Wilson's Heart

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User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 19 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 19
  3. Negative: 1 out of 19

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  1. Frogacuda
    Jun 17, 2017
    8
    In many ways, this is a landmark game for VR, even with a few glaring flaws. It's a lengthy 8-hour adventure with great production values, excellent graphics, and a ton of atmosphere. The scenario is incredibly creative, steeped in vintage 1940s horror vibes, and each sequence manages to introduce clever new ideas. During a time when made-for-VR games are still mostly short and shallow,In many ways, this is a landmark game for VR, even with a few glaring flaws. It's a lengthy 8-hour adventure with great production values, excellent graphics, and a ton of atmosphere. The scenario is incredibly creative, steeped in vintage 1940s horror vibes, and each sequence manages to introduce clever new ideas. During a time when made-for-VR games are still mostly short and shallow, this is undeniably a AAA game with the substance and value you'd expect from a console game.

    At its core, this is an adventure game, driven more by puzzles and story than by action or gameplay mechanics, and that's a good thing, since the mechanics themselves are probably the weakest part. While interacting in VR is normally very intuitive, Wilson's Heart often has clumsy scenarios where you're not quite sure how to make the game do what you want to do. The movement mechanic is a very limiting node-teleport, and you can't even take more than a step in any direction before the game freezes and makes you move back. When everything works like you'd expect it, it's a joy to grab and throw and punch, but there are too many moments where you'll be clumsily trying to figure out where to put your hands.

    Despite these flaws, I'd have no hesitation recommending Wilson's Heart. It's a gorgeous, clever, one-of-a-kind game that could only exist in VR. It offers the right amount of scary to make you jump and sweat, but not give you PTSD, and it's one of the biggest, most ambitious VR originals to date.    … Expand
  2. CaptainRandom
    Apr 26, 2017
    10
    This is THE VR experience I've hoped for! A truly unique psychological thriller that puts the player into a 1940's era hospital that is apparently haunted. The game has great atmosphere through the music, environments, and the interactions are some of the best to date in VR experiences and games in general. If you don't have an Oculus Rift, then this will be the game to buy one for. IThis is THE VR experience I've hoped for! A truly unique psychological thriller that puts the player into a 1940's era hospital that is apparently haunted. The game has great atmosphere through the music, environments, and the interactions are some of the best to date in VR experiences and games in general. If you don't have an Oculus Rift, then this will be the game to buy one for. I highly recommend it!… Expand
  3. raorian
    Jun 25, 2019
    7
    it has some cool moment in the pazzle solving and the theme is ok. combat is tedious and writing is ok.
  4. TuTAH_1
    Mar 2, 2023
    8
    Дата прохождения игры: ~28.06.19
    Дата обзора: Сегодня
    Оценки: Общая: 4.2/5 Ненадоедливость: 2.7/5 Графика: 4/5 Очень атмосферный VR-хоррор. Повествование довольно хорошее, даже без хорошего знания английского языка, можно примерно понять сюжет только из-за повествования. Можно сказать, что это point&click для VR. Интересно, что вся игра чёрно-белая, однако некоторые моменты    Дата прохождения игры: ~28.06.19
    Дата обзора: Сегодня

    Оценки:
    Общая: 4.2/5
    Ненадоедливость: 2.7/5
    Графика: 4/5

    Очень атмосферный VR-хоррор. Повествование довольно хорошее, даже без хорошего знания английского языка, можно примерно понять сюжет только из-за повествования.
    Можно сказать, что это point&click для VR. Интересно, что вся игра чёрно-белая, однако некоторые моменты запомнились цветными. Заставляет задуматься о том, как работает наш мозг :)
    Очень уникальный опыт, очень рекомендую.    … Expand

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. GMW3
    Aug 22, 2017
    80
    Wilson’s Heart is good, even very good at points. Expertly mixing its story, sound and visual aesthetics into a solid experience that’ll draw you in and keep you engrossed for hours. But there are some niggles with the constrained gameplay mechanics that hamper its ability to be a great title.
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  2. Impulsegamer
    Aug 7, 2017
    88
    Wilson’s Heart for Oculus Rift is an absolute amazing VR gaming experience that harkens in tone and style to the old style classic films of Hollywood horror and the old Hammer Horror films. The presentation is even in black and white and lends its self-well to the adventure the player finds himself or herself thrust on. Furthermore, Wilson’s Heart is one of those diamonds in a sea of cannon fodder games for VR… not to say this diamond does not have a few flaws.
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  3. Road to VR
    Jul 29, 2017
    70
    Wilson's Heart is a visually-stunning adventure offering a host of expertly-crafted immersive environments, complete with realistic characters and competent voice acting. A thin sheen of '40s campiness coats what turns out to be a horrifying and surreal nightmare world. While puzzles are interesting and varied, the game disappointingly suffers from inconsistent object interaction and lack-luster monster battles. [Tested with Oculus Touch]
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