good

yeah, it's day one, so as expected there are server issues. Not sure why people are still shocked about this, considering almost every large release (especially from a new dev) has server issues right off the bat.

Imagine they add custom levels :o

good

just get it

Even with the bugs, I have to recommend it. The game uses VR's mechanics better than any other game I have seen yet. You're not just standing in one place waiting for things to happen. You're actualy moving around doing things. Very well made game. Has a slight portal resemblence to it.

The game has gotten much better over time. Very fun now.

Writing a quick review. I love this game, not only because of it's art style, but also because the story is very engaging, and it's interesting and fun to follow. The game does play with your emotions at times, and that's something I really like.

I really do like the camera function, because when you have a game like this, where the graphics are just amazing, It's actually pretty nice to be able to take some pictures. It really adds the 'real life' vibe to it.

The game was shorter than I think most people would have liked, maybe 3-4 hours, but I really do think it was worth the price. I would love to see another game similar to this!

Edit: Reporting back on January 26, 2016. Two weeks ago I started getting an error where the alien would begin blinking yellow, and the system would not start up. Note: If you ever have an issue with the system where it won't start and the alien continually blinks yellow, that means that there is a problem with the motherboard. You could try draining the battery, but that didn't help me. What's really great about this system is that it's got a warranty for 5+ years. Contact alienware support and they'll fix it for you at any time, no charge. Since I actually bought this system from gamestop, they took it one step further and just decided to replace the system. I sent them the broken one, and got a new one. I was super excited to give it a go, the setup was simple, and I downloaded a game just to feel that feeling you get when you download and play your first game. It was great, just like before :).

I then turn the system off, go downstairs, heat myself a batch of pop tarts, eat the pop tarts, drink some milk, then I head back upstairs and I go to turn on my steam machine! Can't wait to use my steam machine again! I go to turn it on, and the alien looks me dead in the eyes and shouts "F**K YOU" and starts blinking yellow. There's no stopping this damn alien!

I really don't know what I'm going to do. I did nothing (I think) wrong that should have caused this... Maybe it's something to do with how/what I'm plugging it into... It really doesn't make sense to me. It's annoying as hell to have to replace it, especially after getting it replaced all new. I'm debating wether to just send it back and beg for a refund, or keep replacing it...

Anyways, that's just my negative experience with it (other than whatever else is listed in my review below). This issue does not appear to be super common, so there's a good chance that you won't have this same error. Maybe it's just an issue with the consoles gamestop is selling. Either way, if you totally overlook this huge issue I've been having, I think I still would have to recommend it.

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I got the steam machine without reading ANY reviews about it anywhere. I basically just said "Let's go" and got one. I have a very nice PC computer that can run games very very well, but until I got the steam machine, I didn't play games that often. Maybe it was just because I didn't like sitting in that office chair, or maybe because I didn't like that the PC wasn't made specifically for games (yeah for some reason that bugs me), but the Steam machine is a very great console, and I've been playing games a lot more.

The controller is nice.. I'm still getting used to it, but the amount of customization is amazing.

The Alienware Steam Machine is still early. It's like a PS1. I can't wait for the Alienware Steam Machine 2, because It's going to be amazing.

BTW, I say PS1, not comparing it to the PS1, but how it's the first console of it's time.

What I would like to see:

- The Steam Store needs to show my current account balance. I've looked all around and It's so hard to find what my balance is on my account. I'm at the point where I am buying games on a computer and downloading them on my steam machine.

- The browser doesn't work well. Maybe i'm just not good with the controller yet, but the browser is hard to navigate. Hopefully this will change.

- More games!

- Allow me to turn the system on from the controller. It's gotten super annoying for me to have to walk over to the console just to turn it on each time.


Overall, I love it. I hope to begin using it more than my PS4, and I think the future is very bright :).

Recommending it, mainly because you can change the color of the alien and the steam logo. Really neat feature.

I have a mac and the game lags horribly. I could not even get past the very first part of clearing the chairs off of the junk. Make sure to read the requirements. Even though I can't play the game I still recommend it as long as you have a system that will be able to run it. I also recommend it based on pewdiepie playing it. It is very funny.