SimplexPL
November 1, 2023
Why was it delisted from the store?
One of the best VR rhythm games, why was it delisted?
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AUDICA
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January 28, 2020
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Harmonix Music Systems, Inc
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AUDICA™ is a VR Rhythm Shooter from Harmonix, the makers of Rock Band™ and Dance Central™. Armed with a pair of rhythm blasters, you shoot and smash targets to the beat of a soundtrack that features songs from some of the world’s most popular artists. The better your timing and accuracy, the better your score. The better your score, the higher your place on AUDICA’s Leaderboards.
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KalEl-Clark
January 29, 2020
Very Disappointing...
I hate to be negative but this game is very disappointing to me. I've been waiting for it to come out and based on the previous reviews I was sure this game would be a slam dunk for me. I absolutely love beat Saber however the things I love so much about beat Saber don't really translate over to this game. Beat Saber does such a great job making use of a virtual reality environment especially in their 90 degree in 360 degree levels that you're not just playing the game you're experiencing the game. This game Just seems like it would be better done on a console with old school duck hunt shooters or the PlayStation motion controllers. The game Doesn't make you move much at all in fact if you're trying to dance to the music while you're playing it will actually make you worse in the game. Couple that with the fact that none of the songs that come with your $30 purchase are really enjoyable to listen to and if you wanna buy any music it's nearly the identical music you've already bought in Beat Saber. I don't know if my point of view is simply my preference, I imagine there's some people out there who would just like to sit down relax and shoot at the screen in front of you, but I've already bought and purchased a couple different zombie shooter games that do that and again do an extremely better job of utilizing your virtual reality environment. To Top it all off you can't even record any of what you do in this game and share it with friends for friendly competition. Very meh… I hate to think it by my may actually return this game.
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BrainHurl
January 28, 2020
Solid title. Better than Beat Saber?
Never had a chance to play Audica until now. Let me just say, already one of my favorite games on the Quest. I am also a huge fan of Beat Saber and Pistol Whip. If both of these games had a baby Audica would be the one. This game does feel like it has a higher skill cap compared to other rhythm games. Don’t let that scare you as the beginner and standard modes are easy enough to enjoy with most songs. The only minor complaint I have is with some songs the notes appear out of vision which does ruin your groove sometimes. However the more you practice the less of a worry it becomes. If you are a fan of Beat Saber, Pistol Whip and Synth Riders then Audica is for you!
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Zombona
July 28, 2020
Overly complicated mess.
I went I to this game expecting a fun rhythm based shooter. I instead had a miserable time playing a shooter with mismatched and poorly executed mechanics. It has rhythm, and it has shooting, but it isn't fun. To play the levels well you have to play the map a few times with no fail on memorize it a bit. You can't just jump into a map and succeed. There are overly complicated mechanics, turning the guns sideways and right side up added a layer of confusion I hated. The field of vision is too large. I can't look in one direction and see all the targets, you have to look aground, which means you will miss some in the direction you aren't looking. Without previous map knowledge you wont always see the next notes. The hold notes are held for random lengths. Without previous map knowledge it's easy to miss the note after the hold is finished. Notes are not laid out with respect to previous gun position. I clanked my controllers together a few times or found my gun aiming in the completely wrong direction. Without knowledge of the map the flow is obscured and hard to find. Why is there melee? I'm here to shoot not hit things. I found my gun printed really far off target after swinging at something. The note spawn is horrendous. There is no uniformity. The notes just kinda spawn out of thing air instead of from a fixed point. It makes tracking the notes without previous map knowledge difficult. Tldr, field of vision to big, bad note spawn, melee, poor note flow, sideways gun.
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TVL1977
June 15, 2020
Can get addictive!
I admit it was on my to buy list for a very long time already but I was quite sceptic, especially because of the higher price as well. Yes, it's another music /rhythm game you would think, but it's another approach to it. This time you get guns. The setting is very futuristic and it definitely fits the gameplay. There are alot of songs, and I guess that also explains the price a bit. And if you spend more money you can also buy extra DLC packs. You start off with one arena, but working your way through the campaign rewards you with more arenas and guns to choose from....and some of them are quite nice. Finished the beginner campaign, and it even rewarded you with an extra fun song.... And the end of that campaign was stunning. Like wow, visually! Coming from the likes as beat saber, synth riders and audio trip I have to admit I wasn't really convinced at first. I found the gameplay a bit too static..... Standing and shooting targets didn't really feel like it pulled me into the game...... But I kept on playing and playing, and suddenly I realized how much fun there was and how rewarding the game was. I wanted to get better, get higher scores, master the songs..... And yes, now I'm hooked. It fits right in with all the other music games. Glad I finally bought it!
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