_dive

_dive was an interesting, maybe 20ish minute experience. You are an early adopter of a new virtual reality game that ends up malfunctioning in a very HAL 9000 sort of way, although with less direct interaction. Your escapism may very well cost you your life, if not just your friends, family, etc... Basically, this is a bit of an expose on gaming culture and the potential cost of focusing exclusively on games (or...

13 found this helpful, 2018-09-09

When taking a look at _dive on the store page, it seems relatively benign. Maybe it's some sort of first person puzzle game or one of those games that asks a few questions and does whatever. So I decided I'd give it a shot - if anything it'd be cheap Youtube content. So what did I get? Well - are you happy or sad? Answer the questions and it'll take you on a journey that's a bit more trippy than it lets on. _dive...

10 found this helpful, 2018-07-06

It's not a game, it's a piece of modern art. Problem is, it is a boring experience, the "wisdom" it tries to convey a banality, the "warning" it contains so obvious it's absurd. A complete waste of time. The "wisdom": Stopping to interact with people in favor of gaming will isolate you ... what an amazing revelation. Not. The "warning": Putting your life at the mercy of an untested technological system is a bad...

4 found this helpful, 2018-10-09