Journey For Elysium

This game is short. I completed it in around 2 hours. But sometimes that is better for VR (as long as the price you get this for reflects that) I can't remember buying this TBH. I probably picked it up in a bundle or for cheap in a sale. If you get it on sale (it's very cheap usually) then this is a perfectly acceptable game. The graphics are B&W but good. The puzzles are easy enough not to be annoying, and the climbing sections are challenging but if you fail it was your fault. The mechanics are solid. I saw other reviews complaining about the boats. Nonsense! It is fine and surprisingly realistic actually. So if you know how to row IRL then you're good. So in conclusion, pick this up at the right price and enjoy your 2 hours.

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Игра понравилась - интересный сюжет с небольшим твистом в конце, при этом графика очень подходит общей атмосфере. Очень не хватало какого-то aim assist для лука - в финальной битве это бы очень пригодилось. Порадовала отсылка к Skyrim в одном из достижений.

The puzzles are for babies and the hardest part of the game is waiting for the glowing ball to stop talking.

Fun game! Definitely worth the price of entry, especially the later levels get nice and challenging. I was missing some guidance here and there, but there's a massive thing that bothered me - the main narrator's voice is just not good. The performance is bad, the writing feels strange - it's this strange thing between "godly" sort of English and very down-to-earth basic street English. It just feels a bit disjointed. The other voice actors are great. So yeah, fun gameplay, pretty cool environments, some decent but easy puzzles... And long enough. It doesn't overstay its welcome. Worth its asking price, and definitely worth it on a sale! But, sticking with the theme, its achilles heel is the writing and voice acting. The story has potential, it's just been missed a bit here. I'd still recommend :)

It took me 1,5 hours to play through this. I didn't enjoy my time particularly much but to be honest out of the 30 or so VR games I've played I've only really enjoyed a handful. These VR games are so simple and usually with poor graphics and lacking gameplay. I'd say this is like in the best third (at the bottom) of VR games I've played so I suppose in the VR field I find this recommendable, but as a video game overall I wouldn't recommend this. I wish we'd have more VR games with as high quality as Half Life Alyx. The turning doesn't work with the Index controller and I encountered some glitching and one bug that trapped me inside a wall for a while. The boat mechanics are horrible and causes motion sickness. Gameplay is poor, puzzles are OK but too easy, graphics and art style are decent for a VR game but overall not so great and the story is enjoyable but nothing to make songs of. I consider 10€ to be too much for this short and not so enjoyable experience. Thus I cannot recommend it.

The game uses AI. Not worth your time or money.

I purchased this game on one of the Steam Sales, regardless of the different feedback I read in the reviews. There are some generic games that are good for the majority of the population and others than are made for an specific public, so posting just negative things is not the right way to review a game. If you are looking for a lot of action, interaction,not very challenging experience, this is not your game, if you enjoy experiences with minimal interaction, climbing, walking, puzzles, using a bow and a musical instrument, this is your game. The art is unique, again, if you like to finish the game fast, you will miss the details put on the art and compositions of the scenes. Voices were good but not the best, story is nice and it make sense. I would like to see more sound effects and a different type of music, but it's a product and it was entertaining. It's a slow pace game/experience. I personally enjoyed it, I may keep it for when I have friends come over and ask for VR experiences. It took me less than 2 hours no rushing. If I reply it, it will be to see if I miss any other art and to get a couple missed achievements.