Welcome to This Is Not A Review. In these articles we discuss general impressions, ideas and thoughts on any given game, but as the title implies, it’s not a review. Instead, it’s an exercise in offering a quick recommendation (or dismissal) after spending enough time to grasp the ideas and gameplay of a thing without necessarily playing it from A to Z.
The subject of this installment: Perfect, developed and published by nDreams and tested on PSVR.
A Sampling of Resident Evil 7’s VR Mode
Hearing that RE7‘s demo (available now) had updated for the last time, I decided to check out the final version before the game launches in January. Especially since they’d added the long-promised VR mode!
I Expect You To Die Review
But I Was Willing To Talk!
HIGH Turning off a self-destruct device with one second left on the clock.
LOW There are only five levels.
WTF It’s a sniper bear! With a jaunty cap!
Robinson: The Journey Review
In The Garden of Eden, Baby
HIGH The ‘diorama-vision’ of my robot sidekick must be seen to be believed.
LOW Falling off a cliff because the game thought looking at it meant walking towards it.
WTF OMG pangolins are the cutest things I’ve ever seen.
Weeping Doll Review
Cor Blimey, It’s a Japanese Ghost!
HIGH When the doll puzzle added item interaction to the game.
LOW Spending ten minutes looking for a key because it wasn’t clear that I’d completed a puzzle.
WTF Okay, I’m ready for the big finale! Or… the credits, I guess?
Thumper Review
Rave On a Rail
HIGH: The sense of speed in VR is amazing to behold.
LOW: Playing it for more than an hour gives me a headache.
WTF: The bug looks like it came from Roger Dean’s terrarium.
Wayward Sky Review
To the Clouds, and Beyond!
HIGH Robot medic to the rescue!
LOW A couple of the gears are hidden a little too well.
WTF The trophy for playing ‘fetch’ with a chicken.
Ace Banana Review
Don’t Play Ace Banana
HIGH There wasn’t one.
LOW A boss that offers no visual cues for how to beat it.
WTF Wow, that flesh-toned baby banana bares an uncomfortable resemblance to…
This Is Not A Review: The Sony PSVR Launch Titles
Welcome to This Is Not A Review. In these articles we discuss general impressions, ideas and thoughts on any given game, but as the title implies, it’s not a review. Instead, it’s an exercise in offering a quick recommendation (or dismissal) after spending enough time to grasp the ideas and gameplay of a thing without necessarily playing it from A to Z.
The subject of this installment: Twelve different PSVR launch titles!
