Arden's Wake

Liked this. Overpriced thought for a 20 minute non-interactive game.

Good story, although short and sad. It is not an interactive "Game", but a virtual Cartoon / Short Story. I do hope the have a second chapter, as the ending left an opening for more.

This is a poignant short story set in VR, but do keep in mind it is completely non-interactive. Recommended because the story and the animation are so beautifully done, but it is not without issues. Tracked Controller support is an incorrect way to list this because there is no interaction whatsoever, so there is nothing to do with the controllers. The controllers can't even be used to begin the story, you must tap a key on your keyboard. Additionally this lacks proper wide-FOV HMD support, which would have been nice as the story itself is such a lovely little piece of work. Having to limit my FOV to get edge-glitches to disappear is a shame. Finally, for some reason launching this title launches "Rift" software; something I've never seen a Steam VR game do before (I have no Oculus Rift equipment). So keep in mind what you are getting and if a beautifully done short story sounds like your cup of tea then go for it.

It's a very sad story. But really well done. It's very interesting the vertical way of telling the action. The water it really helped! :) The monster is the best thing in the story! It gives a good claustrophobic sensation. I just didn't like the use of the flask to reference dad... in the end it was that that saved the character... so it gives us a bitter sweet feeling about it.

Wouldn't start with motion controller, had to use keyboard after taking headset off. Found the story depressing and a bit confusing, unsure what the opening scene with the father swimming down had to do with the rest of the experience? Visualls somewhat spoiled by Index LCD display (murky grey blacks)not faulty of developer as many of these older experiences were developed on Vive Pro using oled display. Finally the scene with the "dragon" underwater was dizzying and disorientating.

First of all, this is not a game. Instead it is a beautifully rendered tale in VR which makes it a lot more interesting. Think of it as a 30 minute short animated film with fabulous voice acting and you won't go far wrong. Well worth a look.