ISS Vanguard Companion

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ISS Vanguard Companion is a single player action game. It was developed by Awaken Realms and was released on December 2, 2020. It received neutral reviews from players.

The "ISS Vanguard Companion" app enhances the ISS Vanguard board game experience by providing a fully voiced narrative, music, and special effects. It also keeps track of your choices and game data, replacing the need for a paper logbook and operations book. This official app is a must-have for players seeking a more immersive and convenient way to enjoy the ISS Vanguard game.

Play Modes

Single-Player

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56%

Audience ScoreBased on 66 reviews

story2 positive mentions

music3 negative mentions

The voice acting and sound effects are top-notch, adding a great atmosphere to the game.
The app serves as a functional companion to the board game, enhancing the overall experience.
The writing and story are excellent, making the game engaging and immersive.

The app suffers from significant audio issues, including failure to play sound on various devices and Bluetooth speakers.
User interface and navigation are clunky and unintuitive, leading to a frustrating experience.
The app drains battery quickly and lacks essential features like a log history and proper support for different devices.

music
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game receives mixed reviews, with some praising the voice narration and ambient sounds, while others criticize the lack of variety and the repetitive short loops. Despite the presence of multiple unused tracks in the app files, many players report issues with audio not functioning at all, detracting from the overall experience. Overall, while there are moments of great voice acting and music, technical problems and limited variety hinder its potential.
- “Does a great job of getting you going, and I love the voice narration and ambient music.”
- “Amazing voice acting and music, but with the new update, you can't choose an option in the tutorial, which basically makes it unusable right now.”
- “But the music could definitely use more variety.”
- “Music is a short loop of a single track, despite the fact there are 18 music tracks in the app files among other unused assets.”
- “No audio, no music, no sounds at all.”
gameplay
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
67%
The gameplay experience is marred by inconsistent audio, with some logs lacking sound entirely and sound effects feeling irrelevant to the gameplay and story. Despite these issues, the overall gameplay remains enjoyable, as reflected in the user's continued positive rating after extensive playtime.
- “Update: after several months and hours of gameplay, my review is still positive 5/5”
- “Halfway through a log, it'll cut out; other logs have zero sound, and there's no sound at all during gameplay sections.”
- “The effects that are there have no bearing on gameplay or story, making them extremely unnecessary.”
story
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
33%
The story is praised for its excellent writing and immersive quality, enhanced by a fully voiced companion app that aids in following the narrative. However, some users feel that the visual effects do not contribute meaningfully to the gameplay or story.
- “I will say that the writing and story are excellent.”
- “Fantastic fully voiced companion app that makes following the game's story easy and immersive.”
- “The effects that are there have no bearing on gameplay or story, so they feel extremely unnecessary.”
atmosphere
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's atmosphere is enhanced by impressive voice acting, which contributes significantly to the overall experience. Additionally, players appreciate the effective tracking features that further immerse them in the game's environment.
- “Impressive voice acting adds an extra touch of atmosphere to the game.”
- “Nice tracking, nice atmosphere, saves your log book.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users indicate that the app requires significant improvements in its user interface, user experience, and overall optimization to enhance functionality and performance.
- “The optimization features significantly enhance the overall performance of the game.”
- “I appreciate how the developers continuously work on optimization to improve gameplay experience.”
- “The app needs a serious UI/UX optimization pass.”
- “Performance issues make the game unplayable at times.”
- “The loading times are excessively long, indicating poor optimization.”
graphics
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Reviewers note a lack of quality of life features in the graphics settings, such as options to manage GPU effects for better battery usage and a verbose history log. This suggests that while the graphics may be visually appealing, the absence of customizable settings detracts from the overall user experience.
- “Very few quality of life features like a verbose history log, an undo/revert selection button, and graphic settings to turn off high battery usage of GPU effects.”
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
The game's stability has been criticized for being inconsistent, with users reporting frequent bugs and temperamental performance issues.
- “The game is temperamental and buggy.”
- “Frequent crashes make it nearly unplayable.”
- “I experienced constant lag and instability during gameplay.”