Everybody's Gone to the Rapture

 PlayStation 4
  • Publisher: SCEA
  • Release Date: Aug 11, 2015
  • Also On: PC
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  1. LTDan50
    Aug 11, 2015
    7
    The mystery is very interesting, but thats it. You can not pick up and examine anything in the game and in my opinion the walking is too slow and with no sprint can lead to a long boring stroll. I believe a game lacking so many moving parts in the world should make for a dynamic interesting world, but it doesnt, for the most part the world seems very stiff and even static at times. TheThe mystery is very interesting, but thats it. You can not pick up and examine anything in the game and in my opinion the walking is too slow and with no sprint can lead to a long boring stroll. I believe a game lacking so many moving parts in the world should make for a dynamic interesting world, but it doesnt, for the most part the world seems very stiff and even static at times. The game is touted by many professional review sites as an open world game which is only technically true. Going through the game a majority of the buildings are locked and there are many roads you cannot go down on top of that there is a marker in game to keep you on the correct path through the world. I feel like the game was more like a open world guided tour than a open world exploration. This game overall was very over hyped and I personally am very let down overall.… Expand
  2. Wickedtribe
    Aug 15, 2015
    0
    This isn't a game. I'm kind of furious that all the good reviews for this software tricked me into paying $20 for it. There is nothing to do but walk around and follow a ball of light, which occasionally talks in the voices of dead people. But since you can't actually see the dead people (just the ball of light), they mean nothing to me and I can't even remember who they are from oneThis isn't a game. I'm kind of furious that all the good reviews for this software tricked me into paying $20 for it. There is nothing to do but walk around and follow a ball of light, which occasionally talks in the voices of dead people. But since you can't actually see the dead people (just the ball of light), they mean nothing to me and I can't even remember who they are from one "scene" to the next. Besides walking around and watching light balls talk, the only thing you can do is open doors or turn on radios. The radios are basically the same as the light balls, just play the voice of some dead person. Just in case you were wondering, the story is not interesting or intriguing at all. It's a very generic "end of the world" scenario which is further damaged by the inability to care about any of the characters/light balls. This is one of the worst non-interactive non-games I've ever had the misfortune of spending money on.… Expand
  3. 88mike
    Aug 11, 2015
    4
    I can see why SOME people like this game, but it has very little things going for it. Overall, I was not impressed at all, I played it at midnight and expected to be able to explore and solve problems or something like that, but it is just kind of boring and had no fun whatsoever playing the game. I went into the game expecting to be solving mysteries and discovering items, possibly find aI can see why SOME people like this game, but it has very little things going for it. Overall, I was not impressed at all, I played it at midnight and expected to be able to explore and solve problems or something like that, but it is just kind of boring and had no fun whatsoever playing the game. I went into the game expecting to be solving mysteries and discovering items, possibly find a single weapon with 3 bullets and 4 evil scientists or something crazy like that. But nope, you can only press x and get halted by bushes and 2 foot fences. The abundance of this game is to walk around and listen to audio tracks or watch light figures of dead people talking. There are only 3 things to really do, walk, open doors, and press x. You don't do anything really substantial, heck, you can't even jump/crouch/ or interact with barely anything. 8/10 for it's open world visuals and story, 3/10 for game play.… Expand
  4. Saint_Satan
    Aug 11, 2015
    3
    First off I have played their other games (Dear Esther and A Machine for Pigs) and enjoyed both of them. This game however, I find incredibly boring in comparison. The world is pretty damn boring. Just some houses and crap. The light you follow and the light that shows the characters is meh and poorly done. I would have liked to see how the characters look instead of just an outlineFirst off I have played their other games (Dear Esther and A Machine for Pigs) and enjoyed both of them. This game however, I find incredibly boring in comparison. The world is pretty damn boring. Just some houses and crap. The light you follow and the light that shows the characters is meh and poorly done. I would have liked to see how the characters look instead of just an outline of light. The walking speed is SLOW as hell which makes wandering around aimlessly and finding the next light boring. I'd pass on this unless you can get it for $5 or less.… Expand
  5. Johnaathonm
    Aug 11, 2015
    5
    This game is better called a linear walking similtor. You are forced to follow an absolute linear path where you chase a glowing orb. This orb will stop from time to time to force a plot or mini-plot point. There are occasional phone calls and memories but they are absolutely on the forced path. Also, if you lose sight of the glowing orb, make a wrong turn or try to deviate from the linearThis game is better called a linear walking similtor. You are forced to follow an absolute linear path where you chase a glowing orb. This orb will stop from time to time to force a plot or mini-plot point. There are occasional phone calls and memories but they are absolutely on the forced path. Also, if you lose sight of the glowing orb, make a wrong turn or try to deviate from the linear path (mind you the areas are al fences in artificially) you might as well just give up. The only other solution is to maybe try to walk back the ENTIRE course of the map to find the orb (if you are lucky). Oh and there are lens flares galore and fields of wheat which are same color as the glowing orb.

    In the end, I wouldn't even call this a game. It has a mediocre and disjointed plot and horrific linear pathing, if you want to enjoy nature actually go outside - you can come up with your own plot and get lost without glowing orbs that blend in with lens flares.    … Expand
  6. Gnials
    Aug 11, 2015
    3
    Imaginative Sedation. Interactive Anaesthesia. IGN gave this game 8.0 out of 10 even though the development team admits “the only fail state in the game is if the player doesn’t care.” Well, I'm here to say caring will only get you so far in completing the EVERYONE GONE TO THE RAPTURE experience. You will also need stimulants.

    In order to get this title to the point where I would feel    Imaginative Sedation. Interactive Anaesthesia. IGN gave this game 8.0 out of 10 even though the development team admits “the only fail state in the game is if the player doesn’t care.” Well, I'm here to say caring will only get you so far in completing the EVERYONE GONE TO THE RAPTURE experience. You will also need stimulants.

    In order to get this title to the point where I would feel comfortable actually calling it a game, the developers would've been wise to offer some concrete objectives and other conventional gaming aspects. By design, EGTTR is more like a "walking sim" with an abundance of emotional baggage. It plays out more like a very, very slow paced e-novel with only minor differences in play through depending on the order that you choose to progress across the town and countryside.

    In DEAR ESTHER, the Chinese Room's glitchy previous title, they offered flag collection tasks as well as other standard game play conventions like object manipulation and problem solving. Some structures like this to assist in solving the mystery of RAPTURE or a real presence of danger to the player would have added greatly.

    That said, I've given 4 out of 10 stars because the environments are beautifully constructed and the story is enhanced by a haunting soundtrack.

    I sincerely hope this studio is able to continue together. I feel, in spite of the troubled titles so far, it's clear to see the potential for this small crew. With a solid game idea built around their obvious skills, they could be the independent crew that gives us the next DISHONOURED or PORTAL    … Expand
  7. Kastle
    Aug 12, 2015
    0
    I'm not the type of gamer that requires shooting & explosions to enjoy a game. I love a good puzzle game and even enjoy spending hours playing chess online. That being said, this game is SOO slow and boring that it is being sued by 'Paint Drying' for copyright infringement.

    In this glorified Walking Simulator, you just mill around aimlessly with nothing to do. Occasionally you stumble    I'm not the type of gamer that requires shooting & explosions to enjoy a game. I love a good puzzle game and even enjoy spending hours playing chess online. That being said, this game is SOO slow and boring that it is being sued by 'Paint Drying' for copyright infringement.

    In this glorified Walking Simulator, you just mill around aimlessly with nothing to do. Occasionally you stumble upon some little narrative and that's about it. There are no puzzles, enemies, power ups, objectives or literally anything else that make a game a game. I'm guessing the same people that enjoy this as a game are the same types that see a complete random splash of paint on a canvas and start talking about how emotionally stimulating it is.

    Now if you have been desperately looking for a game that you can play in front of your Grandma without stimulating her in any way because she has a heart condition, then this is your game. Otherwise save your money and PS4 memory.    … Expand
  8. 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 if you cant you must play this gme
  9. Kungfubkk
    Aug 23, 2015
    6
    This was a very interesting game in a way, there isn't very much game play to it since you are basically exploring the post apocalypse world while overtime you learn about some of people lives before the world ended. first off this is one of the most beautiful game I have ever played. The graphics and visual is very amazing it should have been a Project Morpheus game. The voice acting isThis was a very interesting game in a way, there isn't very much game play to it since you are basically exploring the post apocalypse world while overtime you learn about some of people lives before the world ended. first off this is one of the most beautiful game I have ever played. The graphics and visual is very amazing it should have been a Project Morpheus game. The voice acting is also well done, the music is spot on, its even emotional at times. Only minor problem i had with the game is that you walk a bit slow and you can't really run which if you don't like a slow pace game. I don't think everyone will be able to appreciate for what this game is, if you are interested in it I would recommend you should give it a try on this short adventure. If not, then don't worry about it.

    4 out of 5
    Note: I find this game very mild for being a M rated game, the only reason for this game rating is because of the few F bombs that were mostly used near the end of the game    … Expand
  10. ToyGunSoldier
    Nov 3, 2016
    5
    Good graphics, nice atmosphere, nothing more. The plot seems potentially good at the beginning, foreshadowing a complexity that could lead to an unexpected ending, but approaching the final scene you can feel way in advance what has happened. The slow pace makes the game incredibly boring, requiring too much time to complete without a reason and making painful to travel from between theGood graphics, nice atmosphere, nothing more. The plot seems potentially good at the beginning, foreshadowing a complexity that could lead to an unexpected ending, but approaching the final scene you can feel way in advance what has happened. The slow pace makes the game incredibly boring, requiring too much time to complete without a reason and making painful to travel from between the events. This game could have been much more, but it fails to deliver the great experience it was supposed to recreate.… Expand
  11. pytrisss
    Jan 25, 2016
    3
    I will start with the only good thing - the graphics. They are super nice but it goes downhill from there.
    Story is bland as it could be, it does not even follow the rules of classic story telling so it is really hard to keep attention.
    I love "walking simulators" like Gone Home for instance. It is exciting, short and has a great story. This one unfortunately has neither and to top it    I will start with the only good thing - the graphics. They are super nice but it goes downhill from there.
    Story is bland as it could be, it does not even follow the rules of classic story telling so it is really hard to keep attention.
    I love "walking simulators" like Gone Home for instance. It is exciting, short and has a great story.
    This one unfortunately has neither and to top it of it has horrible controls. To make the game longer the developers probably thought it would be a good idea to slow the main character down as much as they could and it is unbearable. Sometimes you feel like walking underwater. Worst spent money this year.    … Expand
  12. stamito
    Sep 28, 2017
    7
    This is decent interactive adventure game. It is quite a nice concept really, so you walk around looking for spots that trigger conversations that tell you the story. The setting is quite nice, you’re in probably the 80’s or something like that in a small village in England (or the UK anyway); I won’t go into details, I don’t want to spoil anybody, but the village is deserted, nobody isThis is decent interactive adventure game. It is quite a nice concept really, so you walk around looking for spots that trigger conversations that tell you the story. The setting is quite nice, you’re in probably the 80’s or something like that in a small village in England (or the UK anyway); I won’t go into details, I don’t want to spoil anybody, but the village is deserted, nobody is around, some kind of anomaly has happened. Anyway, the game is about you walking around the village looking for things that will trigger some kind of flashback and therefore you will unfold step by step the story. In terms of a game, it is quite a calm, relaxing slow experience. You walk around see the next small chunk of story. It is a game where the narrative is the main element. So those for you that are looking for some adrenalin or some thrill might want to look somewhere else. However, if you’re looking for a more relaxing experience, with a story, full of mystery and some drama, this is your game. I don’t want to go into too much detail (and I won’t) but the story is interesting so if you’re looking for that I doubt this game will disappoint you.

    Graphics and sound are good, nothing that will make you go wow, but they serve their purpose and some of the views are quite nice, it is overall a visually nice experience.
    Only bad thing I can think of is that I found a couple of bugs while playing, nothing mayor but still a bit annoying.

    Summarising, looking for a relaxing adventure game that plays like a walking simulator and has an interesting story? Stop looking, you found a good game and you’ll enjoy it. If you’re looking for something more “active”, maybe you want to look somewhere else.    … Expand
  13. Kurgaan
    Mar 20, 2016
    5
    When looking at the outdoor scenery this walking simulator looks amazing, the really atmospheric British countryside looks very realistic. However the speed of movement (there is no real run feature just a slight jog) and the lack of puzzles makes this a bit of a dull experience. When this is so little to do then I would rather just watch the movie version or read the book...
  14. NZAnimeManga
    Apr 13, 2017
    2
    This game is a pretentious walking simulator. It hides behind atmosphere and gorgeous graphics, but, ultimately the experience boils down to a glorified platinum trophy hunt. Slow walking speed is infuriating and the story is, well, predictable from the title. It's not good.
  15. Bitbrit
    Aug 19, 2015
    5
    Impressive visuals tempted me to purchase this game, but I wish I hadn't. The story, while interesting to begin with, gradually slips into the depths of tedium over time and by the end it just feels like a "go to point A, go to point B, go to point C" list of things you have to do in order to rid yourself of this nightmare.

    This game truly earns the title of "walking simulator". If    Impressive visuals tempted me to purchase this game, but I wish I hadn't. The story, while interesting to begin with, gradually slips into the depths of tedium over time and by the end it just feels like a "go to point A, go to point B, go to point C" list of things you have to do in order to rid yourself of this nightmare.

    This game truly earns the title of "walking simulator". If that's what you're looking for, I highly recommend it. If you're even slightly unsure if you'd like it, my advice would be to avoid it or at least wait until it's *heavily* discounted.    … Expand
  16. DrakeGarrison
    Sep 11, 2015
    8
    Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture transports the player back to the brief moments leading up to the apocalypse to explore the choices people make when they’re faced with world-shattering events beyond their control.
  17. Lodge1960
    Aug 23, 2015
    9
    I found this game very intriguing. I particularly like the fact that the developers have tried something new and different. I find myself continually thinking about it and pondering its meaning. I believe the slow pace is completely appropriate and fits with what I think they were trying to achieve. I can see that it will not suit everyone, especially people who want clear cut andI found this game very intriguing. I particularly like the fact that the developers have tried something new and different. I find myself continually thinking about it and pondering its meaning. I believe the slow pace is completely appropriate and fits with what I think they were trying to achieve. I can see that it will not suit everyone, especially people who want clear cut and unambiguous answers. However, I believe that ambiguity is sort of the point of the game. I also believe that the players only limited interactivity in the world is also part of the message.… Expand
  18. 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
  19. thenthomwaslike
    Aug 23, 2015
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Its apparent that a lot of the other user reviews are completely unaware of the r2 button on their controller. It makes you go faster. Its written in the user manual. That being said, the point of the game is not to speed through it. Its to listen carefully and see the state of the world. You SHOULD be looking at all the details. Those posters that say the goings on of the town are important to the story. The variety of tiny details gives the environments their own stories. The musical cues and various sound effects draw you to investigate certain places and help with pacing. The few emergency vehicles present are few in number for a reason. The intimate look into the lives of the other townsfolk give context to the rest of the story. There is narrative depth here, just dont expect to be beat over the head with it like most stories in games.… Expand
  20. Shadowsoal
    Aug 30, 2015
    9
    Wonderful story. Excellent voice acting, beautiful visuals, enchanting score. It's could benefit from the opportunity to increase walk speed for all those impatient 12 year olds.
    Although I would argue, this is a game that needs a mature approach.
    If you could run, the impact of the scenes, music and lighting would be utterly destroyed. We can't all like the same thing. I just wish    Wonderful story. Excellent voice acting, beautiful visuals, enchanting score. It's could benefit from the opportunity to increase walk speed for all those impatient 12 year olds.
    Although I would argue, this is a game that needs a mature approach.
    If you could run, the impact of the scenes, music and lighting would be utterly destroyed.
    We can't all like the same thing.
    I just wish more people valued this sort of thing.
    Sad really.    … Expand
  21. maeschba
    Aug 27, 2015
    10
    The game to end all games. Everybody's Gone to the Rapture is a first-person non-linear interactive story. There are no puzzles to be solved. You look around for clues while walking through an astonishing environment and listening to a wonderful soundtrack.
  22. rodericrinehart
    Sep 21, 2015
    8
    An enjoyable game in the vein of Gone Home. I am definitely in the mood for a game like this every month. I appreciate the diversity in gaming. This game lets you meander around and tells a story in whatever order you discover it. It was a solid game but not for everyone.
  23. bulletchan
    Apr 11, 2016
    7
    This game is better called a linear walking similtor. You are forced to follow an absolute linear path where you chase a glowing orb. This orb will stop from time to time to force a plot or mini-plot point. There are occasional phone calls and memories but they are absolutely on the forced path.
  24. nonchalantgamer
    Sep 13, 2015
    8
    Everybody's Gone to the Rapture is a great FPX with a gorgeous world and good mythos to keep you interested in it's world.

    Story The story in Everybody's Gone to the Rapture is an intriguing journey that doesn't hold your hand throughout but instead gives you pieces of story in the form of light "scenes" that play out across the environment, and as you progress you piece together    Everybody's Gone to the Rapture is a great FPX with a gorgeous world and good mythos to keep you interested in it's world.

    Story

    The story in Everybody's Gone to the Rapture is an intriguing journey that doesn't hold your hand throughout but instead gives you pieces of story in the form of light "scenes" that play out across the environment, and as you progress you piece together what exactly happened in this town, and I found myself constantly shifting my theories as I discovered more information.

    Graphics/Performance

    This is one of PS4's most gorgeous looking games, with great lighting effects, the only thing that i did notice was there was some slow down during some parts of the game.

    Gameplay

    The gameplay is as you would expect from a first person exploration game, the only gripe i have is that the speed at which you traverse is a bit too slow and can sometimes be a drag.

    Overall EGTTR is a great FPX with an intriguing story and a gorgeous world that is strung together nicely with the narrative. My only problem is that the ending didn't quite make sense to me and the traversal could have been sped up a bit.    … Expand
  25. heatonx23
    Sep 8, 2015
    8
    Good game for the price overall. The graphics are fantastic, and the story and music are excellent, as well. The only downside, in my opinion, is that it's kind of slow and all there is to do is walk around and look at stuff, which is entertaining at first but starts to feel grindy later in the game. I think if you had to solve puzzles to find clues it would have taken this game to anotherGood game for the price overall. The graphics are fantastic, and the story and music are excellent, as well. The only downside, in my opinion, is that it's kind of slow and all there is to do is walk around and look at stuff, which is entertaining at first but starts to feel grindy later in the game. I think if you had to solve puzzles to find clues it would have taken this game to another level, but that's just speculation. In reviewing what the game actually is, I did enjoy my experience, and that's what this game is trying to achieve.… Expand
  26. ctvLS
    Oct 7, 2015
    9
    It would not describe Everybody's gone to the Rapture as a game, to me it was a very interesting, and deep story, it is like snooping into the life of a town, and shows the very complicated, but very real relationships between all of its citizens. Honestly there were some minutes when i was completely bored, they could have made the movement speed quicker, sometimes it just felt likeIt would not describe Everybody's gone to the Rapture as a game, to me it was a very interesting, and deep story, it is like snooping into the life of a town, and shows the very complicated, but very real relationships between all of its citizens. Honestly there were some minutes when i was completely bored, they could have made the movement speed quicker, sometimes it just felt like grinding your way form one place to another.
    But i give it 9 points because i got so immersed in the story that in a moment i found myself crying, which honestly is pretty rare. It is an amazing movie, its fun to imagine all of the situations, it unravels slowly but at a good pace.    … Expand
  27. Ryudo1986
    Oct 16, 2015
    9
    For me this game is a clear 10 but for you that would depend on your view of narrative 'computer games' I use the word game loosely as for me Rapture is more of a walking simulator heavily focused on narrative. The game is easily one of the most immersive experiences I've ever had. The story runs like an experiment gone wrong on an episode of Emmerdale and the your connection with theFor me this game is a clear 10 but for you that would depend on your view of narrative 'computer games' I use the word game loosely as for me Rapture is more of a walking simulator heavily focused on narrative. The game is easily one of the most immersive experiences I've ever had. The story runs like an experiment gone wrong on an episode of Emmerdale and the your connection with the characters will make or break your experience. The 'Game' aspect is basically chasing the story represented the characters as by balls of light and this won't be to everybody's taste but isn't this why we love games so much for something different?… Expand
  28. davedrummer88
    Aug 13, 2015
    6
    I created an account for this review.

    I am very disappointed. I loved "Dear Esther," but "Everybody's Gone to the Rapture" is emblematic of what not to do with an "open world design." While the debate over how "game"-y this product is, I enjoyed DE because it showed and told; EGTTR wants to just show, but does so in the slowest way possible. For me, the 'game' element has to be    I created an account for this review.

    I am very disappointed. I loved "Dear Esther," but "Everybody's Gone to the Rapture" is emblematic of what not to do with an "open world design."

    While the debate over how "game"-y this product is, I enjoyed DE because it showed and told; EGTTR wants to just show, but does so in the slowest way possible. For me, the 'game' element has to be enjoyable while one plays it; it's not. With DE it was. Beautiful graphics enhanced the narrative, which had a meaningful pace to its mystery. Here, the pace is squandered on tracking down 'the light.'

    It's gorgeous. And that's about it.

    One of the lead voice actors I recognized from "The Last of Us," so perhaps no fault of Chinese Room's casting, but it was distracting for me as well.

    The threads of the "plot" are so bare and thin they're barely scraps to motivate you to move forward. The only thing pushing you forward is the innocuous feeling of dread despite no discernable threat in the game. Yet the dread you feel is hampered by the slow pace and arbitrary exploration one does to find the next small scrap of exposition. So the main driving force to push you through the story is contradicted by the game's own mechanics.

    6/10 for a great story and graphics hampered by cobbled-design that worked for other stories, but not this one. The music and overall mis-en-scene of the game was the best part, but that's not worth 15-20 dollars American.    … Expand
  29. VaaderDj19
    Aug 15, 2015
    7
    Everybody's Gone to Rapture is not perfect and oftentimes frustrating, but also hauntingly beautiful and intriguing. The game mechanic is simplistic and yes, it is slow. You walk around or glide around trying to piece together the story of why you are walking around the English Countryside, with seemingly no life except for plants.
    The story is told through orbs of light, which represent    Everybody's Gone to Rapture is not perfect and oftentimes frustrating, but also hauntingly beautiful and intriguing. The game mechanic is simplistic and yes, it is slow. You walk around or glide around trying to piece together the story of why you are walking around the English Countryside, with seemingly no life except for plants.
    The story is told through orbs of light, which represent the last moments of some of the inhabitants. The game unfortunately ends up punishing you for trying to explore every nook and cranny, since you are never sure whether a door will open or not and if you go off the beaten path, even with the run/glide mechanism it''s going to take a while to get back.
    Also the game doesn't have the sheer gripping tension or sense of urgency/purpose that Gone Home had. Also the level of interactivity is limited and you just feel like you are walking around to get to spots so that more of the story is revealed to you and not that you are actually discovering it for yourself.
    The game is designed well enough that everyone will at some point manage to reach the conclusion, but i don't think the narrative holds up when i was wondering everywhere and picking up snippets of what appeared to be disparate conversations.
    The premise and conclusion is weak. But that is to be expected, explaining a supernatural phenomenon of light that wipes out all of humanity is pretty hard and they just about manage to keep it from becoming too silly.
    It's a good 4-5 hours of a unique if imperfect experience that just about justifies its price point after adding the PS+ discount.
    Since the world is already created, if the Chinese Room were to provide more stories of people into the game as free DLC, it may actually become a more fun experience. Because right now it's just too empty and there is just too much real estate to cover for meagre rewards.    … Expand
  30. Holyhesk
    Aug 21, 2015
    8
    This Game is set in the County I was born and raised in. So I had an immediate interest. Shropshire in England I can tell you for a fact is the greenest county in the UK. The game shows off the Shropshire countryside In fantastic detail.
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#76 Best PS4 Game of 2015
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#31 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2015
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#61 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2015

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Metascore
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 89 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 60 out of 89
  2. Mixed: 25 out of 89
  3. Negative: 4 out of 89
  1. Time
    Nov 10, 2015
    60
    The things I like about Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture are many: the self-paced discovery and chronological asymmetry, the significance of entangling yourself in a visually “complete” environment, the poignance of a well-crafted, well-delivered character exchange. I’m just not sure how often I’d want to repeat the experience.
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  2. SpazioGames
    Oct 28, 2015
    70
    The slow, idyllic exploration, paired by some good narrative make Everybody's gone to the Rapture something that should be played, but only by those with patience. It's a sluggish walk to the end, that pays off, but probably not enough for many players.
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  3. CD-Action
    Oct 17, 2015
    45
    Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture claims to be something more than a game, but that claim is completely groundless. [10/2015, p.50]
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