5.2 /10 1 Votes
57% Metacritic Release date(s) 9 May 2012 Developer Plastic Platform PlayStation 3 | 6/10 IGN 4/10 GameSpot Initial release date 8 May 2012 Genre Adventure game | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment Similar Linger in Shadows, Badland, Retro/Grade, Mad Riders, PixelJunk 4am | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Datura is a first-person adventure game firstly released in 2012 by Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation 3. It was developed by the Polish demogroup Plastic.
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Gameplay
Datura can be played with either the PlayStation Move or the DualShock 3. The player starts as a patient in an ambulance, from which ends up mysteriously in a forest. The gameplay is built upon the exploration of the forest, where the player can interact with objects and other characters.
Reception
The game was received mildly by critics. It has a score of 57/100 on Metacritic, stating "Mixed or average reviews based on 45 Critics". IGN gave the game 6/10, praising the atmospheric elements, but criticising the shortness and the clumsiness of the gameplay. GameSpot heavily criticised the shortness and the lack of clarity in the plot, giving the game 4/10. Kotaku commended its originality, yet defined the overall experience of Datura as "Confusing, unsatisfying, and ultimately fleeting". Similarly, Eurogamer praised the experimental feeling, but gave the game an overall 5/10.
