VirtuaVerse

This game is certainly not fpr everyone. You want huge, real-time rendered almost vr-like langscapes? Nope. You want fast 3d battles with lots of bling and enemies storming you from all sides? Sorry. You want a hifi orchestra-level soundtrack with impressive vocals? Look elsewhere. But you want a solid adventure game with puzzles that will require the occasional aspirin? Now we're talking. And with inside jokes and memes that people outside the gaming or computer scene won't even recognize as such? Then you're on the right track. Yes, quite a lot of people are put off by the pseudo pixelartesque look and the chiptune-like music (no voice ingame), but if that doesn't deterr you, you'll like this game. Ok, some of the puzzles are quite difficult and convoluted and sometimes characters have new dialog seemingly without reason, but that's rare. If you listen to what people tell you and combine it, it's more than often a direct hint on what to do. The game is surprisingly long and has several long "dialog cutscenes" to drive the story. It also has filler character that are irrelevant but serve to build the world, something that's more and more rare in modern adventure games. So, if you're into cyberpunk and like head-scratching puzzles and sometimes a bit weird humor, this game is for you. Also, the last few times I checked, the soundtrack was always included with the discount, sou you basically get it for free.

Beautiful pixel art and animations and pretty cool atmosphere but.. .. unfortunately is one of those point and click games where you hoard lots of stuff in the inventory and you never know what to do with them and how to advance in the story.. Beautiful bad game.

I played the demo a while ago and I was very much looking forward to diving into the full experience. The atmosphere and pixel-art style all did a great job of pulling me in and making me want to keep playing until the end. The gameplay is very much of the classic style: Find objects and use/combine them in ways that sometimes require obtuse logic in order to solve puzzles and progress. Over all, I found the game to be challenging but not impossible to complete without a walkthrough - though I did consult one a few times later in the game. There is a requirement that you do a good amount of backtracking and this did feel quite tedious a few times. This includes going back to other locations not just back and forth across different screens in the same location. The visuals are one area where this game really stands out for me - a cyberpunk universe with a pixel art style. There are enough details in the environments to make each area feel unique and immersive. I know pixel graphics are not everyone's favourite but I feel like the artists did a great job here in capturing that neon-saturated, rain-soaked cyberpunk feel. The soundtrack is amazing and added a lot to the atmosphere of the world. There is no voice acting here so expect to do a lot of reading. The story was pretty good - not amazing though. The ending seems to have disappointed some people. The tone of the game generally is pretty serious but there are moments where the sound design comes across as silly, such as a funny sound effect when interacting with an object in order to solves a puzzle. These are not game-breakers for me though and I was generally pretty engaged throughout. The main character starts out just looking for his girlfriend but as the game progresses there are some pretty big stakes at play in the overarching narrative. Very much worth checking out if you are a fan of the genre - a little dated (or nostalgic) in design but still a great experience over all.

I was a bit daunted at the beginning as I could make no progress and had to resort to a walkthru. Thankfully, the game evened out for the most part and I only peeked at the WT a few times until the conclusion. Storyline was fun but then again I always like dystopian adventures. The art and writing painted a bleak picture of the future. I got about 16 hours from the game but I always check out everything at least once and yes, some time was devoted to being stuck. My only complaints - I wished inventory would have self-deleted after its intended use and a few obtuse inventory puzzles. Worth a play by all means.

A wild trip, in a good sense. I really liked the atmosphere, the gorgeous pixelart, the fucking fantastic soundtrack and the overall plotline was out there, but really intriguing nonetheless.