3.5
Misfire
There are moments when you're creeping forward with some friends, checking those corners, acting as a team when there are glimmers of the game Onward should be, but these are swamped by all the mistakes and deficiencies present.
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Doc has been fascinated by videogames since before they were fun. He's worked in the games industry as a writer, designer, and tester. VR is something of an obsession for him, and he believes it's the most exciting development in gaming since Pong. His favorite VR games are Superhot, Sairento Untethered, Racket Fury, Skyrim VR, I Expect You to Die, and Beat Saber. His favorite non-VR games are The Witcher 3, Super Mario Odyssey, Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Resident Evil 4, and Return of the Obra Dinn.
3.5
Misfire
7.5
Apocryphal
In Death: Unchained is the Quest iteration of one of PCVR's best-kept secrets. It's a spooky archery game that's been given a lick of paint and additional content and has shaken off its earthly cables.
6.5
Fun
Whilst Shooty Skies Overdrive presents a fun use of VR in a shooter, it doesn't use audio in the way it should, and as such it's a missed opportunity.
8.5
Buoyant
Phantom: Covert Ops promises Metal Gear-style gameplay in a kayak, and it delivers, with good pacing, rewarding gameplay and decent options for replayability.
9.5
Effecting
Released at a perfect time, with many of us struggling with the confines and uncertainly of lockdown due to COVID-19, Tetris Effect offers up a transportive, accessible and all-consuming slice of puzzling.
2
CRAP
Endless runner games are usually free-to-play, fun-free cash grabs. But B-Team is in VR and costs money.
8.5
Thrilling
From the off, it's clear that Lies Beneath has a very polished presentation. Conveyed in a distinctive cel-shaded, comic-strip fashion, it uses the tropes and framing of a graphic novel to tell its narrative and justify its graphical style.
7.5
Buoyant
Freediver: Triton Down attempts something more than the usual 'watching a shark swim past the cage' experiences, offering an exciting narrative married to unique swimming locomotion.
8.5
Stunning
There's enough in The Room VR: A Dark Matter to reward fans of the series as a whole, whilst being utterly accessible if it's your first time in The Room.
8.5
Delightful
In Ghost Giant, possibly more than any other game on the Quest to date save Shadow Point, the inquisitive revelation of the narrative is the whole experience.
9
Bullseye
Rather than trying to put you in the shoes of a guitar god, Audica goes for the kind of healthy abstraction first deployed in Amplitude.
7
GERONIMO
In Doctor Who: Edge of Time for Oculus Quest, you'll find a definite desire to provide some fitting, well-rounded fan service.
