One Way Trip

Critic reviews

• GGameSpew

  Gammon · Sep 08, 2016

  4.0

  Unfortunately, I couldn’t. It therefore only achieves one of its goals: to make you feel like you’re on drugs. It’s a shame that the bad dialogue, misguided plot and uninteresting characters bring this game down far lower than the superb art and audio style deserves.

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• CCOGconnected

  Rory Wood · Sep 05, 2016

  4.7

  Visual novels should grab the attention of the reader/player quickly and present interesting choices that play out in equally interesting and varied ways to keep engagement high. But with only a few smile inducing moments and a complete lack of interesting interaction, One Way Trip ends up falling flat and may leave you begging for the credits to roll, if you can even last that long.

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• PSPush Square

  Stephen Tailby · Sep 02, 2016

  3.0

  The aesthetic is utterly unique but maybe a little too avant-garde for its own good, while the game's story drags on and on with little substance to be found. It's a confounding mess of bright colours, bizarre characters, and unpleasant sights and sounds – but then again, maybe that's entirely the point. Either way, this is a disappointing, bare-bones visual novel, and frankly, we're glad that the trip is over.

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• ZZTGD

  Justin Celani · Sep 01, 2016

  3.5

  Visually it’s very basic and has an ok hand drawn look, with the people looking like they were pictures and drawn over with animated style. The soundtrack has some weird and downright obscure choices of music selection as well, which gave it a unique feel, but it’s not enough to save the experience for me. I turned the game off with a One Way Trip to the delete key. I appreciate what they were going for here, but it wasn’t for me in the slightest.

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• GIGame Informer

  Javy Gwaltney · Aug 30, 2016

  4.0

  One Way Trip is a bore from beginning to end. I was never invested in its story despite trying to force myself to be, and was instead either bored or annoyed the entire time. Relief washed over me when the credits finally rolled. Despite its stellar premise, One Way Trip is a painfully dull experience that should be avoided by all but the most ardent drug-comedy fans.
• TTheSixthAxis

  Jim Hargreaves · Sep 16, 2016

  2.0

  While I struggle to play One Way Trip, I also feel a muffled yet ever present pangs of fascination. This is a rare specimen – an experimental approach to game design the likes of which we’re never likely to see again, at least not on consoles. Its incredibly niche appeal creates a barrier between Beret and a good 99% of those who own a Vita and PlayStation 4 (if not more).

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