Everybody's Gone to the Rapture

1. AL4I

   Aug 11, 2015

   10

   Everybody's Gone to the Rapture its fantastic game its one of best end of the world one of beautiful if you can play this fantastic game ifEverybody's Gone to the Rapture its fantastic game its one of best end of the world one of beautiful if you can play this fantastic game if you cant you must play this gme… Expand

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2. Nathaniel_Wu

   Aug 19, 2015

   9

   With beautiful scenes, amazing music, and a mysterious story, even walking slowly should not be a problem anymore.
   
   Storytelling of thisWith beautiful scenes, amazing music, and a mysterious story, even walking slowly should not be a problem anymore.
   
   Storytelling of this game is completely nonlinear, which makes it very different from other games that want to be cinematic. It's strongly driven by story, thus you may feel boring with its gameplay if you're not intrigued by the story.
   
   Some may hate it, but others will love it, and I love it.… Expand

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4. smellyferrett

   Aug 24, 2015

   8

   This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sometimes you need to take a step out of your comfort zone when gaming, and experience new things, im very reluctant to do that, and if im honest I look down on Indie games as somehow not worth the money.
   
   I took a chance on Every one’s gone to the Rapture, and actually I wasn’t disappointed entirely.
   
   The first thing to make clear is, this isn’t a game per se; it’s a narrative, a collection of spoken accounts that make up the overall story. The basic premise is, ultimately, everyone is dead, right from the off, there is no one, you are tasked with piecing together what happened and making sense of it.
   
   As you enter the small village of Yaughton in Shropshire you notice a glowing ball of light, and this will be ultimately your guide throughout the journey you embark upon, this spirit if you watch it carefully will show you where the major points of interest are, but it’s important to stress that it doesn’t go everywhere and you will need to be nosey to learn all the information, for instance taking a woodland footpath will often lead to hushed conversations and side lines in the major plot, and its actually critical sometimes that you hear these in order to make sense of everything.
   
   As you wind around the village and its surrounding area you learn that something catastrophic happened here, some celestial event has wiped out Yaughton and ultimately the world.
   
   What starts as an isolated village soon becomes apparent to be something bigger than they anticipated and it’s too late to stop it.
   
   The main characters Stephen and Kate are scientists, and for most of the story argue a lot about what to do about the being that is killing everyone, the real gem here is that the stories are so personal you can’t help but get involved, I don’t want to spoil too much, but you gain the most from this adventure by taking your time and exploring and listening, and more importantly understanding what is going on, it took me 30 mins to realise who I was and why I was seeing the things I was, but the ending made little sense and didn’t really explain everything, I still have unanswered questions and that is one of my gripes.
   
   What you do learn is that everyone gets infected and eventually dies, after nose bleeds, headaches and other symptoms, it doesn’t explain why some people turn into ash or just disappear, my gut feeling was it was a radiation type of thing inside some alien being that came to earth via the black hole event that took place, but that’s my theory, it’s a frustrating story as well as a rewarding one, you also garner that the event has already happened and you are witnessing something else, some sort of echoes stuck in time.
   
   Lots of questions are generated by story and ending…
   
   For example, what exactly happened, I get that an “event” happened, but what exactly…? Why do I see spirit echos from the past? Why me? why at the end do I see myself disappearing? These questions are never answered, or if they were, not clear enough that I grasped it first time through, and the explanation that is read out at the end gives some wishy washy sentimental reason how were all dead now, but were together, and that life will go on after were gone (humankind)…. Sigh.
   
   The graphics are truly beautiful as you can see from the screenshots I’ve added to this blog piece, but what really sets this apart from anything else is the music score, it’s one of the best I’ve heard in a long long time, the timing of the music with the events that unfold is truly an emotional thing and it’s hard to describe, I caught my breath a few times when the sunlight hit the trees and the music kicked in with its haunting, lilting meoldies and voices, truly inspiring at times.
   
   My biggest gripe with this title, is the time it takes to play through, even with the imposed cripple speed walking, the story can be told in 4 hours of play, for £12.99 that’s pretty poor, there was a massive amount of un explained stories and theories that could have been put in to fill out the story, but weren’t.
   
   Having said that, I would recommend Every one’s Gone to The Rapture, it’s an emotional journey that all PS4 players should undertake, and ultimately form your own theories about what is going on and why.
   
   I rated 8 because its short, something are unexplained even at the end and its a bit slow moving about.… Expand

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5. Indi428

   Mar 6, 2021

   6

   A cool concept, with great voice acting and a beautifully recreated English village, I wasn't hugely keen on the story however and felt thatA cool concept, with great voice acting and a beautifully recreated English village, I wasn't hugely keen on the story however and felt that the game could help you keep track of the various characters more than it does, especially as you are effectively free to roam as you please.… Expand

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6. beegie_b

   Aug 12, 2015

   5

   Just wait until the game is free on PS+. It's not really worth the $20.
   
   The story is serviceable, but... if you enjoy non-linear storyJust wait until the game is free on PS+. It's not really worth the $20.
   
   The story is serviceable, but... if you enjoy non-linear story telling, you may as well just play Bloodborne.
   
   There is very little replay value here.… Expand

   • 7 of 15 users found this helpful
7. Noor

   Oct 26, 2015

   4

   This is a very slow and boring game. The graphics really amazing, and the soundtrack is very magical. But those alone cannot make a good gameThis is a very slow and boring game. The graphics really amazing, and the soundtrack is very magical. But those alone cannot make a good game or even a good story.… Expand

   • 1 of 3 users found this helpful
8. DanMat

   Apr 3, 2017

   0

   Maledetti bastardi. MALEDETTI.BASTARDI: mi hanno inculato con Dear Esther, mi hanno inculato con questo...ora basta, per me è boicottaggioMaledetti bastardi. MALEDETTI.BASTARDI: mi hanno inculato con Dear Esther, mi hanno inculato con questo...ora basta, per me è boicottaggio puro da adesso in poi; non appena vedrò scritto The Chinese Room anche solo in un angolino non guarderò più nemmeno il trailer. Bastardi.
   
   Passi il walk simulator, passino i controlli di merda, passi la lentezza estrema del gioco...cazzo il doppiaggio è superbo e la storia ti prende....MA LA TRAMA...perché sempre TRAME DI MERDA??! Perché?!?!
   
   Nessuno, nessuno...ripeto: NESSUNO sembra interessarsi alla QUALITA' della trama...tutti che elogiano o criticano il gioco a livello tecnico...ma cristo di un dio in croce ma vi sembra normale una trama basata sul fatto che l'estinzione della razza umana la decide una cazzo di scienziata pazza in preda alle mestruazioni che sclera perché il marito si va a bere una birra con una ex e allora via, tutto il mondo a puttane!? Ma porco dio...ma di cosa stiamo parlando qui?? Ma questa è gente da rinchiudere, ma chi l'ha sceneggiata sta roba, la Boldrini?
   
   Se ne incontro anche uno solo di quelli della Chinese Room gli spacco i denti, giuro. C'hanno la fissa della fine del mondo e del suicidio? Beh gliela giustifico.
   Ma che cazzo...… Expand

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