let me say first off that i was not expecting to like this game. when i miss a vr game like this i assume its for a reason.
but never the less i bought it and im glad i did.
lets start with the pros;
1X. controls are here, smooth loco and smooth turning, a few options.
1. good visual style with a nice scary-ish setting. not neccisarily horror but dark and moody.
2.alchemist system is great. you pick up items and they return to your secret room, which im guessing there is a few of these rooms. i have seen one.
3. lots of craftable potions and gem like spells, i was surprised at the depth.
4. inventory system and several weapons.
5. cool weapon degrade system that actually breaks shields in mid battle, forcing you to use other weapons,
now for the cons: also these play off the above pros respectively
1X. controls are cumbersome, the inventory is a button click and a wheel spin. why this wasnt a good inventory like a backpack i do not know. also instead of pressing grab to hold an item you click trigger, to drop or unequip you double tap grip button, heres where the issues appear. controls are just too clunky and finger aching, it could have been simple, grab item off belt with grip and when you let go it drops or equips into your sheath, the wheel would just put items onto your hips, or use another method for weapon selecting.
1.while things do look good, there are some anomolys where lag occurs during fights, not all the time but some, and some graphics issues in general,
2.alchemist system should have a pouch or backpack that you put items in. then you pull the items out at a crafting station. it would have made it so much better than double clicking drop and it teleports to crafting area.
3.lots of potions yes, but you basically toss them to the ground. this works, no real gripes here, they could improve it by making the items actual things like the healing rock thing could be a potion you drink ect.
4.i think we covered inventory so lets move on to weapons. the weapons on oculus are just off. they tilt down at a angle and your hands dissapear when grabbing them, annoying to say the least.
combat suffers similiarly, while there are good ideas for the combat and sometimes it does work decently, it just has not physical bearing, meaning weapons slide through enemys and if you turn health bars off its hard to tell when your actually hitting them or missing or blocking. then theres some clearer issues but overall its not to much of a waggler.
5. the degrading of weapons is a good idea, i just wish that if you had a inventory like a backpack, that you could grab multiples of a items and basically use them like in the new legend of zelda game. basically the item degrades and breaks and you toss it, at that point you grab a new one, or unequip it before it breaks and repair it at a station.
this said i know i have alot of feedback here, and considering the game isnt that old i wish they would rectify some of these issues, and make the game better, that said even with the shiz controls, i still loved the gameplay loop of fight, collect loot, heal and repair, move on and repeat. they do some things right and the environment makes for a good first time playthrough. if you catch it on sale i for sure reccomend you pick it up. i paid 6 dollars or so and it was a pleasant surprise, even with the issues mentioned. while im tempted to give a thumbs down to encourage the dev to fix the issues, i have to give them a thumbs up for actually doing it better than alot of other vr titles. still i would wait for a sale.
