KILLING A SUPERSTAR
I highly recommend this product - but I need to first and foremost clarify that it is a experience and not much of a “game”. That isn’t a bad thing, you just need to know that going in.
I won’t retread the stuff that everyone else said - about the 5 viewpoints, 15 minutes long, etc., etc. - what I want to call out is the acting and execution of the story. You could hurry through the game and skim all the scenes to get the information you need in order to answer the 3 questions and “finish” the game, but that’s not really the best way to experience the content. I think the three questions are mainly there to give you a starting point for your investigation.
– Real player with 1.7 hrs in game
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Like-able.
I love the presentation and I want to see more of this. There were parts of the story that didn’t gel for me.
Too short for the price (at under 60 minutes).
Nevertheless, recommended. Just get it on sale.
– Real player with 1.0 hrs in game
Last Labyrinth（ラストラビリンス）
Alright, I just finished every ending, I’ll do my best to edit this into an unbiased review.
First things first, the ‘endings’ are only endings in name. You’ll get your first ‘ending’ only a few hours into the game, having explored only a tiny fraction of the game’s rooms and puzzles, and each ending shows you a piece of the storyline underlying Last Labyrinth.
Pros:
+Katia is adorable, and while the game could have been played on a flat monitor, there’s something about looking a 3d Katia in the eyes and feeling like she’s present in the room with you that makes it 100x more stressful when she’s in danger.
– Real player with 19.3 hrs in game
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IT WAS AMAZING!!
It really had the psychological layer of fear and I loved everything the game had to offer!
The feeling so helplessness as well as having command of the situation. Lovely contrasts executed well, together with the irie atmosphere!
Maybe it is a bit pricey but I am really glad I bought it!
I just wished the game was longer! I really want more of this game even if I would have to pay more for more content.
Update: I take back that is was short. Found more content if I kept playing after they showed the credits. There seem to be a lot more behind everything than I first thougt and I want to know all of it!
– Real player with 14.5 hrs in game
HINGE VR
Hardware for this review: Valve Index, RTX 3080, i9, 64 GB RAM
The developers had a long hard road to go here and that is why there are some really bad reviews here.
As the game was released it really had flaws like lacking of optimization, dropping frames and crashes. Yes, even I was unable to play the game, but I sticked to it and gave them the chance to do better as the devs were always honest about the progress and the state of the game.
That said I just can tell you about HINGE performing on my system.
– Real player with 40.9 hrs in game
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CONTAINS SPOILERS!
Played on a 2019 gaming laptop with an i7-9750H processor, 16 GB of RAM and a nVidia GeForce RTX 2060 card. Windows 10. 38 hours of playtime. 3 full playthroughs.
The Good:
This is one of the few Lovecraftian VR games ever created, so, it definitely deserves a chance if you’re a Lovecraft and Cthulhu Mythos fan such as myself.
The game ran perfectly fine on my system. There were a few hiccups here and there when the game had to load a certain big area (Main Hall with Elevators) but it was probably due to my laptop not being a beast of a system. So, no complaints there whatsoever.
– Real player with 37.7 hrs in game
KOBOLD: Chapter I
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About
The blurred line between cinema and VR gaming in the horror genre. Despite being a short story, with a hopeful follow up, it is satisfying to play if you enjoy dark mystical stories with the occasional jump scare and/or appreciate the fact that this is a movie transitioned into a VR game.
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Gameplay
– Real player with 6.4 hrs in game
OMG! This was so intense… incredibly creepy and beautiful at the same time!!
Let me start with the graphics… beacause damn, this game is slick!
I may be new to VR but from what I have seen so far this is the best looking horror game I have played on Steam. I played it in the Rift on my GTX 1080 and the game was stunning! Nice sound too. Im really starting to appreciate spatial audio. Good voice actors too.
What I liked the most was the way the story creeps up on you. Everything is nicely paced and you have an overwhelming feeling of dread as you progress. Couple of nice jump scares too if you look carefully. I liked that there was no teleoprt and that you could walk around freely with the thumbstick. I also like how picking up stuff worked. I prefer to click the trigger only once to pick up or drop an object, because other games force you to hold the trigger down if you want to keep something in your hand, which can get kind of strenuous after a while.
– Real player with 3.9 hrs in game
Purgatory Fell
I am a streamer on Twitch (AnCapGamer) and BOTH of the devs were in my chat during my blind play though. This is a clip of how amazing they did with the game.
https://clips.twitch.tv/OnerousSpineyWatercressHoneyBadger
I HIGHLY recommend this game. The jump scares are well placed and the ambient sounds are well done - 11/10 =)
EDIT - I streamed this game again and got caught off guard by the same part, again!
https://clips.twitch.tv/ReliableIntelligentPancakeCurseLit
– Real player with 7.3 hrs in game
Slick graphics combine with an ominous atmosphere in an everchanging array of creepy nightmarish scenes as you try to discover the mystery behind missing young girl Amy.
Very intelligent use of VR to keep you wondering whatever is coming next??? It’s difficult to write this review and not give too much away, but a few minutes in and you’ll be hooked! It’s a dark and immersive experience that has some well executed white knuckle moments. It’s a shame about the load times between scenes despite my beefy setup and depending on your exploration time, for the most part it’s quite short, so grab it on sale. Great title for horror fans and to scare the wits out of your friends…
– Real player with 1.1 hrs in game
A Night in Vanet Manor
You awake in a mysterious mansion with no memory of how you got here. Aside from the obvious questions, something doesn’t seem right. You must make your way through this mansion where nothing is as it seems. Prepare yourself for A Night in Vanet Manor, a short VR puzzle game.
Prepare for a variety of puzzles that force you to think outside the box and look at things from a new perspective. Manipulate gravity and traverse the walls and ceilings of Vanet Manor to escape from the magic that trapped you there.
Detective VR: NFT secret Files
Experienced on the Oculus Quest 2
You can view my review & gameplay here: https://youtu.be/vnwnQcIpXf4
This is a difficult game to recommend because it does have some noticeable flaws. The biggest thing is that it’s teleportation only with snap turning. It also doesn’t have much content. Game took me about two hours to complete, but I think it would take most people 1 hour. The game only has 1 big room, then 1 small room.
Game is running on the Unreal Engine. While this game does look better than the vast majority of VR puzzle / escape rooms, it also has some performance issues. On my RTX 3080, I was getting steady 80 frames per second. Yes, it seems as though the game is hard capped at 80 fps.
– Real player with 2.7 hrs in game
EDIT: The 80 fps lock has now been removed, and the game works perfectly also in 90, 120 and 144 Hz.
With an RTX 3090 I can now use res 450% in solid 90 fps, but it works best with no motion smoothing. The game looks and performs mindblowingly awesome.
There’s no finger tracking, but lighting and textures etc. are of the highest quality. Also no full locomotion, but like Room VR you’re here to solve puzzles - there’s teleport though and snap turning.
Unfortunately I should have eaten more veggies as a kid to grow a larger brain, lol, so I’m still working on the prolonged dry cough! puzzles. There’s a hint system, but I’m stubborn - I need no help, lol.
– Real player with 2.6 hrs in game
Neverout
For more detail, video review available: https://youtu.be/rzrdSXijFRg .
Okay, it’s a pretty solid game but I can’t recommend it to anyone who plays much in the way of puzzle games. You’ll quickly find it repetetive.
Pros:
Neat mechanic.
Looks and sounds good, which results in pretty great immersion.
Some very enjoyable puzzles.
Cons:
Movement can be awkward.
Once you figure it out, which may not take long - you will start to feel like you’re repeating the same puzzles.
Actual order/progression in difficulty of puzzles is not the best.
– Real player with 16.2 hrs in game
The puzzles are very simple, only a couple required to think a bit more before the solution came up.
The VR experience is very buggy, after a couple of levels your character gets desynced with your headset even with little movement on your position making it so you lose the perception of where you actually are.
The character controls are also quite simple you can use the left stick (Oculus) to move forward and turn the character your forward is also determined by where you’re looking making it possible for you to ignore turns or take the wrong one when you decide to look at the next point while moving at the same time.
– Real player with 14.3 hrs in game
pleXus VR
Had a chance to play this in beta. Great game very enjoyable experience amazing graphics.
– Real player with 1.1 hrs in game
There isn’t much here. A couple of puzzles with an extremely bland narration. It’s like a Speak and Spell talking you thru the whole thing. Definitely not worth the price. I don’t recommend this title at all.
– Real player with 0.9 hrs in game
Red Matter
I have to confess that since getting my Oculus Rift in January I’ve been underwhelmed by the lack of professional titles that are available on VR. However THIS game is the whole reason why I got into VR. I’ve grown hesitant in purchasing any VR title lately because of just plain bad programming. I’ve been burned too many times. Red Matter is definitely a pleaser. If it were just a 3D puzzle game like Myst, it could be said that it was just a “good” effort but add VR to the mix with the impressive graphics and artwork and that’s what made this one a winner for me.
– Real player with 6.6 hrs in game
***** PLAYED ENTIRELY ON LINUX VIA PROTON. NO WINDOWS HERE. *****
Summary
Good short walking simulator puzzle/exploration game, a few shortcomings but on the whole it is fun and elegant.
Longer evaluation
The bad
- This is a good but short game - I took about 5h including the time to solve the puzzles. If you read or watch the solutions online it will take even less time, say 2 to 3h. Also, since it is a fixed story with no branches and there is no action involved, replayability is zero. So you might prefer to buy it on sale.
– Real player with 5.3 hrs in game