For what it promises, a star wars experience in VR, it certainly delivers. The environments are really pretty, even if it's the ugly lava planet of Mustafar. I dig the adventurous high-tech aesthetic, sneaking around the castle of Darth freaking Vader! When he's standing near you, he's imposing and terrifying. Just how it should be. The story itself is pretty interesting. A superweapon that absorbs the life of entire worlds to try and bring back a loved one, seems tailor made for Anakin to prioritize. Being there, fighting these stormtroopers and ancient machines off is pretty fun. And it promises a good adventure for chapter 2 and 3. Even if the gameplay has a lot of waiting around and watching cutscenes.
Far as the gameplay itself...it's fine. The movement is fine, a little nauseating when you're climbing, but that's par for the course in VR. Most importantly, the lightsabers. They're implemented really well. The weightless blade can feel a little shaky sometimes, but it does what it sets out to do, without being too cutty so you get to enjoy it.
The gameplay really shines in the dojo. Unlike the later chapters, this doesn't have any force powers, blasters, etc. It's just you, your enemies, and your blade. It's simple, fun, and a good challenge. Especially round 40. A test of skill and patience. The rewards are also really cool. To my knowledge, it's the only one of the 3 that allows you to change arenas, which is replaced with the much lamer gloves in future installments. The fan servicey lightsabers also look and feel really nice. I do kinda wish they added dual wield, maul saber, cross guard or other specialty types, even in an update, but those come later so it's not a big deal. My only complaint is that it's very counter reactive. You wait for the enemies to do something. When you're trying to go for 3 stars on all levels (they aren't ACTUALLY stars but they're functionally the same) sometimes they won't do anything and you'll lose the perfect score because of that. That's annoying.
But overall, this is a really fun game. The story mode is a little short, and the arcade is simplistic, but for $10, I wouldn't say this is a bad VR game at all.
Far as the gameplay itself...it's fine. The movement is fine, a little nauseating when you're climbing, but that's par for the course in VR. Most importantly, the lightsabers. They're implemented really well. The weightless blade can feel a little shaky sometimes, but it does what it sets out to do, without being too cutty so you get to enjoy it.
The gameplay really shines in the dojo. Unlike the later chapters, this doesn't have any force powers, blasters, etc. It's just you, your enemies, and your blade. It's simple, fun, and a good challenge. Especially round 40. A test of skill and patience. The rewards are also really cool. To my knowledge, it's the only one of the 3 that allows you to change arenas, which is replaced with the much lamer gloves in future installments. The fan servicey lightsabers also look and feel really nice. I do kinda wish they added dual wield, maul saber, cross guard or other specialty types, even in an update, but those come later so it's not a big deal. My only complaint is that it's very counter reactive. You wait for the enemies to do something. When you're trying to go for 3 stars on all levels (they aren't ACTUALLY stars but they're functionally the same) sometimes they won't do anything and you'll lose the perfect score because of that. That's annoying.
But overall, this is a really fun game. The story mode is a little short, and the arcade is simplistic, but for $10, I wouldn't say this is a bad VR game at all.