KOTH

The original 'The Sentinel' (or Sentry as it was in the US) is one of those rare perfect games, even the official Sentinel Returns could only add a John Carpenter soundtrack as an improvement. I so wanted to like this but the changes made to the game rules only break the perfect formula from the original (biggest offender being you can absorb trees whilst unable to see the base meaning there's no need to move until...

12 found this helpful, 2018-03-17

The best way to sum up KOTH is as a first-person, single-piece chess game. The movement is point-and-click, with some limitation. However you wish to classify it, it's a fun game. If you read other reviews or parts of the discussion boards, you'll run across the name "The Sentinel". KOTH is heavily influenced by this DOS game from 1986. Having never played The Sentinel myself, I'm coming into this experience with...

4 found this helpful, 2022-07-26

I really enjoyed playing this and it's well worth the price. I used to play the game it's based on as a kid and was a fan then. Playing in VR adds so much more to the experience. There was always a sense of tension as the beam of the "Koth" swept towards you but now you can physically duck under the beam (if you are close enough to a wall for cover) although I did dive into a wall in my house. I was so used to old...

9 found this helpful, 2016-09-16