ECharacterJul 27, 2021 at 8:26 AM
In one line: The Secret of Retropolis is about love, desperation, mystery and too much booze to handle, all wrapped up in talking cogs and metals.
The game is an hour long, two at max. At first the gameplay seems pretty much linear, meaning despite the many point-and-click choices presented across the play, those do not allow much freedom of exploration, as in "you must do this and then that in order to advance", nothing you do beside the correct choices really matter... However, in this particular and spectacular game, that's actually works in favor of the game's storyline- I'd say this game is more of an interactive VR Film rather than a fully fledged gameplay-based VR experience, and that's why I love it so much- the story is fleshed out, it's fun, witty and executes the VR cinematography tools cleverly, it's a story of respect and homage to it's precedor- the cinema. It's a refreshing story-based experience that seems rare, too rare, in the general VR scene.
Visually, the game's visuals are like a candybar, i'm left with a yummy feeling and a hunger for more.
Definitely waiting for the sequel!
tl;dr:
Story - 5/5
Gameplay mechanics - 3.5/5
Visuals - 4.5/5
Time to finish - about an hour or two
Final verdict: instead of going to some movie in your local cinema, spend your time in a fun story-based game well worth your time!
