Everybody's Gone To The Rapture

Bamba · **Joined:** 25th Jul, 2010 **Posts:** 11128

As this is now the first post of this thread I'll try and give some quick info.

Everybody's Gone To The Rapture is a PS4 exclusive (not even a PC version planned) by The Chinese Room; whose previous games have included Dear Esther and Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs. EGttR is set in the quintessential rural English village of Yaughton, Shropshire and the player is tasked with exploring the village to find out why it's been left completely empty.

Reviews links:

http://www.usgamer.net/articles/everybo ... ps4-review (5/5)
http://www.gamesradar.com/everybodys-go ... re-review/ (4.5/5)
http://www.polygon.com/2015/8/10/912011 ... inese-room (7/10)
http://www.thejimquisition.com/2015/08/ ... re-review/ (5/10)
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015- ... ure-review (Recommended)

Future Warrior wrote:

Everybody's Gone to the Rapture (PS4)

I'm strongly considering letting this jump the queue after I finish the Walking Dead DLC tonight. The only thing putting me off is that a lot of the reviews have complained about the glacial pace of your character being a big frustration and that does bother me in any games where exploration is a big part of the appeal.

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14520

Bamba wrote:

Future Warrior wrote:

Everybody's Gone to the Rapture (PS4)

I'm strongly considering letting this jump the queue after I finish the Walking Dead DLC tonight. The only thing putting me off is that a lot of the reviews have complained about the glacial pace of your character being a big frustration and that does bother me in any games where exploration is a big part of the appeal.

Whereas I'd heard nothing about it other than the title and have now read this review which makes me think i'll pick it up

http://www.usgamer.net/articles/everybo ... ps4-review

myp · **Posted:** Tue Aug 11, 2015 14:39

I've been looking forward to it for AGES.

Bamba · **Joined:** 25th Jul, 2010 **Posts:** 11128

Future Warrior wrote:

I've been looking forward to it for AGES.

I've had my eye on it for ages as well but wasn't sure how it would turn out given how much I hated Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs.

It's worth noting as well that there is actually a sprint option that's been accidentally hidden by crap design:

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015- ... he-rapture

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14520

A negative review of it - but i still want to see it http://www.thejimquisition.com/2015/08/ ... re-review/

Mods I wonder if its worth splitting the last 4 or 5 posts out of this into a 'everyones gone to the rapture' thread

Bamba · **Joined:** 25th Jul, 2010 **Posts:** 11128

zaphod79 wrote:

A negative review of it - but i still want to see it http://www.thejimquisition.com/2015/08/ ... re-review/

Mods I wonder if its worth splitting the last 4 or 5 posts out of this into a 'everyones gone to the rapture' thread

Aye, I was literally just reading that and although it hasn't put me off entirely it has spoke disappointingly to some of my worst fears for the game. Hmmm...

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14422

I read a bit about it yesterday and it did sound like Dear Ester Mk II with more walking, lots of listening to ghosts and *hnnngh* audio-tapes.

There's nothing that has really made me want to smash my credit card against the screen and, in fact, unless someone convinces me otherwise, I'm staying clear until it's cheap.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16651

Bamba wrote:

The only thing putting me off is that a lot of the reviews have complained about the glacial pace of your character being a big frustration and that does bother me in any games where exploration is a big part of the appeal.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015- ... he-rapture

Bamba · **Joined:** 25th Jul, 2010 **Posts:** 11128

markg wrote:

Bamba wrote:

The only thing putting me off is that a lot of the reviews have complained about the glacial pace of your character being a big frustration and that does bother me in any games where exploration is a big part of the appeal.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015- ... he-rapture

Come on man, you only had to read four posts!

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GazChap · **Posted:** Tue Aug 11, 2015 16:36

If I had a PS4, I'd consider picking this up solely to see how well they've captured the sense of being in rural Shropshire

Bamba · **Joined:** 25th Jul, 2010 **Posts:** 11128

GazChap wrote:

If I had a PS4, I'd consider picking this up solely to see how well they've captured the sense of being in rural Shropshire

It's actually a fictional town called Yaughton in Shropshire; I've updated the OP (that's what I get for copying stuff blindly from American websites).

Curiosity · **Posted:** Tue Aug 11, 2015 19:22

GazChap wrote:

If I had a PS4, I'd consider picking this up solely to see how well they've captured the sense of being in rural Shropshire

Is it a zombie game then?

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14422

Oh they did Amnesia as well? Well that's me told. I'm definitely not getting it then.

Four_Candles · **Joined:** 27th Sep, 2009 **Posts:** 876

Saturnalian wrote:

Oh they did Amnesia as well? Well that's me told. I'm definitely not getting it then.

TheChineseRoom only did the relatively weak second game "A Machine for Pigs" which wasn't particularly scary.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16651

Enjoying this so far, although I understand it's meant to be set in the 80s but there's far too much stuff that's wrong for the sense of place to not be as convincing as it could be. Just little things, fixtures and fittings etc. Yeah I'm sure that to an American it will all feel authentic but it doesn't at all to me.

myp · **Posted:** Wed Aug 12, 2015 22:29

markg wrote:

Enjoying this so far, although I understand it's meant to be set in the 80s but there's far too much stuff that's wrong for the sense of place to not be as convincing as it could be. Just little things, fixtures and fittings etc. Yeah I'm sure that to an American it will all feel authentic but it doesn't at all to me.

Examples? I've been really impressed by the level of detail myself.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16651

The cages with the gas bottles in, the signs outside shops that are the flexible plastic kind with the heavy rubber base, the fence near the start area not a kind you'd commonly have seen back then. Also the road signs don't look right, and the Yaughton village sign. Other than that the detail seems very sparse and copy and paste. I dunno just not blown away by this aspect of the game to the extent I was given to expect.

myp · **Posted:** Wed Aug 12, 2015 23:31

markg wrote:

The cages with the gas bottles in, the signs outside shops that are the flexible plastic kind with the heavy rubber base, the fence near the start area not a kind you'd commonly have seen back then. Also the road signs don't look right, and the Yaughton village sign. Other than that the detail seems very sparse and copy and paste. I dunno just not blown away by this aspect of the game to the extent I was given to expect.

That feels rather mealy-mouthed considering what they get right. It is absolutely stunning and I've spent ages studying so much of it so far.

The story itself - is ok. I feel like I'm near the end but it's not totally enthralling.

myp · **Posted:** Thu Aug 13, 2015 0:04

Wait - I've found the first thing that's jarred for me. You don't trip over the guy ropes if you walk too close to tents.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16651

Future Warrior wrote:

markg wrote:

The cages with the gas bottles in, the signs outside shops that are the flexible plastic kind with the heavy rubber base, the fence near the start area not a kind you'd commonly have seen back then. Also the road signs don't look right, and the Yaughton village sign. Other than that the detail seems very sparse and copy and paste. I dunno just not blown away by this aspect of the game to the extent I was given to expect.

That feels rather mealy-mouthed considering what they get right.

I know but it's just stuff that if it was in a TV drama would stand out a mile to anyone old enough to remember the period in sufficient detail.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38697

I must play this game.

myp · **Posted:** Thu Aug 13, 2015 12:26

Finished. Absolutely stunning, reminiscent of Dear Esther in some ways but much more interactive. Wonderful music. Didn't especially invest in the characters, but I could just wander around the town for hours. Really enjoyed it.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38697

WOT, NO FUCKING PC VERSION?

myp · **Posted:** Thu Aug 13, 2015 13:56

DavPaz wrote:

WOT, NO FUCKING PC VERSION?

Published by Sony.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38697

Bah. I'll wait.

Bamba · **Joined:** 25th Jul, 2010 **Posts:** 11128

DavPaz wrote:

Bah. I'll wait.

Until you buy a PS4?

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38697

Bamba wrote:

DavPaz wrote:

Bah. I'll wait.

Until you buy a PS4?

Probably, aye.

myp · **Posted:** Thu Aug 13, 2015 16:09

DavPaz wrote:

Bamba wrote:

DavPaz wrote:

Bah. I'll wait.

Until you buy a PS4?

Probably, aye.

Present to yourself when Boro get promoted.

They should be in the bargain bins by then.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38697

Cheeky

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5441

Future Warrior wrote:

Finished. Absolutely stunning, reminiscent of Dear Esther in some ways but much more interactive. Wonderful music. Didn't especially invest in the characters, but I could just wander around the town for hours. Really enjoyed it.

Just finished this, and yes the music and setting are great. It made a very pleasant change from the usual gaming fare. I don't think I picked up all the village plot lines but very much enjoyed it.

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Dec 09, 2016 1:32

I got this for free with PS+, and I'm playing this now.

I'm about four hours in, and I've just realised there's a run button - which I really, really wish I'd known all along.

Hold down R2, movement fans.

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Fri Dec 09, 2016 1:38

Grim... wrote:

I got this for free with PS+, and I'm playing this now.

I'm about four hours in, and I've just realised there's a run button - which I really, really wish I'd known all along.

Hold down R2, movement fans.

I really wish pressing it had an immediatly noticable effect.

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Dec 09, 2016 1:44

Obviously I tried all the buttons and nothing changed my run speed, so I assumed there wasn't one.

lasermink · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1883

Grim... wrote:

I got this for free with PS+, and I'm playing this now.

I'm about four hours in, and I've just realised there's a run button - which I really, really wish I'd known all along.

Hold down R2, movement fans.

Which is why I told you, in the Finish 52 thread.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Dec 09, 2016 10:13

I gave up on this after an hour because I couldn't run.

Not sure if I can be arsed to go back to it now though.

Bobbyaro · **Joined:** 18th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11914

Am I supposed to be doing anything?

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Fri Dec 09, 2016 16:02

Bobbyaro wrote:

Am I supposed to be doing anything?

Wandering around a fairly decent old feeling country village while following a glowing ball that plays a sub-archers plot.

Bobbyaro · **Joined:** 18th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11914

Okay, managed that. Although, the local village garage sold unleaded petrol. Seems Unlikely. Even More unlikely was the pub had a curry night. Shropshire!

devilman · **Posted:** Fri Dec 09, 2016 16:58

Bobbyaro wrote:

Am I supposed to be doing anything?

Nah, it's Friday afternoon. Put your feet up.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Dec 09, 2016 17:07

Mr Dave wrote:

Bobbyaro wrote:

Am I supposed to be doing anything?

Wandering around a fairly decent old feeling country village while following a glowing ball that plays a sub-archers plot.

Is that really it? It's all I've seen so far but I assumed that was an intro... there's no actual game then?

myp · **Posted:** Fri Dec 09, 2016 17:09

Zardoz wrote:

Mr Dave wrote:

Bobbyaro wrote:

Am I supposed to be doing anything?

Wandering around a fairly decent old feeling country village while following a glowing ball that plays a sub-archers plot.

Is that really it? It's all I've seen so far but I assumed that was an intro... there's no actual game then?

It's a walking simulator - like Gone Home and Dear Esther etc.

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Dec 09, 2016 17:12

Zardoz wrote:

Mr Dave wrote:

Bobbyaro wrote:

Am I supposed to be doing anything?

Wandering around a fairly decent old feeling country village while following a glowing ball that plays a sub-archers plot.

Is that really it? It's all I've seen so far but I assumed that was an intro... there's no actual game then?

No. It's an interactive story.

Although sometimes it's "find the sparkleberry", because the stupid thing has fucked off and you have no idea where to go next.

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Fri Dec 09, 2016 17:16

Of course, you can manage to ignore the ball and go off on your own and manage to miss out on the plot.

As I managed to in the first area, expecting it to be less linear, and to actually have to find clues and pieve things together.

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Dec 09, 2016 17:19

That reminds me that I accidentally missed the end of Frank's story before kicking off the next one.

I'm sure I can find it online.

GazChap · **Posted:** Fri Dec 09, 2016 17:22

I played this for 15 minutes and then asked Steam for a refund.

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Dec 09, 2016 17:24

I can see that.

I was ready to give it up in the first village, but I'm glad I didn't.

I might have felt differently if I'd paid money for it wait a minute it's not on Steam! It's a Playstation exclusive.

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Dec 09, 2016 17:30

Well I'll shut up, then.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Dec 09, 2016 17:33

Well fuck 'playing' this game then.

What a load of sparklegash.

Goddess Jasmine · **Posted:** Fri Dec 09, 2016 17:33

I've got the PS4 to myself tonight, is this worth bothering with? There seem to be mixed reviews in this thread?

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14422

Mixed? It seems overwhelmingly negative that it's a load of old gash. Cause it is.

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