Déraciné Reviews

Déraciné is ranked in the 40th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
Wccftech
Top Critic
9 / 10.0
Nov 5, 2018

Déraciné is a wonderful faerie tale from beginning to end, with all the mystery and lore breadcrumbs of a proper From Software to keep players guessing until the end.

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Nov 5, 2018

FromSoftware steps away from brutal combat to deliver a touching, often heartbreaking adventure, and it's one of the absolute best PSVR adventures currently available.

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90%
Nov 7, 2018

The best way to explain this is as follows; if you can have a PSVR headset and Move controllers, and can put up with some pacing hiccups, play Déraciné now. The story and world are beautifully designed and crafted to perfection, minor nitpicks aside my gaming life has been improved thanks to what FromSoftware built here.

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GameMAG
xtr
Top Critic
8 / 10
Nov 5, 2018

Deracine is an experimental project with an amazing soundtrack and a demonstration of how deep interactive stories can be, where love, self-sacrifice and sadness blend into a unique subtle flavor. Perhaps, to someone, Miyazaki's new creation will seem too simple and naive, but there are much more secrets and meanings than you can imagine.

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8 / 10.0
Nov 13, 2018

Deracine is one of the better experiences on the PSVR with a compelling story and some interesting gameplay. It feels like a complete experience from start to finish and has an interesting world that begs to be explored further.

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8 / 10
Nov 9, 2018

Who or what the titular Déraciné may be is unclear, but don't let that dissuade you from walking through this wonderful title. A charming cast of characters pair with an incredible environment to explore, while the stirring soundtrack helps to elevate an already good title. Throw in the great narrative, in and of itself a rarity in VR at this point, and you have one of the best titles available thus far for Sony's headset.

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8 / 10
Nov 7, 2018

D'racin' is a fantastic VR exp'rience, with a good story and universe. You have to try it now !

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Nov 9, 2018

From Software's maestro Hidetaka Miyazaki takes a break from action-RPGs with the PlayStation VR release Déraciné, a dark fantasy adventure game.

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8 / 10.0
Nov 10, 2018

Déraciné subverts Japanese horror tropes as easily as it conceals the limitations of virtual reality. By casting the player in an active and passive role in its narrative, it juxtaposes agency with accountability as it creates a tranquil, sinister story. Déraciné is a return FromSoftware practicing their talent inside of darkness, but mercifully away from Souls.

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Spaziogames
Top Critic
8 / 10.0
Nov 5, 2018

Déraciné is one of the best exponents of traditional video games on PlayStation VR, for the artistic work done by From Software and Japan Studio, and is recommended to those who are already familiar with smaller games and want a "complete" title to savor in virtual reality.

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Nov 9, 2018

It's a pity that everyone that doesn't have a VR headset will miss out, because Déraciné is really quite remarkable. It's rare that a game developer has attempted to make time a thing to explore to the same extent that we usually explore space in games, but FromSoftware succeeded there, and esoteric as it is, the darkly emotional story that is spun around Déraciné's unique structure makes for something truly compelling.

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8 / 10.0
Nov 6, 2018

Déraciné is completely unlike anything From Software has attempted before, and while it may not be as captivating as the franchise that made their name, it's a magical time all the same.

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Gamersky
Top Critic
7.9 / 10.0
Nov 15, 2018

As the first VR game of Hidetaka Miyazaki, Déraciné is a good start. The graphics and the playing part are both nice, and the narrative style will impress a lot of players.

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7.8 / 10.0
Nov 7, 2018

FromSoftware and SIE Japan delivers engaging storytelling but overly familiar VR gameplay.

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7.8 / 10.0
Nov 5, 2018

An interesting adventura with some control issues that works exclusively on PS VR, but is not as tailored to VR as we thought.

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Hobby Consolas
Redacción Hobby Consolas
Top Critic
76 / 100
Nov 13, 2018

Déraciné is a beautiful game, with a moving story and simple mechanics. We enjoyed its exploration (with an immersive use of VR) and storyline, but it´s short, and puzzle solving is too easy.

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75 / 100
Nov 17, 2018

Déraciné is an engaging VR adventure with a tinge of darkness to it that other such games often shy away from. There is a frisson of tension in this story that drives you forward through the conservative VR gameplay mechanics to find out if FromSoftware’s reputation for dark material will eventually surface.

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3.7 / 5.0
Nov 14, 2018

Although far from what many of us probably expected when it was first announced that From were making a PSVR game, the willingness by Miyazaki and his team to subvert fan expectations and develop a diverse and varied body of work is to be commended.

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72 / 100
Nov 14, 2018

A pretty good experiment from FromSoftware, creators Dark Souls. The approach of the Japanese studio with VR tech is interesting, but rough on the edges.

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7.1 / 10.0
Nov 6, 2018

Déraciné is a walking simulator mixed with graphic adventure that strikes a lot more for the binomial atmosphere-narration than for the rest of the game.

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