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Sairento VR

If you're looking for a solid action game to really show what the PSVR and Move are capable of, Sairento is arguably the best available right now.
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82%Game Brain Score
gameplay, story
stability, grinding
85% User Score Based on 1,406 reviews
Critic Score 80%Based on 15 reviews

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Sairento VR is a single player and multiplayer casual role playing shooter game. It was developed by Mixed Realms Pte Ltd and was released on February 6, 2018. It received mostly positive reviews from critics and positive reviews from players.

Sairento VR is a highly emotional and visually stunning cyber ninja simulator in VR, allowing for bullet-time acrobatics and a variety of weapon choices. With a tough-to-master yet approachable gameplay system, players can enjoy slow-motion mayhem and replayable levels, earning its reputation as a favorite among popular gamers. However, it does have some grinding and bug issues.

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85%
Audience ScoreBased on 1,406 reviews
gameplay145 positive mentions
stability34 negative mentions

  • Incredible movement mechanics that make you feel like a badass ninja, with wall running, backflips, and slow-motion abilities.
  • Variety of weapons and customization options, allowing for different playstyles and strategies.
  • Engaging gameplay that combines shooting and melee combat, providing a unique and satisfying experience.
  • Poor optimization and performance issues, leading to lag and crashes during gameplay.
  • Clunky controls, especially for throwing weapons and melee combat, which can feel unresponsive.
  • Repetitive mission structure and lack of enemy variety, making the gameplay feel monotonous over time.
  • gameplay
    384 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay in Sairento VR is characterized by its fast-paced, fluid mechanics that allow for a variety of movement options, including wall-running, sliding, and bullet-time, which create a dynamic and engaging experience. While the core mechanics are praised for their fun and intuitive design, some players note issues with repetitiveness in missions and a lack of depth in enemy variety and story. Overall, the game is seen as a standout in VR for its combat mechanics and movement, despite some technical shortcomings and a need for more content variety.

    • “But by far, the gameplay is the best part of Sairento—there’s genuinely nothing out there that feels this good to play.”
    • “The fluidity of movement adds an extra layer of excitement to the gameplay, making you truly feel like a skilled warrior in a virtual realm.”
    • “The gameplay is highly enjoyable and there's a very compelling 'just one more mission' feel to the game.”
    • “This game shows its age in the controls, graphics, and overall gameplay.”
    • “The gameplay loop consists of you doing missions (elimination, purge, wave, survival, etc.) and unlocking gear.”
    • “Gameplay gets repetitive and boring; the waves of enemies never seem to get harder, it just seems to repeat.”
  • story
    370 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's story is generally considered weak and underdeveloped, often described as bland or forgettable, with many players feeling it serves merely as a backdrop for the gameplay. While there are campaign missions that provide a basic narrative, they are short and often padded with filler content, leading to a perception that the main focus is on the action and combat rather than a compelling storyline. Overall, players appreciate the effort to include a narrative but find it lacking depth and engagement compared to the enjoyable gameplay mechanics.

    • “The campaign story is nice, but awfully short, yet the replayability of random missions makes up for this.”
    • “The campaign is quite short, not counting the interludes where you complete a few arcade-style missions before doing the next story mission, I'd say the campaign took me about four hours.”
    • “Voice acting is unexpectedly good and the story is interesting, although not the main focus of the game.”
    • “There's a story here but...not really lol.”
    • “The story might as well not exist for how boring it is.”
    • “The story is horrific, portrayed mainly through phone calls with subtitles that clip through the floor and wall.”
  • graphics
    152 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics of the game have received mixed reviews, with many players noting that they appear outdated and lack polish, often describing them as "janky" or reminiscent of early VR titles. While some appreciate the cyberpunk aesthetic and find the visuals serviceable, others criticize the simplistic textures and poor performance, especially in demanding scenarios. Overall, the graphics do not stand out as a strong point, but the engaging gameplay and unique mechanics help compensate for their shortcomings.

    • “The atmosphere created by the visuals and sound also fit perfectly within the game’s cyber-ninja aesthetic.”
    • “The graphics are excellent for a VR title and I haven't had a single crash while playing.”
    • “The fast gameplay is a lot of fun, the visuals are nice and the loot + leveling system will most probably keep you interested for several hours.”
    • “It's a painfully early VR title in its jank (the way player scaling and arms work, the clunky menus, the finicky reloading and weapon two-handing), its incredibly simplistic gameplay (you can shoot and jump around. Shooting doesn't feel particularly good. Jumping feels okay but if you want to get precise with it, it's a bit annoying.), and its god awful visuals.”
    • “The graphics are terrible, feels like a game that is from 2000.”
    • “The game is amateurish in the graphics department and a bit buggy here and there but movement and gameplay is absolutely amazing.”
  • optimization
    60 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's optimization has received mixed reviews, with many players reporting significant performance issues, including stuttering, frame drops, and glitches, particularly in demanding scenarios. While some users have noted improvements with recent updates, others still find it poorly optimized for various hardware configurations, leading to an inconsistent experience. Overall, while the game shows potential with its mechanics and visuals, the optimization remains a critical area needing attention.

    • “Great graphics and performance.”
    • “In a game where you are in artificial motion (the jumping in the air, the sliding, dashing etc), performance is king, way more important than graphics, and they nailed it. I had no issues with the performance at all, even when I was flying through the air in slow motion emptying one gun at an enemy to my right and the other to my left while bullets flew past me.”
    • “Even in its earliest development builds, Sairento already showed a lot of polish and optimization.”
    • “Very poorly optimized.”
    • “It's poorly optimized at times and really janky.”
    • “Performance is extremely bad with flickering frames and stutter for this mobile-game level of graphics.”
  • replayability
    57 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game offers significant replayability through its semi-procedural map generation, diverse character builds, and a variety of random missions and difficulty settings, making each playthrough feel unique. While the main campaign is short, the extensive customization options and progression systems keep players engaged, although some reviewers noted that the limited variety in mission types can lead to repetitiveness. Overall, it is regarded as one of the most replayable VR games available, with continuous updates enhancing its longevity.

    • “The semi-procedural map generation, tons of different possible builds, random missions, difficulty settings, modifiers, etc. provide near infinite replayability.”
    • “Great progression system that upscales the replayability above almost any other VR game out there, and even still the devs continually update the game.”
    • “Tons of replayability stemming from the level progression system for your character and equipment, enemies scaling difficulty to match that, and a diversity of weapons, skills, and adversaries.”
    • “My gripe with it is that the 10 mission campaign is so short you will barely unlock a fraction of the skill upgrades. Once the main campaign is done, there isn't a lot of replay value to playing the randomly generated missions. The small number of enemy types and mission objectives aren't really pulling me back into the game to keep upgrading the skill tree.”
    • “Despite being different with every play, the limited variety in the types of rooms available makes sessions feel repetitive, which subsequently limits the game’s potential replayability.”
    • “Too limited in terms of replayability after getting cap level.”
  • stability
    40 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's stability is a significant concern, with numerous users reporting frequent bugs, glitches, and performance issues that detract from the overall experience. While some players have had smoother experiences, many highlight problems such as freezing graphics, buggy movement mechanics, and multiplayer lag. Overall, the game is described as "very buggy" and in need of substantial improvements to enhance stability and gameplay fluidity.

    • “I've been playing it on a HTC Vive (1.0) and it runs great, and is so much fun to play.”
    • “Runs great on my setup - i5 processor and 970 card.”
    • “But I'm having no screen tears, no shuttering, no glitches at all.”
    • “Was very buggy and lacked weapon content; graphics weren't great and could easily be improved. Honestly, the only fun part was seeing how long it could go without bugging or lagging, or seeing what the next bug was going to be.”
    • “Glitches out to black, graphics freeze or glitch a ton. Every 5 bullets fired comes with a special freeze and a sickening dizzy feeling when I continue to move and the screen is frozen. Sadly, I will be uninstalling this and moving on.”
    • “The game is a buggy piece of garbage right now, which is a shame because this game used to be so much fun, especially when it was just released into early access.”
  • music
    38 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game has received mixed reviews, with some players appreciating the cyberpunk and synthwave soundtracks that enhance the immersive experience, while others find the music lacking in intensity and recommend using their own playlists for a more adrenaline-pumping atmosphere. Overall, the soundtrack is described as fitting but not always prominent, with suggestions for improvement in variety and aggressiveness to better match the game's fast-paced action.

    • “This is how you make a game last - even if it started as a 'wave'/'arena shooter', it never feels that way; the ambiance, music, details, and nonstop action truly make you feel like an unstoppable badass cyber ninja.”
    • “Cyber ninja-ing to a synthwave soundtrack through beautiful maps, leaping through the air in slow motion while headshotting one dude and cutting another's head off when you land, trying to stay alive longer to get more legendary rewards... it's a real good game.”
    • “The soundtrack is pretty great too, cyberpunk electro that's not too obtrusive.”
    • “The music is almost non-existent, so find yourself some raging tunes.”
    • “One little note, the music is meh, so I recommend turning it off and listening to something from this list (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=epic+battle+music), this list (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=yoshida+brothers), or anything hard-hitting like Offspring's Smash album or old school Metallica. Turn on the tunes, turn it up, and lay waste to all that stands before you!”
    • “Music feels solid, but is often drowned in the chaos that is bullets and shurikens flying everywhere.”
  • grinding
    24 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Reviews indicate that the grinding aspect of the game is a mixed bag; while some players appreciate the depth of the progression system and the variety of customization options, others find the experience tedious and repetitive. Many note that the game features a significant amount of grinding for loot and upgrades, with some elements feeling luck-based and frustrating. Overall, while the combat is engaging, the lack of storytelling and diverse mission types may lead to a grindy experience that could deter some players.

    • “Now, I am only 5 hours in, but the game already feels a bit grindy and repetitive.”
    • “It was a joy to play through Sairento’s excellent campaign, yet it’s disappointing to see such a high emphasis on what is essentially grinding.”
    • “I do not recommend getting this game as it is not a fun experience and is just tedious.”
  • emotional
    11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players overwhelmingly express that the game evokes a strong sense of empowerment and excitement, making them feel like a "badass" action hero or cyberninja. However, some users report technical issues that detract from the experience, including glitches and nausea, which can impact overall enjoyment. Despite these drawbacks, the emotional thrill of engaging in intense, stylish combat remains a highlight for many.

    • “Of all the VR experiences I’ve tried in the last few months, this one made me feel the most badass. It is also a great way to burn calories as it gets pretty intense at times.”
    • “Not only have you made me feel like a cool badass killing machine, I am also exhausted, so I got a good workout too.”
    • “No other VR game has made me feel like a badass cyberninja.”
  • atmosphere
    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The atmosphere of the game is a mixed bag, with some praising its unique blend of cyberpunk and feudal Japan aesthetics, enhanced by fitting music, while others criticize it for being generic and lacking polish. While the visuals and sound contribute to an engaging experience for some, others find the textures low-quality and the overall atmosphere lacking in depth and tension compared to similar titles. Overall, it offers a distinct vibe but may not resonate with everyone.

    • “The atmosphere created by the visuals and sound fits perfectly within the game’s cyber-ninja aesthetic.”
    • “Sairento has an atmosphere of its own: a feudal Japan but hyper futuristic!”
    • “There's a cyberpunk atmosphere, Ghost in the Shell-like, enhanced by some nice music.”
    • “The atmosphere seems very generic and bland, with low-res textures.”
    • “It lacks the exploration and tension of Arizona Sunshine, it lacks the atmosphere and terror of Raw Data, but it has something those other games don't.”
    • “- Gun sights are hard to use and too bright for the dimmer atmosphere of the game to see past.”
  • humor
    9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor in the game is characterized by its charmingly awkward voice acting, particularly with mispronounced Japanese terms, which adds a b-movie quality to the experience. Players find the combat mechanics amusing, especially the one-hit knockouts, and many report having fun with the game's quirky elements, even if it lacks the polish of higher-budget titles. Overall, the humor contributes to a lighthearted and enjoyable gameplay experience, making it entertaining for a wide audience.

    • “Also, while this isn't a serious complaint, it's funny that this game is full of Japanese language words and names, but the voice actors don't really know how to read them... hearing 'yorokobi' read as 'your oh koubi' is funny, but sort of charming in that B-movie kind of way.”
    • “Technically, you have to hold the trigger and punch them, but it's usually a one-hit KO on standard difficulty and it's hilarious to pull off.”
    • “I'm making weird ninja noises while playing (my wife keeps laughing at me, I don't care).”
  • monetization
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The monetization strategy in the game has drawn mixed reactions, with some players appreciating the immersive cyberpunk aesthetic enhanced by in-game advertisements, while others criticize the developers for perceived cash grab tactics in a genre that lacks direction.

    • “It feels like developers are trying to get some quick cash grabs in a category with few games and no direction.”
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Sairento VR is a casual role playing shooter game.

Sairento VR is available on PC, Virtual Reality, Windows, PlayStation VR and others.

On average players spend around 46 hours playing Sairento VR.

Sairento VR was released on February 6, 2018.

Sairento VR was developed by Mixed Realms Pte Ltd.

Sairento VR has received mostly positive reviews from players and mostly positive reviews from critics. Most players liked this game for its gameplay but disliked it for its stability.

Sairento VR is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.

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