Everybody's Gone to the Rapture (PS4 Exclusive)
Sept 10, 2015 0:15:15 GMT
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Post by CantDrive55Andy on Sept 10, 2015 0:15:15 GMT
I'm not quite sure how I should start this out. How do you convey sorrow and happiness at the same time? Light and darkness? Hope and despair? I'll try my best. I will not be disclosing any spoilers in this game. I'm going to give a brief explanation, the pros and cons, my general thoughts/feelings towards the game, and finally whether I think it is worth purchasing or not.
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture is a PlayStation 4 exclusive (as clearly stated in the title.) And, well, I really wish it wasn't. I'll explain this as I go into a bit more detail. This game is basically just a walking simulator. You push the left stick forward, the right stick to look around, and 'X' to interact. That's... That's it. You start in an old English town and piece together the story as you go along. You interact with these spirits (floating lights) to figure out what's going on. Oh, also, you can hear telephone calls and radio transmissions.
My general thoughts are that I really wish this wasn't a PS4 exclusive. I believe this would have been better suited as something for virtual reality headset or Oculus Rift. Why? Well, as I stated above, this is basically just a walking simulator. This game really sucks playing with a controller. You move slower than a snail that just took a sleeping pill after being awake for 23 hours and 17 minutes straight. That's a pretty accurate representation. You can hold down R2 to "gain momentum" while walking but that honestly only makes you go as fast as a snail that just took a sleeping pill after being awake for 23 hours and 7 minutes straight. The environment is absolutely gorgeous and very pleasant to look at. The same can be said for the music, just hearing wise. If you can appreciate classical music such as violin, piano, and opera, then you can most definitely appreciate the music that helps set the environment and tone of this game. The story can be a bit hard to get into when you first start the game. Overall, I'd say it took me about 4ish hours to complete the game. Quite short. For me to figure out what's going on, it honestly took me about 2 hours. So, basically, it took me half the game to figure out what's happening. That's quite a long time to sit through something and figure out why you should be invested in the characters and the story.
Is the game worth purchasing? Well, it's $20. Actually, $19.99. So, $20. $20 for four hours of gameplay. So, that's $5 an hour. Fair, I won't lie. The story was a bit hard to get into and the ending was... I'm going to say indifferent. It had a rather different ending, one that makes you really think and feel. Not to spoil a lot, but not exactly a very happy ending. Sometimes it's more about the journey rather than the destination. I really hate to say this, but you could honestly get the same feeling from playing this particular game as you could from watching someone do an entire walkthrough of it on YouTube. I really hate saying that because, in my personal opinion, I don't like watching games and considering that I've "played" them. I believe that you should watch a game very briefly (such as a trailer or 10 minutes of gameplay), read up on it without spoiling anything, and make an educated decision on whether or not the game should be worth your time. This game really knows how to convey sorrow and despair, but also hope and anxiousness at the same time. It provided a good story for the three or so days that I played it. I'd say if you can go in with an open mind and appreciate what the story can offer, it's worth your time. $20 isn't that much. It's a tank of gas. So, if you can spare a tank of gas for your car, give this a try. If you don't own a PS4, it honestly would be worth watching with some friends or alone. Like I said beforehand, I don't like watching games and enjoy playing them. However you choose to experience the game, it'll definitely change how you view things in this world a bit.
Pros:
Beautiful environment
Interesting dialogue
Good story
Neat concept (for me, at least)
Interesting/good message
Cons:
Very slow
Can take a bit to figure out the story
Can take forever to trigger certain events
Easy to get lost while exploring
Not exactly a "game" but more of a watchable movie
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture is a PlayStation 4 exclusive (as clearly stated in the title.) And, well, I really wish it wasn't. I'll explain this as I go into a bit more detail. This game is basically just a walking simulator. You push the left stick forward, the right stick to look around, and 'X' to interact. That's... That's it. You start in an old English town and piece together the story as you go along. You interact with these spirits (floating lights) to figure out what's going on. Oh, also, you can hear telephone calls and radio transmissions.
My general thoughts are that I really wish this wasn't a PS4 exclusive. I believe this would have been better suited as something for virtual reality headset or Oculus Rift. Why? Well, as I stated above, this is basically just a walking simulator. This game really sucks playing with a controller. You move slower than a snail that just took a sleeping pill after being awake for 23 hours and 17 minutes straight. That's a pretty accurate representation. You can hold down R2 to "gain momentum" while walking but that honestly only makes you go as fast as a snail that just took a sleeping pill after being awake for 23 hours and 7 minutes straight. The environment is absolutely gorgeous and very pleasant to look at. The same can be said for the music, just hearing wise. If you can appreciate classical music such as violin, piano, and opera, then you can most definitely appreciate the music that helps set the environment and tone of this game. The story can be a bit hard to get into when you first start the game. Overall, I'd say it took me about 4ish hours to complete the game. Quite short. For me to figure out what's going on, it honestly took me about 2 hours. So, basically, it took me half the game to figure out what's happening. That's quite a long time to sit through something and figure out why you should be invested in the characters and the story.
Is the game worth purchasing? Well, it's $20. Actually, $19.99. So, $20. $20 for four hours of gameplay. So, that's $5 an hour. Fair, I won't lie. The story was a bit hard to get into and the ending was... I'm going to say indifferent. It had a rather different ending, one that makes you really think and feel. Not to spoil a lot, but not exactly a very happy ending. Sometimes it's more about the journey rather than the destination. I really hate to say this, but you could honestly get the same feeling from playing this particular game as you could from watching someone do an entire walkthrough of it on YouTube. I really hate saying that because, in my personal opinion, I don't like watching games and considering that I've "played" them. I believe that you should watch a game very briefly (such as a trailer or 10 minutes of gameplay), read up on it without spoiling anything, and make an educated decision on whether or not the game should be worth your time. This game really knows how to convey sorrow and despair, but also hope and anxiousness at the same time. It provided a good story for the three or so days that I played it. I'd say if you can go in with an open mind and appreciate what the story can offer, it's worth your time. $20 isn't that much. It's a tank of gas. So, if you can spare a tank of gas for your car, give this a try. If you don't own a PS4, it honestly would be worth watching with some friends or alone. Like I said beforehand, I don't like watching games and enjoy playing them. However you choose to experience the game, it'll definitely change how you view things in this world a bit.
Pros:
Beautiful environment
Interesting dialogue
Good story
Neat concept (for me, at least)
Interesting/good message
Cons:
Very slow
Can take a bit to figure out the story
Can take forever to trigger certain events
Easy to get lost while exploring
Not exactly a "game" but more of a watchable movie
