Escape From Mandrillia: Local Asymmetric VR+PC

Oh boy here we go. I don't often write reviews, but I feel like this one needs the feedback. All in all, I [i]really[/i] like the idea of this game. Having little combat drones follow you around and watch your back is such a cool way to make a VR game. Add on involved portions of the VR player has to keep them stocked, and you have a recipe for [i]such[/i] a fun coop VR game, with bonus points given for the fact your friends don't even have to own it. Then we get to the execution. Overall, the gameplay is still pretty solid, but REALLY needs some tweaks. Namely: [list] [*]There needs to be breaks in the combat [*]The enemies need to SLOW DOWN [*]The inventory system in general [*](more minor) A tweak to the repair system [/list] Going one at a time, this biggest problem this game suffers from (in my opinion) is the same problem Alien: Rogue Incursion suffers from. The enemies. Do not. Stop. Spawning. This does not make the game difficult. It does not provide tension. All it is, is aggravating. Thankfully, there's multiple (simple) ways to fix this problem. The easiest and best solution in my mind is allow the big airlocks to be closed. After you get a T2 purple key and make your way into the room with the T3 orange key, you should be able to close the doors and halt the spawns. This allows players to catch their breath, restock, and explore. (and provides a fun opportunity to put in some lore for players to stumble on!) Overall, the gameplay should be like a wave. Intense moments followed by breaks. When there's no breaks, the intense and scary moments lose their charm. It no longer becomes about "let's survive the wave" and more about "if we don't speed through everything we're going to run out of resources". I can't really just enjoy the game if we're on a strict time limit. A problem that I, the VR player, did not suffer with was enemy speed. To me, they made a decent moving target. To my poor friends on controller, it was the bane of their existence. My friends are not strangers to controllers, but when there's a single sensitivity slider shared between both of them, and they're stuck using controller (which you cannot flick like a mouse) in splitscreen, it's very difficult to aim at a target moving at mach 1 running across the hall. This is made far worse by the enemy's poor ai. If they made loud noises and approached from that direction, it would be doable. On the other hand, when they jump out of a vent on top of you, smack you before you can turn around, then jump back into the vent...what are we supposed to do? It's not fun, it's not even a good jumpscare; it's just annoying. The inventory is a hard one as there's a lot of moving parts. I like the idea as a whole, but it feels very clunky. Even if an object is small, it still can take up the whole "pocket", despite having plenty of room. The keycards are..weird. It's fun the first time; you get your blue card, find a purple card, then trade it for orange. The second time it's difficult. You have an orange card, still need to find a purple card so the game doesn't eat your orange card, then get..a second orange card. Now you have two. Then you get to either do it [i]again[/i], or drop off..how many cards at the end? If you drop off one, it feels like a waste. If you drop off two, then find an orange chest, it feels bad. I personally feel like there should be a single slot where you can always put one card, but only one card (and no other object). While I recognize that might not be the best solution, that's one I can offer. Lastly, the repair system. I actually really loved this. There's different degrees of repair based on how damaged the drones are? All the tools you need (panel, repair kit, fire extinguisher) are already on the drone and stored there? That was so cool, and I immediately was in love with it. On the other hand (again, leading back to enemy spawns), it's difficult to hit the right buttons when the drone has to spin and shoot the constant enemies. The only [i]real[/i] issue with the repair system is the one where you take the repair tool and repair certain parts. Really all it needs is to be a bit more forgiving. If my repair gun is close, it sometimes won't register unless it's at the proper angle. This is more of an extra note rather than a proper issue, but I felt the need to point it out. This is genuinely a fun idea of a game, but it's execution needs some work. My friends and I spent easily 2-3 hours just trying to beat the "easy" difficulty, and when we finally did we were just done with the game. The constant enemy spawns more than anything just made the game draining more than fun. We're discouraged from exploring the map, and have no time to communicate, or really do much of anything. Every second we spend looking is another enemy spawned to just hit and run on us, and another pile of bullets wasted. While pretty fun, I cannot recommend the game as it is now. If it gets a decent enemy rework though, I'd love to come back to this game as it's truly one of a kind, and has potential to be such a good game.

this game so so fun and quite well polished

A super fun game to play with your friends. You can really tell it is made with love and attention to detail. The fact that it's an asymmetric VR game makes it especially unique, as it gives you the chance to enjoy it in different ways, adding an extra layer of fun and originality. Definitely recommended if you're looking for a great multiplayer VR experience!!

Имбуля, с друзьями без вр шлема прям кайф

big ape.

SinglePlayer, Coop, PVP, chalenges, both local and with remote play you can play online, tutorial could be better, its rather for people well handling vr but fantastic experience, plenty of weapons and gear A fantastic Rouge-like, survival horror VR Game

this is a hidden gem, best vr title i've played

i love this game

One of the few truly polished and consistently enjoyable VR asymmetric games that I and my friends like on both sides. Also, impressively scary knowing that its my dumbass friends are the ones coming for me. Absolutely one of my favorite VR games of all time. The only feature I hope for, is online play. Otherwise would 100% recommend!

Супер прикольная игруха, жаль передвижение сделано по контроллеру, а не по вр шлему (может по шлему можно просто я не нашел настройку) пушки сделаны классно плюсом их еще довольно много (я думал будет в разы меньше) всякие гранаты, пулеметы, ракетницы, турель и т.д.