Pixel Arcade Legacy

[h1]Experienced on the Oculus Rift with Touch Controllers[/h1] This is a very fun, parkour game (not climbing!). However, it has some flaws which keeps it from being in the upper echelon of VR climbing / parkour games / obstacle course games. There's several genre of games that have really benefited from VR, from escape rooms, to wave shooters, to music rhythm games, but parkour brings that mix of challenge and physicality that is almost akin to the boxing VR games. It's not just about figuring out the challenge, but physically executing it. So you feel part of the game, like you're actually in the obstacle course, whereas an outside viewer would just see some fool swinging his arms around like a madman. When this game works, you are bouncing from object to object like you're part Spider-man and part the Flash. The obstacles courses are very well-done and once you get into level 9 and beyond, they start looking impossible (it took me several tries to finally get the 9th course done). Unfortunately, like I mentioned, there are some problems. The biggest problem I experienced is that the grab doesn't always work, which is a fatal problem that would almost sink any parkour game. L…

A solid 8/10. The platforming has an effective combination of freedom and challenge. It follows the golden game design rule of allowing you to take more risks to go faster. It has problems, but when it works, it feels like being inside Celeste or Super Meat Boy. The core gameplay is enjoyable, but there are some flaws.

6/10

Didn't care for this one myself.

Awesome game, picked it up last time it was on sale. Gonna have to give it a full playthrough now i have more time. From first experience i highly recommend!

5/10 DEVS: This is a fun concept, but loads of stuff need changing here before it is in a saleable condition. 2 examples: 1) when you press to hold a ledge with both controllers together, sometimes one of the inputs fail, leaving you plummeting o your doom in an utterly unfair way. 2) a certain press of buttons in a certain way when reaching for a cube will trigger the game to restart, all progress lost.