Transference™

Only buy it on sale - it's not worth $25: it's only got about 90 min of content, and it's just not $25 quality. I got it for $5 and feel alright with that. Otherwise, pretty fun, some good puzzles but also a couple really annoying ones. Mostly the annoyance came from running around not knowing what the game wanted me to do, since it doesn't really communicate with the player. The concept and some implied story beats are creepy, but the game itself isn't particularly scary. You'll probably get jumpscared a few times. The last [spoiler]crystal[/spoiler] section was the scariest part, I wish it was longer/more of the game had that vibe. [spoiler]Knowing Laika was in the freezer freaked me out, though. Loved that.[/spoiler] There were a few kinda tropey things going on in the story, which is generally a neutral thing, but it got on my nerves. [spoiler]For instance, creepy poems and nursery rhymes, brilliant-but-negligent dad, mentally ill mom who resents her family, magic science crystals that use science music to science you into the computer, etc. The creepy poems you see in every horror game; the family dynamics you see in every drama; the sci-fi babble you can get from idk Rick and Morty or something.[/spoiler] Also, you cant run the game without the ubisoft launcher, which is ridiculous to me, especially because you have to download it separately. The game files has the download file in it, but still it just seems weird. All in all, it's a fine game, it's just not recommendation-worthy. Maybe I'm coming from a bit of a jaded place (had the game on my wishlist for years because the description sounded interesting and the promo art looks very stylish. Didn't meet expectations.)

"Transference" – Ein immersiver Psychothriller in VR "Transference" ist ein psychologischer Thriller, der 2018 in Zusammenarbeit zwischen Ubisoft und Elijah Woods Produktionsfirma SpectreVision entwickelt wurde. Das Spiel kombiniert Elemente aus Film und Videospiel und bietet sowohl in VR als auch ohne VR ein intensives Erlebnis. Handlung und Atmosphäre Im Mittelpunkt steht der Wissenschaftler Raymond Hayes, der das Bewusstsein seiner Familie in eine digitale Welt übertragen möchte. Als Spieler navigiert man durch die fragmentierten Erinnerungen dieser Familie, wobei die Grenzen zwischen Realität und Virtualität verschwimmen. Die dichte, unheimliche Atmosphäre wird durch surreale Umgebungen und gezielte Schockmomente verstärkt. Besonders in VR entfaltet das Spiel seine volle immersive Wirkung. Gameplay und Steuerung "Transference" kombiniert Erkundung mit Rätseln, die oft das Wechseln zwischen verschiedenen Perspektiven erfordern, um die Geschichte voranzutreiben. Die intuitive Steuerung ermöglicht es, tief in die verstörende Welt einzutauchen, wobei die VR-Erfahrung besonders hervorgehoben wird. Grafik, Sound und Sprachausgabe Die visuelle Gestaltung beeindruckt durch realistische Umgebungen und den Einsatz von Licht und Schatten, was die unheimliche Stimmung unterstreicht. Die Soundkulisse, bestehend aus subtilen Geräuschen und Musik, trägt maßgeblich zur Spannung bei und verstärkt das Gefühl des Unbehagens. Ein großer Pluspunkt ist, dass das Spiel komplett in Deutsch verfügbar ist, inklusive Sprachausgabe. Fazit "Transference" bietet ein intensives und verstörendes Erlebnis, das besonders in VR seine Stärken ausspielt. Trotz seiner kurzen Spieldauer bleibt es dank der fesselnden Atmosphäre, der gelungenen Inszenierung und der vollständigen deutschen Sprachunterstützung in Erinnerung. Für Fans von psychologischen Thrillern und VR-Erfahrungen ist es definitiv einen Blick wert. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9JGE1VUe1M&t 👑 Powered by HoI 4 Deu Curators group in German / English 👑⠀⠀⠀[list][*][url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/30388691/] Follow Main group [/url][*] [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/40282064/] Follow Second group [/url][*] [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/44688798/] Follow Third group [/url][/list] and discover more reviews from me.

Do not by this if you want to play it in VR. you have to launch the game first then switch it into VR mode in the setting. But once you do that then the game will not recognize any inputs. Absolutely infuriating.......

Meh...

Коротенький инди-хоррор для VR (но можно и без него). Главный герой ходит мучительно долго. Сдержанно-позитивный отзыв

uplay sux0rz. verree omminnus.

A ambientação até começa interessante, com uma atmosfera tensa e efeitos visuais que tentam representar o colapso mental dos personagens. Mas rapidamente percebe que a gameplay é extremamente limitada. A maior parte do tempo você só anda por corredores, interage com poucos objetos e resolve puzzles que não exigem nenhum esforço real. A história tenta parecer profunda, mas acaba sendo confusa e rasa, com personagens mal desenvolvidos e uma narrativa que não engaja de verdade. O jogo também é absurdamente curto. Pra um título que se vende como experiência cinematográfica e psicológica, ele entrega pouco em ambos os lados. Em VR, esperava algo mais imersivo e perturbador, mas até nisso o jogo falha. A interação com o ambiente é básica demais, e os sustos são previsíveis. Não há sensação real de perigo ou profundidade emocional — só uma tentativa estética de parecer mais complexo do que realmente é.

Strange game but it was fun.

Dieses Spiel hat mich echt zum gruseln gebracht. Die ganzen Soundeffekte und das beklemmende in den 4 Wänden ist echt gruselig genug für mich gewesen. Das Spiel ist kompatibel mit VR und ich muss ehrlich sein, dass ich mich mehr als nur am Bildschirm eingeschissen hätte. Alles in allen ich liebe dieses Game und für den kleinen psycho Horror gerne zum weiter empfehlen

As far as I'm concerned, this is not playable on a Steam Deck. You have to create a Ubisoft Connect account, log on twice, add an activation key (which I was never provided?), all leading to frustration. I would actively avoid this game as its launch process currently stands, which is unfortunate, as the game itself looks fun.