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This is our love letter to the emerging art form of Cinematic VR. What it is: beautiful immersive stories — award-winning VR documentaries, animation, music videos, horror, + more Photo-real people & places: everything is captured with cameras or rendered CGI Quality > Quantity: we hand-pick only the best from independent creators, studios, and film festivals from around the world ev…

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Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

Within VR - Cinematic Virtual Reality screenshot

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Audience ScoreBased on 68 reviews

music3 positive mentions

stability2 negative mentions

The app has a clean and user-friendly interface, making it easy to navigate and use.
It offers a diverse collection of VR videos, including fascinating documentaries and curated content from reputable sources.
The app is free, providing good value for those interested in exploring VR media without any cost.

The video quality is often low, leading to a blurry and less immersive experience, which detracts from the overall enjoyment.
Streaming content is frequently plagued by buffering issues, making it difficult to watch videos in real-time.
Downloading videos requires the app to remain open, preventing users from multitasking and leading to frustration during long download times.

music
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music aspect of the game is highly praised for its engaging and well-produced music videos, with users particularly recommending the U2 - Songs of Innocence clip as a standout example. Overall, players find the music-oriented videos to be a compelling feature that enhances their experience.
- “Very cool, the best way to watch music videos now.”
- “I love the music-oriented videos.”
- “I recommend the U2 - Songs of Innocence clip, which is done very well.”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Overall, the game's optimization is praised for its polished UI and smooth performance; however, some users have experienced issues that may be attributed to either their hardware or potential shortcomings in the developer's optimization and testing efforts.
- “The UI is very polished, performance is buttery smooth, and the collection itself has a lot of cool videos from The New York Times, Vice, Mr. Robot (the TV show), and lots of independent creators.”
- “Perhaps my CPU is to blame for this or poor optimization and testing by the developer?”
stability
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Users report significant stability issues with the application, including frequent video freezes, skips, and graphical glitches that disrupt immersion. Many recommend downloading content before use to mitigate these problems, indicating that the software requires further testing and refinement.
- “My recommendation is to download before watching because some videos stop mid-play, which breaks immersion and creates graphical glitches. When some of the videos stop, they just rewind a bit, play, then stop again, and then repeat.”
- “I can run fully Vive-supported games just fine, but this video application skips and freezes. The software needs to be tested further, and I am glad it was free!”
graphics
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Users report that the graphics experience can be disrupted by playback issues, leading to immersion-breaking glitches and repetitive video stops. It is recommended to download content before viewing to avoid these interruptions.
- “My recommendation is to download before watching because some stop mid-play, which breaks immersion and creates graphical glitches. When some of the videos stop, they just rewind a bit, play, then stop again, and then repeat.”
monetization
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The game is free to play and does not include any advertisements, providing a seamless experience for users.
- “It's free and it has no ads.”