VR Kanojo
VR Kanojo (VR カノジョ) is a virtual reality eroge social simulation game made by Illusion, released in February 2017 for the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift on Microsoft Windows PCs.[1] VR Kanojo is the successor to Illusion's 2010 game REAL Kanojo, and follows a similar premise where the player is allowed to interact with a virtual girlfriend.[1] It has been described as similar to Bandai Namco's Summer Lesson.[2][3]
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Developer(s) | Illusion |
Publisher(s) | Illusion |
Engine | Unity |
Platform(s) | Windows 7 / 8.1 / 10 |
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Genre(s) | Social simulation |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Gameplay
VR Kanojo gives the player a virtual girlfriend and several scenarios with which to spend time with her.[4] The player interacts with Sakura Yuuhi - a young Japanese girl[4] - in her bedroom.[5] The game is played through a virtual reality headset,[4] with VR controllers simulating the player's hands in-game.[6] The player can answer questions by nodding or shaking their head.[1] The player can customize the girl's appearance with various outfits,[6] can touch the girl and can engage in virtual sex through explicit sexual scenarios, including handjobs, blowjobs and vaginal intercourse.[4]
Collaborations
In May 2018, Illusion adapted VR Kanojo to work with ANTVR's "MIX" headset, to provide an augmented reality experience.[7][8] Illusion and Tokyo-based startup Vaqso collaborated at Unite 2017 to allow VR Kanojo players to use the odor emitting "Vaqso VR" attachment to smell the game character's stockings.[9]
Reception
In a review for Kotaku, Kate Gray writes: "And VR Kanojo gives you what you want: full-blown sex, slightly pixelated but still realistic. But it gives you more than that: it gives you a feeling of intimacy. [...] Perhaps it's possible to virtually replicate intimacy and love. When I'm lying in a virtual bed with a virtual girlfriend, maybe I can believe that."[4]
References
- Piselli, Justin (15 October 2016). "Illusion Reveals VR Kanojo Adult VR Game". Anime News Network. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- Ashcraft, Brian (13 October 2016). "Namco's Schoolgirl VR Game Gets Inevitable Erotic Game Knock Off". Kotaku. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- Arnold, Cory (14 October 2016). "Summer Lesson has an erotic copycat called VR Kanojo". Destructoid. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- Gray, Kate (27 February 2018). "This VR Girlfriend Simulator Is About More Than Cybersex". Kotaku. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- Frank, Allegra (10 April 2018). "An infamous Japanese erotic game company makes its English debut". Polygon. Melissa Bell. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- "VR Kanojo Is Now Available On Steam With English Support". Siliconera. Curse LLC. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- Koolonavich, Nikholai (4 June 2018). "ANTVR Trials Virtual Girlfriend For MIX Augmented Reality Glasses". VRFocus. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- "AR Girlfriend Game for MIX & Upcoming Live Stream". ANTVR. Kickstarter. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- Koguchi, Takahiro (22 June 2017). "『女の子の匂いがするVR』は大盛況--匂いVRデバイスのVAQSO、受託制作サービスを開始" [Smell of Girls is a Great Success - VAQSO VR Scent Device Launched its Developer Kit]. Engadget (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 November 2018.