Riff XR

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RIFF XR is an immersive VR MMORPG where your journey shapes a vast, ever-evolving world. Forge alliances, battle fierce enemies, and uncover hidden treasures in a richly detailed universe. Engage with dynamic AI NPCs who react to your choices, offering unique quests and bringing the world to life with their evolving stories. Plus, unleash your creativity by crafting and sharing your own conte…

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65%

Audience ScoreBased on 139 reviews

graphics4 positive mentions

optimization3 negative mentions

The game has a friendly and helpful community, with active developers who frequently update the game and engage with players.
It offers a variety of gameplay options, including different classes, skills, and AI interactions, which provide a unique experience in VR.
As a free-to-play game, it has significant potential for growth and improvement, making it worth trying for those interested in VR social experiences.

The game suffers from performance issues, bugs, and a lack of content, leading to a feeling of emptiness and frustration for players.
Many players report a confusing user experience, with unintuitive controls and a lack of tutorials, making it difficult to understand how to play.
The player base is currently very small, resulting in a lack of social interaction and making the game feel deserted at times.

story
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
19%
63%
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The story aspect of Riff XR is characterized by its immersive open-world design, featuring a variety of quests, missions, and social interactions with AI NPCs that enhance player engagement. While the game is still in early access and has some technical limitations, players appreciate the diverse activities available, from exploration to PvP, and express optimism about its potential to grow a vibrant community. Overall, the narrative experience is enriched by the game's focus on social interaction and player-driven exploration.
- “This game is truly an open world, VR MMORPG with progression, quests, missions, professions, exploration portals, hangouts, PvP lobbies, dungeons...”
- “I like that there is a variety of things you can do like jumping levels, climbing levels, exploring art, karaoke, spoken D&D mini adventures, PvE with missions and PvP.”
- “There is massive potential; yes, the community is currently small, but it's only in closed beta on Quest and slowly growing as people discover this. This is 100% the future of social VR, and I guarantee this thing will blow up.”
- “Its a game that dev need some work my main issue is when i get on i cant find anyone but i like how the bots u can talk to like a normal person its crazy oh and it def need a mode so u can switch it to windowed mode cause for some reason on quest when u play a game in fullscreen while in vr it flickers”
- “However, I was a quest alpha tester, and now that I'm on PC I can confidently say the game has improved in most aspects and exceeded my expectation in other areas.”
- “There is massive potential, yes the community is currently small, but it's only on closed beta on quest and slowly growing as people discover this.. this is 100% the future of social VR and I guarantee this thing will blow up.”
graphics
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
40%
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30%
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some praising the engaging art style and the use of Unreal Engine 5 for improved visuals, while others criticize the low-budget feel, unpolished assets, and technical issues that detract from the experience. Users note a lack of graphical quality options, which could hinder performance on lower-end systems, and mention various glitches that impact gameplay. Overall, while there are moments of visual appeal, the inconsistency and rough edges leave much to be desired.
- “The art style is engaging and varies from location to location but has some rough edges here and there, mostly to support the aging Quest 2 headset.”
- “The game is built on Unreal Engine 5, which is an awesome choice in my opinion as the graphics are much better than Unity and the multiplayer features are much smoother than lots of games that I have personally played.”
- “Cool overworld, nice graphics, and really slick integration of AI to make portraits and art and talk to bots.”
- “From the very start, it’s evident that the game operates on a low budget, with unpolished visuals and numerous technical issues that detract from the overall experience.”
- “Huh, what a game. It has moments of coolness, but at the same time, all of its assets are from the Unity Asset Store, so it has no cohesive style and looks poor graphically most of the time.”
- “Sidenote: I also experienced some graphic glitches which really hurt my eyes even after a few minutes.”
gameplay
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43%
14%
43%
Gameplay in the game is characterized by regular updates introducing new classes and bosses, which helps maintain freshness, though players may find the mechanics initially challenging due to their complexity compared to traditional MMOs. While sword tournaments and fight club matches are enjoyable, the game suffers from a lack of modern VR mechanics and generic game modes plagued by bugs, despite ongoing improvements. Overall, the core mechanics are solid but require significant grinding typical of MMORPGs.
- “New classes and bosses (with loot) are added regularly, which keeps gameplay fresh.”
- “The core gameplay mechanics have a solid base and are enjoyable, but can take some time to get used to as there are some additional mechanics not found in traditional MMOs.”
- “The gameplay is awesome; the sword tournaments and random fight club matches are a blast, but you will have to grind a lot just like any other MMORPG.”
- “For a game that advertises itself as 'the future of social VR experiences' and calls itself a 'VR MMORPG', it's missing every modern VR mechanic and offers very few mechanics that would make it an MMORPG.”
- “The game modes, although varied, are generic and suffer from significant bugs that hinder gameplay.”
- “For a game that advertises itself as 'the future of social VR experiences' and calls itself a 'VR MMORPG', it's missing every modern VR mechanic and offers very few mechanics that would make it an MMORPG.”
optimization
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
29%
29%
43%
The optimization of the game has been criticized for significant performance drops, particularly with particle effects, and frequent crashes that disrupt gameplay. Users have noted a lack of performance options and control customization, which hampers the overall experience, especially in social VR contexts. Overall, the game's optimization appears to be underdeveloped, leading to frustration among players.
- “There are essentially no performance options, which means you can't increase or decrease the quality of things, so the game can run faster or be smoother.”
- “I've experienced performance drops when it comes to particle effects while up close and a couple of crashes that interrupted gameplay in a negative way, but the vast majority of my playtime has been solid.”
- “The performance is terrible.”
- “There are essentially no performance options, which means you can't increase or decrease the quality of things so the game can run faster or be smoother.”
- “The tools for optimizing social VR games like VRChat are less developed, which seems to contribute to the performance issues 'Riff XR' faces.”
stability
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's stability is currently hindered by numerous bugs and glitches, leading to a laggy experience and issues with launching. While the small development team is actively working on fixes, many users express skepticism about the game's potential for improvement. Overall, the focus on enhancing smoothness and addressing graphical issues is crucial for future success.
- “Actually terrible, way too many glitches, doesn't launch correctly, and I see no potential to grow.”
- “Not good, it's laggy, and no one plays, and it's buggy as hell.”
- “Great idea, it could turn into something good or it could not; the focus needs to be on smoothness and bug fixes.”
grinding
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is characterized by a significant amount of grinding, focusing on professions instead of traditional classes and skill trees. While playing with friends can enhance the experience, players need to commit to grinding to fully enjoy the game's content.
- “It's a very grindy game with professions rather than classes and skill trees.”
- “While there isn't a direct benefit for partying up with friends, it can certainly make the grinding experience more fun and less like you're hitting a pickaxe against a rock over and over again.”
- “I will say though that you'll have to really lock in on the grinding or else you'll end up not liking what most of the game currently has to offer.”
monetization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users have criticized the game's monetization strategy, noting that the advertisements are misleading and do not accurately represent the gameplay experience. This has led to frustration among players who feel misled by promotional content on social media platforms like Twitter and TikTok.
- “The game’s advertising is misleading.”
- “I kept seeing advertisements for this game on Twitter and TikTok.”