Escape Room VR: Stories

December 2, 2018

Something for the Weekend: Discounts on Oculus Rift and Oculus Go Titles

Happen to own an Oculus Rift or Oculus Go head-mounted display (HMD)? If you own the latter then you should definitely check out VRFocus’ Best Apps And Games To Download For Oculus Go feature for some good – and mostly free – recommendations. But for actual software deals going on this weekend take a look below.

The Limit

Only released this past week, Robert Rodriguez’s (Sin City, Machete, Dusk to Dawn) first foray into 360 features the talent of Michelle Rodriguez and Norman Reedus. The Limit is a high-octane, 20-minute action movie where the viewer is a character. The story goes that you play a rogue agent with a mysterious past who enlists the help of enhanced super-assassin M-13 (Michelle Rodriguez) to retrieve your identity and strike against the deadly organization that created you.

The Limit is currently available for £3.99 GBP on Oculus Store, rather than the usual £7.99 for both headsets.

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Wanted Killer VR

Currently, in Early Access, throws the player into a chaotic world full of blazing-guns as they attempt to take down the evil GENETIC MINDS Corp. Featuring 15 missions and four playable characters, each with their own particular gameplay style, you can take control of your enemies and their weapons with mind-bending teleportation powers.

Wanted Killer VR is currently available for £6.99 GBP on Oculus Store, rather than the usual £7.99 for Oculus Rift.

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Based on the popular real-life escape rooms this title leverages VR to its full potential. With highly detailed models and intractable objects within realistic looking environments, players will actually believe they are in those rooms needing to escape. Each room has its own plot and they all combine together to deliver a story that features multiple endings. If you want to experience a thrilling adventure then this is the title for you.

Escape Room VR: Stories is currently available for £8.99 GBP on Oculus Store, rather than the usual £10.99 for Oculus Rift.

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Ghostbusters VR: Now Hiring

Ghostbusters fans can now step into and explore the teams’ famous firehouse headquarters, getting up close and personal with Slimer, build proton packs, check out Ecto-1, and avoid touching the Ghost Containment Unit.

Ghostbusters VR: Now Hiring is currently available for £4.99 GBP on Oculus Store, rather than the usual £7.99 for Oculus Rift.

Drops: Rhythm Garden

“Drops is a physics-based musical instrument set in a serene environment and designed from the ground up for VR.”

Drops: Rhythm Garden is currently available for £3.99 GBP on Oculus Store, rather than the usual £4.99 for Oculus Rift.

A Chair in a Room: Greenwater

“A Chair in a Room: Greenwater is a tense Virtual Reality horror game set in America’s Deep South. Drawing on elements of Southern Gothic and using settings of derelict towns, run-down motels and murky, decaying swamps, A Chair in a Room will take you through an investigation of institutional corruption, religious immorality and murder, which can only be unlocked by searching deep within your own psyche.”

A Chair in a Room: Greenwater is currently available for £14.99 GBP on Oculus Store, rather than the usual £18.99 for Oculus Rift.

Fat Foods

Having eaten too many pies you’re now too fat to walk anywhere so your big round arse needs to roll everywhere. That’s the basic premise of Fat Foods, with the goal to eat as much as possible. Armed with a frying pan and spatula you need to control the bulbous character, with certain modes even pitting you against friends.

Fat Foods is currently available for £2.99 GBP on Oculus Store, rather than the usual £3.99 for Oculus Rift.

The Wizards: Trials of Meliora

The Wizards: Trials of Meliora is the next step in Carbon Studio’s spellbinding series The Wizards. Designed specifically for mobile devices, the videogame enables players to wield powerful spells as they defend the realm.

The Wizards: Trials of Meliora is currently available for £2.79 GBP on Oculus Store, rather than the usual £2.99 for Oculus Go.

The Wizards: Trials of Meliora

November 4, 2018

Something for the Weekend: Oculus Winter Treats

The Halloween sales are now over so for those non-horror fans out there who have saved their cash the Oculus Store has got plenty of deals going. From shooters to sports titles and puzzle experiences there should be something for everyone.

Onward

One of the best known military-style first-person shooters (FPS) for Oculus Rift, Onward features 5v5 online battles where players have one life, no heads-up display, and no crosshairs, Onward also includes solo/co-op modes against AI opponents. To add to the realism Onward features dynamic time of day, weather effects, and multiple environments and scenarios to play through, as well as an artificial locomotion system to make the hectic gameplay as comfortable as possible.

Onward is currently available for £10.99 GBP on Oculus Store, rather than the usual £18.99.

Gun Club VR

For Gun Club VR the Binary Mill has focused on a highly realistic design and gameplay mechanics, allowing players to test their shooting skills across a range of scenarios which even include a few zombies along the way. All the weapons are highly detailed, with players able to handle, load, cock and fire them just like the real deal. They’ve been developed to provide real-world ballistics so you can select burst or full auto depending on preference.

Gun Club VR is currently available for £10.99 GBP on Oculus Store, rather than the usual £14.99.

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Escape Room VR: Stories

Escape Room VR is currently available for £8.99 GBP on Oculus Store, rather than the usual £10.99.

Submerged: VR Escape the Room

Header Goal VR

Header Goal VR: Being Axel Rix is a sporting football experience that solely revolves around using your head to deflect balls back at an assortment of targets, with an overarching storyline about a young player called Axel Rix.

Header Goal VR: Being Axel Rix is available now for £2.99 on sale from the usual £10.99 for Oculus Rift.

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Wanted Killer VR

“Four heroes, four styles: Play your way with a choice of four unique heroes. Unleash dual-pistol damage as Ricky, get up-close and personal with Teo, strike as stealthy assassin Mia or cut loose with machine gun-toting Aya.”

Wanted Killer VR is available now for £6.99 on sale from the usual £7.99 for Oculus Rift.

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A Chair in a Room: Greenwater

A Chair in a Room: Greenwater is available now for £14.99 on Oculus Store, rather than the usual £18.99.

Elven Assassin

Developed by Wenkly Studio, Elven Assassin pits players against hordes of incoming orcs as they try to attack your town. The title features both single-player and multiplayer modes. Playing solo it’s all about highscores to achieve a global ranking by not only killing thousands of orcs but also in style, getting headshots or extreme distance kills.

Elven Assassin is available now for £8.24 on Oculus Store, rather than the usual £10.99.

October 14, 2018

Something For The Weekend: Rainy Oculus VR Deals

Sunday is here again meaning its time for another entry of Something for the Weekend, the weekly series where VRFocus bring you a number of deals on virtual reality (VR) titles. The rain does not seem to be stopping anytime soon so what better way to enjoy your weekend then to try a new Oculus Rift expereince. There are deals on some brilliant titles that will see players shooting aliens, playing golf, escape robots and even using a bow and arrow. As always, be sure to check back every weekend for even more deals right here on VRFocus.

Seeking Dawn

“Seeking Dawn is the kind of title you have a love/hate relationship with. On the one hand when it works smoothly it’s a really fun and beautiful VR experience to play, with masses of content and hours and hours of gameplay. Unfortunately it’s not perfect, with plenty of repetition and glitches that need finessing. It might not be VR’s summer blockbuster but Seeking Dawn isn’t quite the dud either.” – Read VRFocus’ Senior Staff Writer Peter Graham’s review of Seeking Dawn.

Seeking Dawn is available now for £22.99 (GBP) down from the usual £29.99.

Everyday Golf VR

Step onto the green and get ready for a realistic golf experience in VR. Practice your driving and putting skills on this stunning course as you take your time to land the hole-in-one and improve your game. Designed to be an accessible and comfortable experience for all, players are sure to have a grand time no matter the weather.

Everyday Golf VR is available now for only £15.99 (GBP) down from £22.99.

Apex Construct

“Despite some minor gripes, its clear that Apex Construct represents the way forward for VR videogames, an absorbing, intriguing experience that draws you in with a rich world complete with its own history and mysteries to be unravelled as well as a fluid combat system. Apex Construct is the standard by which future VR titles will be judged, and an indicator that VR has stepped up its game.” – Read VRFocus’ Staff Writer Rebecca Hills-Duty review of Apex Construct.

Apex Construct is available now for £10.99 (GBP) down from £22.99.

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Fat Foods

“Having become too large from all the snacks your only method of transport is rolling your fat self everywhere. In Fat Foods, the goal is to eat as much as possible. In multiplayer mode, two players utilize the Oculus and a PC monitor to go head-to-head. Armed with a frying pan and spatula, the second player takes on the role of a giant, they must keep the other player from reaching the finish line. In the Mall level, the second player becomes a huge monster, causing havoc to the environment.”

Fat Foods is available now for £2.99 (GBP) down from £3.99.

Sky Duel: Tournament

Welcome to the future and get ready to participate in the battle of cyborgs throwing combat disks at each other. In this deadly competition players will need to move around the platforms to take aim and strike their opponent. Watch your step though and don’t fall unless you want to lose fast.

Sky Duel: Tournament is available now for £3.99 (GBP) down from £7.99.

SACRALITH: The Archer`s Tale

“The game brings you to a quest for the magic stone that grants power over Dragons. Dozens of fights with hordes of enemies will be thrown at you your loyal allies along the way. The game world consists of various different locations with special firing spots. Move swiftly along these spots, choose the right view and angle for attack, protect your companions and defeat the enemy.”

SACRALITH: The Archer`s Tale is available now for £12.99 (GBP) down from £14.99.

Wanted Killer VR

Get ready to fire a lot of guns and go up against a lot of enemies as you play as hero different characters with four different play styles. Unleash dual-pistol damage as Ricky, get up-close and personal with Teo, strike as the stealthy assassin Mia or cut loose with machine gun-toting Aya. Use tactics and creative strategies as you leap through thrilling VR combat.

Wanted Killer VR is available now for £6.99 (GBP) down from £7.99.

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Along Together

“Despite the input system, VRFocus would argue that Along Together is not a point-and-click videogame as Turbo Button suggest. It’s much closer to a platform-puzzle videogame in that the experience is less about objectives and item collection, more concerned with path-finding. This certainly isn’t a negative comment however, as Along Together is a welcome addition to the Google Daydream’s software catalogue regardless of how you choose to define it. With a pleasing, chunky and colourful art style and a fine assortment of puzzles, Along Together is an easy recommendation for Google Daydream owners.” – Read VRFocus’ Editor Kevin Joyce’s review of Along Together.

Along Together is available now for £7.99 (GBP) down from £14.99.

Budget Cuts

As an employee at the mega conglomerate TransCorp it is your job to stamp papers and file files. That is until TransCorp think it is best to cut your job to save money and soon you are fighting for your life against the robots that work within HR. Teleport around the building looking for an escape and make use of limited weapons to take down your foes. This might be the worst day at work yet.

Budget Cuts is available now for £19.99 (GBP) down from £22.99.

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Escape Room VR: Stories

“There’s plenty to like in Escape Room VR: Stories, with lots to find and a reasonable amount of puzzles to solve in each level, and the visuals are some of the best you’ll see in any virtual reality (VR) title. There are some rough edges however, and even with the multiple endings puzzle fans will still find this a short experience. Find Escape Room VR: Stories in a Steam sale and it’s certainly worth a consideration.” – Read VRFocus’ Senior Staff Writer peter Graham’s review of Escape Room VR: Stories.

Escape Room VR: Stories is on sale now for £8.99 (GBP) down from the usual £10.99.

That is all for this week but remember that VRFocus gathers all the best sales and deals every week, so check back next weekend at the same time to discover more.

March 13, 2018

Review: Escape Room VR: Stories

You know what you’re getting with an escape room style experience, lots of puzzles, brain taxing moments and a nice little dose of frustration as you get stuck – on something usually glaringly obvious. And that’s exactly what you get with Evilport’s Escape Room VR: Stories, just with a little more narrative and twists thrown in for good measure.

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There are three ‘Rooms’ to complete in Escape Room VR: Stories, and whilst that doesn’t sound like quite a lot there’s a reasonable amount of content to play. You can choose any of them to start with but Evilport does include an overarching storyline between the three, played out in gorgeous graphic novel cut scenes so it’s best to start out with the Dirty Money level first.

Puzzles generally consist of you needing to keep a keen eye on your surroundings as plenty do require ‘find this’ to ‘open this’. Thankfully there are a few difficult ones to solve but not enough that completing the areas becomes an impossible task. What can become a bit of an immersion breaker whilst uncovering clues is the grabbing system, picking up items isn’t 100 percent accurate sometimes requiring repositioning, plus your hands disappear. Whilst this may not seem important, it can factor in when the time is ticking down.

That’s because each area only gives you 30 minutes to solve the clues and complete the level. Should the timer runout then it’s back to the menu to start all over again, so a good memory can come in handy to get through the earlier puzzles. The system is a bit of a mixed bag, rarely seen on escape room titles the added pressure of time certainly ramps up the challenge, yet cutting you down when so close to the end.

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What really lets down Escape Room VR: Stories is its movement system. Evilport has created some amazing looking environments – Dirty Money for example looks almost photo realistic – but moving around them feels cumbersome and awkward. There are no locomotion options whatsoever, it’s purely teleport mixed in with roomscale, yet this isn’t fluid as you can’t grab items at distance. Actually having to bend down and directly interact with items is fine, but the teleport will only allow you to get so close and if you’re too close to a wall or other real world object, realigning yourself can be a right faff. Not having the choice to wander around using smooth locomotion seems a grave error as it tends to be more common place nowadays.

The difficulty for any puzzle experience is how to handle the replay factor, once you’ve played through and solved everything what’s there to come back to. Well Escape Room VR: Stories handles that in several ways, firstly each level has three different endings depending on how many secrets were found, plus there’s a star rating system for how well the stage was completed – whether you managed it in 5 minutes or 29 minutes.

There’s plenty to like in Escape Room VR: Stories, with lots to find and a reasonable amount of puzzles to solve in each level, and the visuals are some of the best you’ll see in any virtual reality (VR) title. There are some rough edges however, and even with the multiple endings puzzle fans will still find this a short experience. Find Escape Room VR: Stories in a Steam sale and it’s certainly worth a consideration.

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