{"id":259643,"date":"2021-05-26T21:17:42","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T18:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/demeo-is-the-tabletop-rpg-experience-vr-gamers-have-been-waiting-for\/"},"modified":"2021-05-26T21:17:42","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T18:17:42","slug":"demeo-is-the-tabletop-rpg-experience-vr-gamers-have-been-waiting-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/demeo-is-the-tabletop-rpg-experience-vr-gamers-have-been-waiting-for\/","title":{"rendered":"#Demeo is the tabletop RPG experience VR gamers have been waiting for"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Demeo is the tabletop RPG experience VR <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>rs have been waiting for<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>My Mercurial romance with virtual reality just got a dungeon\u2018s worth of kindling to relight the flame.<\/p>\n<p>The game\u2019s called <em>Demeo<\/em> and it was developed and published by <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.resolutiongames.com\/\">Resolution Games<\/a>. It\u2019s a dungeon crawler that\u2019s played from a first-person perspective. The player oversees the movement of miniatures (think: 3D models made to look like the physical figurines people use to play tabletop roleplaying games) in digital dungeon that sits on top of a virtual table.<\/p>\n<p>That might sound complex, but the best thing about Demeo is that the only thing you need to know how to do to dive right in is how to\u00a0<i>pick up a toy with your hands and play with it. <\/i><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Demeo | Launch Trailer\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TurA7Jt284g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span>The premise is simple: pick from one of four characters and move your token around the dungeon. You\u2019ll encounter treasures with items and spells you can equip. And when it\u2019s time for combat, you\u2019ll fling out card-based magics by hand and roll virtual dice to resolve conflict yourself. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In essence, it\u2019s a VR game that tries to emulate the experience of playing a tabletop roleplaying game (TTRPG) with a few of your buddies. You take turns, roll dice, laugh, and try to win.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1354843 size-full js-lazy\" alt=\"An image advertising the game's included content made to look like an old RPG book cover.\" width=\"676\" height=\"879\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/Book-1_-The-Black-Sarcophagus-Image.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/Book-1_-The-Black-Sarcophagus-Image.png 676w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/Book-1_-The-Black-Sarcophagus-Image-162x210.png 162w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/Book-1_-The-Black-Sarcophagus-Image-208x270.png 208w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/Book-1_-The-Black-Sarcophagus-Image-104x135.png 104w\"\/><figcaption>Credit: Resolution Games<\/figcaption><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fdistract%2F2021%2F05%2F26%2Freview-demeo-tabletop-rpg-vr-gamers-been-waiting-for%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Demeo comes with this module included, and more are on the way.\" data-title=\"Share Demeo comes with this module included, and more are on the way. on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Demeo comes with this module included, and more are on the way. on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>Demeo comes with this module included, and more are on the way.<\/figcaption><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1354843 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/Book-1_-The-Black-Sarcophagus-Image.png\" alt=\"An image advertising the game's included content made to look like an old RPG book cover.\" width=\"676\" height=\"879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/Book-1_-The-Black-Sarcophagus-Image.png 676w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/Book-1_-The-Black-Sarcophagus-Image-162x210.png 162w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/Book-1_-The-Black-Sarcophagus-Image-208x270.png 208w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/Book-1_-The-Black-Sarcophagus-Image-104x135.png 104w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p><span>It\u2019s so simple that it\u2019s brilliant. I can only swing a weightless sword or wield an unsubstantial assault rifle so many times before my ability to get lost in a virtual world butts up against the very real limitations of the current generation of VR hardware.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Those full-out experiences that try to blitz the player with action like a Hollywood blockbuster have their place \u2013 sometimes living out our Rambo or Neo fantasies in VR can be a cathartic experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But, ultimately, they\u2019re pale imitations of popular console\/PC games that simply play better on a 2D screen. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The VR experiences I\u2019m most interested in are those that only work better in the real world. <em>Demeo<\/em> is one of those experiences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Features:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>4 playable classes (Guardian, Sorceror, Assassin, Hunter) <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Random dungeon generation<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Monsters and bosses to fight<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Spell cards<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Cosmetic upgrades<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>Okay, glancing up at that feature list doesn\u2019t make this seem like the most robust game ever made. But we\u2019re not talking about <\/span><i>Skyrim<\/i><span> here. We\u2019re talking about something <em>arguably<\/em> better for fans of old-school tabletop roleplaying games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>Demeo<\/i><span> feels like the start of a beautiful friendship. I spoke with Revolution Games\u2019 CEO Tommy Palm and he told me the game was very much based on the developers\u2019 shared love for early tabletop roleplaying games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>VR, Palm says, is the perfect medium for this kind of game. Having made a deep impact in mobile gaming (ever heard of <\/span><i>Candy Crush Saga<\/i><span>?) he\u2019s decided that VR is the next big thing. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I asked him why the mainstream still seems reluctant to fully embrace VR and he told me it had a lot to do with making good on the promises of virtual worlds:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span>VR has been one of these technologies that\u2019s stuck in the future. It\u2019s always five minutes away \u2026 I think we\u2019re going to see a very exciting time going forward as people experiment with genre.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>And that\u2019s exactly what Demeo does: it experiments with genre. Decades of RPG development has taken us from early RPGs such as Atari\u2019s <em>Adventure<\/em>, a startlingly good representation of TTRPGs for such an early console:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Atari Adventure (1978)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sdZahXk-e9Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span>All the way to modern era games such as <\/span><i>Skyrim<\/i><span> that attempt to place you in the shoes of an adventurous character in a seamless world. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rather than try to imitate 2D games in a virtual reality environment, Resolution Games decided to recreate the experience of playing roleplaying games with dice and figurines with <\/span><i>Demeo<\/i><span> and it\u2019s a clear winner. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Palm told me the game had sold half a million dollars in the first 48 hours after launch and they were experiencing an average play time that far exceeded the VR-baseline of 30 minute sessions. This is incredible, but it\u2019s not hard to believe once you\u2019ve played the game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Demeo | Gameplay Overview Trailer\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hqh3X9MCXPo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span>The act of reaching out with your gloved hand to physically pick up your pieces and move them around fixes a lot of problems with VR. You can resize your game table and dungeon environment to view the action from nearly any angle, so this helps with neck fatigue, eye fatigue, and makes it easier for old people with failing vision such as myself to see what\u2019s going on.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Furthermore, it solves the \u201ctoo much h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ening at the same time and I don\u2019t know where to look issue\u201d because you\u2019re physically initiating everything that happens. Nothing sneaks up on you or happens when you\u2019re trying to figure out how to use your abilities \u2013 you don\u2019t need a pause button because you control the action.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And, finally, because your head is the camera and your hands control the zoom, rotation, and angle of view, this is a very comfortable game to play. Without hesitation, I highly recommend this game as the <\/span><i>first VR game you ever play<\/i><span> if you\u2019ve never donned a headset. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>That being said, <\/span><i>Demeo <\/i><span>is a bit of a thin experience. If I hadn\u2019t spoken to the developers\u2019 CEO personally to confirm they planned on supporting the game with a lot of additional content, I might be tempted to withhold my enthusiasm for a sequel or the inevitable clones that\u2019ll run away with this idea. But Palm seemed pretty excited at the prospect of continuing to develop\u00a0<em>Demeo<\/em> and expanding its world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1354844 js-lazy\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"878\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/Book-2_-Realm-of-the-Rat-King-Image-Summer-2021.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/Book-2_-Realm-of-the-Rat-King-Image-Summer-2021.png 678w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/Book-2_-Realm-of-the-Rat-King-Image-Summer-2021-162x210.png 162w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/Book-2_-Realm-of-the-Rat-King-Image-Summer-2021-208x270.png 208w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/Book-2_-Realm-of-the-Rat-King-Image-Summer-2021-104x135.png 104w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fdistract%2F2021%2F05%2F26%2Freview-demeo-tabletop-rpg-vr-gamers-been-waiting-for%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Coming this summer: The first expansion module for Demeo.\" data-title=\"Share Coming this summer: The first expansion module for Demeo. on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Coming this summer: The first expansion module for Demeo. on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>Coming this summer: The first expansion module for Demeo.<\/figcaption><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1354844\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/Book-2_-Realm-of-the-Rat-King-Image-Summer-2021.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/Book-2_-Realm-of-the-Rat-King-Image-Summer-2021.png 678w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/Book-2_-Realm-of-the-Rat-King-Image-Summer-2021-162x210.png 162w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/Book-2_-Realm-of-the-Rat-King-Image-Summer-2021-208x270.png 208w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/Book-2_-Realm-of-the-Rat-King-Image-Summer-2021-104x135.png 104w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p><span>Currently, there\u2019s a single-player skirmish mode that\u2019s a ton of fun for a few hours. The game\u2019s very much focused on the fun-factor of playing what\u2019s essentially a very well-made board game. But it\u2019s really only scratching the surface when it comes to roleplaying.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>First off, there is experience and progression, but levelling up only unlocks new cosmetics. That\u2019s pretty cool for a while, but essentially you realize you can\u2019t \u201cgrow\u201d in this game \u2013 you just get new toys. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Where things get cool is in the multiplayer. You can link up with up to four of your friends, or you can try to match up with randos for a group experience if you\u2019re looking to get <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a>. It feels like you and your friends are gathered around the old kitchen table chatting and strategizing, and that\u2019s pretty awesome.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>These experiences are fun \u2013 to the game\u2019s credit it\u2019s very smooth and suitable to multiplayer and the community seems to be quite friendly. But the only thing that keeps me coming back is the novelty and nostalgia of it all.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> I can\u2019t believe I\u2019m going to write this, but: I kind of wish there were some carrots or at least a repetitive grind that slowly pays off to keep me slogging forward. Cosmetics are nice, but the TTRPG player deep inside of me wants to unlock new abilities, skills, and titles that make me feel more and more powerful as I play.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Still, even with a rather shallow overall gameplay experience, this is one helluva game. There\u2019s a reason why reviewers such as ArsTechnica\u2019s Sam Machkovech are <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gaming\/2021\/05\/demeo-is-the-best-multiplayer-virtual-reality-dd-clone-ever-made\/\">gushing over this game in weird ways<\/a>, such as proclaiming it\u2019s so good it <em>made them <\/em><\/span><i>sad<\/i><span>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>That\u2019s not an insult, I get it. It\u2019s the best version of something I didn\u2019t know I wanted, and now I want it to magically have four-decade\u2019s worth of D&amp;D or <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/palladium-store.com\/1001\/Rifts-Categories.html\">Rifts<\/a> baked in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> I want to make my own <\/span><i>Demeo<\/i><span> levels. I want to collect figurines to debut inside the game and dive-in for full-on campaigns. I want this game to be more than it could possibly be right now because, at the end of the day I\u2019m so excited it exists that\u00a0<em>I\u2019ve fallen back in love with VR.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>Demeo <\/i><span>is available on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oculus.com\/experiences\/quest\/3634830803298285\/\">Oculus Quest and Quest 2<\/a>. It\u2019s also available on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1484280\/Demeo\/\">Steam VR<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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The game\u2019s called Demeo and it was developed and published by Resolution Games. It\u2019s a dungeon crawler that\u2019s played from a first-person perspective. 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