Overview
- Number of Players
- 1 (Single Player)
- Genre
- Release Date
Switch eShop
20th Dec 2018, $9.99
20th Dec 2018, £9.99
- Official Site
- nintendo.com
Reviews
Mini Review Viviette (Switch) - A Horrifying Hidden Gem
Getting Vivi- with -ette
This game was originally covered as part of our Nindie Round Up series that sought to give coverage to a wider breadth of Switch eShop games beyond our standard reviews. In an effort to make our impressions easier to find, we're presenting the original text below in our mini-review format. Viviette brings a ghastly...
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Viviette News
Nintendo Download 20th December (North America)
Donut County, Sundered and Battle Princess Madelyn!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch eShop: Donut County (Annapurna Interactive,...
Nintendo Download 20th December (Europe)
Fitness Boxing! Firewatch! Bring Them Home!
The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch Retail - New Releases: Fitness Boxing (Nintendo, €49.99...
Nindie Round Up GensokyoDefenders, Starman, OkunoKA, Conduct Together! and Viviette
Five thumbs pointed up
If you thought last week was a good week for indies, the penultimate week before Christmas has offered up an even stronger assortment of titles across multiple genres. We have the great tower defence/shooter genre covered from the world of Touhou, which can be enjoyed by fans of the series and wider audiences alike. You can...
News Horror Adventure Viviette Brings The Scares To Switch Next Week
No map, no help, just you
Horror adventure game Viviette is set to spook a Nintendo Switch near you next week, it has been confirmed. Blending exploration, puzzles, and "a touch of classic horror", Viviette will have you uncovering the secrets and mysteries of Neuville's Mansion. You'll need to test your logic against diverse puzzles, locate and...
About The Game
Uncover the secrets and mysteries of Neuville's Mansion. Test your logic against diverse puzzles, locate and use a variety of items, and don't lose your sense of direction, as navigation itself becomes an obstacle in your path.
- Immersive exploration-horror experience. Unravel the mysteries and forgotten events of a place haunted and consumed by secrets, as you find mysterious documents that only hint at its tragic and macabre past... There is no map and no help. Just you, your alchemical lamp and... 'something' else…
- The 'Monster'. It can appear anywhere, and at anytime. Yes, you can try to run... but for how long? Will you switch off your lamp and use the shadows and natural light to your advantage? Will 'It' detect you if you stand but an inch away in total stillness? You hear its footsteps approach… What will you do?!
- Challenging puzzles. Facing ingenious and unique puzzles with no obvious and simplistic answers, you will need to use all the clues the environment provides to find the hidden answer.
- Items and inventory. Find and use a diverse and creative assortment of items in order to progress through the adventure. A well designed inventory keeps your belongings carefully sorted and provides descriptions that, in some cases, even hide clues...
- Multiple endings. The best one, the "GOOD" ending, is not the norm - it is the exception. It is a reward for players who think differently, explore every shadow and mystery, and for those who hold luck on their side...
- Original and Breathtaking Audio-Visuals. This handcrafted adventure is presented with high quality 16-bit pixel art visuals. A labor of love created by a single artist. There is a fully unique and explorable mansion – With no two rooms the same and each individually designed with its own identity. Every pixel, every detail, every crack in the wall has been intentionally placed and designed by hand meticulously to tell players a story using no words. Our outstanding 90's visuals are enhanced by lighting effects, disturbing 3D positional audio, and a completely original atmospheric soundtrack.
Comments 1
Viviette is absolutely awful. It looks and sounds amazing, but Felice is constantly in the same place as the player which makes it literally impossible to play. This should be a combination of Secret of Mana and RE3: Nemesis, but unlike in Nemesis where you encounter the Nemesis occasionally, in Viviette Felice is CONSTANTLY in the same location as the player. There seems to be no way to distract or deter Felice. I've heard complaints that the puzzles are too difficult, but I wouldn't know because the game didn't even give me a chance to find most of the puzzles, let alone solve them. Viviette would be OK if Felice actually patrolled the entire house instead of just following directly behind the player at all times. Seriously, this game needs a major update. I regret spending money on this game, and discourage anyone else from making the same mistake.
EDIT: It seems as though this was a bug. When initially playing last night I was being very careful not to run and to only use the lamp sparingly, yet Felice was behaving like a heat-seeking missile. This does not seem to be normal.
Having power cycled the console this morning and attempted to play the game again everything seems to be functioning normally. The difference is like night and day, and without that bug, Viviette is actually quite a lot of fun.
Unfortunately, having consulted a walkthrough for some puzzles, it sounds as though the bug I experienced is only one of many.
As such I feel the need to reiterate that this game needs a major update and until said update is available, I discourage anyone else from purchasing Viviette on Nintendo Switch.
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