Polyarc committed to illustrating every detail, and that shines throughout the game. Every gesture I had to make in order to solve a puzzle felt organic and natural.Įven tiny things, like using the three-dimensionality of the VR headset to peer into another part of an area, highlight Moss’ greatest strength. Other times, I’d slowly raise my arm and watch a beautiful staircase rise from the ground, blooming in stone steps. Holding down the trigger button while pulling an object this way or that illustrated its path in a wisp of light, as if from a magic wand. When I moved blocks and other objects, I couldn’t help but feel like a wizard.

Motion controls allow you to clear paths for her or help make new ones.

You move Quill with the left analog stick while, as the Reader, searching for opportunities to help her out. From there, you’re actually transported into Quill’s world, where you’re known as the Reader, a powerful force that the residents of Moss are able to sense but not see.īoth first-person and third-person gameplay is involved. A narrator’s voice pipes up, and the story begins: A tiny mouse named Quill is on a quest to save her uncle, after their kingdom was overthrown by a fire-breathing snake. Using the DualShock 4 motion controls, you open it and begin flipping through the pages. It begins at a table in a great hall - not unlike the one from Hogwarts - with a large book. Moss consists of a mix of puzzle platforming and a fully narrated story. Clever use of perspective and three-dimensional sound blend together to create an experience that seems real, even if it’s not always successful at achieving that. While VR can be challenging to acclimate to (thanks to motion sickness and often clunky controls), Polyarc found a way to tap into what feels natural and then some.

Polyarc’s Moss on PlayStation VR doesn’t just show you all of that, it lets you live it - or as close as you can, anyway.įor a game centered so much on storytelling, Moss’ technical prowess and rich world-building do most of the talking. When I think of storybooks, I picture gilded lettering, watercolor landscapes and secretly, a cast of cute animals.

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