Eye of the Beholder
Reptoid Games · 2020 · Casual, Cinematic, Singleplayer, Experimental, VR
PC
Mostly Positive71% · 17
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About Eye of the Beholder
Step into war-torn enemy territory in this immersive VR game experience based on the Oscar-shortlisted documentary MY ENEMY, MY BROTHER (2015). EYE OF THE BEHOLDER is a 20 beta minute experience that subverts the war-game genre as players must choose to combat or collaborate with others.
As a documentarian I am inspired by real life situations and stories and in 2014, I was lucky enough to meet two men whose story changed my life and that of many others. Zahed and Najah are former enemy soldiers who have become blood brothers for life. Zahed was an Iranian child soldier during the Iran-Iraq War when he found Najah, an enemy soldier, injured in a bunker. Zahed made a split-second decision in the heat of the battlefield and instead of shooting Najah, he risked his own life to save him. I was deeply inspired by Zahed's ability to recognize the humanity in his enemy. His act of bravery has had lasting ramifications in both their lives and those of their families.
I documented their story in a film, MY ENEMY, MY BROTHER, which resonated strongly with audiences across the world. It landed on the Oscar shortlist, was nominated for an Emmy award, and premiered as a NYTimes OpDoc in 2015. The film evolved into a feature documentary, which premiered at Hot Docs Documentary Film Festival in 2017. The strong international response to the films, as well as feedback in the Q and A sessions, led us to explore the film’s core themes further. We wanted to bring the remarkable empathy that Najah and Zahed felt for one another into a unique space, where audiences would be able to step into their shoes and make choices for themselves, that could make them rethink their decisions in real life. We developed what is now the EYE OF THE BEHOLDER VR immersive experience.
The EYE OF THE BEHOLDER VR subverts the war-game genre to explore how we judge one another as friend or foe. EYE OF THE BEHOLDER is set in a conflict zone, but in essence each decision reflects the kind of snap judgement made in school yards, street corners and board rooms across the globe. Do I trust this person? Are they friendly or a threat? Should I collaborate with this person or fight them?
As the player faces each challenge in the bunker and decides whether or not to collaborate with the other soldiers, their decisions affect how the other soldier responds to them, and ultimately determines who makes it out alive. As the player discovers in the end, their decisions also impact the welfare of nearby communities.
As a documentarian I am inspired by real life situations and stories and in 2014, I was lucky enough to meet two men whose story changed my life and that of many others. Zahed and Najah are former enemy soldiers who have become blood brothers for life. Zahed was an Iranian child soldier during the Iran-Iraq War when he found Najah, an enemy soldier, injured in a bunker. Zahed made a split-second decision in the heat of the battlefield and instead of shooting Najah, he risked his own life to save him. I was deeply inspired by Zahed's ability to recognize the humanity in his enemy. His act of bravery has had lasting ramifications in both their lives and those of their families.
I documented their story in a film, MY ENEMY, MY BROTHER, which resonated strongly with audiences across the world. It landed on the Oscar shortlist, was nominated for an Emmy award, and premiered as a NYTimes OpDoc in 2015. The film evolved into a feature documentary, which premiered at Hot Docs Documentary Film Festival in 2017. The strong international response to the films, as well as feedback in the Q and A sessions, led us to explore the film’s core themes further. We wanted to bring the remarkable empathy that Najah and Zahed felt for one another into a unique space, where audiences would be able to step into their shoes and make choices for themselves, that could make them rethink their decisions in real life. We developed what is now the EYE OF THE BEHOLDER VR immersive experience.
The EYE OF THE BEHOLDER VR subverts the war-game genre to explore how we judge one another as friend or foe. EYE OF THE BEHOLDER is set in a conflict zone, but in essence each decision reflects the kind of snap judgement made in school yards, street corners and board rooms across the globe. Do I trust this person? Are they friendly or a threat? Should I collaborate with this person or fight them?
As the player faces each challenge in the bunker and decides whether or not to collaborate with the other soldiers, their decisions affect how the other soldier responds to them, and ultimately determines who makes it out alive. As the player discovers in the end, their decisions also impact the welfare of nearby communities.
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Got a cat here. Friends passing by can touch her and click Like to pet her once. Award for good luck, Take My Points for infinite pets :) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ＿＿ ／＞ フ | _ _ l ／` ミ＿xノ / | / ヽ ﾉ │ | | | ／￣| | | | | (￣ヽ＿_ヽ_)__) ＼二つ101 found this helpful
Real life story told in VR. The whole thing lasts ~15 minutes including the ending mini trailer of the documentary this story is based on. There is no locomotion, you get transported to each new area while the story progresses, you get to do some basic interaction like pushing a button or finding some things. The writing isnt that good, and while voice acting was fine, i feel the lines sometimes had a not so good delivery. Also size felt a bit too big, also i dont know why your companion doesnt look like the guy the story is based on (you get to see how he looks like irl). Also some more context before starting would be nice. Recommended because the real life story is interesting, and the experience is free, but dont expect too much. Good for doing a run just to experience it.3 found this helpful
♥♥♥♥ voice acting, terrible, stupid plot, the devs can't figure out how to scale the assets they took off the Unity Marketplace, the lip syncing makes Sonic Adventure 2 look masterful, and nice illusion of choice. This is basically a VR movie where no choices you make functionally matter because the game will go "no" and put you down the "good guy" path anyways. If I make the conscious choice to shoot a guy in the back of the head, don't wimp out and go "well actually no". And if I choose to be merciful towards a surrendered combatant, don't go "well no" and have someone else kill him with a brick.1 found this helpful
I was expecting to see a remake of the old game. All I saw was a movie.1 found this helpful
Игра 'Eye of the Beholder' – это классический Dungeon Crawler, который прочно врезался в память благодаря своей атмосфере и хардкорной сложности. Исследование темных коридоров Beneath Waterdeep, наполненных ловушками и монстрами, ощущается по-настоящему захватывающе. Вид от первого лица и пошаговая боевая система требуют тактического мышления и планирования каждого шага. Создание партии из приключенцев, специализирующихся на различных навыках и заклинаниях, – ключевой элемент успеха. Нужно тщательно подбирать состав, учитывая необходимость как в ближнем, так и в дальнем бою, а также в магии исцеления и поддержки. Решение головоломок, требующих внимательности и логики, добавляет разнообразия в геймплей. Несмотря на устаревшую графику, игра обладает неповторимым шармом. Звуковое сопровождение, состоящее из атмосферных звуков и жутковатой музыки, отлично дополняет мрачную обстановку. 'Eye of the Beholder' – это настоящий вызов для любителей ролевых игр старой школы, готовых к сложностям и вознаграждающих за терпение и умение.
[h1]Before I played Eye of the Beholder, I had a small pp, no friends, no gf, depression, and no life. These things havent changed, but the game is pretty good[/h1]
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