Blortasia is an abstract art world in the sky. Fly freely through a surreal maze of evolving sculptures. Take a break from reality and explore an animated psychedelic sculpture park. Blortasia combines art and flying in virtual reality.
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45 Steam reviews
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Fabulous
Well if your inclinations happen to lie in that direction , You can now remove “Try LSD” from your bucket list.
Yes my friends, this is much safer than risking your health and safety experimenting with hallucinogens.
This was a crazy experience . You can’t tell from the previews but you can float right up to say a structure that is metamorphosizing between the shape of a watermelon and a liver , and get yourself a few inches away from said object and the resolution and detail is just crazy, Colors shifting and flowing into each other like colored oil and water mixing , and swirling.
I can hear the fans on my water cooled graphics card speeding up , so I am guessing you will need a decent rig to run this .
This is now one of my favorite things to show somebody what VR can do .
It’s also a masterpiece in modern art , on equal status with “The Night Cafe” an fabulous experience where you enter a Van Gogh painting.
This is one of the trippiest game I've ever played!
There are no objectives. There are no missions. There are no puzzles.
There's just this procedurally generated tubular labyrinth floating in the sky that looks like it's made out of wet paint morphing around like it's liquified.
You could maybe call it a maze but there's not exactly a singular exit you're supposed to find.
There are globs of paint-like goo floating around changing colors and patterns and then there are more complex structures that look spongey or molecular.
All you do is fly around inside and outside of it listening to the music and it's amazing.
The music sounds like throat singing and synthesizer but it also might have didgeridoo mixed in. It's the definition of droning. It lasts like twenty minutes then loops from the beginning.
Blortasia is an abstract artistic meditation on novelty. How you experience it is up to you.
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Just great! Such a relaxing and beautiful experience.
This is VR bliss.
You can fly pretty fast if you have both controllers on high, and squeeze both controllers at the same time. Just make sure they're both pointing in the same direction. Removing the standind platform will also allow you a litte more speed. Try flying out of one window and back in through another. Great fun!
Sounds excellent.
(Vive) Выглядит очень хорошо. Предельно яркие разноцветные, контрастные сопли. Не поняла пока, генерируются или нет. Но судя по рывкам в движении, что-то подгружается. Рулишь сам, не укачивает. Игра для стоящего игрока, т.к. за пределы объекта можно вылететь, приходится вертеться на месте. Для меня это не медитация, а больше тренажер пилота в невесомости, уж очень осмысленно там действуешь и летишь, куда хочешь. Игрового процесса, выбора гаммы или музыки нет. Но картинка очень классная. Можно будет заходить минут на 10 отвлечься от тусклой реальности.
[h1]Experienced on the Oculus Rift and Windows Mixed Reality[/h1]
You can view my review & gameplay here: https://youtu.be/oWSiLMCYJKg
This is a VR showcase for Kevin's Mack art piece Blortasia, which is basically a huge VR art sculpture. It's like a tie dye psychedelic trip with some ohmm sound track on repeat. You can fly around the sculpture and go inside and through it to see large or small shapes of ever-changing colors.
It's running on the Unity engine. There is no snap or smooth turning. You can't turn off the "ohmmm" soundtrack on repeat. I did enjoy this art piece, but I actually think that Blort (a mini-Blortasia experience on MoOR) is better. It seems this giant version has poorer textures and seems like it may be stretched out. The lighting isn't the best either.
I'm not an art critic, so I won't score this review. I enjoyed it, so I recommend it. However, I'm not sure how good a value proposition this is. The normal retail price of $7 seems a bit high for something you will probably enjoy for less than half an hour. I would say buy on sale. On the other hand, playing devil's advocate, putting a price on art seems like folly. This could be the Mona Lisa for all I know and I'm talking about how you probably won't enjoy it for more than 30 minutes and $7 USD seems too high.
[b]Rate ?/10. Wish I could listen to my own tunes. I say buy on sale, I bought it for a little over $2 and that seems like a good deal to me for what I experienced. But then again, what do I know.[/b]
Very nice soothing and relaxing flight through the color space, my only gripe is the fact you can't use your controllers to turn left or right.
Perhaps later it would nice if Kevin could add some interaction with some of the color blobs.
This is one of the experiences I always show to people new to VR. And most of them love it! When they can handle the highest speed, they are ready to hoVRboard :-)
What am I missing? Didn't it say on the voices of VR that those 'Blorts' are kinda reacting to you, as in AI?
Currently it's 'just' some colorful geometry in a Unity scene?
this game is trans psychedelic , but an option that would make it possible to put your own music would be really great! :) :) :)
It's like a 'walls are breathing' acid trip thing (with some beautiful music) where you can float around in a blob that is sort of oozing coloured patterns. It's nice if you're looking for that and are in the right head space. A little creepy for kids since it's sort of pulsing dismal patterns and strange vocalisation. Anyway kind of a cool idea. Really liked the music.
totally worth the 5$!
imagine youre iron-man caught in some psychedelic trippy LSD dimension
very relaxing and distracting little VR game
the level isnt huge, but big enough to explore for half an hour or more
and since the shapes and patterns and colors are constantly moving and shifting, it doesnt get boring all that quick.
Blortasia is excellent for what it is, but I would really like to see a whole lot more options added. While I do thorougly enjoy it as is, I would love to see some more of Kevin Macks blorts in use as other worlds. Some of his other work done as sculptures seems more refined and elegant, and I would love to fly around inside those too!
Any yeeh the textures are quite pretty, but I could think of half a dozen other types of materials that would work just as well and greatly extend how long I would sit here and play with this.
Kevin if you're out there and bother reading these reviews, I'd love to see 10x the amount of content - even if that's in the form of Blortasia 2!
Very relaxing place to float around. It is a nice place to just "be" in and move around it. The flying mechanic worked, and doesn't make me sick. There is a huge sense of freedom with this. Also makes a nice demo for friends and such.
This isn't a game, but if you are looking for a nice thing to just experience, this is very enjoyable.
Rad, I wish there was more stuff like this for VR.
I love visiting the lost continent of Blortasia.
The best psychedelic experience in VR! 10/10
If you enjoyed this zen experience, try The Grand Canyon VR Experience, or, Boxplosion.
Absolutely worth $5. This is the tripiest media I have ever seen. This was one of the more amazing experiences I have had with VR. It will definitly be something will we be demoing to people and come back to for myself. Please make more experiences like this. I will thow money at you.
I am all for flying in VR through abstract shapes, but this is really barebones. And five dollars? That's just cynical. If you want to fly and glide in VR through dreamy landscapes, while weird music plays, for under ten bucks, go buy Lucid Trips for an experience that's ten times better.
Five bucks for this. For shame.
Es tontísimo, pero me encanta. Me gustaría que se pudiera rotar.
wow
acid trip without the side effects
10/10
Good for the obvious states of mind.
This is a quick 2 minute tech demo and then its boring. You'd have to be on some powerful drugs to be entertained. I find all the glowing reviews hard to believe.
Very relaxing and I love the art ambience of this game. The sculpture shapes and colors morph into new ones non-stop, creating a limitless evolving art experience! I expected the game to be entirely on rails but it's totally the opposite. You surf on a little slab that you are in full control of with the controllers (the controllers look awesome btw). You go wherever you want, even outside the scultpure tunnels themselves. It's a very smooth motion, no motion sickness at all here. Cool game, and a pretty good one to introduce new Vivers too as well.
My overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aE2cZKdRvo8
Fantastic. This proves that VR should look beyond games. And that art and ehh... other experiences naturally fits in VR. Really good.
I read the rave reviews so though I would give it a try as it was only £3.99. Sadly I was left pretty dissapointed, It's not for me. I was hoping there would be more options or customisation but its just like flying around a big mixed paint blob in the sky. Nice textures and light effects plus the controller skins are cool but it seems nothing more than a basic tech demo to me. A 5 minute experience and not fun but that's just my opinion. It might be a bit better after a few pints or a smoke!
Blortasia is a really unique experience and exactly the kind of thing I hope we see more of in VR: art that is impossible to experience in any other medium. Definitely recommended for anyone who values unique experiences. Probably not recommended to anyone expecting a game or who values something by how many hours of content they get from it.
I love this! Flying through amazing brainscapes is what VR is meant for! When you start, I recommend you dial down the speed to lowest setting before you move. Just watch the action in the structures for a bit, it's very relaxing. Once you get your legs, move around a bit, then increase the speed as you get comfortable.
Inspiring, abstract, and soothing. Doesn't get much better than this!
INCREDIBLE. It just keeps going! Truly truly amazing experience. I love that people are making these types of things. Keep it up! Give us more!!
SCUBA diving on LSD is clearly a bad idea, so it's a good thing that Blortasia gets you all of the benefits without the mortal danger. I love this experience. Wonderful to see VR explored beyond "shoot the zombie" games.
The flying has such a great feel to it. You can expertly move yourself around the crazy shapes, or quickly fly through the maze darting around corners - the controls and responsiveness just feels right
Has a trippy, meditative vibe.
At $5 this is a steal, I consider this a must buy for VR.
Some possible improvements:
- music choices
- option to fly even faster
Just finished my first session and wow what an awesome game. I can't wait to show this one off when I have people over to Vive. Definitely worth $5, love the music too.
What a fantastic experience for the HTC Vive. I played around 40 minutes on my first go and I am looking forward to trying it again. It gives me vertigo but not motion sickness.
Well done to the developers. You need to add collision detection.
Blortasia is ipnotic. You're floating in an environment full of strage moving shapes with iridescent textures and a very athmospheric backing music. There are cave shapes, so you can fly inside or outside them. Just this, it's not a game, but is able to evoke good and unexpected feelings with a sweet art taste. Despite the locomotion involved, it look to me very comfortable. Is a niche product, but I'm happy to have this one in my library.
Really good, trippy experience.
Music is well matched too but it loops after a while. No matter, awesome flying around to your own tunes too. Haptic feedback and some extra effects would be great but this is a great experience and brilliant demo material for $5
a bit on the pricey side maybe, but very relaxing and meditative. lovely.
Very cool experience. I have Oculus Rift and it works great, although the game is not tagged for rift. A swivel chair is a must.
WUNDERSCHÖN! Blortasia ist zusammen mit "Dimensional Intersection" meine bisher schönste, psychedelischte und chilligste Reise in der virtuellen Welt. Hätte mir vor 4 Jahren jemand erzählt, das ich solch eine Erfahrung für 5 Euro bekomme (Vive Anschaffungskosten natürlich nicht mitgerechnet), hätte ich das niemals geglaubt. Unglaublich das hier in einer Review gelesen habe, das 5 Euro etwas zu viel sind...Bitte???...Ich habe hier für 5 Euro eine unglaublich meditative, künstlerisch anspruchsvolle Erfahrung und dafür möchte ich dem Entwickler an dieser Stelle von ganzem Herzen danken. Ich hätte es noch schön gefunden, wenn man mit der Welt noch in irgendeiner Form interagieren könnte (z.B. so wie in "Dimensional Intersection"). Mein Fazit ist dennoch eindeutig: Mehr davon! Punkte 9,5/10
Fantasy land!!!
This is brilliant, great for showing off VR. The controls are easy and with headphones on is definately other worldly, I didnt want to leave. This is why I bought the Vive for these little experieces !
It's phenomenal. You get out of it exactly as much as you take.
If you judge VR content based on the effect it has upon you, and what it brings into your life, then Blortasia is worth $5 without a second thought. Sit in the centre of a deforming, living psychedelic sculpture and meditate, comfortable in the knowledge that this is just one of hundreds of many sculptures inside a world that presents itself in this way to only you.
The thing that I love so much about this is there isn't a point where you can fully wrap your mind around it. The harder you try, the more complex and massive everything becomes. Until your ego stops trying so hard to understand what's going on and you can just be.
10/10 worth the price of a sandwich.
This is hands down one of the most stunning VR experiences I've ever played. I originally tried Zen Parade (Mack's Galaxy Gear VR app) at VRLA, and my mind was blown. However, this..... this, is something else entirely. This near brought me to tears. Its so beautfiul, and feels like love. Do yourself a favor and go meet all the weird and unique entities you'll find in blortasia. Jesus its so good.
If you play this and dont love it, I think your a little dead inside .Its what Vr was designed for. Flying round the outside of the shapes is a seriously thrill. I could watch the small pieces morphing for hours. Please add more content and scenery. If you have ever had dreams where you can fly or float this is just like it . Thank you for producing this game.
$5 is a biiiiit much but at this point I'm willing to pay just to support people making something that's not a glorified cellphone game for ADD toddlers.
Im going to definitely unleash this on VRgins to blow their minds.
If Dali and Pollock had VR then this is what they would have made. Super trippy flying through the abstract art. Just wish I could interact with the blobs and it had multiplayer aspect to enjoy this trip with others.
