The grey walls that surround you are littered with small features like jutting bricks and fine carvings, the paving slabs are covered in moss and weeds and they lay higgledy-piggledy on the floor as Quill appears from the shadows. God rays shine through cracks in the ramparts, illuminating tiny dust motes that gently dance down towards the gigantic corpse of Quill’s adversary from the first game. This first area is set in the confines of a crumbling castle courtyard. This re-introduction to Quill serves not only as an excellent reminder of the attention to detail that was present throughout the original but also as a tantalising sign of what to expect in terms of presentation going forward. Quill, our heroic warrior mouse, is itching to continue her fight to free the land of Moss from the clutches of the evil Arcane and you, the Reader, are once again right by her side. Here's Ian playing through a whopping 90 minutes from the start of Moss 2.Īfter a brief recap from the narrator in the same cavernous library from the first game, the story picks up where the original left off. It’s the sequel to one of my favourite VR games of all time - yet news of its arrival barely caused a ripple of excitement, even from within the VR sphere. And that’s why Moss: Book 2 feels like it launched with more of a squeak than the bang it deserves. With its new controllers and camera-free tracking promising a much better experience overall, it makes sense to think that developers would be prepping games to launch with that, rather than catering to a headset that’s about to become obsolete. I know mine certainly has.Ĭhances are this drought of games is due to the impending release of the PSVR 2. Due to the minimal longevity of VR games in general and this drip-feeding of new experiences, it’s a safe bet to say that a lot of people’s PSVR headsets have been gathering dust for a while. Nowadays, the hustle and bustle of the PSVR storefront is long gone and decent new releases, hell, even bad to medium releases, are few and far between. Multiple new releases were popping up each week offering a wide variety of experiences and it felt like an exciting new era of gaming was being born (quite literally) right in front of our eyes. At that point its community was alive and vibrant. The original Moss released just over four years ago and back then the PSVR’s landscape was a very different place. Why ever would developers be pushing to get their games out the door in what is already a ludicrously busy period for game releases? Well, when you’ve got PlayStation VR2 bearing down on you, promising to use the PS5 to deliver vastly more impressive graphics, secret vents, and a whole new paradigm for the way that VR tracks motion so that it doesn’t need a camera, you might be in a bit of a rush to get your game out the door.The PSVR gets its swan song with Moss: Book 2, a charming follow-up to one of the platform's best. It’s one of quite a handful of PSVR games rushing to launch in early 2022, alongside the likes of Zenith: The Last City and The Last Worker. It’s a wonderfully realised puzzle platformer with clever twists, beautiful backdrops, and an adorable hero, making PlayStation VR even more tempting for prospective buyers.” When we reviewed the original Moss on PSVR, Jim said, “Moss is an absolute joy to play, proving that a great VR experience doesn’t always require that you flail your arms around while fending off bouts of motion sickness. Quill has new weapons of her own, such as a hammer that can be used to crush things. There’s also the Bomber, which tosses mines all over the shop.īeyond the gardens, you’ll head down to the Foundry beneath the castle, which is where the Arcane forge their weapons. You can wind them up and release them like wrecking balls (which might just happen to feature in some puzzles you need to solve). There’s new dangers to face off against, such as the Ripper, a foe that you’re able to grab and interact with. which is a new skill that Quill has just learnt! You’ve picked up some new abilities, such as the nature attunement that lets you grow vine bridges and paint vines on walls for Quill to climb up…. The video starts within the gardens area just outside the castle that featured in the first game, though this is a few chapters into the game and there’s also some new characters that have already been met.Īs in the original game, Quill is aided in her journey by you, the Reader, able to reach into and manipulate parts of the world as well as guiding our hero. The adventure continues as Quill is now firmly in the crosshairs of the Arcane forces that he’s been battling with your help. Moss: Book II picks up right after the end of the first game, as our mousey hero Quill has just managed to rescue her uncle Argus.
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