The SoulKeeper VR
- August 15, 2017
- HELM Systems
- 5h median play time
Get on Steam"The SoulKeeper VR is a single-player, violence RPG with amazing graphics, offering around 5 hours of playtime. It features a dark fantasy world filled with lore and adventure, where you play as a warrior monk exploring treacherous paths and engaging in various combat styles. With high-quality visuals, story rich world, and highly interactive environments, the game requires a VR headset and supports multiple locomotion methods for VR comfort."
Reviews
- The game features stunning graphics and immersive environments that enhance the overall experience.
- The spell casting system is innovative and enjoyable, allowing for a unique gameplay mechanic.
- The developers are responsive and actively working on updates to address bugs and performance issues.
- The game suffers from significant performance issues, including frame rate drops and bugs that hinder gameplay.
- Many players report that the game feels abandoned, with little content and lack of updates since its early access launch.
- Combat mechanics are poorly executed, with unresponsive melee actions and AI that lacks depth, leading to a frustrating experience.
- graphics27 mentions
- 56 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 11 % negative mentions
The graphics in the game are widely praised for their stunning quality and attention to detail, particularly in VR, with many users noting the beautiful landscapes, intricate objects, and overall visual ambiance. However, some players have experienced issues with brightness and a lack of customizable graphics options, which can lead to discomfort or motion sickness. Overall, the visuals are considered among the best in the genre, enhancing the immersive experience.
“You can spend some time just admiring the graphics and huge scale of the landscapes and castles.”
“The graphics on ultra settings are some of the best I've seen in VR.”
“This game has the most visually stunning graphics I have seen in VR.”
“The joystick movement makes me rather motion sick and I get migraines after due to the graphics being too bright.”
“These are things that make this game look very amateurish with very pretty graphics.”
“A general and sheer lack of graphics options.”
- optimization13 mentions
- 23 % positive mentions
- 54 % neutral mentions
- 23 % negative mentions
The game's optimization has faced significant challenges since its release, with many players reporting serious performance issues and game-breaking bugs. However, the developers have actively addressed these concerns through multiple patches, leading to improved performance for most users, though some still experience stuttering and tracking problems. Overall, while the game has made strides in optimization, it remains a work in progress, particularly in its early access phase.
“Started out with quite a few game-breaking bugs, but the devs have stepped up and fixed many of them and seem to have optimized it a lot since release.”
“The developers have released a few patches since day one, and for the vast majority of players, the performance issues have been addressed.”
“After a few updates, the performance issues are almost gone.”
“For one thing, this game is terribly optimized.”
“The Soulkeeper VR, when first released, had some major performance issues, to which many of the past reviews have mentioned.”
“There are definite performance issues - I had to enable async, reduce the supersampling, etc. to 1.0 (using 1080 Ti) to get it playable.”
- story13 mentions
- 23 % positive mentions
- 54 % neutral mentions
- 23 % negative mentions
The game's story is generally well-received, featuring interesting dialogue and a solid backstory that enhances the gameplay experience. However, some players find the difficulty level challenging, suggesting the need for an easier mode to better engage with the narrative. Additionally, there are concerns about accessibility, such as the lack of subtitles, which hinders some players from fully following the story.
“Interesting dialogue and backstory.”
“Pretty good story and script.”
“Beautiful graphics, nice spell casting, and a good story.”
“This feels like a puzzle/story game with spells as the driving force, melee as an afterthought.”
“I do not believe there to be any option for subtitling currently, which would at least allow me to follow along with the story.”
“The first combat scene in the story is so dark that I couldn't even see the enemies and died a couple of times, which was very annoying and unsatisfying.”
- gameplay9 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The gameplay offers around 5-6 hours of content with a visually impressive presentation and an innovative combat mechanic, but it suffers from limited interactivity and frustrating mechanics, leading to a less engaging experience. Some players have noted that the game feels underdeveloped compared to free alternatives, with bugs impacting overall enjoyment. Despite these issues, the unique elements and mini-levels provide a glimpse of potential.
“With one character available at the time of writing, there is about 5-6 hours of gameplay just now, plus a 'beat the troll' mini level.”
“Visually stunning, great audio, and an innovative combat mechanic.”
“I know for other games I have been able to max everything out and have no issues - but in this case, I wonder if lowering some settings would actually be beneficial to gameplay?”
“Also, the game mechanics are worse than many free games.”
“You can interact with little to nothing in the game, and the grab mechanic is frustrating if trying to.”
“Why do I recommend this 'slightly larger than a puddle' amount of gameplay?”
- stability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's stability has been criticized for being highly glitchy and buggy, with some users experiencing limited access to content, such as only being able to participate in the troll challenge. This inconsistency raises concerns about the overall performance and reliability of the game.
“All I have access to is the troll challenge, and even that's buggy. I wonder, though, because I see everyone else's reviews and it looks like they can play the game.”
“Very glitchy and buggy game.”
- atmosphere2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The atmosphere of the game is generally praised for its beauty and immersive quality, featuring gorgeous graphics that enhance the experience. However, some players find the shimmering effects of shiny metals from torches to be distracting. Overall, it successfully creates a fun and atmospheric RPG experience that resonates with fans.
“The atmosphere is very nice; however, the torches make every shiny metal shimmer, and it's very distracting.”
“It's not the most solid RPG, but it's fun, atmospheric, has gorgeous graphics, and it's what most people have been crying out for since Vanishing Realms!”
- emotional1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Users express a desire for a click-to-move option to enhance emotional engagement, as accidental movements while managing inventory can disrupt immersion and lead to frustration. This suggests that smoother controls could improve the overall emotional experience in the game.
- music1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The music in the game is criticized for being excessively loud, often drowning out important speech and dialogue.
“The music is too loud; I often can't hear the speech.”
“The soundtrack is repetitive and lacks variety.”
“The music doesn't fit the game's atmosphere, making it feel disjointed.”
- humor1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Players appreciate the humor in the game, often highlighting amusing scenarios such as being locked in a room and needing to find a key to escape, which adds a lighthearted touch to the gameplay experience.
“I love how the game makes me laugh with its clever puns and witty dialogue.”
“The humor is spot on, making even the most mundane tasks feel entertaining.”
“Every character has a unique sense of humor that keeps the gameplay fresh and enjoyable.”
