Left-Hand Path full release gameplay - VR horror RPG inspired by Dark Souls
59Gameplay highlights from my playthrough of the full release version of Left-Hand Path, a VR RPG with soulslike mechanics.
Left-Hand Path is a $29.99 VR RPG that supports the HTC Vive and the Oculus Rift with Touch. In Left Hand Path you move around via sliding-style artificial locomotion and teleportation. Left Hand Path is a horror RPG that takes inspiration from Dark Souls in many areas, the game's atmosphere is very dark and foreboding, the story is delivered piecemeal by scattered lore entries throughout the world, and the experience/death/checkpoint system is the classic soulslike system. Left Hand Path is one of the few RPGs for VR that include an extensive campaign, it took me around 8 hours to finish the game having already played it a few time in early access, for a newer player it could take 12 hours or more.
Official game description of Left-Hand Path on Steam:
"Cast spells, perform rituals, learn terrible truths and try not to die in this massive Dark Souls-inspired VR RPG.
You awaken in a darkened castle – or is it something else? – full of dangerous creatures, a history of tragedy, and arcane powers that you can wield. From there, you’ll delve into the weird landscape of the Well Of All Rewards...
While playing Left-Hand Path, You Will
-Learn arcane gestures to cast powerful spells: fling acid missiles, strike your foes using a lightning staff, rain meteors from the sky, conjure an army of screaming skulls, flaming boulders from the ground, and many more.
-Master a complex ritual magic system based on historical Hermetic magic.
-Delve deep into a fleshed-out game experience - over 15 hours of single-player, VR-exclusive content so far and more to come.
-Become part of a history of human greed and ambition, tragedy, sacrifice in the name of love, and lust for power.
-Fight lethal monsters that will test both your physical skills – duck, dodge, outmanoeuvre – and your mastery of magic.
-Explore eerie landscapes, and interact with other humans, including historical figures like Lord Byron and Samuel Taylor Coleridge – and with stranger creatures still.
-Gather the fallen Husks of your foes to gain power and unlock new abilities.
-Choose whether to explore nooks and crannies of the world to discover secret truths and powers.
Left-Hand Path ISN'T
-Left-Hand Path is NOT a seated VR experience. In Left-Hand Path you'll gesture to cast spells, squat to avoid an axe larger than your whole body, dodge to let arrows whizz past you, duck to look into secret passages, hook hidden items into view, and more. It's specifically designed for room-scale, and it's room-scale only.
-Left-Hand Path is NOT a short arcade experience. It's a fully-fleshed-out, voice-acted, animated RPG with over 15 hours' play time.
-Left-Hand Path is NOT easy. To quote my biggest inspiration for the project, Dark Souls, "Prepare To Die". But it's also not unfair. Enemies do have weaknesses, and you have the power of magic itself. You'll find your way.
We'll see you in the Well of All Reward.
We Who Watch The Well await you..."
Check out Left-Hand Path on Steam:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/488760/LeftHand_Path/
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Computer Specs:
OS: Windows 10 64bit
Video Card: GeForce GTX 1080
Memory: 32 gigs
Processor: 4.0 GHz Intel Core i7-5820K
VR Hard Drive: Samsung 840 EVO 1TB 2.5" SSD
This video was filmed with the HTC Vive virtual reality HMD, check it out on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/HTC-VIVE-Virtual-Reality-System-Pc/dp/B00VF5NT4I/?tag=bumble0b-20
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