Fated: The Silent Oath (Steam VR)

VR Shop Score – Silver Award

System: Valve Index, HTC Vive & Oculus Rift
Price at Time Of Review: £6.99
Comfort Rating: Yellow
Genre: Adventure
Input: Gamepad
Best Playing Position: Sitting
Multi-Player: No
Age Rating: PG

 

Description: Set in the mythical age of Vikings, FATED: The Silent Oath tells a tale of courage and sacrifice where an everyday father and husband must do the impossible to save his family from the destruction of the world at the hands of giants of old.

FATED is a first-person movie-length narrative-adventure game in virtual reality. This immersive game with stunning visuals showcases the best that VR has to offer, proposing a strong story-driven, narrative experience that focuses on emotion over gameplay.

Review: If there is one kind of game that will benefit from virtual reality it has to be adventure games and Fated: The Silent Oath shows why that is perfect. It doesn’t tell you a story, it puts you inside of it and while there is a lot of talking in this game you soon start to feel part of it. It looks beautiful and while there isn’t much to control in the start as the game progresses there are caves to walk around and puzzles to solve.

It might be a little short in gameplay time, but what there is, is amazing and a great showcase for all virtual reality adventure games to come. You end up with a beautiful game with a variety of interactions from puzzles to quests. Its one of those games you will be happy to show other people who might not have seen a VR game before.