Lucid Trips
- January 12, 2017
- VR Nerds
Lucid Trips is a VR game where you explore a vibrant, artistically designed planetary dream world using unique hand motion-based locomotion. Experience weightlessness and flying, climb using physical movements, and engage with asynchronous multiplayer features. Future updates will include more artworks and activities, swimming locomotion, single-player quests, and potentially more planets.
Reviews
- The game offers a unique and innovative locomotion system that feels natural and immersive, allowing players to experience a sense of freedom while flying and exploring.
- The visuals and ambient soundtrack create a beautiful and relaxing environment, making it enjoyable to explore the surreal landscapes.
- Many players find the game to be a fun and engaging experience, with potential for replayability through user-generated challenges and future updates.
- The game currently has significant issues with compatibility for Valve Index users, rendering it unplayable for those with that headset.
- Many players report confusion with the controls and locomotion mechanics, leading to frustration and difficulty in gameplay.
- The game feels incomplete, with limited content and objectives, leaving some players disappointed with the overall experience.
- gameplay7 mentions
- 43 % positive mentions
- 14 % neutral mentions
- 43 % negative mentions
Gameplay reviews highlight a mixed experience, with some players finding the "find the hidden gems" mechanic unengaging and expressing disappointment in the overall content. However, the flight mechanic is praised as captivating, and the game's art style and locomotion mechanics show potential for future adventure or exploration titles. The third-person perspective choice in VR is noted as an odd decision, limiting player immersion.
“Definitely worth the small price-tag for what could be groundbreaking VR locomotion mechanics.”
“The flight mechanic in this game is absolutely wonderful and captivating.”
“Beautiful art style and interesting locomotion mechanics!”
“The 'find the hidden gems' game mechanic doesn't really make me excited to keep playing.”
“The video shows the actual gameplay; it's not a fly-on-the-wall view for recordings of yourself from behind. You're the camera, so it's essentially a third-person game... odd choice for VR, and there's no method to change perspective.”
“I was very disappointed with the game content and gameplay.”
- graphics6 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- 17 % neutral mentions
- 17 % negative mentions
The graphics are widely praised for their beautiful and immersive visuals, featuring a unique art style that enhances the overall experience. Players appreciate the engaging and relaxing atmosphere created by the combination of stunning visuals and effective sound design, alongside innovative locomotion mechanics. While some describe the graphics as simple and subdued, the overall impression is one of beauty and intrigue.
“The sound track and sound effects accompanying the cool visuals make the experience even more immersive when navigating the planet.”
“Beautiful visuals with very cool VR locomotion.”
“Beautiful art style and interesting locomotion mechanics!”
“The graphics are simple, subdued, and surreal.”
- music3 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The music in the game is characterized by a nice ambient soundtrack that enhances the immersive experience, complementing the visuals effectively. While there isn't traditional music, the haunting ambient sounds evoke a unique atmosphere, reminiscent of voices in-utero.
“The soundtrack and sound effects accompanying the cool visuals make the experience even more immersive when navigating the planet.”
“Nice ambient soundtrack as well.”
“There isn't music per se, just an ambient, haunting howl that somehow reminds me of what voices must sound like in utero.”
- optimization1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game is highly praised for its optimization, providing an amazing experience with smooth performance, particularly during dynamic actions like launching and gliding.
“9/10 - Amazing experience, runs smoothly and launching off the ground then gliding through the air is truly incredible.”
- atmosphere1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The atmosphere is enhanced by floating motes and beautifully rendered, interactive grass that reacts to the player's movements, creating a calming and immersive experience.
“Motes fly through the air, adding a sense of atmosphere, and the nicely rendered grass is reactive to your avatar's touch, creating a super relaxing experience as you crawl through or simply watch it sway in the ethereal winds.”
- replayability1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Despite having limited content with only one planet to explore, the game offers significant replayability through user-generated challenges, enhancing the overall experience.
“While the content seems a little thin at this point with only a single planet to explore, there's plenty of replayability in this gem thanks to user-generated challenges.”
“After completing the main story, I found little incentive to dive back in. The lack of diverse missions makes replaying feel more like a chore than a choice.”
“The game offers a few different endings, but they don't significantly change the experience, leaving me feeling like I've seen everything it has to offer after just one playthrough.”