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Puzzle, Adventure, Indie, Action
OpenCritic51IGDB48
Vane is an atmospheric adventure about unraveling the secrets of an unknown land, finding your place in it, and pulling at the threads of the world to make a change. The shifting sands glimmer with meaning, ancient ruins resonate with power, but in the distance a billowing threat looms.
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Contemplative, cryptic, inward and richly built.
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PlayStation LifeStyleLucas WhiteJan 20198.5/10There's only so much to say about Vane, an exploratory experience one can get through in a single sitting, without veering into spoiler territory. Vane is a game that feels like it wears its thematic elements on its sleeve, all without a single spoken or written word. Those themes include “instinct” and “exploration” at the ground level, and from there are likely up to how the individual player perceives the story as it develops. In its refusal to hold your hand or even guide you a little, Vane feels like it stands out among its peers as a vehicle to deliver narrative agency for players, not because they have a list of choices to sift through, but because they are presented with an environment and scenario that is so freely open to interpretation. With Vane, you get out what you put in, and while you may not come back to it multiple times, that first one is a doozy.
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EurogamerEdwin Evans-ThirlwellJan 2019An ungainly but hypnotic exploration of worlds in the making and unmaking, and a fresh spin on the ethos of Team Ico's games and Journey.
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Pure PlaystationMax TaylorJan 20199/10Vane’s arresting visual design, inventive mechanics, compelling environmental storytelling, and tense, viscous atmosphere converge to create a truly exceptional experience and PS4’s first essential exclusive of the year.
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COGconnectedAndrew GilbertJan 201920/100Unfortunately, Vane’s most interesting segment is overshadowed by how it manages to combine all of the game’s problems.
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TechRaptorSamuel GuglielmoJan 20192.5/10Vane's first fifteen minutes are amazing. Then the game plummets in quality faster than a diving bird. Tons of glitches, obtuse puzzle, terrible controls, an awful camera, and stuttering frame rate keep Vane from being worth your time.
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IGDB rating 5.2/10 from 21 ratings.
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