Cute and fun little VR puzzler/adventure
They should add an update where you can throw Moss around and juggle her.
Cute VR game which is actually designed to be played sitting.
I enjoyed every puzzle room, Quill's animations look really nice, music is fitting, though sometimes the sound effects can be a bit loud.
It feels aimed at kids with the story book presentation, I didn't really care for it, but I liked the gameplay and level design. Also, for some reason the "pits" or places where you'd expect to be completey black, are a dark shade of grey. Not sure if it's a design choice or a color reproduction problem with the PSVR2 port.
Took me 4 hours for a playthrough, I wish there was a collectible counter per screen and not per chapter so I knew where I missed something.
Highly recommend it on a sale or with the book 1 and 2 bundle.
I enjoyed every puzzle room, Quill's animations look really nice, music is fitting, though sometimes the sound effects can be a bit loud.
It feels aimed at kids with the story book presentation, I didn't really care for it, but I liked the gameplay and level design. Also, for some reason the "pits" or places where you'd expect to be completey black, are a dark shade of grey. Not sure if it's a design choice or a color reproduction problem with the PSVR2 port.
Took me 4 hours for a playthrough, I wish there was a collectible counter per screen and not per chapter so I knew where I missed something.
Highly recommend it on a sale or with the book 1 and 2 bundle.
Another major PSVR release for 2018, Moss was a little game that really showed the third-person perspective could work in VR. Unfolding like a Redwall-style adventure you control Quill, a little mouse going on a grand adventure. You explore a miniature world, solve puzzles, and use your sword in some basic combat encounters. It wouldn’t be all that remarkable outside of VR, but the immersion that VR adds to the game is something special. It makes you feel like you’re peering into a pop-up book that completely surrounds you. While the game has a cheap ending I’d recommend this game to any PSVR owner.
More thoughts: https://neoncloudff.wordpress.com/2018/03/17/return-to-psvr/
More thoughts: https://neoncloudff.wordpress.com/2018/03/17/return-to-psvr/
Moss was a great experience and VR added a lot to the design. The narrative, although simple, kept me interested the whole time, and it seems like being in VR making you a true part of the story felt more captivating. The gameplay itself was fun and couldn't be done as well without the VR. It might not have been as complex, but the areas felt quite Zelda-like in the best ways possible. All the trinkets and dust hidden around to give me more to enjoy were great and well hinted too. I think the main things holding this game back was a lack of complexity in the character gameplay-wise with basically only having sword swing mouse/grab stuff reader and VR technology as a whole just isn't quite there yet to not cause me headaches from long-term play.
A charming puzzle game brought down by clumsy controls and boring, repetitive combat. How many times have you heard that story?
Moss is an adorable, simplistic introduction to VR. The interactive dioramas are compelling backdrops for puzzling and platforming, but there's very little mechanical depth to the experience. Combat uses the motion controls appropriately but is often clunky. The writing and voice acting are both serviceable, but not exemplary. Overall the game leans too heavily on cuteness and VR to succeed as anything more.
Mid
Moss uses inventive VR wizardry to provide a pleasant puzzle platformer in a miniature world. With each screen a vivid diorama, the player is encouraged to move their head around to solve puzzles to progress. The combat is restrained and uses both headset and controller in conjunction well.
For the most part, this works well but it sometimes feels like the space needed is a lot more on some screens than others leading to occasional recalibration. Another small downside is the final section being a little combat heavy. The narrator's voice is a bit grating too as they voice every character (the narrator mispronouncing the Welsh name "Aderyn" was a small niggle of mine, but it was nice to see the devs tried).
Fun overall and a great story. I'm looking forward to playing the next part.
For the most part, this works well but it sometimes feels like the space needed is a lot more on some screens than others leading to occasional recalibration. Another small downside is the final section being a little combat heavy. The narrator's voice is a bit grating too as they voice every character (the narrator mispronouncing the Welsh name "Aderyn" was a small niggle of mine, but it was nice to see the devs tried).
Fun overall and a great story. I'm looking forward to playing the next part.
Nice game, it's a book alive. The gameplay is fun and the decor are so beautifull.
Moss book 1 is a wonderful game that showcases what VR can beautiful bring to gamer
A game that feel literally you are inside a book amazing puzzles outstanding art design and direction a 5 hours adventure that made me not regret buying a VR 2 and this is exactly what I was looking for in term of VR games an experience and a game that I enjoy we need to see more games like this well done to the team and they deserves all the award they got
This is easily 8.5 from me highly recommend anyone who think of playing a VR
can’t wait to play the sequel
A game that feel literally you are inside a book amazing puzzles outstanding art design and direction a 5 hours adventure that made me not regret buying a VR 2 and this is exactly what I was looking for in term of VR games an experience and a game that I enjoy we need to see more games like this well done to the team and they deserves all the award they got
This is easily 8.5 from me highly recommend anyone who think of playing a VR
can’t wait to play the sequel
Really solid platformer with an interesting world and fun puzzles! The game being in VR is very cool for being able to admire the beautiful environments, but there isn’t ultimately anything that makes this feel like it needed to be a VR game. The combat was also very barebones and there’s only about 3 enemy types.
The final boss encounter and the DLC were both particularly awesome. I hope they improve on the combat and try to experiment with the VR a bit more in the sequel, which I am very excited to play!
The final boss encounter and the DLC were both particularly awesome. I hope they improve on the combat and try to experiment with the VR a bit more in the sequel, which I am very excited to play!
Me cae bien la lauchita
Very cute game that uses VR in a clever way to make you feel like you're a "part of the story". There isn't too much to it but that's also Moss' strength: it's simplicity.
I liked the platforming and exploration quite a bit but to be honest, the combat just didn't do it for me. And there was quite a bit more of that than I expected. Hopefully they improve on it for the second one!
I liked the platforming and exploration quite a bit but to be honest, the combat just didn't do it for me. And there was quite a bit more of that than I expected. Hopefully they improve on it for the second one!
Must play if you have VR.
It's not a bad game, I just wasn't feeling like investing my time to play it further, at least on PSVR1. Maybe I'll try it on PSVR2 once, and hopefully, it'll feel better.
Short and cute. The puzzles were enjoyable and I loved this perspective in VR. Being able to look at the tiny world as I moved Quill around was so cool. The only thing that got old was the combat which I felt at times dragged on a bit or took away from the puzzles and exploration.
Really made me FEEL like a spirit helping a mouse through a forest
8.3/10
8.3/10
Perfectly good game to kickstart my VR journey, as it was relatively short, with interesting puzzle mechanics but fairly annoying combat aspects. I'm looking forward to Book II nonetheless!
Would high five mouse again
Short but sweet.
The game doesn’t feel like it must be in VR, but is elevated because of it.
The game doesn’t feel like it must be in VR, but is elevated because of it.
Charming and cute adventure game in VR. Short and sweet title I would recommend to any VR first timer.
An inventive VR Puzzle Platformer that while simple in its aspects, presents a still (in 2023) unique take on VR gameplay. Almost akin to a playable diorama, its presentation is wonderful and a musty play for any VR enjoyer.
I liked this game a lot. It was really cute and I liked the collectibles too. The combat wasn't great but it was alright. The combat didn't work perfectly well because sometimes it got difficult to see aspects of the scenery. I adored how the game used scale. Each little scenery actually felt small which was awesome in VR.
While it most certainly was kind of neat to feel like I was almost controlling my own little world in this game, it didn't really excite me all too much. Just got a bit too slow and dull for me to want to go too far in it.
Really cute fairy tale game. In VR the world is immersive and makes you connect with quill.
A quaint puzzle-based adventure that was over far more quickly than I would have liked. I loved how, through the utilisation of VR, I felt like I was a spectator overlooking a series of meticulously-crafted dioramas; little miniature sets imbued with atmosphere and wonder that were a joy to explore and interact with. And as short as the game is, it was nice for once to be left wanting more during the end credits rather than feeling relieved that it was all finally over.
Moss is a great VR game platformer. I love VR games that are not first person. For whatever reason VR studios feel like everything has to be first person, but third person games can be really cool in VR. It is like you are controlling a toy world. The story is pretty meh, but the way they introduce it with a story book is really fun. The actual platforming and game play is just ok. It is a very short game, but it is a nice experience.
This is the best VR game since that Astro Bot: Rescue Mission. I like these 3rd person view VR games a lot.
Moss nails the aesthetic of a story book tale from the excellent voice acting of the narrator, the super polished and varied movement animations, the immersive music, and the beautiful diorama levels that are a perfect fit for the VR medium. However, the gameplay itself is quite shallow. There's only three enemy types and two unique boss battles, and the puzzle mechanics boil down to pressing switches or pulling/pushing blocks in the correct order. I would have liked to see more progression in Quill's abilities or more boss fights that lived up to the potential of a tiny creature fighting gargantuan beasts. The world is so engrossing that it's a shame the gameplay is so basic. All that said, the game nails basically everything else and only takes 4-5 hours to beat; long enough to feel satisfying, but not too long to get tedious. Worth it for the well put-together VR experience and environments alone.