Rift's Cave
- September 9, 2021
- Volens Nolens Games
Get on Steam"Rift's Cave" is a first-person puzzle-adventure game that takes players through a mysterious cave system filled with intriguing rifts. Utilize the "Volens-Nolens" bracelet to manipulate time and solve challenging puzzles to uncover the cave's secrets. With stunning visuals and immersive gameplay, this game offers a unique and engaging experience for all players.
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Reviews
- The game offers a unique exploration experience in a virtual fantasy world, allowing players to immerse themselves in diverse environments.
- Some players appreciate the beautiful terrain and visuals, particularly in certain areas of the game.
- For those with VR setups, it can provide a nostalgic experience and has potential for future development.
- The graphics are outdated, with low-quality textures and bland environments that break immersion.
- Gameplay is overly simplistic and repetitive, lacking depth and engagement, making it feel more like an unfinished tech demo.
- There are significant performance issues, including crashes and bugs, which detract from the overall experience.
- graphics6 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 17 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some players finding them outdated and low-quality, which detracts from immersion, while others appreciate certain visual aspects. However, issues like awkward movement and graphical artifacts significantly hinder the experience, leading to frustration among users. Overall, the visuals are seen as inconsistent, with some praising them and others deeming them inadequate for the game's price point.
“The graphics are amazing.”
“Anyway, I completed the alpha release, and now with my new card I can play with full graphics.”
“The graphics feel outdated, with low-quality textures and bland environments, which breaks the immersion that’s crucial for a game of this type.”
“Don't get me wrong, it looks fairly good in there (fairly, not incredibly... I was more impressed with the visuals in Frontiers) but it just doesn't seem right.”
“Movement is awkward to say the least and, after less than 10 minutes in the game, graphical artifacts occluded my view so much that I just gave up and quit.”
- monetization3 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The monetization strategy of the game has been criticized as a blatant cash grab, with accusations of plagiarism due to the lack of credit for original artists and developers. Reviewers describe it as an asset flip with minimal effort, suggesting that the game offers little real value and is part of a broader trend of low-quality, exploitative releases.
“The developers here didn't credit any of the artists and real, actual game developers who created the assets, so this is plagiarism, as well as a cash grab.”
“Some limited effort took place to make a simple adventure game from the assets, but there's zero real value in it. This is just another asset flip cash grab.”
“They're all written in either Russian or broken English, appear at almost exactly the same time shortly after the game launched on Steam, and the accounts are used consistently to write fake reviews for asset flips and other cash grabs.”
- gameplay2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The gameplay is criticized for being overly simplistic, relying heavily on basic platforming and repetitive puzzles that lack depth, which fails to engage players effectively. Additionally, the voice acting is described as mediocre, further detracting from the overall experience.
“The gameplay is extremely basic, consisting mostly of simple platforming and repetitive puzzle-solving, without much depth to keep players engaged.”
“The voice acting is mediocre at best and there is no solid gameplay.”
- optimization2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Overall, the game's optimization has seen some improvements, particularly with fixed controller issues and enhanced framerate. However, performance problems and a lack of polish continue to hinder the overall experience.
“Performance issues and lack of polish further detract from the experience.”
“The controller issues have been fixed and the framerate is a bit more optimized, but the game itself is super lame.”
- music1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The music in the game is described as soothing and calming, providing a relaxing experience that can help players feel at ease.
“I relaxed for 5 minutes listening to this music, long enough to realize that I would be okay.”
- story1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The story conveys a powerful message about resilience and the unpredictability of life, emphasizing that perseverance in the face of adversity can lead to unexpected and rewarding outcomes.
“The moral of the story is that you never know what life has in store for you. If I had given up when all odds were against me, I wouldn't be where I am today.”
