Snowglobe

I really liked this game. The puzzles are a bit obscure sometimes, and there were two which I completed at random (seemingly).

Played v1.02 on the Rift (no official support but mostly worked). Summary: - An OK starter VR experience marred by interaction issues and lack of cues - A very short (< 1 hr) experience vaguely similar to M.I.A. Observations: - Now that games suddenly have freely interacting "bodies" instead of decade+ standard controller expectations, devs need to really consider physicality as if they were making actual objects. - I suggest every VR dev go read something like Don Norman's "The Design of Everyday Things" - Spending longer reviewing the game than playing it... Pros: - Decent atmosphere - Puzzles provide a "reason" for basic VR interactions like pickup/pull, smash/throw, inventory, and bow - Animal companions having stronger emotional impact in VR than pancake games -- BUT, add some interactions. A human instinctively reaches out to pet or scratch their animals. Cons: - I assume this was intentional but the 2 voice overs are so distorted I could barely make out 10% of what was said. -- "you'll meet interesting individuals" implies way more than a couple of 2 sentence VOX - "In this short adventure game" ... "explore a strange world" -- Another over-promise. 3 small "rooms" is…

I had fun with Snowglobe. It's a very short experience but has promise if it grows. Some parts reminded me of The Gallery. The game only has a few puzzles but I really like the idea of using a dog companion to help you out. There can be some very creative puzzles made with this, so I hope the game continues to evolve. It's a little hiccupy here and there as far as performance goes, and I also had the first puzzle glitch out a few times (won't spoil anything). Nothing that a bit of patching can't fix! Gameplay video --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XfiBXSbj0M

Snowglobe is a title made by a developer with a lot of promise. If it really was made primarily by one person as it seems, then it's a credit to their talent and resourcefulness. There are occasional interaction issues, and changing some puzzle cues could have smoothed out unnecessary confusion at a few points. Neither of those problems took me out of the world or stopped me wanting to discover what was behind the next door. Keep it up!