VirtuaVerse
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|---|---|
| Studio | Theta Division Games |
| Publisher | Blood Music |
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
May 12, 2020 |
| platform | Windows , macOS , Linux |
| genre | Adventure |
| Subject | Cyberpunk |
| Game mode | Single player |
| control | Mouse , keyboard , gamepad |
| medium | Download |
| language | English, German, French, Italian, Spanish |
VirtuaVerse is a point-and-click adventure game developed by Theta Division and published by Blood Music for Microsoft Windows , macOS and Linux . The game is set in the future and has science fiction and cyberpunk elements. It was released on May 12, 2020 on the online platforms Steam and GOG .
Gameplay
The player takes on the role of Nathan and must collect items, talk to NPCs and solve puzzles in order to advance in the story. Later in the game, the player can turn the protagonist's AVR headset on and off, which allows them to see the augmented virtual reality and thus make other hotspots in the game world visible. The AVR headset is required to solve certain types of puzzles.
action
One day Nathan wakes up and his girlfriend Jay has disappeared. To contact them, he must have his AVR headset repaired. After visiting a downtown store and fixing his headset, Nathan learns that his girlfriend is a hacker and is involved in obscure hacker activity. Nathan wants to find out the truth and is drawn into a world of technomancers, AVR graffiti artists, hacker gangs, tribes of crypto shamans, digital archaeologists, epic cyber wars and debauchery in virtual reality.
development
VirtuaVerse was developed by the Italian-German indie developer Theta Division Games. The team consists of the chiptune musician Master Boot Record, who was responsible for the story, the sound and the music, Alessio Cosenza alias Elder0010, who was responsible for the programming, and Valenberg, who created the graphics for the game. The game has also been localized into several languages by the Warlocs team; the German translation was done by Marcel Weyers. Development of the game began in 2016, and after four years it was released on May 12, 2020.
reception
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VirtuaVerse received generally positive reviews , according to the review aggregator . Metacritic , based on 13 reviews.
Claudio Magistrelli of Italian online magazine The Games Machine gave the game an 8.3 out of 10 and said, “VirtuaVerse is a lot of things. It pays homage to old school point and click adventures while also offering a modern take on the genre. It's also a declaration of love for cyberpunk and its subjects. But more than anything, VirtuaVerse is a great adventure that takes place in a detailed world based on great pixel graphics, fantastic music and a suggestive atmosphere. "
Jörg Luibl from the German online magazine 4Players gave the game a rating of 76% and said: "Despite its old-fashioned statics and some illogical moments, VirtuaVerse is an entertaining point & click adventure with a great cyberpunk flair and a good story."
Web links
- Official website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ VIRTUAVERSE.OST, by MASTER BOOT RECORD. Retrieved August 26, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Metacritic.com: VirtuaVerse. In: Metacritic . Accessed June 1, 2020 .
- ↑ Claudio Magistrelli: Virtua verses Recensione. In: The Games Machine. May 29, 2020, accessed June 1, 2020 (Italian).
- ↑ Jörg Luibl: Test (evaluation) for VirtuaVerse (Adventure, PC). In: 4Players . May 13, 2020, accessed May 31, 2020 .