Unseen Diplomacy Reviews

+ Great Value + Replay Value + Great use of Room setup. + Unique method of movement. - Need decent sized play area. - Short. 4/5 Nice Local Co-op Spy/race thing with a very innovative use of the play-area, some people seem to have problems with the areas going through walls, I'm guessing those people don't have the proper play-space. I was playing in a smaller space and had the same problem. Opened the area up, and the problem went away. I think for a little speed-run local co-op game. This is unique and easily worth the price of $2.99. [Quote] If you liked this review Make sure to [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/33220185-VR-Games-and-Tools/]Click here[/url] and give a follow for more reviews of good, bad and decent VR titles. And [url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/HonestVR/]Click here[/url] if you want to request reviews on other VR titles. [/Quote]

The game developers have this to say about the game's requirements: "The game *requires* a full 4m x 3m tracked space with no physical obstructions. If your setup does not meet these requirements you will not be able to play." That's about 13' x 10' for my fellow US players. That's a lot of room! If you have a smaller play area, the game is *not* shy about putting game elements outside of whatever boundaries you've defined. That said: make the space if you can.

It is a short, yet fun game that lets you go through a small obstacle course that features randomized rooms for every playthrough. Please take that into consideration that this game has a rather large space requirement of 4x3m. I was able to play it with 3.3x2.4m but I had to leave the chaperone borders here and there (which should work if you planned in an arm length of buffer around your playarea). Works well with the HTC Vive on a GTX970/i5-2500k setup.

Great concept! Fantastic pricing! If you nearly meet the area requirements like me (about 3.8mX3.8m) , you should give it a go - I didn't seem to have any issues with the game itself (Vive tracking can be annoying though, if you don't have the base stations perfectly set up). Gets repetitive. If the devs continued to flesh this out it could be one hell of a game, but in the mean time, it's great for what it is. Funny to watch your friends crawl around on the floor.

One of my favorite VR games by far. Procedurally generated, so even though it's pretty short (you can beat it in about 10-15 minutes) there's actually a lot of replayability and variety to it. After playing through it several times, I can honestly say each session was pretty unique (even though they always start and end the same) and more importantly I had fun every time. The best part of course and what sets it apart from the rest of the VR market right now, is that there's no teleporting or any other type of virtual movement, you literally just walk/tip toe/crawl around your play space (which needs to be quite large, those with small rooms are out of luck unfortunately.) As far as gameplay, think Mission Impossible. Your job is to sneak past lasers, crawl through air ducts, find key cards and push buttons, making your way to the control room, where you must hack/blog the internet back into existence, or all the cat memes will be lost forever. Even though it's so short, I think it's absolutely worth the asking price as there's really nothing else on the VR market quite like it and it does a VERY good job of using your space and making you feel like you're really moving around a much bigger area.

Short Review: Buy this game right now! Long Review: Unseen Diplomacy does a great job of showing you how your 4m x 3m room can feel much larger in VR. Instead of teleporting all over the place, you walk in circles in your play area, but you don't feel like you're walking in circles. You feel like you're crawling through vents, opening doors, and dashing through a large building. I recorded myself while I played through the game, and it blew my mind how I had just been going in circles. Brilliant use of room scale. Well worth the $3. While there isn't much replayability, it's worth the $3 just to get your mind blown and show your friends how cool VR is. This is a must play for ANYONE with a 4m x 3m play area!

The concept is amazing and I'd love to see more games use redirected walking. The only immersion killer I encountered was the cable that got tangled up all the time, and at one point I accidentally pulled the power cable out of the breakout box when crawling on the floor. But other than that, really cool!

My main thought is "What the hell are you thinking? The number of VR systems with 12 square meters (about 110 square feet) of dedicates space is probably shy of 500 on the freaking planet. Behind that is "What an amazing use of room scale!" I've only got 3x2 meters, and it mostly works. Every so often, I have to restart because I need to access something on the other side of my office wall, but it's worth restarting every so often, particularly at this tiny price point. It's incredibly immersive. It's a great way to do a kind of escape room that covers several rooms. I've played forty minutes, and I already feel I got my money's worth. But please, please make your sequel game work with smaller spaces.

While the gameplay may seem repetitive, Unseen Diplomacy is one of my favorite games on Vive right now. Each playthrough is short and take about 5-10 minutes to complete but the randomly generated obstacles keep the game fresh each time you play it. The cherry on top for this game is that it's not only fun to play it; it's fun to watch others play it too! One warning for people looking to purchase this game is that it does require a large play area (4m x 3m / 12ft x 9ft) and you will be crawling around a lot. Due to that this game is best suited for people with large play areas free of any obstruction. That's not to say you can't play it with a smaller space (I'm able to play with a space of 3.5m x 2m) the issue is that you'll have to cheat a bit to get past certain areas.

I love this game, it really shows the immersive power of VR, and particularly 'redirected walking' - I truly felt that I was exploring a large complex, and not just crawling around my living room, and it made me feel very immersed in the world. I hope more developers explore and incorporate the redirected walking concept, because it could be a great alternative to the commonly used teleportation mechanic. I will say that the game is very very very short, but well worth it for $3- I will be showing it to all of my friends.