Editors Liked
- Breath taking music
- Moments of intense emotion
Editors Didn't Like
- A few lines of dialogue would have nullified some confusing moments
Expert reviews and ratings
By New Game Network
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If 90's thriller is your bag, Virginia does it magnificently. Loaded with surreal coincidence and unsettling theatrics, its deliciously David Lynch. In another medium, this thing could've been great, but its allegiance to film form ultimately restricts...
By Hooked Gamers
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A Cinematic Ride Virginia starts with a simple command: “Press enter to take a trip.” Those words are the perfect introduction for an experience that I didn’t expect, and one I never thought I’d enjoy as much as I did. Virginia isn’t really a game in...
By EuroGamer
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He means it, every bit of it, and his strange world is all the more frightening because it does not seem to be strange to him. What would it be like to be inside that head, eh? And what sort of reticule might allow you to make the best of what you saw in there?
By IGN
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Virginia shows instead of tells, with a raw, understated power and a calculated nuance that make even the smallest, most mundane details brim with narrative and emotional significance. While I never found a way to impact or change significant story events, the tale of family, friendship, career, and identity that Virginia tells (without uttering a single word) was enough of a reward for my limited input. The mysteries that remain by the end especially justified a second and third visit, and even now I can feel the secrets of Kingdom, Virginia and the two women whose lives changed there luring me back for another.
By GameInformer
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Virginia is a taut thriller that strikes a fine balance between storytelling and interactivity in a way that narrative-driven first-person adventure games have not accomplished since their inception, thanks to its blend of classic cinema and exploration. It should not be missed.
By Polygon
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Virginia’s deviance from norms makes it the sort of game that demands to be discussed among friends and, in this respect, the comparisons with Twin Peaks are apt. Although there’s only one ending to this game, it’s confounding enough to leave multiple possible interpretations, which is often the mark of a great story. Such is its power and originality, I suspect Virginia will have significant influences over games yet to be conceived.
By ImpulseGamer
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The digital amalgamation of David Lynch, X-Files and a touch of old school Sierra Police...
By alphr.com
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Jump cuts are meant to jolt. Unlike its flossy pawed siblings, the jump cut isn't concerned with the appearance of continuous time and space. It places editing at the forefront, making you aware that what you're watching is a constructed series of...
By PC Gamer
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A slick cinematic thriller, but interaction is limited and the story loses focus in the final...
By Destructoid
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Went wrong somewhere along the line. The original idea might have promise, but in practice the game has failed. Threatens to be interesting sometimes, but rarely. How we score: The Destructoid Reviews...
By VideoGamer
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Conversely, if you enjoyed all or the majority of those games and others like them, then you may well be interested in Virginia. This is not a value judgement in either direction. I'm just laying down a lot of context early on because I liked Virginia,...
By Good Gear Guide
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I don't like Virginia, nor do I think it's successful in accomplishing what it set out to achieve, but I do think someone's going to look at it and be inspired, and maybe that person will make something great. Or maybe the person after that. And...
By Hooked Gamers
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A Cinematic Ride Virginia starts with a simple command: “Press enter to take a trip.” Those words are the perfect introduction for an experience that I didn’t expect, and one I never thought I’d enjoy as much as I did. Virginia isn’t really a game in...
By Bit-tech.net
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And the first fifteen minutes of Virginia are enjoyable enough, while the novelty of deciphering the silent storytelling and the nippy pace of the story still hold. But it wasn't long before I became frustrated by the fact I wasn't able to do much of...
By Xbox Aktuell
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"Virginia" ist ein experimenteller Titel, welcher sicherlich nicht für jedermann zu empfehlen ist. Die sehr filmische Spielerfahrung und die wenigen Interaktionsmöglichkeiten sowie keinerlei Dialoge und die offene Story-Struktur können und werden einige...
By actugaming.net
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Survendu comme révolutionnaire en terme de narration et d'émotion, Virginia m'a complètement laissé de marbre, me donnant une impression d'être pris pour un joueur ne connaissant rien au...
By giga.de
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zu VirginiaEs geht gar nicht darum, dass Virginia ein schlechtes Videospiel ist, denn ein klassisches Spiel ist es ohnehin zu keiner Zeit. Das Hauptproblem des interaktiven Erlebnisses ist, dass es einfach kein guter Film ist: Der sogenannte Jump Cut...
By nrsgamers.it
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Virginia solleva molti temi interessanti ed è un'esperienza originalissima nel panorama dei videogames. E' necessario tuttavia chiarire che si tratta più che altro di una storia interattiva, nulla di più. I chiari riferimenti a David Lynch rendono...
By Gamereactor
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Så snart rulleteksterne har rullet forbi skærmen, efterlader udvikleren ikke lang tid før han takker Blendo Games' Thirty Flights of Loving. Brendon Chungs historiedrevede eventyr har uden tvivl haft en indvirkning på Variable States' spil. Og det er på...
By FZ.se
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Termen walking simulator är något som blivit allt vanligare de senaste åren, och den används numera flitigt. Den syftar på spel som saknar många av de traditionella bitar de förväntas ha. Interaktiviteten i promenadsimulatorerna sträcker sig ofta inte...
Virginia is a taut thriller that strikes a fine balance between storytelling and interactivity in a way that narrative-driven first-person adventure games have not accomplished since their inception, thanks to its blend of classic cinema and exploration. It should not be missed.
As reviewed by GameInformer