PAPER FIRE ROOKIE (Formerly Paperville Panic)

The movement in the game is not as great as other VR games. The humor was off-putting as well as the guy talking over the radio to you throughout the game has a really annoying voice.

I just don't get the design concept here. This could have been a game that all members of the family enjoy. Have a city and inhabitants made out of paper and cardboard, looking like a child's game. Mechanics are simple, overall feel is cute and friendly. Then, if you try to point the hand points with it's middle finger. Yes, the most simple VR controller gesture here is [i]flipping the bird. [/i] One of the bosses keeps saying the word starting with b and ending with itch. Why? Just why? Could have said anything related to the game or anything in general to being an arsonist. Nah, cursing at the player just to make it more frustrating. Other characters overload the [i]what the f...[/i] phrase with anything staring with f. [spoiler]THERE IS A MISSION WHERE YOU HAVE TO RESTART FOUNTAINS BUT THE LEVERS ARE IN THE CROTCH OF THE STATUES AND YOU HAVE TO PUMP THEM. JUST WHY?[/spoiler] These are so unnecessary, they don't contribute to the game, they only take away. Npc's thank you for buying the game... which is, ok I guess, if you look at the things I wrote about. Good: + looks uniform graphically + NPC's are talkative and funny + Length seems ok, though we haven't completed the game. + It doesn't seem lifeless and empty at any point Meh: # no sliding/joystick movement # why the name change? Bad: - input scheme (for oculus/meta devices) aren't too good, clicking the joystick to move across great distances just feels bad for the controller. Devs could have gone with just tilting the joystick, since you can choose where to face when teleporting. - using primary trigger for equipping, holding, shooting is not too intuitive or comfortable - game lags when it loads up new sounds for the first time. A simple pooling would have fixed this. - no options for teleporting. Just vignette and fast slide to the new location. - teleporting is easily obstructed - boss fights are too tough I got this for a tenth of it's original price. The full price would be fair enough if the stuff above would be fixed. 3/10