SYREN

Love this game, i just have one major issue with the contols. Holding down the triggers to hold an items, really need to utilize grip buttons The issue with this is you cant aim properly and really have to bend your wrist in a silly position to aim and after a minute you start to loose your grip.

There are so many "horror" games out on Steam atm. Some are good and some are bad. Syren actually is one of the better as it does one thing most other horror games don't: You get chased. Not only are there jumpscares, but the these creatures actually chase you, which is extremly stressful in VR. Graphics are good and the puzzles are pretty easy (but honestly, that's a good thing). You advance quick in the game and don't get stuck and frustrated. The ambience is scary as soon as you exit the starting area. As most games in VR uses either trigger or grip buttons to pick up objects, this game uses the trigger. Which feels pretty normal. In general, this is a very scary experience. We play a lot of horror and this is maybe top 3 of the scariest we have played so far: Just because of the fact that you need to sneak, and if you get spotted, you will be chased. And running forward in VR hearing something behind you chasing you is a new experience in VR, at least for us. That is why this game feels fun and in a sense: "innovative". We liked it! Watch us play: https://youtu.be/Pnok0Nhw3OM

GTX 1060 Gameplay: (With Commentary) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFIHonDZ3cI My Thoughts: A cool underwater horror that made me jump out my skin on numerous occasions. Awesome graphics and a tense atmosphere had me hooked. I've only just learned that the Dev's have added a new episode of the game which includes weapons so I'm going to dive in again! Game Details: SYREN is an intense survival horror game in which you must use your wits to navigate through a labyrinthine underwater base. In episode 1, you must use stealth, and solve puzzles to survive, while in episode 2, you must blast your way through the deadly swarm of syrens stalking you.

This isn't a bad game. I just cannot wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone when there are other similarly priced and more engrossing "horror" vr experiences. The game's length comes from a lot of trial and error time figuring out to get passed the siren(s) in a scene, reloading scenes and repeating the same actions to get to the encounters that are in each scene if you fail anywhere along the way. I feel like this game could've been better if there was a more 1:1 relationship with physical roomscale interactivity. Perhaps it's just a limitation of current vr technology that leaves me feeling like I'm just clicking around a scene rather than being in it. I frequently found myself teleporting into spots that would cause my headset to go black because I'd end up in a wall. I think there are other vr games that are more immersive. There may be potential here, but i wouldn't fault anyone for not wanting to spend a lot of time finding it here.

雖然今天的新聞說有改善了畫質 但是進遊戲玩的時候 人物模組還是糊糊的 場景還不錯 拿槍的方式很怪 如果能做大幅度的畫面與控制改善的話 也許可以考慮買回

This game is good (for the time it was made) and was enjoyable in the end. But the controls are done very awkwardly. They do have grip toggle now which makes holding the axe and guns better but you can't throw objects when in that mode. Therefore, what I did was use toggle grip when I had to do the levels with guns and turned it off when I did the levels that needed stealth. Now if you have a gun in non toggle grip mode when you hold the gun you have to hold trigger and shoot with track pad which is dopey. Now you understand why I did what I did. If you have a large play space it is super immersive as you can literally walk/crawl behind the syrens quietly with your own body which is exillerating. It was like really being there and with the tension. Basically you can throw things to distract the Syrens, kill or hurt them if you have weapons which are hard to come by or die if they see you. :-) . I am not sure if chapter 2 was included with what I played which I doubt as there was no shooter mode as far as I noticed. Regardless of that fact if you get this on sale I think you can get some enjoyment out of it and also have a decent horror/thriller game to play at parties or showing off VR to friends if you show them how to do the controls like I explained. It does seem like this is the final release but none the less I recommend it on sale only. My rating 6/10. Mainly because of the controls and lack of further develoment. There is an ending to the game so this part is finished. One further suggestion: When you first start the game and if you want to do the tutorial choose smooth walking first because I think the tutorial is broken for the teleport mode. And for the tutorial choose toggle grip so you can shoot the guns "normally". Haha. Then switch back to the other modes if you want to use them. Remember you can't effectively throw stuff in toggle grip mode. It just drops stuff out of your hand if you try to throw. Still with all these quirks on sale I think you should not pass up this experience if you like tension thrillers/horror stealth games. First play video here if you want to see the full playthrough. There is a lot of trial and error in it. Not edited. The spoiler is at the end so if you don't want to know what happens then don't watch the last 10 minutes. Thanks and enjoy. :-) https://youtu.be/Qd5aOFOIP18?t=323

This game is dead now, but I saw that I had left a positive review and... well, I felt I needed to change it. I was wowed by the detailed and well modelled enviroments and the gameplay which is remenicent of Alien: Isolation which is one of my most favorite survival horror games of all time. However, the game has too many issues to overlook. The first is its length, it is VERY short. It took me only 2 hours to complete the main game, and that was with taking it slow, exploring around ect. I could easily imagine someone speed runnning this in 10 minutes. The second is its AI, it is very basic and rough, which shows and leaves a lot to be desired. Following pre-programmed paths that are easily avoided once figured out. The third is its pacing and mechanics, due to its very short length, this is a given. It literally springs a boss battle on you out of nowhere, which ends as quickly as it begins. Not only that but the first syren you meet, you need to hit it in the face with the hatchet. This is highly unintuative, with many players never figuring out you need to do this, and you never do it again for the whole game. The ending of the main game and the update are poor, either just killing you off in a cutscene or leaving you on an cliffhanger. In both cases, you will be pissed at how unsatisfactory these colnclusions are. The 'update' is a bad joke, and just made us all wander through the same, four small cramped levels again but with guns this time, completely ditching the survival horror (because I know I buy survival horror games for the rambo style action!). What makes this all the more painful is that the concept for this game is original gold dust, the setting is fairly unique (besides bioshock and soma, who else has done underwater facilties well?) and the enemies interesting. I would like to see the devs return to this and make an actual game, but after all this time I seriously doubt they will.

Fun game, devs have massively improved the game since launch.. alien isolation feel too it :)

Syren ist ein Optisch sehr schönes VR Spiel welches die Touch Controller in das spielgeschehen mit einbezieht.Das Leveldesign ist sehr gut. Ich spielte mit Oculus Rift + Touch + GTX1070 und hatte ca. 8 Stunden Spielspass. Ich wünsche den Syren machern viel Erfolg mit ihren Spiel mfg TurboBoom

Also nach dem Update (einen Tag später :-) )muss ich sage dass mir das spiel recht gut gefällt. Die Grafik finde ich wirklich stimmig (spiel auf ULTRA) und die Steuerung mit Oculus Touch funktioniert auch recht gut. Wer Alien Isolation toll fand, dem müsste dieses Spiel auch gefallen. Vom prinzip her ist dieses Spiel diesem sehr ähnlich kommt vom Umfang und der Präsentation, wie viele VR-Spiele, aber nicht ran. Preis, Leistung finde ich soweit in Ordnung. Von daher einen Daumen hoch :-)