Eye of the Beholder
My Experience
The game got off to a semi-interesting start, and I became invested in the story pretty quickly. It’s always a little odd playing a game that was designed for VR without a headset, as the sensation of being on rails and being teleported forwards is more prominent.
The game fell apart a for me during the scene that takes place after the radio repair. The character that had been helping me said to an enemy combatant, “There is no place for your kind anymore […] You Sokranian scum get what you deserve […] You don’t belong in our country.” Immediately, I lost sympathy for this character and his “side” in the conflict. As an American, I just can’t get behind this sentiment. These statements hit too close to home with respect to the way that some intolerant people see those south of our borders. Of course, on the other hand, we have a faction that is acquiring and planning chemical weapon attacks that run afoul of international humanitarian law. So no sympathy here either.
– Real player with 0.3 hrs in game
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Experienced on the Oculus Quest 2
This is a mostly narrative-driven, cinematic experience with some basic interactions. You’re basically in a war-torn situation in the Middle East involving the possible use of chemical weapons. You basically have to decide which side you’ll be helping early on and then live with the possible consequences. Whole thing took me 16 minutes.
The game is running on the Unity Engine. On my RTX 3080, I was getting a steady 90 fps. There is no locomotion, instead you are automatically teleported from one scene to the next. You use a flashlight to highlight objects to either make a decision on how to act or clear an objective.
– Real player with 0.3 hrs in game
DeathTolls Experience
Pretty cool, I’d say. You experience a series of scenes that all are about death or the apocalypse or whatever, maybe it’s more meta than I’m letting on, but actually no, it says it’s about all the people who die in the middle east. It’s fairly on the nose, with lots of people in body bags.
! Yikes. https://youtu.be/VT8KI1U1Ca0
– Real player with 3.5 hrs in game
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DeathTolls Experience is a free VR experience. It worked on my system, looked ok, played ok, sounded ok. Very creepy on rails journey through maps with body bags everywhere. No narrators or text bothering you. Dark and chilling atmosphere.
Try it for Halloween maybe or if you like creepy stuff.
For more info:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reReeH7CbEY
https://www.viveport.com/apps/c410a756-e6c9-4e45-a087-0b44fcc1244d
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6066724/
https://creators.vice.com/en_uk/article/78e5wq/ali-eslami-vr-mass-death-visualization
– Real player with 0.2 hrs in game
A Clever Label
A Clever Label is a free VR experience. It worked on my system, looked ok, played ok, sounded ok. VR documentary experience that explores the links between anti-LGBTQI lobbyists, politicians and organisations in Australia.
Try this, If you are interested in LGBTQI rights.
– Real player with 0.4 hrs in game
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An innovative approach to exploring data and media in a self-led documentary format. Check it out if you’re interested in LGBTQI+ rights in Australia, or the impact of lobby groups on Australian politics.
Played on Oculus Quest 2 via airlink and worked well. Engaging, immersive experience.
– Real player with 0.1 hrs in game
Night Of The Living Dead VR
Experienced on the Oculus Rift with Touch Controllers
So this actually first came out on the Oculus Store and now it’s come to Steam. However, it’s odd that it came to Steam as an Oculus exlusive. It belies the purpose to come to Steam if it’s not available for HTC Vive, Valve Index, or WMR headsets. I honestly don’t understand it.
In any event, this app consists of three different things. There’s the recreation of the farmhouse set. There’s a horribly made wave shooter (probably one of the worst I have ever played). Finally, there’s the black & white film documentaries on Night Of The Living Dead.
– Real player with 0.6 hrs in game
It’s A Really Cool Recreation Of the Classic Zombie Film, Though Has No Story At All And Is More Like Survival Horror. It would had been better if It had a story to it.. But instead you just shoot zombies for unlimited amount of time, which gets boring very quickly… Though Experiencing How the house looks is pretty cool… Just thought it could had been better, But really good for a free game! I recommend it if your testing a VR set
– Real player with 0.5 hrs in game
Zero Days VR
Nice documentary about virus and the new way of wars
– Real player with 0.6 hrs in game
It’s an interesting story , esp if you have any interest in IT tech. As a VR experience fell completely flat I’m afraid. Paid £5.50 but felt lik eit’s a £1.50 product (if you have that tech interest). All of what;s covered and more you can gleam from wikipedia if its the story you want. If it’s the VR experience that’s drawing you in there are soo many more that will wow you for the same or less money.
– Real player with 0.5 hrs in game
CAT SUDOKU🐱
This is the very first public review on the video game known as “Cat Sudoku” It is my duty to make sure that all the humans reading this spends the correct amount of currency to play this wonderful form of entertainment. Please, this video game is very educational and good for the human mind. It also has the species known as “cats” which I can assume is one of the mammals that you humans enjoy owning when domesticated. This game is a wonderful experience and it should be shared among the humans of earth. Thank you.
– Real player with 0.9 hrs in game
Wanderlust: Bangkok Prelude
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– Real player with 4.6 hrs in game
Sound: 8
Graphics: 8
Story: 8
Gameplay: 8
Commands: 9
Fun: 8
Time to load / lag: 9
Bugs / Problems: 10
Final (my score, my rules - these is not math, punk) - 9
– Real player with 0.7 hrs in game
OVERVIEW (A Walk Through The Universe)
Just bought this last night and dove right in, as ever since buying a VR system a couple of months ago I have wanted a “space exploration” simulator experience. I came across “Overview” by accident as I was looking for inexpensive VR games. I was a bit nervous about the purchase, given the mixed reviews, but it was on sale ($5) and so I figured the risk-to-reward ratio was acceptable.
Happily, I can report that I love “Overview.” Certainly there are some options I would love to see added, but for what this game is and has now, I think it is amazing. The flyover Saturn alone was worth the purchase, in my opinion.
– Real player with 3.1 hrs in game
I am reposting this from a review I wrote on Reddit last week: I saw the the title of Overview in the Steam Store and added it to my wish list a few weeks back. Most people may have heard about the overview effect that astronauts all share when they look down at the earth from so far away and it makes them realize how small we are in the grand scheme of things. So. when it was on sale recently I grabbed it and was excited to try it.
It’s basically a single sequence that lasts about 30 minutes with another explore our solar system feature as well (which is good but underwhelming if I’m honest). The sequence is the star of the show but it too starts s bit slow. At first I found myself a bit disappointed- sure the graphics were gorgeous but it just wasn’t thrilling to me-I wanted the earth to be bigger in my perspective. I was missing the point I suppose!
– Real player with 2.7 hrs in game
Wanderlust: Travel Stories
- Wanderlust: Travel Stories -
I’m old. I’ve played a lot of games. I’ve played games that were in cassette form. I’ve played the first Civ game off a bunch of floppies… so quite a bit of gaming history up to now, 2020. I’ve played AAA titles, I’ve played the very best the 80’s and 90’s had to offer. I’ve played some absolute stinkers, and I’ve played games that are simply unplayable. My expectations are always set to medium/ low.
Despite all of that experience, Wanderlust is still very hard to love.
– Real player with 185.9 hrs in game
Explore the world from your desk!
Overall, Wanderlust: Travel Stories is a very pleasant, calming experience, one that feels as though it should be played in the same way one might curl up with a good book. Both the stories and broader narrative are interesting and it is a strong interactive novel, however, there are additional gameplay elements and mechanics integrated with just enough subtlety. Destination, travel methods, interactions and even choice of clothes can affect both character and story but this didn’t feel intrusive or hectic in any way and all the elements combine organically to create a somewhat meditative piece of interactive escapism.
– Real player with 14.2 hrs in game
That Dragon, Cancer
Cancer. Tragedy.
Two words that have ended as synonymous far more often than anyone cares to remember. Cancer and other terminal illnesses are something that almost all of us have been touched by in some way. Whether it be from a person very close to us, ourselves, or just someone that has influenced us in some way. If it hasn’t, odds are it will at some point in your life. These diseases invariably impact us in a negative and tragic way. We have experienced loss due to them and watched others suffer unimaginable pain trying to survive and fight to stay alive.
– Real player with 4.3 hrs in game
The worst tragedy parents can experience
Really heartbreaking story, it’s sad, it’s devastating and it could be hard to play this at times. Some people might not even finish this. But I have a lot to say, not necessary about the game but i’m gonna ramble now. This is not even a proper review, just my thoughts but so is the game, it’s not actually a game, more like an interactive story.
I have this fucking disease myself, I must deal with it, I know how hard it is and how it breaks you in both – physical and mental way. And it hurts not only you but everyone around you who love you and care about you. Of course you question “why me?” or “why them?”, “what they’ve done to deserve that?” Many people turn to god and say he’s in god’s will now. That thought never occurred to me because I consider god a mythical creature as real as fairies or dragons.
– Real player with 3.5 hrs in game