Rez Infinite

This is the VR experience that eighties movies promised us.

PLEASE make a pc port for child of eden!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rez Infinite review
Mesmerizing and out of this world, approaching Rez I am blown into oblivion time and time again. Only to reawaken anew in a pixelated wonderland of colours, music and transcendence. Watching the trailer of Rez infinite, something drew me in like a moth being attracted to some neon light fantasy extravaganza with awesome fusion of synthwave meet techno beats. It felt like Tron, Panzer Dragoon, and 80’s synthwave had a zen technological baby which is Rez Infinite. And it was a fantastic trip that I will take from time and time again.
Rez infinite by Monstars Inc and Resonair is like I said an experience. It’s an expanded version of the original Rez or in some ways a remake of Tetsuya Mizuguchi gem of a game. Rez infinite is overall fairly easy to play and understand. The game has the original Rez from 2001 and the much talk about Area X which is blast to play but more on that later. There is a simple how to play guide which teaches you the basic and tells you a bit about the story. Yes it does have a story but is often left for you to interpret it how you see fit. The short gist of it you play as a hacker trying to awaken an AI of sorts called Eden which manages the future cyberspace. It has some allegory about technology and how life has evolved, even to some extent asking you about it despite having not much text or dialogue to explain it to you.
Rez plays like an on rail shooter similar to the Panzer Dragoon. You float as a pixelated Tron like individual while you shoot off enemies which are apparently virus and break firewalls. Shooting is simple by using the mouse to aim and left click to shoot. Holding the left mouse button while you aim allows you to shoot multiple objects while the right is for you to use a powerful attack or override to clear multiple enemies for a short period of time. Enemies leaves power ups that make you evolve forms and make your primary shooting more lethal. The other highlight is how the music plays according to your shooting, creating unique beats thus making it a musical experience as well. The visuals although simple by today's standard evokes an 80’s cyberspace with Tron like visuals which has to me age quite well maybe because I grew up watching Tron.
However things really takes a magical neon lights zen moment when you play Area X which elevate the Rez experience. Area X changes up the gameplay up a bit with you being able to move around and speed forward thus allowing you to dodge incoming projectiles unlike the original where you are unable to control your movements. Area X is a joy to just look at with the beats getting louder and the technological data beings take shapes in a multitudes of colours with Unreal Engine 4. Colourfull sparkles and neon light explosions starts to form shapes of technological godlike beings. The music getting pumped and being totally revamped from the ground up with more synthwave meets house music reflecting the change of the old Rez. Even Area X music is worth the price of admission alone. Its like watching Rez slowly evolve into something truly magnificent like how your avatar evolves when you gather power ups. Making it a visual and audio feast for the senses.

If I were to say what the downsides are, it would be its length. It is really short with me finishing the whole thing and Area X within 2 hours. Despite its length, something kept pulling me back to try the extra modes and sometimes to just play the travel mode in Area X to just feel the Zeness. A mode that lets you just experience the ride without the enemies actually hurting you. Its almost therapeutic neon light bliss. I would imagine playing Area X in VR to be quite the experience. Yes I was enthralled by the trailer and the music but I was not expecting to keep coming back to it despite the short length. I was not sure what to expect of it at first, buying it on sale as I was somewhat skeptical of these type of experimental games not meeting the hype and the cult following it had received. It may not be for everyone but for me it delivered the goods in spades and continues to give me zen neon like moments with mesmerizing music allowing me to put my subconscious to a whole different level away from the stress of the real world. What more can I ask for from a game.
Graphics 7 – Now the original Rez has a nice nostalgia Tron look but Area X alone pushes that graphics to some fantastic zen like fireworks show. A visual feast
Gameplay 7 – I had fun shooting the so called virus but for an on rails shooter, the music and graphics makes this quite the experience.
Sound 9 – The music is to die for and it flows so well with the animation of you shooting, at times it feels like you are creating the music. It’s an awesome illusion
Story 6 or 7 – I am torn, its totally up to you how you want to interpret it. Some might find the story to be entertaining or non-existent. To me it was enlightening

This game lies at the heart of Modern Art in Video Games. This game is a reflection of our society, a piece of introspection into our culture. This game felt like the future when I first saw it, but now I see it as a relic of our future's past. The graphics still hold up, the music is still strong, and the connection between the player and the game still remains powerful.

Rez is a lot of fun! Its more of an experience than anything. Originally on Dreamcast, then ported to other platforms, I originally played on Xbox360! This game always stood out to me because of the visuals and the music. I think its really cool that shooting down enemies helps make the music!
Rez isn't difficult. You can still fail. The real replay value comes from doing it better. The better you complete the levels, the better the music sounds! Hard for me to say if it is for everyone, but if the videos look enticing, you will probably enjoy it. Just don't expect a lengthy game.

How is this game only 660 MB?
Even with Area X that shocks me, whatever that's not the point... personally I find this game to be a complete masterpiece and honestly I recommend giving it a try.

Rez is kind of like what happens when you put headphones on and close your eyes after eating a bunch of mushrooms.
Gameplay is like old rail shooters of the past, except this one combines elements of rhythm and music games. It's a weird mix, but a very awesome one. Rez is one of those old cult classic games that aren't for everyone, but if you can dig it, Rez is a must-have game.
The whole game can be experienced in about two hours, max, for what it is worth. If you aren't the kind of person who likes weird, short, unique games, this is entirely a skip. If you want to play a weird, short, unique game, here it is - and if you have a VR headset, I'd say definitely go for it.
VR mode in this game elevates it to a new level of incredible, but be warned that the game was definitely made for an awkward Dreamcast thumbstick, and the ability to aim quickly in VR kind of... destroys the game. I managed to get 100% shot down in every single zone without much effort. Still, experiencing this game in VR is absolutely awesome. The game feels like it was made for VR, despite being from 2001.