Puzzle game ≠ prosaic riddle entrapment. First driver (chapter): unique and comforting atmosphere and potentially interesting premise.. Felt a bit frustrated by how minimal my actions and choices mattered though, but still "along for the ride". The driver seemed to talk in riddles that amounted to nothing, but I figured would all come together at some point so I attempted to be attentive even through the monotony. Was relieved when I finally finished the first driver.
Second driver: even more monotonous and at this point the unique scenery that you drive around in circles tested my patience all the while as I looked around the car just in the hopes of an escape. This driver somehow managed to be even be more infuriatingly dull and at one point even admits that his "sage wisdom" that I'd hope would amount to something, was just placating lies. At this point after the myriad of other dead-end "puzzles", useless props you find and expect to mean something, do something, have a point at all!, and the pointless mindnumbing stories I just wanted there to be some kind of discovery that didn't just lead to more questions that I could care less about.
Third driver out of five: Nope I'm done. I thought I was patient enough to at least get to the end to at least make sense of this shallow prosaic alagory, but I chose to just look up what it amounts to. I am glad I did, because apparently it's so vague and unsatisfactory in the guise of trying to be cerebral and letting you come to your own conclusions. Reading a few conclusions by players who managed to labor their way through still made me roll my eyes by how little I cared about the outcome of such unstimulating characters.
Cool interactive story. This is definitely more of an interactive story then a game. However I still though it was worth playing. The acting was decent. However the gameplay was a little uneven. Chapter 2 made me sick but chapter 3 gave me the motivation to keep going. The puzzle solving was a lot harder then the flat screen version. Not because the puzzles are hard but because the controls rely to much on motion.
It felt unfinished... When I got to the ending and the credits rolled I was kind of surprised. It didn't feel finished, at all. It felt all over the place and confused. It was a strong start and some parts were okay, but even Dexter had a more exciting end in the first series and we all know how disappointing that was.
I was expecting more of an involvement. This is a NARRATIVE game people. Not alot of game. Adults would like the mystery n understand it but 25 n under I just don't see many liking it. I did get pulled in from the mystery but in the same I dont think there's any real replay value. If the game was 10 or 15 and ya like narrative games then by all means but don't expect alot of solving. 90 percent is listening and picking 1 out of 2 options 2 respond. No offense but this wasn't my kind of game. Just not enough game involved.
Potential; buggy. UPDATE: Thanks MadaboutpandasBerlin! I managed to get past!
If you like surreal games, and want something relaxing yet mysterious, this game is for you. Part low-key puzzle solving, part philosophy, it's up to you to figure out what happened to your missing girlfriend.
Motion sickness is an issue at times, especially when you have to repeatedly go in circles. The controls could use some refining. But if you like a little weirdness, this game is worth a try.
Previous: I've only played the first part of the first chapter because no matter what I do I cannot "tap the driver" to continue the conversation.
I thought it might be a boundary issue and spent time trying to ensure he was in my boundary, but even then, I could not get the game to progress past that point.
So far I'm intrigued. The motion in the car does not make me motion sick. But if the controls don't work you can't play the game.
The four stars are because I think it could be engaging. I really warmed up to it, but could go no further.
A Unique Surreal Experience. Don't buy this game expecting a horror experience. It's more of a philosophical story-based mystery game. I think low ratings are from people expecting something else. There are 5 different episodes where you are hitching with different drivers in each. You're trying to solve a mystery about your life. You get to choose your dialogue responses, which yield different responses. My video below only covers the first hitch-hiking experience, but I've so far completed 2 out of 5 of them and I'm very intrigued to see how it ends. I really enjoyed this unique surreal VR experience. You can check out my playthrough of the first episode below for a better idea of what to expect. https://youtu.be/G5ALBc3HQ38
Waking Life in VR. Surreal, interesting, philosophical, and certainly several hours long. If you're looking for a change of pace and love narrative content, this is one of the coolest experiences yet. Awesome music and voice acting. Seems very inspired by the film waking Life, but almost like it could be the same creator, not a ripoff or a copy. Very interesting and a nice change of pace from all the shooters and dance games. Pretty hard to describe. Fantastic.
An interesting experiment but... I appreciate these kinds of experiments in VR, but I feel like Hitchhiker is as much of a swing as it is a miss. The story in an intriguing one, but it doesn’t really pick up until the 3rd act and that slow build in combination with the lacking gameplay and passive nature of the experience has me really only recommending this to those who basically like interactive novels and don’t mind enjoying them just sitting in a headset, not doing much, for a few hours.
VIDEO REVIEW - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IX960-qKWQ WRITTEN REVIEW - https://www.thevrgrid.com/hitchhiker-a-mystery-game/
Story based game w/t minimum interaction. Passive game with minimum interaction and sometimes the dialogues distorted and for someone english is the second language i find it very hard to be engaged in the story.
Dreamlike, but limited VR implementation. I enjoyed spending time in this surreal experience. It's very poorly optimized for VR, e.g. you can't handle objects directly, but have to use a laser pointer to interact with objects. However, the story is very dreamlike, and I'd like to see more VR experiences like this (preferably implemented in a much more VR-native way). As others have observed, it's somewhat reminiscent of the movie Waking Life. I would definitely recommend this for people interested in weird narrative-driven VR experiences, but know going in that game mechanics are minimal (some light puzzles) and that it's not going to be as immersive as it could be, due to it being only slightly adapted to VR from a flatscreen game
Potential; buggy. I've only played the first part of the first chapter because no matter what I do I cannot "tap the driver" to continue the conversation.
I thought it might be a boundary issue and spent time trying to ensure he was in my boundary, but even then, I could not get the game to progress past that point.
So far I'm intrigued. The motion in the car does not make me motion sick. But if the controls don't work you can't play the game.
The four stars are because I think it could be engaging. I really warmed up to it, but could go no further.
Good Game BUT …. The game itself was well made, offering everything that was promised. The story is good in itself partly philosophical and just interesting all around. Until the end you wait for the big explanation and resolution of the puzzle but the ending rather than explaining, just confuses. Other than that its a really good game i would recommend.
Helping Dawn.Monkey.574 / Not a bug! Dawn.Monkey.574 you are stuck in the first scenic break? You can actually play the game with tapping AND with the laser pointer using the ButtonR1/2 or ButtonL1/2 (for the index finger etc.). You can pass this scene with the laser pointer. Give it a try.
VR Storytelling At It’s Finest. I just did the first scene but I played it on PC sometime back but never finished it. I enjoyed it then, but all the more now. It’s so immersive. I know for a fact I want to finish the story now. In VR it’s a very mysterious , philosophical, mind warp. If your looking to get lost in the experience of interactive storytelling in VR, this is the game for you. This is not your fast paced gamer game, but more so for the laid back, take your time, stuck in the Twilight Zone type of vibe. So if that’s your thing you will enjoy jumping in random strangers cars knowing it’s just a game, you’ll be ok, but a game worth knowing and exploring. Support this app because this is the future of interactive storytelling.
Give it a try...you will like it. I have played this game for about 1 hour and it’s a very interesting game with very strange twist’s and Turns...give it a try