Everybody's Gone to the Rapture

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5.6

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  1. Hack
    May 28, 2017
    5
    Continuing my story game theme as of late I jumped on this one as it looked interesting but after finishing it I could have lived without playing it. It's a pretty great art piece but a piss poor game, technically it's a shocker, I had to play with the 30fps cap enabled on medium settings just to maintain a somewhat stable frame rate, 60fps was out of the question even on low settings. ItContinuing my story game theme as of late I jumped on this one as it looked interesting but after finishing it I could have lived without playing it. It's a pretty great art piece but a piss poor game, technically it's a shocker, I had to play with the 30fps cap enabled on medium settings just to maintain a somewhat stable frame rate, 60fps was out of the question even on low settings. It is a very nice looking game, on the same level as The Vanishing of Ethan Carter which blew me away but with considerably worse performance (60fps solid in TVoEC). The video settings menu was almost completely empty with only the basics available. The audio was really great though, both the music and voice work, absolutely no complaints here. Gameplay wise, well there wasn't any, at all, you literally walk around (VERY slowly) and press X occasionally, a lot of games are falsely labelled as walking sims but this really was just that. This would have been a much better game with proper optimisation and a proper run button (there's a sad excuse for one where you hold R2 and you slowly build up speed but it's not always available and you barely move any faster).… Expand
  2. Soujirop
    Jul 20, 2016
    7
    Pros:
    -Graphics, artistic direction, music and professional voice acting, do a great job on sucking you into the world of Everybody's gone to the Rapture.
    -A complex, philosophical story with a narrative structure that reminds of the intelligent style of Dear Esther. -Fun doesn't end with the game, you still need to piece together the story in your mind and figure out what the heck just    Pros:
    -Graphics, artistic direction, music and professional voice acting, do a great job on sucking you into the world of Everybody's gone to the Rapture.
    -A complex, philosophical story with a narrative structure that reminds of the intelligent style of Dear Esther.
    -Fun doesn't end with the game, you still need to piece together the story in your mind and figure out what the heck just happened. It really makes for great debates with your friends and/or online!

    Cons:
    -Keep in mind that, "interactive books", like this game, lack any kind of gameplay except for walking from one place to another. The challenge is -solely- in piecing the story together..
    -Non linearity doesn't really fit, making the game a bit tedious in too many parts.
    -World is too big and open for so little content, wich leaves little reward for exploration and time investment (this could be solved by, for example, doubling the running/sprinting speed).
    -Too short to justify a 20€ investment.    … Expand
  3. Winterspark
    Apr 27, 2016
    5
    If you have ever been to a village in Surrey on a weekday morning you don't need to play this game. Its exactly the same thing. Pretty but empty villages until all the people who work in the city come back in the evening.
  4. icheyne
    Sep 7, 2016
    7
    I was frustrated half way into this game. Rural Shropshire is stunning and the writing and acting are superb, but the 1 mph walking speed ruined it for me.
    I had not realised that you run by holding down the shift key for several seconds, it's not an instant sprint. In the end I followed the instructions at the PC Gaming Wiki and downloaded an app called Cheat Engine that let me sprint at    I was frustrated half way into this game. Rural Shropshire is stunning and the writing and acting are superb, but the 1 mph walking speed ruined it for me.
    I had not realised that you run by holding down the shift key for several seconds, it's not an instant sprint. In the end I followed the instructions at the PC Gaming Wiki and downloaded an app called Cheat Engine that let me sprint at three times speed by pressing shift. Once I did this the game became bearable.
    The game is more work than it should be, but the powerful ending makes up for the earlier frustrations.
    It's an emotional, sophisticated piece of art. Reminded me of a Radio 4 play, although sometimes it came close to The Archers. Definitely worth persevering with, but they really should fix the running speed.    … Expand
  5. Brousitch
    Jul 4, 2018
    5
    During my playthrough I went astray and stumbled upon this little spot in the level. Few bushes, trees and wheelbarrow. No piece of the story, nothing to interact with, nothing poetic about it. Just empty and useless piece of land. During my trip back to main path, which took me about a minute considering the speed of the walk, I reflected on it and realized that myself and developers, weDuring my playthrough I went astray and stumbled upon this little spot in the level. Few bushes, trees and wheelbarrow. No piece of the story, nothing to interact with, nothing poetic about it. Just empty and useless piece of land. During my trip back to main path, which took me about a minute considering the speed of the walk, I reflected on it and realized that myself and developers, we wasted our precious time. And it never left me.… Expand
  6. jelikey
    Jan 24, 2017
    6
    I refuse to call it a game. There is no **** gameplay at all. Who the **** thought it would be a great idea to make this whunk, and then call it "a game"? There is probably some interesting story, but lack of gameplay didn't make me involved it at all. There is a minimalistic interaction with objects in this pieace of **** and I didn't care what happend in this world when the lack of
  7. LetMePickThat
    Aug 7, 2018
    6
    This is not a game.
    Visually speaking, EGTR is incredible. Rocking two 1080Tis in SLI, I struggled to maintain a decent framerate in UHD. The textures are spot on, the game look crisp and the level of detail is incredible as well. The audio is nice, as is the voice acting.
    While the story itself is interesting, the game sometimes becomes boring as you can't move but at a very slow speed.    This is not a game.
    Visually speaking, EGTR is incredible. Rocking two 1080Tis in SLI, I struggled to maintain a decent framerate in UHD. The textures are spot on, the game look crisp and the level of detail is incredible as well. The audio is nice, as is the voice acting.
    While the story itself is interesting, the game sometimes becomes boring as you can't move but at a very slow speed. The fact that you can't jump, forcing you to make incredibly long detours when facing a 10cm-high fence, is also gamebreaking imho.    … Expand
  8. Grachechkovski
    Sep 14, 2020
    7
    Pleasant leisurely game (almost without running realized), where you can enjoy excellent graphics, elegant work with sound and rustic landscapes.
    I was pleased with the presentation of the plot that we are really watching the chronicles of the last days of ordinary people from the village, entertaining interpretation and visualization of the end of the world without any pathos - ordinary    Pleasant leisurely game (almost without running realized), where you can enjoy excellent graphics, elegant work with sound and rustic landscapes.
    I was pleased with the presentation of the plot that we are really watching the chronicles of the last days of ordinary people from the village, entertaining interpretation and visualization of the end of the world without any pathos - ordinary people with their ordinary stories, which are more penetrating. All the voice-over actors have been posted here on all the world awards as if by me (played in the original language).
    I wasn't happy about the absence of a normal run, the fact that the game was played after a couple of years of attempts to launch (previously, with any graphic setting showed 5-10 fps), blurred finale    … Expand
  9. Alexb1096
    Jul 24, 2020
    6
    ITALIAN:
    Everybody's Gone to the Rapture è un gioco misterioso e affascinante, ma con alcuni gravi difetti.
    AUDIO E GRAFICA: Il comparto audio di questo gioco è uno dei migliori con cui abbia mai avuto a che fare. La colonna sonora è stupenda e riesce sempre ad inserirsi perfettamente come tempismo ed enfasi. Il doppiaggio italiano invece è semplicemente di un altro mondo, non ho MAI    ITALIAN:
    Everybody's Gone to the Rapture è un gioco misterioso e affascinante, ma con alcuni gravi difetti.

    AUDIO E GRAFICA:
    Il comparto audio di questo gioco è uno dei migliori con cui abbia mai avuto a che fare. La colonna sonora è stupenda e riesce sempre ad inserirsi perfettamente come tempismo ed enfasi.
    Il doppiaggio italiano invece è semplicemente di un altro mondo, non ho MAI trovato un gioco doppiato in italiano a questo livello per tutti i personaggi. Semplicemente naturale e credibile, senza stereotipi o interpretazioni anonime.

    Graficamente invece il gioco tende al realismo ma non completamente, lasciando una leggera stilizzazione nell'ambiente e nell'illuminazione, rendendo il gioco più misterioso che inquietante (come potrebbe essere se fosse completamente realistico). Ottima l'illuminazione.

    Il level design è di un altro pianeta, l'ambiente è open world ma risulta estremamente ordinato, quasi lineare. Inoltre se ci si ferma ad osservare si nota come ogni minimo particolare è curato, ricreando situazioni varie di vita reale e credibile. Guardando dalle finestre si nota la cura nel posizionare gli elementi in modo che queste viste sembrino "quadri".
    Inoltre ci sono pochissimi elementi ricorrenti, per lo meno in maniera vistosa, e questo rende l'ambientazione estremamente verosimile.

    L'unico difetto penso riguardi principalmente il motore grafico, che è l'ottimo ma bistrattato CryEngine. Come altri giochi sviluppati con questo software, Everybody's Gone to the Rapture risulta piuttosto pesante per i PC, costringendomi ad abbassare qualche parametro grafico per ottenere i 60 FPS (con anche frequenti cali di frame rate).
    Non è un problema insormontabile, ma un gioco così curato fa piacere giocarlo al massimo delle proprie possibilità ma non sempre è possibile, ed è strano vedendo che l'ambiente è piuttosto statico e semplice.

    GAMEPLAY:
    Tutto quello che potremo fare è muoverci, interagire con qualche oggetto e controllare delle "sfere di luce" che appaiono ogni tanto.
    Queste funzioni bastano per lo stile di gioco, ma la velocità della camminata è estremamente lenta, al punto di portarmi ad aumentarla (a x2 o x3) tramite Cheat Engine. Dovendo soprattutto camminare e non essendo piccolo il mondo di gioco, camminare così lenti fa innervosire abbastanza.

    A questo si aggiunge l'estrema scarsità di punti di salvataggio, automatici ma solo dopo aver compiuto alcune azioni. Alla mia seconda sessione di gioco ho dovuto ricominciare da capo perchè non avevo raggiunto nessun checkpoint. Avrei preferito il salvataggio manuale.

    STORIA:
    Il gioco è basato più sulla "lore" che su una storia, in quanto verremo catapultati nel mondo di gioco senza contestualizzazione. Tutto ciò che riguarda la trama si può scoprire come no risvegliando rappresentazioni di eventi passati e ascoltando messaggi tramite radio o telefoni.

    Un'idea interessante che rende subito il gioco misterioso ma lentamente sempre più chiaro.
    Allo stesso tempo però è un metodo che, unito al gameplay estremamente passivo, rende l'esperienza di gioco lentissima.

    I problemi principali sono due.
    Innanzitutto le trama è estremamente diluita e mai concreta, cosa sia successo è abbastanza chiaro dopo poco tempo ma manca sempre la rivelazione.
    Inoltre io ad esempio non sono riuscito concretamente a finire il gioco, anche se penso di aver visto quasi ogni elemento narrativo. Questo perchè penso ci siano vari finali possibili ma essendo un mondo open world non avevo idea di dove andare.
    Insomma, giocare 4/5 ore per poi non poter godere del finale non fa piacere, sono rimasto molto deluso.

    Prima di dare un mio voto, preferisco valutare ogni aspetto del gioco in modo da sintetizzare la mia recensione, essendo un titolo con luci e ombre.

    VOTI PARZIALI:
    - Audio: 10/10
    - Video e ottimizzazione: 7.5/10
    - Gameplay: 6/10
    - Ritmo: 3/10
    - Storia: 7/10

    VOTO FINALE: 6.5/10    … Expand
  10. hileger
    Dec 28, 2022
    5
    история посредственная ходилка бродилка середняк , чем играть посмотреть лучше на ютубе
  11. N9NEV0LT
    Nov 9, 2020
    6
    I was really excited to play this game after reading all about it. The beginning chapter really hooked me into the story. Then the walking began. Have you ever had a nightmare that your trying to run but am walking at a snails pace? You walk so. incredibly. slow throughout the entire game. I believe the developers did this so that the game would be stretched out into a longer gameplayI was really excited to play this game after reading all about it. The beginning chapter really hooked me into the story. Then the walking began. Have you ever had a nightmare that your trying to run but am walking at a snails pace? You walk so. incredibly. slow throughout the entire game. I believe the developers did this so that the game would be stretched out into a longer gameplay length, but the sluggish speed of the character ultimately distracted me from the story and made me unwilling to explore “distant” areas to unlock more of the story (which is the only aspect of the game). And when I made a wrong turn or encountered a dead end, I would be so frustrated that it ultimately had me wanting to simply Google the cutscenes and get the cliff notes of the story. After hours of slogging through the games map, my interest in the story faded, praying for a climactic ending that satisfied all of this laborious work to get to it, but after hour five and reaching the ending, nothing was going to make the entire experience worthwhile. It’s a simple adjustment in speed and priorities I believe the developers should have considered more carefully.… Expand
  12. FRIST_008
    Jun 14, 2021
    5
    Баганная игра, вечно пропадает светлячок, за которым идти надо и зависает где-то. Перезапуск игры бывает не спасает. Мало того игра ещё и вылетает. А запустилась она вообще на 1/4 экрана, хотя выбрано было full hd по размеру моего экрана. И знаете как мне удалось исправить проблему? я выбрал 4к.... Но как только я повысил настройки графики у меня и 4к стало на 1/8 экрана... перезапускБаганная игра, вечно пропадает светлячок, за которым идти надо и зависает где-то. Перезапуск игры бывает не спасает. Мало того игра ещё и вылетает. А запустилась она вообще на 1/4 экрана, хотя выбрано было full hd по размеру моего экрана. И знаете как мне удалось исправить проблему? я выбрал 4к.... Но как только я повысил настройки графики у меня и 4к стало на 1/8 экрана... перезапуск помог нормализовать 4к для full hd экрана на full screen. WoW на пиратке лучше работал.… Expand
  13. WellEvil
    Oct 9, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great game with a huge focus on story, characters, and world-building. I don't remember the last time when the story absorbed me so much. Yes, there are a few bugs here are there, but nothing game-breaking. Usually minor visual glitches.… Expand

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. CD-Action
    Aug 21, 2016
    75
    For me Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture was a beautiful, almost mystical experience thanks to its atmosphere and one of the best soundtracks in gaming history. It’s a shame that on PC framerate tends to drop below acceptable levels, I was annoyed by some bugs and the ending failed to properly wrap up the story. [08/2016, p.72]
  2. Impulsegamer
    Jul 11, 2016
    96
    A true visual novel that draws you in and leaves you wanting more. Fantastic voice acting and musical score really just provide icing on the cake here. Very worthwhile!
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  3. Ragequit.gr
    May 4, 2016
    65
    The stunning graphics and the exceptional music, as well as voice overs, are not enough for a game that lacks appropriate optimization and a satisfactory interpretation of the events we tail after, packed in no longer than 5 hours. A very promising narrative experience that proves inadequate in many key areas.
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