Stormland

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  • Summary: The Tempest shattered your android body. Now you must journey through an ever-changing cloudscape to augment yourself and save your friends. Explore an expansive world with complete freedombound up cliffs, glide across chasms, and fly through the slipstream with velocity. DetonateThe Tempest shattered your android body. Now you must journey through an ever-changing cloudscape to augment yourself and save your friends. Explore an expansive world with complete freedombound up cliffs, glide across chasms, and fly through the slipstream with velocity. Detonate explosives, harness electricity, and wield makeshift weapons to overcome titanium sentries and monolithic guardians. Play single-player, or explore forgotten ruins together.

    It's time to reclaim your world.

    Key Features:

    * Move with velocity. Explore the open world with exhilarating freedom. Fly through the slipstream, kick up a cloud ramp, launch up to a cliff, and glide back down with all-new Touch mechanics.
    * Discover a changing otherworld. The Tempest rearranges the Stormland to reveal new challengesand new playgrounds of movement, combat, and scavenging. Your Satellite watches from above to guide you to the best upgrades.
    * Join a community of androids. Weather the storm together. Link up to the satellite, join up for Stormland raids, and collaborate on shared missions for the benefit of android gardeners everywhere.
    * Fight with freeform style. Equip makeshift weapons to overcome the Tempest's army of synthetic troops and mutated creatures. Augment your android abilities to cloak your body, manifest shields, and harness electricity. Find new tech, build yourself up, and discover just how far you can push past the limits of your design.    … Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. GMW3
    Nov 13, 2019
    100
    If there was a reason to own an Oculus Rift and discount every other VR headset then Stormland is it. This is thanks to a combination of elements from the intuitive free-roaming, to the action-pack guns fights and the wealth of options available. Plus, the fact Stormland looks gorgeous, once atop a spire or cliff, looking out over the cloud covered vista is awe inspiring. Every Oculus Rift owner need this in their library, as Stormland could very well be the VR videogame of 2019.
  2. Road to VR
    Nov 13, 2019
    90
    Stormland has delivered on its ambitious vision of making VR open-world adventuring a reality, thanks to smart design on both macro and micro scales. While there's some rough edges, the game brings enjoyable combat, innovative world traversal, and satisfying interactions to the table in a way rarely executed as well on their own, let alone together in a single experience. With fully-featured two-player co-op and the potential for long term replayability in the Cycling World, Stormland sets a new bar while at the same time laying out a well-formulated framework that will benefit VR games of the future.
  3. Everyeye.it
    Nov 25, 2019
    85
    Although there is some decline on the variety front even with the excellent insertion of the cyclical reset, Stormland confirms another success for the Californian team, as well as the umpteenth production able to give more and more value to Oculus libraries.
  4. Jeuxvideo.com
    Nov 22, 2019
    80
    Stormland is a very ambitious open world shooter that provides a huge amount of variety and freedom in terms of gameplay. Insomniac Games shoots straight in the heart of VR fans and could also convince the VR sceptics.
  5. 4P.de
    Nov 15, 2019
    78
    Fascinating action adventure with a convincing motion scheme – but also problems in terms of AI and weapon handling.
  6. SpazioGames
    Feb 12, 2020
    77
    Thanks to its amazingly crafted world, Stormland is one of the most interesting VR experiences. It may lack some variety (and the stealth mechanics are more than improvable), but it shows the path to follow for captivating VR games.
  7. Multiplayer.it
    Jan 30, 2020
    73
    Quotation forthcoming.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. CMOOREGAMES
    Jan 24, 2020
    10
    By far one of thee most beautiful VR games next to Asgards Wrath. Beautifully crafted with amazing gun designs and one of the most lived inBy far one of thee most beautiful VR games next to Asgards Wrath. Beautifully crafted with amazing gun designs and one of the most lived in environment period that vr has to offer. Climb, shoot, fly, go guns blazing or be sneaky. Amazing title for the expanding library of VR.… Expand
  2. Keldell
    Jan 24, 2020
    10
    I've played many hours in this game. The combat is great and always has you on your toes. Travel around the open world is quick with theI've played many hours in this game. The combat is great and always has you on your toes. Travel around the open world is quick with the flying mechanic and various speed boosts, making getting place to place fun and adventurous! Overall a great game that is easy to get immersed in!… Expand
  4. emporerodin0
    Nov 17, 2019
    10
    Great Coop and Singleplayer, Coop is where it really shines though. There's no going through a menu to resume game each time just straightGreat Coop and Singleplayer, Coop is where it really shines though. There's no going through a menu to resume game each time just straight into the world in seconds.… Expand
  5. ItsMePale
    Jul 23, 2020
    9
    TLDR: It's very very good, the controls are smooth, the gameplay is engaging and somewhat challenging and the story is passable for a new IP,TLDR: It's very very good, the controls are smooth, the gameplay is engaging and somewhat challenging and the story is passable for a new IP, one of the best VR games I've played to date very close to the quality I found in Alyx.

    Honestly outstanding work from Insomniac as always, the world is very open and I was never forced into doing an activity which I didn't want to do. At first dismantling and replacing weapons felt off but it kept the game exciting and kept me on my toes which I found very fun.

    Many of the upgrades are function rather than stat boost which constantly kept me wanting to play more and more to develop my character further to become more adaptable increased my overall survivability in many different scenarios.

    The design of the game really shows off Insomniac's DNA and makes the world feel believable while still being a fantasy world at the same time. For me at least this kept areas feeling fresh and constantly thinking back to how unique R&C's world and asset design was.

    Subjectively the game's story works and that's all it has to do. There are a few cutscenes like instances where the player is forced to watch the world around them however these never felt as restricting as some games do. During most of the dialogue sequences, I felt like the characters were really talking to me which added a layer of immersion akin to my experience within Half-Life Alyx's own dialogue sequences.

    As great as the game looks and plays the optimisation isn't amazing. However, there are many settings to tweak and change to help it run smoother on older hardware. I'm blown away by Stormland and how good a AAA VR Experience can be. I'm looking forward to a sequel to Stormland and other developers to also make the jump in investing in big-budget VR games.    … Expand
  6. MeowMix1209
    Nov 23, 2019
    8
    Stormland features probably the best traversal system for VR to date (slipstreaming, flying/gliding, climbing). I have 25 hrs in the game andStormland features probably the best traversal system for VR to date (slipstreaming, flying/gliding, climbing). I have 25 hrs in the game and it will probably take me another 10 to finish the game with the 'secret ending' unlock.
    Gunplay is adequate, enemies are repetitive, but gameplay combined with traversal system is addicting. Campaign takes about 5 hrs to complete, but Stormland encourages the player to go through the cloud gameworld unlocking more difficulties and secret audiologs that supplement the backstory of the game.

    Overall, while not as great as Asgard's Wrath, Stormland is still a worthy title based on the traversal mechanic alone.    … Expand
  7. The_Eleatic
    Nov 17, 2019
    8
    Above all else, the gameplay is a blast. The running, jumping, grappling, gliding and slipstream-riding - in combination with the solidAbove all else, the gameplay is a blast. The running, jumping, grappling, gliding and slipstream-riding - in combination with the solid shooting and stealth mechanics - keep the action fluid and varied. There's always more than one way to come at a situation, in traversal as much as in tactics.

    The game is visually striking and, as far as I could tell, free of any notable glitches or bugs. This is about as good as Oculus gets.

    The story is an intriguing bit of science fiction, but the main campaign is quite short and does consist mainly of gathering resources to upgrade yourself and your gear, and hunting for McGuffins to move things along. There's just enough mystery lingering at the end to maybe entice the player back for the end-game "cycle".

    I've just finished the main story and started the first post-game cycle - venturing through cloudscapes that transform every week, with rewards for persistence. While the delightful gameplay may keep me coming back for a while, or just checking in from time to time, I don't see my self getting too deeply invested too much into this game.    … Expand
  8. DudDOOD
    Apr 22, 2020
    3
    Another late Oculus exclusive - another unfinished scam project.
    Fun well-thought travel and movement mechanics. And... nothing else.    Another late Oculus exclusive - another unfinished scam project.
    Fun well-thought travel and movement mechanics. And... nothing else. Everything else was just rushed and story abruptly ends, consistent quick weapon swapping is not possible, you never know if you disassemble a weapon or grab a weapon, or start climbing, if you do it too quickly. Absolutely no content. They didn't even finish voicing it!    … Expand

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