System: Valve Index, HTC Vive & Oculus Rift
Price at Time Of Review: £0.79
Comfort Rating: Green
Genre: Interactive Experience
Input: Tracked Motion Controllers
Best Playing Position: Sitting
Multi-Player: No
Age Rating: 15+
VR Shop Score 1/100: 50
Description: Set in the world of the horror/science fiction film DARKEN, DARKEN in VR lets you experience the labyrinth rooms of DARKEN – rooms that belong to the lost souls who have been sent to this strange world to be cared for by their altruistic overseer Mother Darken. But who will help them now that Mother Darken has gone missing? With accompanying voice-over narration from the film’s cast, learn more about DARKEN’S history and why it’s falling apart.
In this on-rails guided experiential ride through the world of DARKEN VR, experience a premium cinematic virtual reality experience with lush and decadent environments, then be plunged into the squalor of rooms ravished by war and famine. Guided through each unique ambient scene, slowly unravel the mystery of DARKEN VR.
Review: For those who don’t know ‘Darken’ is an indie sci-fi/horror film produced by Shaftesbury Films’ Smokebomb Entertainment and directed by Audrey Cummings. Darken VR is more of a trailer for the 11-part digital series (that was supposed to be a prequel to the film), called DARKEN. You really don’t get to do much here, but if you have any interest in the movie or miniseries it might be worth a look. But for most of us, it is not.
