Robinson: The Journey

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
64

Mixed or average reviews - based on 46 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 46
  2. Mixed: 36 out of 46
  3. Negative: 1 out of 46
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  1. Wccftech
    Nov 7, 2016
    90
    Crytek's expertise of crafting visually stunning experiences holds true in Robinson: The Journey. Robin’s tale of survival is the greatest yet on PlayStation VR, even if some control issues keep it from being a perfect experience.
  2. PlaySense
    Nov 16, 2016
    85
    A wonderful VR adventure with truly impressive graphics and an interesting world to explore, dragged down somewhat by a minor lack of excitement.
  3. GameCritics
    Dec 13, 2016
    80
    Robinson: The Journey‘s developers have built a world worth exploring, and armed players with all the tools necessary to do so. While I wish the adventure was a little larger or that its price was a little more reasonable, it absolutely delivers on its premise. Thanks to PSVR, I was able to solve puzzles on an alien planet (that looks suspiciously like prehistoric earth) while hanging out with a heartbreakingly adorable baby T-Rex. This is the kind of experience that virtual reality headsets were designed for, and one of the best available showcases for the technology.
  5. PlayStation Universe
    Nov 11, 2016
    80
    If you want to show off PSVR to your friends, Robinson: The Journey is the game that you use to do it. Equally, if you want to lose yourself in your very own Jurassic Park style fantasy, Robinson: The Journey is undoubtedly a triumph in this respect; just don’t expect to find an overly challenging core lurking underneath its resplendent veneer.
  6. PlayStation LifeStyle
    Nov 7, 2016
    80
    It’s not only the best looking game on VR, but one of the longest virtual reality experiences we have so far. Robinson: The Journey pushes the envelope on the possibilities that PlayStation VR can provide for immersive narrative adventures.
  7. Eurogamer Italy
    Nov 7, 2016
    80
    Essential for those who are in possession of PlayStation VR. Robinson: The Journey is an adventure funny, charming, even enduring.
  8. Trusted Reviews
    Nov 7, 2016
    80
    While many PSVR experiences claim to let you inhabit another world, Robinson: The Journey fully embraces the medium and in doing so comes the closest to actually delivering on that promise. It’s not without its flaws, but still manages to deliver an ambitious, narrative-led experience that offers the kind of immersive escapism the medium was made for. It may be overpriced and not much of a looker, but Crytek’s latest still sits comfortably as one of the most essential PSVR titles to date.
  9. Everyeye.it
    Nov 8, 2016
    78
    This game does everything, to appear normal, the first "real game" for virtual reality; and yet paradoxically amazes less than other titles already available for PlayStation VR; little titles that actually appear much more in line with the technology itself, and slightly surpass the the (still) majestic Robinson the Journey.
  10. Games Master UK
    Jan 1, 2017
    75
    The richly immersive ambience of this dinosaur planet might be worth the prohibitive cost of entry. [Christmas 2016, p.80]
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6.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 94 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 55 out of 94
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 94
  3. Negative: 24 out of 94
  1. Ickeris
    Nov 8, 2016
    10
    Bought this today, it's pretty amazing, but I put it on the fluid camera for turns and after a while I was covered in sweat and had to takeBought this today, it's pretty amazing, but I put it on the fluid camera for turns and after a while I was covered in sweat and had to take meclizine for motion sickness. Besides that, this game is amazing. When you scan the things you can go in the touchpad screen and look at them in a 3D environment... it's beautiful.… Full Review »
  2. justplainlucas
    Nov 17, 2016
    0
    I am so infuriated with this game. There are game breaking glitches that prevent you from progressing and any game that causes me to restartI am so infuriated with this game. There are game breaking glitches that prevent you from progressing and any game that causes me to restart gets major points taken off. I now have to start it over a THIRD time after I found out the game never registered one of the key items I scanned. It let me go on and explore two other areas completely before I found out I was unable to progress, and because of the fact that this game moves SO SLOWLY, I'm even less inclined to start over again!

    Do not be seduced by the absolutely gorgeous visuals. This game is uneventful, uninspired and boring. Every piece of gameplay has been done by other games, and far better as well. Really disappointed.    … Full Review »
  3. Balayant
    Nov 10, 2016
    0
    So i made an account specifically so i could review this game. Ive never been moved to write a review on this site before even though i use itSo i made an account specifically so i could review this game. Ive never been moved to write a review on this site before even though i use it quite frequently to get an accurate picture of a video game's quality before i buy since games these days cost a pretty penny. So im hear to add my score to the user reviews in order to more accureately reflect Robinson The Journey. Paying 80 dollars for this game amounts to actual theft. I've owned a PSVR system for a couple weeks now and through all the variety of games that are on offer i've become pretty familiar with it and feel pretty confident in my abilities in the VR world. Robinson They Journey, however, has decided that its customers need their hand held the entire length of the experience. Theres not one moment where you dont actually feel like youre being treated like a small child who is learning everything for the first time: Robin walks too slow, the in-game activities are trivial. The game could have been made into some kind of guided dinosaur tour and probably would have been more effective. So maybe if this is your first VR game then it might work... however with much better and cheaper games available, that most likely wont be the case. Also i've never seen a VR game where your character's hands are -fixed in one position- and not synced with controller movement... that was a huge mistake that works against the immersion that Crytek so very much advertised. Its clear the the developers spent way too much time focused on graphics (which trully arent more impressive than some of the other, simpler polygon stuff we're seeing in other games) than actual game design / gameplay! I've gotten more enjoyment out of some games that cause less than half the price such as: Windlands, Super Hyper Cube, Danger Ball, Thumper, Eagle Flight. So please, fellow User, do yourself a favour and save your 80 dollars for several other games that offer so much more.… Full Review »
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