Paranormal Detective: Escape from the 90's

A sequel to the Escape from the 80’s, this little gem is a continuation of the developer’s love of nostalgia, cheesiness and VR adventure titles. If you enjoyed the first game of the series, you’ll love this game. It has much of the same pace, but expands on some of the VR mechanics with the arcade setting.

I had a lot of fun with this one and the 80's one. Not very hard, a bit creepy atmosphere.

[h1] Gameplay and Features [/h1] This is the sequel for Paranormal Detective: Escape from the 80s, a game which I reviewed very negatively, even going as far as blaming it for the bad fame of Virtual Reality in the minds of people. So, did it improve from the first game? The first one was published in 2019, this one in 2022, so three years later. Half-Life: Alyx was already out and many other good VR games (e.g. Into The Radius) have been successful, providing solid standards for VR game developers to follow. Did this game improve? Yes. Now it has options. Which options? Only related to locomotion: now you have smooth turning and smooth locomotion, even with speed settings. Nice! Oops. Smooth locomotion works but has no strafing? Instead of walking around like a normal person, you walk like you're driving a car or stranded in a wheelchair? And still, no graphical options at all. Nothing to help immersion. No shadows, no effects, no improved textures, nothing. And no accessibility options either, which for a physical VR game it's nigh an evil thing to do. What about the gameplay? Nothing seems to have changed. The interaction with the objects is still terrible. No pouring coffee on mugs, no eating of candies, the magnifying glass still doesn't magnify, the cellphone keeps dropping, the bounding boxes of objects are still misaligned, you still don't have a crouch button. I know this game is about being stranded in a time capsule, but had the developers mimic being stuck in the past for programming it? Please, watch my struggling with the game on this short gameplay: https://youtu.be/5buqdm7pDhU How can one learn so little? As for the puzzles, they still seem very badly created, with some moon logic and the hints don't help a lot. [h1]Linux Compatibility[/h1] This title is a bit better than the first one. It works correctly with Proton 9.0-4 (the latest stable proton at this time), not needing Proton-GE for microsoft foundation classes. However, it still doesn't start with WiVRn on my Meta Quest 3, same thing as the first title: starts in VR but continues on the monitor in an unresponsive way. It works with ALVR and Steam Link though, so it's playable.

Really enjoyed the game, even though its an escape game I spent most of my time messing around and forgot I was meant to be saving a girl from nexus, my bad "). Devs are super helpful if you need any help or find a issue. Little disappointed I've finished the game, was hoping to find another case to solve in my office, looks like I have to get a real job, look forward to the next game. Its fun being a detective bit like in the exorcist VR game but this is less scary and no coffee machine. Played on The Rift S, Ryzen 7 3800X, 6800XT, 32 GB Ram, win 10 64, no problems.

If you enjoyed Escape from the 80's and haven't gotten this yet.. what are you waiting for? If you haven't tried either, get them both. The puzzles are just the right difficulty, challenging but not impossible. I think I had to use the hint system once for each game. The 90's (and before that the 80's) references are hilarious. Also with this new one, it's great fun just to go around the arcade and play Skee-Ball, basketball, pinball, etc.

This Game is incredibly well done! I've spoken with the developers multiple times and they truly care about this game. The Escape Room style Puzzles are just hard enough to make you scratch your head. The 90s nostalgia is where this game truly shines. All of the subtle 90s references had this game oozing charm. I haven't finished it yet but I am excited to jump back into it. The Good : * Story and Narrative is pretty good * Gameplay mechanics are really well done * Graphics and Audio are top notch * value here is well worth the asking price The Bad : Not really anything, there was a few bugs but they were in no way at all gamebreaking and pretty comical at times ( Like getting the ball stuck in Skeeball) I did a full review of the game on my Youtube channel https://youtu.be/4NP0wXq2gVo

This game is adorable. It captures the essence of it's era near-perfectly, as well as does the 'escape room' game very well. Personally I found the puzzles to be the perfect level of difficulty so far (haven't finished it yet), the arcade games are awesome, and the music is phenomenal. If you lived through the 90's, this is a nostalgia trip to be sure. If you haven't, come to the land of roller blades and windbreakers and join us here :)

Humor und Nostalgie geben sich die Hände! Es macht Spaß an den Automaten zu spielen und die Rätsel sind angenehm. Love it. Achtung: Ihr solltet etwas Englisch verstehen können. ►Video Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0j0F-DfQjIs

I had a good time. I do recommend, of course, to play Escape from the 80s. Now I will say, i did prefer the first one, but i played them both in a row. They do go together well. Like the first one, you go from clue to clue, trying to follow the tracks left by someone who has been abducted. Like the first one it is not a too serious game, it is lighthearted, but this time, the setting is more arcade oriented (as in, this is literally set at an old arcade). The game can be finished quickly, but if you played the first one, you have to play this now. About [spoiler]the end of the game[/spoiler], I will say that [spoiler]I kinda breezed through the end sequence without any trouble. I was confused by what was going on for a second, but it was funny, and that is good. However, i was expecting a bit more. Not more fighting, but maybe a puzzle element tied into the fight. Something to figure out. But maybe the ending is more meant as a reward than a final step, i don't know, I'm not a game developer.[/spoiler]

Good game. If you liked the first one: It's the same, but new Content and not as scary. Get it. It's not a nut, it's an acorn. Just remeber this.