Allumette

A story about love, sacrifice and a deep bond between the young girl and her mother.

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GENRE: Narrative

DEVELOPER: Penrose Studios

PUBLISHER: Penrose Studios

RELEASED: October 2016

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SUMMARY:

The movie chronicles the life of a young girl named Allumette, who lives in a fantastical city in the clouds. After enduring tragedy, she grasps at hope for her future. Loosely inspired by "The Little Match Girl" by Hans Christian Andersen, Allumette is an account of the love family members have for one another, and the sacrifices and choices they make for the greater good.

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PLATFORM(S):

• PSVR

• Rift

• Steam

• VivePort

INPUT:

• Controllers

PLAY AREA:

• Seated

• Standing

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS (PC Version)

• OS: windows 7

• Processor: Intel i5-6400 / i5-4590 or greater

• Memory: 8 GB RAM

• Graphics: NVIDIA: GTX 1060 / GTX 970 / GTX TITAN or greater. | AMD: RX 480 / R9 390 / R9 290 or greater

• DirectX: Version 11

• Storage: 2 GB available space

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XR REVIEW SCORE

72%

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• Mashable (Jan 26, 2016): “Groundbreaking VR film 'Allumette' steps into the light at Sundance" = n/a

• Metacritic Users (9 Reviews - May 8, 2020): 7.1 Rating = 71 / 100

• Road to VR (Jan 26, 2016): “Allumette is a VR film which evokes character presence in a beautiful virtual world” = n/a

• Skarred Ghost (Oct 24, 2016): “Allumette is a great virtual reality experience, really well crafted and that can give you emotions (and that’s what virtual reality is very good at doing)… so it is something that is surely worth trying. But honestly I didn’t like it because it is too sad and slow.” = n/a

• Steam Users (501 Reviews - May 8, 2020): ‘Overwhelmingly Positive’ = n/a

• Tech Crunch (Jan 26, 2016): “Penrose is the Pixar of VR” = n/a

• Upload VR (Oct 13, 2016): ‘Allumette’ Is the Longest VR Animated Film So Far And It May Make You Cry” = n/a

• Variety (Oct 13, 2016): “This may actually be the first VR experience that makes you grab for some tissue after watching it.” = n/a

• The Verge (Jan 26, 2016): “Allumette is a beautiful virtual world” = n/a

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