Witching Tower
- October 25, 2018
- Daily Magic Productions
Get on Steam"Witching Tower" is a single-player, action-packed VR game set in a dark fantasy world. As the brave heroine Anna, players must climb the haunted Witching Tower, battling monstrous creatures and solving challenging puzzles to uncover the tower's secrets and defeat its evil queen. With intense combat, engaging storytelling, and immersive environments, "Witching Tower" offers a thrilling VR adventure.
PC
Playstation 4
Virtual Reality
Windows
Oculus VR
PlayStation
PlayStation VR
Reviews
- The graphics are stunning and the environments are beautifully detailed, creating an immersive experience.
- The puzzles are enjoyable and provide a satisfying sense of accomplishment without being overly difficult.
- The game runs smoothly on various systems, and the music and dialogues enhance the overall experience.
- The combat system is simplistic and often feels awkward, lacking depth and engagement.
- The game is relatively short, taking only a few hours to complete, which may not justify the full price for some players.
- There are significant issues with controller compatibility and inventory management, leading to frustrating gameplay experiences.
- graphics68 mentions
- 71 % positive mentions
- 24 % neutral mentions
- 6 % negative mentions
The graphics in the game are widely praised for their beauty and detail, with many reviewers noting immersive environments and impressive visual effects. However, some players experienced issues such as texture pop-in and animation lag, which detracted from the overall experience. Despite these drawbacks, the visuals are considered a standout feature, making the game visually appealing, especially in the VR context.
“The graphics and detail are amazing.”
“Breath-taking graphics and atmosphere, cool puzzles.”
“Both the puzzles and the combats are pretty simple, but the graphics are beautiful and the environments quite immersive.”
“Visuals are pretty mediocre on ultra settings; animations are especially bad.”
“Turning creates what looks like compression artifacts, and environment animations not being particle-based causes massive graphic lag and degradation.”
“Standing completely still, the graphics would just go to a pixelated mess until the animation completed.”
- gameplay62 mentions
- 39 % positive mentions
- 56 % neutral mentions
- 5 % negative mentions
The gameplay of "Witching Tower" is generally enjoyable, featuring beautiful graphics and interesting mechanics like the grappling gauntlet, though many players feel that the combat and puzzle mechanics are underdeveloped and lack challenge. While the game runs smoothly and offers a fun experience, it shows signs of age, with clunky movement and janky bow mechanics detracting from the overall experience. Players recommend it for VR enthusiasts, but suggest waiting for a sale due to its short playtime and some gameplay shortcomings.
“Puzzles are not too hard and not too easy to keep gameplay interesting.”
“Really great gameplay, fun, beautiful views.”
“Bottom line: there is still not much on the VR market to dive into, and I think Witching Tower definitely deserves your attention if you have a headset, as it demonstrates quite mature gameplay and awesome visuals.”
“In all honesty, the game is showing its age on its mechanics; puzzles don't feel as 'solid' as I'd hoped, and movement also feels a bit clunky.”
“- melee combat is indeed a wiggle fest with no weight to the blows or workable blocking/striking mechanics.”
“- and similarly to the underdeveloped story, I also felt like the gameplay itself was underdeveloped as well.”
- story58 mentions
- 38 % positive mentions
- 55 % neutral mentions
- 7 % negative mentions
The game's story has received mixed reviews, with some players enjoying the lore and immersive experience, while others found it underdeveloped and generic. Many expressed a desire for a deeper narrative, as the existing plot felt scant and left them wanting more. Overall, while the story has potential, it often fails to engage players fully, leading to a sense of disappointment regarding its depth and execution.
“If you love a good story and beautiful art and music, you'll love this game.”
“The story and lore presented were interesting and hinted at a much deeper story that I really wanted more details about.”
“I am looking forward to more chapters in this story if they decide to continue it with DLC.”
“The story as it's presented seems very underdeveloped, and the bits of lore found in the game hint at a larger story that begged to be told--but never was.”
“I was not touched by the story; it just felt like a bunch of fantasy clichés put together.”
“Pretty decent graphics and voice acting, but the story/narrative isn't engaging enough to make you forget that it's just another run-of-the-mill VR dungeon crawler/puzzle type game.”
- optimization34 mentions
- 24 % positive mentions
- 65 % neutral mentions
- 12 % negative mentions
Overall, the game's optimization has seen significant improvements, with many users noting that performance issues have been addressed quickly, leading to smooth gameplay without stuttering or clipping. Initially, some players struggled with performance, which affected their enjoyment, but recent patches have resolved these concerns, allowing for a more enjoyable experience. While the game is visually impressive and fun, some reviewers still hesitate to recommend it until all performance issues are fully resolved.
“They seem to have fixed the performance issue I spoke of in my review literally within 24 hours.”
“I am really glad they fixed the performance issue.”
“Edited review - performance issue is now fixed, will play the game more before posting a review.”
“It was disheartening to get it and have most of my commentary during the stream being about the poor performance.”
“I cannot currently recommend it to people not willing to deal with a performance issue, but those people are far and few between.”
“Until there is a patch that fixes this performance issue, I cannot recommend it, in spite of how much fun I did have.”
- atmosphere6 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game's atmosphere is highly praised for its breathtaking graphics and effective use of the Unreal Engine, particularly in textures and lighting. Reviewers note the impressive level design and visuals, drawing comparisons to the immersive environments of Skyrim, which contribute to a captivating overall experience.
“Breath-taking graphics and atmosphere, cool puzzles.”
“They made good use of the Unreal Engine (textures, lighting, level design, atmosphere).”
“+ good level design, nice visuals and a great atmosphere, somewhat reminding me of Skyrim.”
- music4 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in the game is praised for its beauty and quality, complementing the clear and enjoyable dialogues. Players who appreciate a compelling story alongside captivating art and music are likely to find the experience particularly rewarding.
“The music is very nice and the dialogues are clear and enjoyable.”
“If you love a good story and beautiful art and music, you'll love this game.”
- replayability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
Users express that the game's replayability is limited, particularly after all cards have been collected, leading to a lack of incentive to play again.
“Once all the cards are collected, I don't see any replayability to the title.”
- stability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
The game is visually impressive, but it suffers from significant stability issues, particularly with buggy and unbalanced combat, which detracts from the overall experience. Additionally, the puzzles lack depth, failing to provide a challenging experience.
“The game has stunning visuals, but the combat is riddled with bugs and feels unbalanced, which detracts significantly from the overall experience.”
“While the graphics are impressive, the combat system is plagued by bugs and lacks balance, making it frustrating to play.”
“The game is visually appealing, but the combat issues and unbalanced mechanics overshadow the enjoyment.”
