Quick verdict
The Invisible Hours is an incredibly well-crafted VR experience like no other we’ve seen. The story is fascinating and being able to zip about in time and space to observe events in your own timeline makes for a totally pleasurable voyeuristic journey.
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– Incredible story-telling experience
– Brilliant movement mechanics
Against
– Only a fly-on-the-wall experience
– Just a few hours gameplay
Imagine what life would be like if you could watch a movie from any angle you wanted. If you could follow every character at any point and stick with them even if they weren’t part of the main action. Then on a whim, you could fast-forward or rewind time to see what’s happening elsewhere.
That’s the premise of The Invisible Hours, a virtual reality game where you don’t play the hero or the protagonist. Instead you’re an onlooker; a fly on the wall, quietly watching people at their deepest and darkest moments without them being aware at all.
Sounds great, doesn’t it?
A classic in VR form
The game starts at the edge of an isolated island. In the pouring rain a small boat drops off disgraced detective Gustaf Gustav, who makes his way to a large house, which is the only property of the island. The detective quickly stumbles upon the body of its owner, Nikola Tesla, and then things kick off in a “whodunit” fashion.
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Source: Pocket-lint