1 word: Cool. Its basically a post apocalyptic music video (not a game). This is a really good use for VR technology in art. Im not sure what the music genre is to help understand what it sounds like in a review. I'll call it Post-SynthMetal out of pure ignorance. I had to hook this up to a proper Hi-Fi setup because I thought my occulus built in headphones couldnt quite reproduce the fidelity in the track, but it was the track's intentional use of distortion to create the ambiance. I would really like to see a much longer version of this as this is fairly short at only a few minutes. From an artistic perspective, there were some inconsistencies in style and theme that left me wondering, but thats art. I would suggest picking getting it. For less than the cost of a starbucks you can support an artist that is pioneering his way into a new medium with hopes of more to come.
Apex
- Release Date:
- Oct 19, 2017
- Developer:
- Arjan van Meerten, House of Secrets
- Publisher:
- Wevr, Inc
- Platforms:
- Windows
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About This Game
"I played in bands from when I was 16. Really loud death metal. But I had always been interested in electronic music as well and started to make it. I will have some music and it will inspire me to make something visual. It’s all very integrated because the music inspires the visuals but the visuals also inspire the music. It’s a constant interaction between the two. I like to go into the details. I can work for a year on a small piece but I make it exactly how I want. VR is a really intense and immersive way to experience music. The best way I can describe Apex is like when I was fifteen and went to a death metal concert, and what I felt being in the crowd as the band played, the aggression and the energy. It’s overwhelming and kind of scary but it makes you feel something. And that’s what I wanted to do with Apex. There is destruction but there is also beauty in what you are seeing. It’s really more of an atmosphere than a traditional story.
With VR it’s really hard to tell a story in the traditional sense. You visualize it in your mind in the traditional way, different shots, controlling the frame. But in VR when a character walks away they are still in the world, so you have to think about it in a much different way than films. So something like Apex is more of a pure atmosphere. And that’s what I’m interested in doing now, putting people in worlds more than telling traditional stories in those worlds. I like it when people take off the headset and have to adjust to the earth again."
-Arjan van Meerten, Creator
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User Reviews
Video : https://youtu.be/puQjvsUBgHk This experience is really cool. The music as another reviewer said is hard to put into a category, but I enjoyed it. The visuals are very original and look great graphically. Great job on this dev, it's definitely worth the $2.99.
This took forever to load. Then for quite a while I did not know if I was supposed to do anything. Once the action starts it's quite impressive but way too short to be sold. Nice tech demo, should be free.
First few minutes I really didnt know what the heck was going on. Then noticed the fire covering the city. Quite disturbing visuals. Looked rather apocalyptic in it's suggestion. Definitely a keeper. Well done dev. The music was good too. Recommended!
Very cool 5 min music video. Really, a great job on the city and the destruction.
Awesome job. The future of music videos. Makes the art so sureal and real.
A short, dramatic, and surreal spectacle that is very much worth your while, especially if you enjoyed Surge.
Didn't like it
Pretty much just a 5 minute long experimental apocalyptic VR music video with the sun consuming everything in its path. The impressive spectacle of the worlds demise is accompagnied by some fittingly dark and screeching electronic music by Arjan van Meerten. No interactions besides of in the menu and the 360 view in the experience. I liked it a lot but due to its short length i'd say that it would propably make more sense to cost around 1 euro compared to its current base price of 2.99 euros. I paid 2.09 euros on a sale and im not as such disapointed by paying that as i liked it and i'll gladly support the team behind it if it means that they will potentially release new experimental projects down the road. In general though i think a lot of people would deem the price well beyond steep for what they actually get for the money so ill deffently recommend getting it on a great discount. Anyways as i allready said i liked it for what it was but hopefully when the real apocalypse arriv...
[h1]Experienced on the Oculus Rift with Touch Controllers[/h1] This is a good music video / cinematic short experience for VR on the Unreal Engine. It has no interactions and you can look around 360 and see different stuff going on. It lasts about 4-5 minutes. The graphics are good, not great. Experience ran smoothly on High settings on my 1060 GTX. I liked the music. I enjoyed the strange, trippy visuals. I'm not even sure how to describe it. Maybe it's some cataclysmic event that engulfs the night sky and spawns some life forms born of fire or the dark. Not sure what it all meant, but I was entertained. [b]Rate 6.5/10. Got this during the Steam Fall Sale 2019. Yeah, the normal price is a little high given the amount of content, but the sale price is perfect IMO. [/b]
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System Requirements
Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: Intel i5-4590
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD R9 290
- DirectX: Version 10
- Storage: 2700 MB available space
- VR Support: SteamVR
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
FAQ
How much does Apex cost?
Apex costs $2.99.
What are the system requirements for Apex?
Minimum: Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel i5-4590 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD R9 290 DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 2700 MB available space VR Support: SteamVR Recommended: Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
What platforms is Apex available on?
Apex is available on Windows PC.
Is Apex worth buying?
Apex has 73% positive reviews from 44 players.
When was Apex released?
Apex was released on Oct 19, 2017.
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