Reference
Characters & dialogue
Over the Hill is a quiet game, but a few characters cross your path. Here are the voices you meet on the trail, with their lines quoted verbatim from the game.
Crazy Günther
The wandering nature guide
Greetings and conversation with Crazy Günther.
10 dialogue lines
Hi there!
Nature's my temple, bro. Earth's energy, you feel it?
Umm...
What can I do for you?
See you around!
And remember: trees are your friends.
Howdy!
I can feel our souls bonding already.
Have you seen those mysterious lights in the distance? Why not go take a closer look?
...and remember to bring me pebbles if you want your vehicle to become more powerful.
The Trail Guide
Your tutorial host
Release tutorial advice on driving, exploration, wildlife photography and equipment.
35 dialogue lines
Before choosing your path, take a moment to look around you.
Beautiful, isn't it? The world reveals itself to those who are willing to wander.
Now, begin your journey. Release the handbrake and find your way to the road.
Automatic transmission allows for a really calm and meditative ride.
But if you feel like being in more control, you can switch to manual transmission in the control settings.
On rough terrain or uphill, use Low Range to gain more traction.
On regular terrain, switch back to High Range to gain speed.
Choose your routes carefully and be mindful not to get stuck somewhere.
If your vehicle gets stuck, look around to find something to attach the winch to.
A tree is perfect! The object it will latch onto is the one closest to the center of the camera.
In the radial menu, you can also find Tools to help you during exploration, as well as the Cassette Player, the Safari Camera and the Compendium to make your journeys unforgettable.
Discover them!
Select the attachment point on your vehicle, then select the object you want to attach the winch to.
Sometimes you need more control when using the winch. For these situations, there is the manual winch.
If your vehicle struggles on slopes, engage Low Range to gain more traction.
Cabins are checkpoints: they restore everything and allow fast travel.
Rest to make time pass faster.
They also reveal part of the map. Open the map to discover the surroundings.
All the icons you see on the map are points of interest.
Go there and see what they hide.
If you get stuck or want to move quickly, open the map and select a discovered cabin to respawn.
This is where my teachings end. You now know everything you need to begin.
Look for crates around the regions and approach them to discover what they contain.
Use the Safari Camera to photograph the wildlife for your compendium.
To take a valid photo of an animal, make sure the subject is in the center of the frame, at the correct distance (neither too close nor too far), and not obscured by other elements.
This is the Compendium. Here you can find all the photos of wildlife you can encounter during your adventures. Find all the animals in a region to unlock a reward.
With the cassette player, you can choose the soundtrack of your adventure. Every moment has its perfect track.
Ah, your vehicle... let's see what we can do. Change it, upgrade it, make a few adjustments here and there... whatever you need.
And if you ever get stuck out there, just find me on the map. I'll get you and your vehicle back here somehow.
Don't forget the tools... tell me what you want to bring, and I'll find a place for it.
Those Pebbles you've been finding... bring me enough of them, and we'll see what we can improve.
Explore the world in search of meteorites. At night you can see their glow from afar.
Extract them with the winch to earn Pebbles and upgrade your vehicle.
Reach cabins to repair your vehicle, restore equipped tools, reveal nearby points of interest, and unlock new fast travel points.
Remember, on regular terrain you can use High Range to move faster.
Remember that on difficult terrain or uphill, engaging Low Range provides the vehicle with more traction.
If you get stuck, flip over, or get bogged down, open the radial menu and try using your Tools. If you don’t have any, or if they’re not enough, your last option is to respawn by selecting a discovered cabin on the map.
At night, it’s impossible to navigate without turning on the vehicle’s headlights.
This is your map. To begin your adventure, move the cursor and choose which discovered cabin you want to spawn from.
From here on, the world is yours. Choose a region and begin your journey. Every area hides a passage to somewhere new and unexplored.
But take your time. It is better to travel well than to arrive. Preferably in one piece.
One day, we shall meet again beyond the horizon. Until then, safe travels!
The tutorial is over. You may only explore this map for now. But in due time, your adventures will take you to different landscapes and regions of the world.
From the Mechanic you can change your vehicle or upgrade and customize it. You can also use the Mechanic as a respawn point by selecting its icon on the area map.
Here you can choose the vehicle and its various customizations.
You can also choose which tools to equip on the vehicle.
You can use Pebbles to upgrade the vehicle.
The Mechanic
Vehicle upgrades, tools and respawn
The Mechanic helps you change vehicles, upgrade your rig and prepare for the trail.
8 dialogue lines
Hello, explorer. I’m the Mechanic. Here you can change your vehicle or upgrade and customize it.
You can also respawn here from the map.
Have you seen those mysterious lights in the distance? Why not go take a closer look?
...and remember to bring me pebbles if you want your vehicle to become more powerful.
Hi there!
Nature's my temple, bro. Earth's energy, you feel it?
What can I do for you?
Sorry, I must have dozed off.
How can I help you?
The Mechanic’s dreams
Story dialogue
Dream dialogue from the release. These lines contain story spoilers.
148 dialogue lines (story spoilers)
...Dad... I'll be right back...
...just as far as the fence...
...I promise...
...Is it for me?...
...What's it for?...
...keeping... time?...
...Brother... where are you going?...
...Why can't I come with you?
...I want to race too...
...Leave it, Dad...
...I'll go... I'll deliver the milk...
...The van?... How hard can it be...
...Your mother's not here...
...Can I leave the bottle with you?...
...See you tomorrow...
...Alright...
...I won't race...
...three minutes fifteen...
...from the stone bridge...
...to the railroad crossing...
...Impossible...
...The same milk...
...The same road...
...The same day...
...I'll come back...
...Stuck over the hill...
...As soon as I find what I'm looking for...
...I'm here to race...
...Teach me...
...Dad's doing fine...
...Five...
...Four...
...Don't stall the engine...
...Three...
...Breathe...
...What are you doing here?...
...You ran away...
...You're still...
...Eight minutes fifty-eight...
...If it were official...
...It'd be a national record...
...That wasn't so hard...
...I can win again...
...Will you marry me?...
...Yes, I'm racing!...
...Race with me...
...Don't wash the mud off...
...It's perfect like this...
...Don't worry...
...Maybe...
...But on the straights...
...no one can catch me...
...Leave me alone...
...You're just jealous...
...I'm faster than you...
...I don't need you...
...This is my race...
...Not yours...
...Too fast...
...I came in too fast...
...Damn hairpin...
...You were right...
...Every straight...
...ends with a corner...
...Too wide...
...Earlier...
...Again...
...Angle...
...Style...
...Line...
...That was it...
...That corner...
...Perfect...
...Grand Prix?... I don't know...
...Actually... yes...
...I can do it...
...I didn't leave you behind...
...You were the one...
...who stopped racing...
...Stop looking behind...
...Ahead... ahead...
...The finish line...
...I still can't believe it...
...What do I do now?...
...Celebrate... All night...
...Very satisfied...
...Enjoy the victory...
...I'd like to thank the team...
...I don't know...
...Maybe I'll rest...
...How many laps are left?...
...Enough... Am I... over the hill?...
...I've made my decision...
...What do I do now...
...I'll stay in the pits...
...Is that really you?...
...You got married...
...If he wants to race...
...I'll help him... your son...
...Tomorrow at six...
...If you want to be a champion...
...There's no time to waste...
...Remember...
...
...One minute forty-seven!...
...That's it... good!
...Keep going...
...Feels like I'm the one behind the wheel...
...What do we do now?...
...We'll celebrate...
...All night...
...Dad... don't go...
...I'm coming...
...I would've come back...
...You're a champion now...
...I've got nothing left to...
...Run while you've still got breath...
...An old wreck... even better...
...I'll fix it myself...
...I'm in no hurry...
...Where did the thirteen go?...
...This one's a twelve...
...Wait...
...No... it's a thirteen...
...Where?...
...Anywhere I've never been...
...You don't want to come?...
...I understand...
...I can't remember...
...Was it north?...
...No... east...
...Where was the farm...
...No... that's not her...
...She looks like her...
...But it's not her...
...The farm...
...It has to be there...
...Beyond the fence...
...I can rebuild it...
...One pebble...
...at a time...
...It's not working anymore...
...The stopwatch...
...It can't time me anymore...
...Somewhere...
...Beyond the mountains...
...Beyond the swamps...
...Over the Hill...
Dialogue is quoted verbatim from the game’s localization. Speakers are grouped by who says what in-game; the demo’s tutorial narration also appears on the getting-started guide.