Along Together

New to VR. Purchased and loved Moss, was recommended this title. It's similar but not an action adventure. The puzzles aren't too challenging, only the last one is. I do wish the developers would fix the maps to lower the ledges. It was hard to tell if I could climb them because they were almost double the character's height. Lastly, I wish there was separate stories/puzzles with the different genders.

Truly adorable and very kid-friendly. The art style and gameplay is similar to Lucky's Tale (an Oculus exclusive) but it's slower and "safer", i.e. it's not a platformer where you die and re-spawn; it's more like a puzzle platformer that's designed to be fun and easy for younger kids. (I'd say roughly 6-8, depending on the kid.) Instead of falling and dying, or being eaten, or whatever, you just flail your arms and can't go past a fall point, or get "scared" by crows and can't go further until you deal with them. (With a satisfying slingshot.) Gameplay may be slow for those looking for a fast-paced platformer, but this is more of a relaxed puzzle-solver with platform elements that is sweet, very family-friendly, and something one can take their time with. Voice acting is similar to Shaun the Sheep: easily recognizable vocal "noises" that aren't really in any specific language. PROS: Pleasant, simple art style that will appeal to those liking art like Mario or low-poly styles. The gameplay is well thought out; when you solve a puzzle that results in something moving or opening, your character will point at it so you don't accidentally miss it because you were looking the wrong way. Nicely done. Supports the Valve Index without issues, though the in-game hints still show Vive wands. However, actual gameplay is just fine with the Index controllers. CONS: There are two potential issues: First, there is some auto-movement of the third-person camera that could potentially impact someone who hasn't yet developed their "VR legs" as it can be abrupt and unexpected. Sitting down helps with that but I could still see someone new to VR disliking that, even though the view shrinks to tunnel vision to minimize that impact, but it's still there. There is also some occasional, slight annoyance when attempting to control the character: sometimes it's hard to navigate narrow areas, and sometimes (usually with the slingshot) you get "stuck" trying to exit extra modes. That said, these are minor annoyances. You do have multiple control scheme options: point and click or joystick (still using VR controllers) that helps to mitigate this somewhat. I bought it to play with my 5-year-old and unfortunately it's just too advanced for her. That said, there is (almost: see cons, above) no reason I wouldn't recommend it. I refunded this game because of my daughter's age but I would absolutely recommend it for anyone older than 6 and I may well buy it again when she's older.