Throwing Stone

In summary this game is difficult, very difficult. Great for any member of the family to play, but younger children will have problems throwing it very far, which is required for some sections. There are easier ways of getting past some puzzles, if you want to know how then read the spoilers at the end of the review. Even if you have good throwing skills then this game is still a good challenge. If like me you are not a Cricket team candidate, then you will struggle to complete it. It took me 13.2 hours to complete, this is mainly because if you miss some of the targets you will end up back at the beginning or back at approx. halfway through. It is also because I spent a while just looking around at the scenery, which is very well done and nice to explore. Gameplay is very good, and it is easy to play. The ability to practice with the red stone is essential, especially when doing the accuracy and placing challenges. Having a lot of available space to move about is helpful when getting to some targets. There are areas where the stone will turn back to red if your throwing arm goes out of the map edge. This confused me for a while as you can’t see it change colour, you just end up not moving. You can also look and walk through the walls and see upper and lower levels. After making it to the goal you get a nice trophy, visible on the games start page. About that start menu, make sure you click continue and not new game by mistake. You cannot save more than one game ie. Only one player can play and save their progress. This is a shame if someone else wants to play. Warning spoilers follow: You can walk over to targets to make things easier. There is no need to stay in the red throwing zone marked on the floor. Placing the stone down rather than throwing it is a big part of the game nearer the end. Look at the stone and notice one side of it is flatter than the other. So, it will not roll when put down. When at the section where you must go down steps, this can be made easier by resetting the floor level in the VR settings to about waist height. Then move it back after. Having a chair to stand on helps in some areas but be careful not to bang your hand on the ceiling as the guard setting does not have a height warning.