Catacombs: The Asper Case Reviews

Not remotely scary. Pretty boring actually. Player position is all wrong.

Short spooky VR experience with only one almost static scene, that is not optimized for AMD GPUs. Environments look very nice, but there is almost nothing happening: it might as well be a 3D photo. I am usually ok with short experiences, but they have to use their time effectively. This is just 7 minutes of sitting in catacombs, listening to a voice-over. And the whole thing gets progressively more jittery on AMD's 6800 XT, which is ridiculous for a dark small scene. There are no graphical or any other settings. Works on Reverb G2

[h1]Experienced on the Meta Quest 2[/h1] You can view my review & gameplay here: https://youtu.be/sp3ALw0NUK8 I did enjoy this experience and I do think it's well made. It's very atmospheric and it definitely is spooky. However, the reason I'm only giving a neutral recommendation is because the whole thing is only about 7 minutes long. I would say that's on the very steep side for what you're getting. So this is a fully scripted, almost totally cinematic experience. There are a few basic VR interactions consisting of selecting from the UI menu and also pressing down on the tape recorder buttons. You really only have one scene (two if you count the intro). You listen to the voice-overs and enjoy the 3D scene where some spooky sounds & stuff happens. Game is running on the Unreal Engine. On my RTX 3080, I was getting steady 90 fps. I did not experience any issues at all. This is a seated, stationary experience where everything happens 180 in front of you (at least when I looked behind me I didn't catch anything). It's available in English and French. Overall, I enjoyed it, but it's definitely not for everyone. This is really only for VR connoisseurs who are okay with paying a premium price. In my humble opinion, this would have been better priced at .99 or $1.99 USD. [b]Rate 5/10. I don't mind paying a premium price for well-made VR content. I do wish it had been longer.[/b] [quote]If you enjoyed my review, please consider joining my Steam Curator Group. You can join here: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/Oculus_WMR [/quote]

Short 7-8 min experience where you are sent to investigate some weird reports in the catacombs. You basically are there to see and listen to whats happening as interaction is minimal. I found the story engaging enough and while not horryfing its pretty spooly and the environment is very well done that helps in the creepyness Recommended to anyone wanting a short spooky story thats good for 1 maybe 2 runs.