The Bond

The Bond is not a game. Games contain meaningful gamelike interaction and game loops, which are absent in this software. Instead of being a game, The Bond is a software application that shows you a short VR movie... the kind of thing that could have been done on Youtube, yet it needs to pollute the games section of Steam apparently, despite not being a game. For those unfamiliar with what actually makes something a game, a "game loop" describes the interaction and feedback a gamer has when playing a game. Tetris, for example, has a game loop where a random block appears, the gamer interacts with the block to position it, and then the game decides if that finishes a row or not, increases the players score if any rows were completed, then gives the gamer another block to position. Counter-Strike has a game loop where a player seeks another player, tests their skill against that player by shooting them or being shot, the computer rewards the player if they win, and then if the player survives, they repeat that loop. There's no loop here, no true interactive feedback. It simply is not a game, it cannot be "played". This has misleadingly been launched in the "Games" section of Steam instead of the "Software" section. This is a common mistake for developers who are new to Steam, or don't understand the difference between games and software which isn't a game. It seems this software published incorrectly as a game is simply lack of experience/knowledge of the correct process. Here's a link for the process to publish non-game software on Steam: [url=https://help.steampowered.com/en/wizard/HelpWithPublishing?issueid=925]Steam Developer Help With Software Publishing[/url] It's unfortunate this process was not known about/followed, resulting in a software application being published in the wrong place. Publishing things which aren't games on Steam in the Games section as games is misleading to gamers and somewhat harmful, because it pollutes the Steam marketplace and takes away visibility and market exposure for genuine game developers who do the right thing and make games for gamers. There are no gameplay loops in this software, no "gameplay", no meaningful game like interaction. It's a software application and as such has no merits as a video game for gamers. Because of this, I cannot recommend this non-game software as a game to gamers.

Uzaklarda, yabancı bir ormanda, kadim bir şifacı ve onun sadık canavarı kutsal bir açıklığın peşindedir. Burada yaşam ağıyla bağlantı kurabilir ve dünyayı başkalarının gözlerinden görebilir. Ama bir dengesizlik var; karanlık bir varlık. Ormanın koruyucusu olarak onunla yüzleşmek zorundadır.

Beautifully realized

«The Bond» Короткометражная анимация от «Axis Studios» (работает и без VR). Красивая сказка, созданная под вдохновением фильма Джеймса Кэмерона «Аватар» и японской анимации. Тут можете посмотреть мультик в обычном варианте (без VR): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1RTy6QB_6I Небольшой красочный 3D мультфильм с великолепным дизайном и шикарным звуковым рядом. Не хочется рассказывать историю, но вы сразу заметите внешнее и сюжетное сходство с «Аватаром» и японскими аниме про хранителей леса. Продолжительность мультфильма 7 минут. После просмотра останется яркое, приятное впечатление. Особенно радует звук. Это видео можно просматривать не только в VR-варианте, но и в обычном, но при этом часть экрана обрезается, и пару моментов выпадают из кадра. Можно легко догадаться, что происходит за кадром в выпадающие моменты, но лучше смотреть в шлеме. Тогда можно повертеть головой и увидеть полную картинку. Единственным минусом этой короткометражки считаю солидный размер (аж 6600 MB). Вам придется скачивать семиминутный ролик более 4 минут! Не понимаю, почему автор не сделал возможности скачать и посмотреть видео в обычном варианте? Желающих ознакомится с этой чудесной сказкой и качеством работы «Axis Studios» было бы в разы больше!

Super quality free short movie.

[h1]Wooooo...[/h1] Un corto gratuito in VR da 5 minuti dalla qualità eccellente, che tocca le stesse corde del film Avatar e vi farà desiderare di sapere di più di questo mondo dai colori così vivi. A tratti le scene potrebbero essere un tantino movimentate per chi è alle prime armi con la realtà virtuale o soffre d'altezza, ma la sua durata è talmente ridicola che vale la pena stringere i denti... magari seduti, se pensate possa aiutarvi. (Provato su Valve Index con Ryzen 3700x e Geforce 2080s)

Словно аватар без аватара...