Abbot’s Book Demo (Steam VR)

VR Shop Score – Silver Award

System: Valve Index & HTC Vive
Price at Time Of Review: Free
Comfort Rating: Green
Genre: Interactive Experience
Input: Tracked Motion Controllers
Best Playing Position: Standing or Sitting
Multi-Player: No
Age Rating: 15+

 

Description: 1680, Vicenza, Italy. Explore the ruins of an ancient religion that riddle the catacombs beneath a noble estate, where the shadow of a forgotten god has awakened to haunt the dreams of men. A dark tale in the classic, gothic tradition, The Abbot’s Book traces the lives of four generations of a family cursed by the corrupting influence of a mysterious book. When complete, The Abbot’s Book will be 8 episodes of VR narrative content. This demo shows a small slice of the 7th episode.

Review: Sadly it doesn’t look as if “Abbot’s Book” will ever reach the ‘8 episodes of VR narrative content’ it promised as it has been out far too long as has yet to get past part 1. But this short little demo is still worth a look and it a good test point for graphical stories in VR. While shorter than most fast-food meal times this is just one of those demos that is worth a look, just to show off how immersive VR can be. I just wish it had carried on to become the promised full series.