Symphony of the Machine

Critic reviews

• Hey Poor Player

  Francis DiPersio · May 24, 2017

  6.0

  Despite its brevity and share of technical issues, Symphony of the Machine is still entertaining while it lasts. If you’ve been looking for a new puzzle game for your headset, Stirfire Studio’s latest release will offer a few hours of entertainment. However, if you’re not prepared to wrestle with occasionally finicky controls and your share of technical hiccups, you might want to look elsewhere.

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• TechRaptor

  Samuel Guglielmo · Apr 25, 2017

  4.0

  I just wish I could say that about the rest of Symphony of the Machine. While the original idea may have been sound, the repetition, glitches, and poor design choices did more harm than good. I already was kind of iffy on light beam puzzles before, but after this, I don’t think I ever want to see one in any game again. It turns out there are some things that VR just can’t improve.

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• TheSixthAxis

  Stefan L · May 02, 2017

  6.0

  Symphony of the Machine is a pleasant enough puzzle game, with its laser beam manipulation requiring a little out of the box thinking at times. However, it’s a concept that we’ve seen before in VR, and niggles with moving around and interacting with this 3D space left me feeling a tad frustrated and disappointed.

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• Push Square

  Simon Fitzgerald · May 01, 2017

  5.0

  Symphony of the Machine is far from the best puzzle game available on PlayStation VR. Although the puzzles are enjoyable and challenging and the ever changing environmental aspects make for a beautiful setting, it is ultimately let down by its short length, fiddly controls, and pesky bugs. Unless you're an entomologist in desperate need of examining some bugs, we'd suggest you check out some of the other VR puzzlers – there's plenty to choose from.

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• PlayStation Universe

  Thomas Halston · May 04, 2017

  7.0

  Symphony of the Machine is a short puzzle game that really taps into the concepts of virtually reality. The game is kept simple, whilst the puzzles are tactical and challenging. If you are looking for a great VR puzzle game that should only take a few hours to complete, give this gem a spin.

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• 4players.de

  Mathias Oertel · May 05, 2017

  5.9

  Tumble hat Spaß gemacht. Statik war klasse. Und konzeptionell hat auch Symphony of the Machine das Zeug, ein interessanter Puzzler zu sein. Über das immer komplexere Umleiten von Lichtstrahlen Wetterphänomene zu erschaffen und die Auswirkungen auf die Landschaft festzustellen, übt eine spannende Faszination aus. Bei der Umsetzung hingegen hat das Team von Stirfire deutlich weniger Sorgfalt walten lassen als am Reißbrett.

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