to loop oddly, with scattered verses occasionally dropped in. Some rooms are large and empty, othersįunnily enough, you actually don’t hear many of the newly released tracks. There are quite a few rooms, more than meets the eye. But they kinda stick out a little too much, especially compared to the rough, scribbled art style. The QR codes all seem to lead to merchandise on the KID A MNESIA website. One thing that did stick out to me was the inclusion of QR codes.
Either way, sometimes the eeriness of it all was kinda… I don’t know… Weird? Especially as you see all the graffiti scribbled on the walls. The geography of the whole mini world is weird and freakish as well, like an abandoned subway or something. Little demons skitter around harmlessly, while cold and dead-looking stick figures hang around in the gloom. There is plenty of strangeness to be seen and heard. Everything seems out of place, despite the name of the song.
Genuinely eerieĪs you walk around though and push past the flashing, you end up with something that really kinda doesn’t feel right. The entire time, you have remixed tracks in the background, an attempt to remain calm and eerie. Thankfully only a handful of rooms are THAT flashy, and there is a warning when KID A MNESIA loads up, informing you of the flashy lights and all that.īut, eventually, you start to get used to the visual noise. I’d recommend taking it slow and steady, because, at times, it was too much for me. Once you pass the little sign telling you that “this is not a game”, you get a rumble of music and many flashing and electrified walls. Really, all of this is strange and bright and flashy. the Pyramid Atrium) but smaller places had rougher loops. I do however feel like the song loops could have looped a bit more. Both music and art make a lot of turns, and all feel unique, despite the art style. Whole exploring, it’s easy to feel forgotten and alone. Well, I say happens, it’s mostly just a maze-like art house, with various art scribbled all over the place. Meanwhile, everything just sort of happens around you. It has pretty standard and simple controls – all you can really do is walk around and occasionally sprint. KID A MNESIA TITLE SCREEN It’s an… interesting experience They made a 3d digital world in which you can experience Radiohead’s art, both in drawings and music. How Radiohead have done this though is pretty damn cool. They’ve gone and commissioned a digital exhibition, showcasing both the art and the music of their two albums. To celebrate 21 years of music, namely Kid A and Amnesiac, the band Radiohead have done something pretty cool.
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