Galactic Protection Squad | Episode 1

Highly recommended particularly for educational purposes. The game has very high quality graphics and the gameplay experience is very smooth and intuitive. I am interested to see their next episodes as it has done a great job on gamifying the learning process for mathematical concepts in schools.

[h1]Experienced on the Oculus Rift[/h1] [i]Please note: I received a free Steam key through the Steam Curator Connect program[/i] Confession time: I should have read the store page description a little closer before accepting this game as part of the Steam Curator Connect program. This game is obviously not meant for me. This is an educational program for young kids where you learn fractions, that is a simple escape room. I beat the game in about 30 minutes. Most of the difficulty was just teleporting around and trying to stay awake. Reminds me of my elementary school days actually. Anyways, you learn fractions. Elementary level. The graphics are okay for this type of game I suppose. However, the teleportation is pretty rough. The interactions are basic. Mostly just touch the button here or select the number there. The puzzles are perfect for elementary kids, especially those who may not normally like math. I'm not sure it's worth $10, but then again, it is a pretty unique game. Can you really put a price on educational value? I mean it's Steam so yes you can, but still. I mean if you can make learning fun, this is about as fun as you can make fractions. Lots of visualized questions / answers to make the concepts easy to understand. [b]Rate 5/10. I would say it's probably the most fun game I have ever played involving fractions. Still, I wish I had never accepted to review this game. [/b]

I played this on a Valve Index. This is a space/sci-fi puzzle game with puzzles that rely on logic/math, great for everyone of all ages but especially for kids/students who want a fun/visual/immersed way to learn fractions. As the description says, it is a short game, I completed it in about 50 minutes. This is one of the very few VR games were I played it entirely without taking off the headset as I did not feel any motion sickness at all (in other VR games I normally feel it after playing for a while), so this was great. To move in the game you can either choose where you would like to teleport to and/or you can also walk around your room space. For turning you can either use the common snap turn or simply turn in real-life. Concerning computer specifications, my computer only has a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 and it ran without any problems. The level design aspects were great, the futuristic/sci-fi/welcoming feel to it loosely reminds me of one of my favorite games, Final Fantasy VIII with its schools/gardens environments. I especially felt this in scenes where you see vegetation and views of the Earth. I enjoyed the puzzles as they get a bit harder over time which was nice as you ease into its learning curve as it keeps you challenged and not bored over the levels. The puzzles are of mainly math/logic type, so it is great for kids to learn while having fun with the game as it wasn't as "forced" as some educational games I've played before and it felt more game-like. Between the different levels/puzzles you need to navigate and sometimes find what the next puzzle goal is, which reminded me of games like Myst. The fact that every time you play the game the questions change is also great as it adds some replayability and so you don't just memorize all the answers, which would make the game boring and you wouldn't be challenging yourself to learn. I also liked a robot companion, called "Sparky", which helps you around. It felt like a had a robot buddy there with me to get through the puzzles. One of my favorite scenes in the game is when you get to simulate the time of day you want to "see" the Earth-like environment in, as it was very calm and soothing because of the visuals and background music. I could stay there for hours. I hope this game continues to be developed further with more expansions and more puzzle types and difficulties. My idea was to play just for a little while and continue later but I got so hooked that I ended up playing all of it in one go. The developers of the game seem like they are a small indie studio, as I have never heard of any other games from them before, but this makes my thought of the game even better as the visuals and game mechanics in the game seem to be much better than many other VR games I've played from other game studios. My only concerns with the game was the interaction with some of the "panels" as it seems a bit strange to "touch" buttons on floating panels, but I think this is because we aren't used to this in real-life, but you get used to it. My other concern is the lack of game/Steam achievements common in other games on Steam, would be a nice addition to the game. The puzzles could have been harder, but since this is probably more towards kids, the level of difficulty makes sense. Maybe they can increase the difficulty in future games.

Awesome game for teaching math. Great graphics and fun activities during the game. I am very sensitive to motion sickness and I didn't fill anything during playing this game. Highly recommended.

Fantastic VR experience for either children learning basic Math or adults looking for an ego boost by tackling basic problems. More than worth it's price point.

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