Witching Tower VR

Hi, I'm Terry Sober. This game is only about 2 and half hours long and that's with collecting all the cards. On the first level the cards are hidden a bit, but after the first level they are just in plain sight, in the places you need to go. It's hard to miss getting them all. The graphics and environments are very good and a couple of the puzzles were ok, but that's about it. The enemies are bad and the combat is terrible (or maybe just really dated). There's only 5 enemy types, bat, dog, skeleton, big dude with shield and big dude without shield. If/when you collect all the cards you can upgrade your sword, right at the end of the game which is pointless, (I only noticed that it changed from blue to orange). There is only a couple of swords, a torch, a mace, a bow and 2 shields. I had trouble sometimes grabbing my sword. If you are holding a shield you can't access your inventory. I cared less about the story as the game went on, (and that's the main reason I play a lot of games). There were a few bugs with sound, but nothing major. Also I'm using Quest 2 and to use the grapple hook thing you have to click in the right stick which is also the stick you use to turn, so that got quite annoying, (lucky you don't have to use it much). Especially since I never use turn in any game, I just turn my body. If you are new to VR you might enjoy this, but If you've been around for a few years and have experienced some good games then you probably won't. A similar, but better game that released about the same time would be Shadow Legend VR.

This game is near absolute garbage. Inventory controls require handing items back and forth between your hands to get anything out. Items disappear between zones so you can't carry over your weapons/bombs. If you do try to carry around two weapons, when you drop the second it will magically disappear. To many items can either not be interacted with or can but do nothing. books that don't open, cant hit enemies with them (yes just for amusement). And combat is terrible. No physics interaction. Picked up shields don't block attacks. Trying to hit around an enemies shield doesn't work so combat is clunky nonsense. (no not the invincible story one on the bridge). Can't shoot through sensibly things like prison cells before releasing obvious enemies inside, so you "reach" through the cell wall to shoot them. There's probably more wrong but I'm done with this game. Stories not that interesting so far.

Игра ужасна. Пробегается за 2 часа, можно успеть до рефанда. Трейлеры не отражают реальность, и уж лучше глянуть их чем играть, они интереснее. Управление кривое и стики периодический не реагируют на свободную ходьбу\повороты, возможно это из-за заточенности под телепорт ,т.к. игра была и на PSVR. Звук издевательство, даже в наушниках не ясно что вас бьют, летучие мыши верещат одинаково громко независимо от того где они, рядом с вами или в другом конце карты. Геймплей это 5 карт с найти ключи\итемки обойдя 2-3 комнаты на уровне.

In all honesty the game is showing its age on its mechanics, puzzles dont feel as "solid" as id hoped, movement also feel a bit clunky. But the game is fun, looks really great, performance is ok, and the puzzles are well thought out. Overall id say this is a solid recommendation for an archery game with a kinda spooky (but not really scary) themes.

I had a great time with this game. It was a very satisfying experience that was just the kind of VR game I wanted to play right now. It's very short, but that's good for me when I wanted a little diversion as I focus on completing my Final Fantasy XII playthrough. I didn't know anything about the game going into it, but I was glad to see it's an action/adventure game with simple puzzles. That kind of gameplay hit the spot for me. All of the elements, the combat, puzzles and exploration, were pretty simple, but they were still satisfying. The weakest part of the game is the combat. It's the weightless free-form melee combat that will never really be good in virtual reality. The environments are beautiful and though the game has relatively simply graphics, there are some fantastic effects. The whole thing runs super smoothly on my 5+ year old PC. Witching Tower is a nice game that's worth having in a VR gamer's library. EDIT: I was going to return to the game and complete the achievements I had missed, but unfortunately there is no level select. I'd have to replay the game from the start and that would take an hour or two. I won't bother. EDIT 2: I changed my mind and replayed the game to get the remaining five achievements. It took me a while to "achieve" Invincible and Get Over Here!, but I was able to do it and those are now the #2 and #3 rarest achievements on my account. I even recorded it and posted it to my dead YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjssyMgsdL4

Muito bom

Just got around to playing this, and I thought it was pretty fun. Haven't finished yet, but I certainly will. I won't say it's a GREAT game, but it is a good game. Both the puzzles and the combats are pretty simple, but the graphics are beautiful and the environments quite immersive. I don't think I'd want to spend the full $20 on it, but it would be totally worth it on sale (and it's currently $6 as I write this, which is definitely worth it IMO).

I can see the appeal but this is not the game for me.

Игра понравилась! Сюжет средненький, игра коротенькая, но компенсируется загадками и геймплеем. Так как игра написана соотечественниками, могли бы и русскую озвучку добавить... Есть серьезные глюки: можно сохраниться, а после загрузки ни шагу сделать не можешь... приходится обманывать систему и выходить из мертвой точки. Такое было 2 раза за игру, так, что проходите на одном дыхании!

I just felt pretty underwhelmed. The puzzles are very easy for the most part. Combat feels very awkward. The use of VR controls to operate switches and so on isn't very graceful. And the entire plot can be written on an index card. I say give this a miss and go try Runes: Forgotten Path. That one's free.