Republique VR Reviews

While this game is short, the VR version is exceedingly immersive, and the game itself is very fun to play. While it is a short game, it is well worth the price.

I had the non-VR version on GOG. This classic has aged well, and between the remastered version and the VR version, remains just really fundamentally a good experience. The VR works well for this title. The visuals are good, the game is silky smooth (disclaimer: R7 2700X / 2080TI, so a bit above the minimum requirements), it plays well and the stereoscopic 3D and VR really feel. really right for this title for some reason, I can't put my finger exactly on why. Highly recommend this if you like the non-VR version, i can't recommend this title enough. Note that the puzzles are not overly challenging in most cases, this also helps since accessibility of strategy guides or walktrhoughs while in the VR headset is maybe not so much. I'm playing on a Vive with the Valve Index controllers and 1st gen base stations, it's working great.

Wanted to like it, really I did. The story was interesting, and it's a good game when I'm in a more "passive" mood (requires more contemplation, in addition to reading and listening to audio, watching video, etc). But the problem I had wasn't with the content or gameplay, it was the sudden and seemingly random audio cut-outs. I see that others have had audio issues as well, supposedly the developer resolved them somewhat. But despite checking all my hardware and drivers and settings, this game would cause my screen to go black and audio to cut out, and then when the video came back, the audio would still be out; it *might* randomly turn on again later, but anytime it did seemed more of a fluke. It wasn't until Chapter 3 when it started happening a lot that I realized it had to be the game, not my setup. Very rarely in other VR titles do I ever have audio issues, and if/when I do, they're very brief and resolve themselves in-game. Not so with Republique, unfortunately. FWIW

+ Interesting Idea + Cool Perspective + Price for Content - Controls with the camera style are a little old resident evil style. Which isn't a nostalgia I'd want to relive. 3/5 The game seems really interesting, the only problem I have with it so far is the controls remind me of the first few resident evil games. Other than that it seems like a pretty good game, and it's use of VR is really unique. Great if you want an engaging sit-down VR experience. [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]

Excellent Played using the HTC Vive Headset, No problems, No issues of any kind. The Graphics are wonderful but there is a small learning curve for the operation of the controllers. Think this is based on a True Story 🤓 Love the story behind the game and remember big brother is watching you so keep your head down when playing this game 😉 Smiles to all my VR Gaming friends 😛😎😁😵🥴🤠👽

Love this game, but I do like a good stealth game, so it's a no-brainer. Very reminiscent of the old Metal Gear Solid games

I love Deus Ex and I was excited to try the game. Unfortunately the 3rd person aspect, constantly changing camera angles, and awkward joystick controls take away from what looks to be a promising concept. If I could play in first person, I think I would really like this game. But as it is, it doesn't work well for me personally.

So I played the pancake version a few years back. Then noticed awhile back they have a VR port. Finally got around to it, its GREAT, graphics amazing, gameplay is great for VR and best its free add on! UNIQUE, Good Stealth, Solid Story. Slow paced as its intended to be more strategic. 10/10

Struggling to finish at the time of writing. I'll explain why. The game's world building is convincing and the characters feel like real human beings. Mostly thanks to the voice acting, of which the only weak spot is the performance of David Hayter (Solid Snake form Metal Gear series) ironically. The main character is very likable and is probably what drove me to play as far as I did. Now, the first problem lies in the exposition. Tons of exposition, to the point of a playing session becoming a listening of audio dialogues and not in a good way. That said, it's done well, but we came to play a game, not listen to audio logs. (This coming from a person who enjoys all of the codec dialogue in Metal Gear and doesn't usually mind exposition, so beware) When you do get to play, it's not so bad at all. A decent stealth game that will make you feel like a pro hacker trying to save a girl. The second problem, if you even decide to plunge in, is when the so far good game decides to throw whatever was working for it right out the window and changes into something borderline unplayable. At a certain point the overall vibe, atmosphere and feeling changes to worse and insists on staying like that for too long. I'm struggling to explain without spoilers. Anyway, I got stuck here, but didn't give up, so I might go back to it later on. That aside, as a VR game which are not as many and especially not as well made and long enough as non-VR, I'd say this game is not bad enough for me to make this a negative review. For us VR users, this is acceptable.

(If you plan on streaming this game check PSA at end of review) I was very surprised to see this come to VR!. Years ago, I remember playing Republique on my iPhone, as this game was available as a mobile game. (Not a bad one, it was not a microtransaction type of game, it has an amazing story!) This is a 3rd person point movement puzzle game. You aren't quite the main character, but a hacker helping the main character. I am shocked at how well this plays in VR! The concept of viewing from the camera angles just works SO WELL in VR (Definitely play seated). I think this was what made this experience the most enjoyable for me. It definitely feels like a game that belongs in VR and not a game that was just ported for money. Visually, the game looks very good (from a graphics quality standpoint) and I must say, using the cellphone as a means to display cutscenes was a fantastic idea!. If you've ever tried to watch 360 shows or music videos you'll know what I mean. It's so annoying to be placed in the middle of all the action and keep turning around all the time to keep up with the story. That is NOT AN ISSUE in this game. The camera point of views paired with this cutscene implementation really kept me involved with the story. There was an option to do joystick movement as well (as opposed to point ant click). While I really appreciated this addition, I found it to be a bit odd in usage. This game was originally designed for point and click. I can definitely say it is a much more enjoyable experience playing it as such. Now, I do disagree with the style of saving in this game. But this is not exclusive to the VR version, it's how the game has been. You can easily find save rooms, but, in order to save you have to first find video tapes and can only use them once each to save your progress. I purchased this game today, popped in a 4 hour session, and when a friend asked to play something with me, I had to either give up A LOT of progress(not all 4 hours, but about 25 mins worth), or, look for a video tape. This was so dumb, it took me forever but I eventually I found one and was able to save. Overall, this game is a fantastic buy, especially at $10. I guarantee that the story is there. The gameplay is definitely different, but was implemented VERY WELL for VR Streamer PSA: - The game will auto close/go away from your desktop if the mouse leaves & clicks anything outside of it. This can be a problem for streamers using OVR drop or similar tools for chat. I was able to stop this by simply disabling input from OVR drop. Then I was able to read chat without any issues and without the window going away. Not sure how to do this in ovrtoolkit as I use drop, butt here is how on drop: (Additional settings->Mouse Settings-> VR Click API "none") Hope it helps!