- Publisher: 3rd Eye Studios Oy LTD , 3rd Eye Studios
- Release Date: Sep 18, 2018
- Also On: PC
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Sep 18, 2018Downward Spiral: Horus Station is an atmospheric game that feels like the video game equivalent of Aram Khachaturian’s exceptionally melancholic Adagio from the Gayane Ballet Suite used during the Discovery montage from 2001: A Space Odyssey. I never knew exploring and interacting with derelict space vessel in VR was my jam - and it totally is now.
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Oct 1, 2018A very competent yet short science fiction title in which you move around in zero G while you blast robots that have gone haywire while attempting to escape Horus station intact. Audio visually a great title that reminds us of Kubrick's 2001, albeit with more action. The game is not very challenging however and floating around in zero G is frustrating at first. When you're not playing on PS VR, feel free tot deduct a point from our score.
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Sep 18, 2018The Zero-G gameplay remains fun throughout, and a wide assortment of weapons and tools helps to allow players some freedom in the way they dispatch enemies. With death being meaningless, and a story told without any real clues to go off, some players may not feel rewarded enough by simply progressing to the next room.
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Sep 19, 2018Downward Spiral is an adventure that gives you the most when its played with PS VR and Move controllers. Without them, the game loses its charm and the shortcomings are more evident: non impressive graphics, slow progression, bugs... It's not a game for every PS VR owner, but if you love the space flicks from the 70s you probably will enjoy it.
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Feb 13, 2019PSVR has expanded its catalogue year on year, going a long way in proving that the technology is here to stay, and not the gimmick many had thought. While Downward Spiral Horus Station isn't a groundbreaking VR title, thanks to the combat and lack of variety in the "puzzles" letting it down. It still delivers on crafting an immersive and atmospheric experience. Letting its audience step into the void of space. It's another to add to the catalogue of games to introduce non-VR gamers and non-gamers in general into the wonders of virtual reality.
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Oct 9, 2018An ambitious and unique approach to video game storytelling, but one that never quite escapes the limitations it purposefully imposes on itself.
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Sep 20, 2018Downward Spiral is a zero gravity space adventure that mixes the worst bits of Dead Space, Descent and every walking simulator ever but somehow remains intriguing and relatively tough to put down.
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Oct 1, 2018A good soundtrack and VR immersion are not enough to outweigh the diffuse storytelling and mostly bland visuals.
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Sep 28, 2018Perhaps in VR, wandering around in zero gravity will be a little more fun, but the combat will probably still disappoint. [Non-VR Version]
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Sep 18, 2018Downward Spiral: Horus Station neither succeeds nor fails in any spectacular fashion, and as such, it just sort of exists. This is a boring experience that doesn’t do anything truly unforgivable, but is also unsuccessful in offering anything worthy of talking about. Downward Spiral: Horus Station is a thing, but you really don’t need to experience it.