Of Lies and Rain

The game starts a bit slow, but gets better and better.

Nach ca 9 Stunden habe ich die Story durch. Das game hat einige Mechaniken von alyx kopiert , was ich sehr gut finde. Daumen hoch fürs Game !

My Quest 3 controller will not allow and locomotion when using the thumbsticks

A very underrated game. At first I was a little skeptical and not that pulled in, but as I progressed and unlocked upgrades for weapons and new areas, it became more enjoyable. The environment I believe is very cool with sci-fi/post apocalyptic theme to it. There aren't too many enemies and it can get a bit tedious but its still fun enough with them having weak spots and looking cool. There's also a separate world that is a platformer with more enemies that acts as a nice break from the real world. This is also a type a game where theres a lot of upgrades which require you to look closely (behind things, above, in, out, you name). I enjoy this as its cool to explore the area, take in the environment and have a desire to upgrade your loadouts. Again, not a long game (I beat sub 9 hours), so get it on sale. But for a small publisher, this is worth a play. 8/10

Well put together game. Guns could do with feeling a bit weightier. Got stuck in the map a few times. Had a decent story with good voice acting. @developers - you need to add the data worlds as a separately available option that's unlocked once the game has been completed. You could actually make a whole game of just these kinds of worlds, the mechanic is great once you work it out

I think if this game released at the lower sales price you’d see more positivity. I get it. In parts the game is still rough with bugs, visuals can be inconsistent, overall quality is definitely AA, and how you price a game is highly subjective. I’d also say it’s disappointing to have to view games thru this lens in general, but it is what it is. I bought this at the sales price and I think it is definitely worth it as a more than solid single player experience. The world that was built is intriguing and visually interesting to me. I see the data worlds get a lot of hate, I actually enjoy them a lot, I think if there was a quick start after a fail there would be little frustration for people. I get that it’s easy to call a game like this, “We got HL:A at home,” but it’s more than just a clone and I’d recommend it pretty highly. I’d love if the developers could get another crack at this game a sequel etc with a higher budget cause I think they’d make something special.

Loving the graphics. Gameplay is good. Level of Jank is mild compared to some I've seen. They really missed some good spots to hide stuff. Could've done some really simple things with level design to make it more interesting. Story isn't bad. So far I've enjoyed the game quite well.

Edit: Finished the game. So, it's crazy how much more engaging the game feels after about the 3 hour mark. With the training wheels finally off at that point, the fundamentals start to be mixed and matched in really interesting ways and around the halfway point I was really hooked. All I can say to anyone playing for the first time, maybe just sort of speedrun the game until go through the first datagate and then give the game a chance because I believe it becomes a lot more rewarding after that. 2.2 hours in, overall I like it but the game starts REALLY gentle, and that can feel a bit boring cause it's like, 'ok, I climbed in vr before. I've loaded a pistol and racked the slide in vr before, I don't need these training wheels' but I get it, it's fine. For me, right now the part that most resonates with me and makes me want to keep going are the dataworlds, very Tron-like vibe with interesting traversing of digital environments. Honestly, I would be happy if the game was mostly just that even though as more of the gameplay elements get added in the main storyline does become more engaging. Maybe I'll update this review when I finish it.

Ich teile die wesentlichen Kritikpunkte, die andere Reviews bereits ansprechen. Die Grafik ist durchaus ok, aber eben auch nichts wirklich weltbewegendes. Viele Gameplaymechaniken und Gegnertypen sind eindeutig von HL:A inspiriert - was ich aber auch nicht verwerflich finde, da HL:A aus meiner Sicht bis heute der GOAT im VR Gaming ist. Die Story und Vertonung sind gut. Allerdings bin ich gar kein Freund der Cyberworld Level - diese gefallen mir weder aus optischer, noch aus Gameplaysicht. Ich habe das Spiel während einer Steam Promotion für weniger als 20€ gekauft. Und dieser Preis ist ein wesentlicher Grund für meine positive Bewertung. Ich möchte klarstellen, dass ich die Leistung von Castello Inc durchaus zu schätzen weiß, und ich würde mir wünschen, von diesem Studio zukünftig mehr zu sehen. Ich sage aber auch ganz offen: Für 40€ hätte ich das Game zurückgegeben. Of Lies and Rain spielt meiner Meinung nach bei den Produktionswerten in einer komplett anderen Liga, als andere VR Games, die zu diesem Preis oder sogar für 30€ angeboten werden.

Is it a Half Life Alyx clone? yes Is it still a great game? Absolutely There always will be games that copy on succesfull game. Just be happy there are other good games in the genre. I loved it from start to finish. Very cool atmosphere too.