despatch: Entity Astray

[h1]Experienced on the Oculus Quest 2[/h1] You can view my review & gameplay here: https://youtu.be/wA_Tf2MRfHI I bought this game on the Steam release sale (10% off). While I can't say that I feel I got my money's worth, I also can't quite give a negative review. Consider this a neutral recommendation. There's lots of things to like about this, but there seems to be an equal amount of things not to like. This is a sci-fi escape room. If you're expecting a puzzle experience like in The Room VR: A Dark Matter, then you will be sorely disappointed. This game lacks the production values, polish, & the amazing puzzle design (along with good hint system) in the The Room. Instead, you have puzzles that are open-ended and you have to find the right item or the correct code and figure out how to use them or pair them with another clue. The game is running on the Unreal Engine. On my RTX 3080, I was getting a steady 90 fps on Ultra settings. You do have full locomotion and smooth and snap turning options, as well as teleportation. Interactions are of the kind where you hover near an item, it is highlighted, then you can pick it up, almost like magnet hands. The game is very pretty an…

Hi, I'm Terry Sober. This game looks very nice and moves well, but for the lack of no tutorial, hints or help in any way I can not recommend it. I spent about an hour trying to solve the container moving puzzle right at the beginning of the game, before deciding to look it up online (which was just as hard as the puzzle itself and something I rarely have to do). After some time I found in a Steam discussion that you have to use teleport to get passed this section and it was nowhere near as difficult as it looked. I use full locomotion in all VR games and nowhere does it tell you that you should use teleport in the game, (I think what happen is originally it only had teleport, so when they added full loco they didn't think it would be a problem). After that one section I never needed to use teleport again. I played for another hour, solving puzzles and getting through, before coming to something that seems like another dead end. I don't have the energy carry on, or care for matter. I might come back to this game one day, but for now this is where my journey ends. One last thing that's not a negative, but it's all pretty much set in one room, a cargo bay, with a couple of different a…

More hype in the description than actual game play. Using Vive Pro wireless (OLED). Very poor optimization, no instruction on using controllers at the beginning, limited movement direction, story beginning is lacking and VERY VERY DARK. My Computer (high-end PC); Windows 10 Pro 64; CPU: I7-8700K; NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti; and 32 Ram. No Clues,,,,scattered puzzles with no sense of direction...took me an hour just to figure out the very first puzzle.. And NO, I do not agree with the Dev.... ...these are not AA graphics...graphics are OK, but far from AA. Not trying to be mean or rude and I really hate giving negative reviews as I wanted to like this game...and I enjoy games like this...may be after some updates it will become a much better game..but right now it is not worth it. Very frustrating to play...not fun.

On balance, I did enjoy this game. The visuals are fantastic and some of the puzzles work well. There are severe design decisions. For example: One of the puzzles can only be solved if you chose particular locomotion options. Otherwise, you could be scratching your head for hours over it. This led to me distrusting the puzzles and completing the rest of the game with a walkthrough. Puzzle games need to be less obtuse. At times an objective marker would have been really helpful, or a voice over "I need to...". It is also way too short for the price. At less than 2 hours (less than 8 minutes if you have a walkthrough), this should be less than £10.

Got stuck on the second puzzle and with no clues = immersion breaking. The item handling is quite bad. It only works when they are highlighted

Despatch Entity Astray is a very interesting game. At start you play a robot that is in a factory room where robots are being constructed and delivered. First you should look at everything and then combine things in a good escape room way. The atmosphere here is very good. The graphics and sound are very consistent. The graphics are in the upper area and everything runs smoothly on my 2080 GTX. The sound is very nicely integrated into the atmosphere and you really have the feeling as if you were waking up there as a robot and having to find your way or progress. The resulting puzzles are challenging and that is exactly what sets the game apart from 0815 cheap productions. The environment is detailed, locomotion works well and I am curious how it will continue after exploring the first room. Conclusion: nice game, with AA graphics and not made too easy, so that you also have a success experience if you make progress played 1 hour now and I will definitely continue to play it and I am curious how the story will continue....