Richard Walker
Xbox AchievementsThe Persistence Review
Published 5/20/2020
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PS4 / PSVR / PC / XONE / Switch - 7/24/2018
The Persistence
"The Persistence is First Person Stealth Horror exclusively for PS4 & PSVR. The Persistence is procedurally generated. Every time you die and a new character is awoken by IRIS, the layout of the ship has changed. Every life will play out differently, with different enemies to face, items to find and power-ups to collect. Survival requires you to be stealthy and VR is the perfect match for this. Sneaking around and hiding behind cover; it's second nature in VR to just lean round or peek over cover to gain the advantage Your friends can also help out by connecting to the game with their phone or tablet and hacking into the ship's computer. Once in the ship's system, players get to control doors, freeze or distract enemies, disable traps and find hidden items to scavenge for the VR player. Be aware though, sometimes the tablet player gets rewarded if you die, do you trust your friends?"
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- Firesprite Ltd
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- Firesprite Ltd
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76
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65–90
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The critic average is 76 across 24 scored reviews, with a 25-point spread. That suggests a mixed critic response rather than a single clear read.
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Jamie Davies
GameGrinThe Persistence Review
Published 5/20/2020
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80
+4 vs critic avg
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Read originalFrancesco De Meo
WccftechThe Persistence Review – Supermassive Black Hole
Published 5/20/2020
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80
+4 vs critic avg
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Read originalAndrew Farrell
PC InvasionThe Persistence review — Dead again
Published 5/20/2020
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70
-6 vs critic avg
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Read originalCorey Hoffmeyer
Screen RantThe Persistence Review: A Terrifying Roguelike, With Or Without VR
Published 3/20/2020
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80
+4 vs critic avg
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Read originalScott Vogt
Digital ChumpsThe Persistence
Published 8/23/2018
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72
-4 vs critic avg
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Read originalDominic Leighton
TheSixthAxisThe Persistence Review
Published 7/24/2018
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80
+4 vs critic avg
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Read originalNeil Bolt
PlayStation UniverseThe Persistence Review -PSVR - PlayStation Universe
Published 7/24/2018
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90
+14 vs critic avg
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Read originalIan Higton
EurogamerThe Persistence review - a tense Sci-Fi Roguelike that's perfect for VR
Published 7/24/2018
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80
+4 vs critic avg
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Read originalSammy Barker
Push SquareReview: The Persistence (PS4)
Published 7/24/2018
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-6 vs critic avg
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