Moss

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8.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 29 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 4 out of 29
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  1. LivewireHD
    Jan 7, 2019
    9
    The TL;DR Review
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    Game type: Platformer/puzzle Style: Solo VR used: Oculus Platform used: Steam System specs: 1070 gtx 8gb OC, i7, 32gb Ram, Windows10, Oculus rift & touch controllers. Graphics - 10/10 Sound - 9/10 Gameplay - 9/10 Comfort - Easy (Seated or standing, 180 Degree play 180 Degree view, no motion sickness) Fun - 9/10 Replayability - 5/10    The TL;DR Review
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    Game type: Platformer/puzzle
    Style: Solo
    VR used: Oculus
    Platform used: Steam
    System specs: 1070 gtx 8gb OC, i7, 32gb Ram, Windows10, Oculus rift & touch controllers.

    Graphics - 10/10

    Sound - 9/10

    Gameplay - 9/10

    Comfort - Easy (Seated or standing, 180 Degree play 180 Degree view, no motion sickness)

    Fun - 9/10

    Replayability - 5/10 (You may want to replay levels to collect any missing secrets, but the plot is more of a 1 time thing, fun to show friends though.)

    Overall - 9/10

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    Graphics - a rating of how visually appealing, welldone and immersive the visuals are, not how realistic or high end. Rated out of 10
    Sound - a rating of how good the quality, fitting with the game and immersive the music is. Rated out of 10
    Gameplay - a rating of how the overall feel of the game is, from mechanics and controls to ai and purpose of game. Rated out of 10
    Comfort - a rating based on how the game makes you feel in VR, motion sickness, immersion, playspace/position. Rated casual(seated, no motion sickness, usually an experience with no gameplay), easy(usually seated, no motion sickness) , medium(standing or seated, possible use of 360 space, medium play area, no motion sickness ) , hard(standing, usually larger play area and 360 space, possible motion sickness) or extreme(standing, full 360 space, larger play area, possible motion sickness).
    Fun - simply how fun the overall experience is. Rated out of 10
    Replayability - How likely you are to replay the game, 10 being lots of replay, 1 being single playthrough.
    Overall - a final rating based on previous points and others. Rated out of 10
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    The Full Review
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    Firstly, Quill the mouse you play as and help is super adorable and the world he inhabits feels magical and fully alive. This game executes its graphics, story and immersion perfectly. Being able to bend down and get right up close to quill as he emotes is such a happy and cute moment.

    The game fully immerses you in the world, from the backdrops, to the little characters running around, you really feel like a giant looking into a world of mice and other forest dwellers. All the levels are designed so that you can remain in one position and still easily see all the objectives, interactive objects, enemies and objects. You can even get up and look around to find hidden secrets and still feel part of the world. The graphics and sounds are simply beautiful in Moss.

    The story is simple but fairytale/adventure like and enough to draw you in to the puzzles, combat and adventuring. The most wonderful part of the story is the book in between sections, you really feel as though you are sitting reading a fairytale.

    Controls are simple, standard platforming, move, jump, attack and dodge, making combat simple but fun and rewarding and platforming is straight forward and enjoyable. The puzzles are fairly simple but entertaining enough in between combat and platforming, especially if you are going for the hidden objects on the levels.

    Comfortability wise this game is as easy as it gets, fixed position with no motion, small play area with platforming controls on the touch controllers and short range hand interactions.

    On my system specs I was easily able to run the game on full graphics with no slowdown or obvious problems.

    I would 100% recommend Moss to any PC VR player, I would almost go as far as to say it is a mandatory play, it is by far the best platformer on VR right now. If you are unsure about platformers in VR I would definitely give this one a shot, it will change your mind fully.    … Expand
  2. AlexandrRosca
    Feb 3, 2023
    9
    Moss | 2018 | VR | Played for: 11h

    A really well animated and beautifully drawn platformer. The story is well paced, the graphics are really nice and the controls always seem fair. It is one of the early VR games, but still manages to be as polished as one can expect from a AA game. Really recommended to any age and taste. Story: 9/10 Gameplay: 9,5/10 Graphics/Physics: 9,5/10    Moss | 2018 | VR | Played for: 11h

    A really well animated and beautifully drawn platformer. The story is well paced, the graphics are really nice and the controls always seem fair. It is one of the early VR games, but still manages to be as polished as one can expect from a AA game. Really recommended to any age and taste.

    Story: 9/10
    Gameplay: 9,5/10
    Graphics/Physics: 9,5/10
    Music/Sound: 9/10
    Final Score: 9,3/10    … Expand
  3. mugen_is_here
    Apr 8, 2022
    8
    One of the best experiences on the VR. Puzzle platformer that doesn't make you nauseous. Decent puzzles. I was able to figure out everything without using any hints.

    - The world is pretty beautiful and immersive! - Most of the fights were quite simple. Except for the boss battles which were annoying AF because they had uncontrolled difficulty spikes. - The character animations are    One of the best experiences on the VR. Puzzle platformer that doesn't make you nauseous. Decent puzzles. I was able to figure out everything without using any hints.

    - The world is pretty beautiful and immersive!
    - Most of the fights were quite simple. Except for the boss battles which were annoying AF because they had uncontrolled difficulty spikes.
    - The character animations are very cute and fun.
    - Some of the fights are over fast paced.
    - Upgrades are too few. 3 swords. 3 armor.
    - There were some kind of scrolls that I was collecting throughout the game which made no sense.
    - Breaking boxes / barrels also made no sense.

    Players health needs to be more than 2 points. I would say health of 4 points to make me give a 10 star to this game.

    Overall I loved the whole experience (minus the frustrating boss battles / mass-kill battles).    … Expand
  4. RagingPoet
    Mar 29, 2019
    9
    Moss is an absolutely charming 3rd person platformer/adventure. It is one of the the very few VR games that look and feel like AAA products. Every location is a piece of art and a blast to traverse through.
    The gameplay takes a backseat though. Platforming, combat, puzzles - everything is casual and fine, but not great.
    Overall, Moss is a must-play not only for platformer fans, but for    Moss is an absolutely charming 3rd person platformer/adventure. It is one of the the very few VR games that look and feel like AAA products. Every location is a piece of art and a blast to traverse through.
    The gameplay takes a backseat though. Platforming, combat, puzzles - everything is casual and fine, but not great.

    Overall, Moss is a must-play not only for platformer fans, but for everyone who owns VR-headset.    … Expand
  5. Runesr2
    Jul 28, 2018
    10
    This game is easily worth $100 - but luckily we get the best games on the entire planet for next to nothing! Moss may already be on my top 3 of best games ever made (at least within it's genre). You control a mouse in 3rd person and you're in the gameworld in 1st person. Graphics are simply breathtakingly awesome, and although gameplay does remind you of Kin and possibly Chronos, Moss bowsThis game is easily worth $100 - but luckily we get the best games on the entire planet for next to nothing! Moss may already be on my top 3 of best games ever made (at least within it's genre). You control a mouse in 3rd person and you're in the gameworld in 1st person. Graphics are simply breathtakingly awesome, and although gameplay does remind you of Kin and possibly Chronos, Moss bows to no one. If you have a Rift headset, Moss is the game to get - when you're done with Lone Echo :-) Moss works perfectly forcing super-sampling 2.0 using an oc'ed GTX 1080. Moss is played sitting down, but do stand up now and then to check you're not missing any secrets. Note, by default graphics are set to low when starting the game for the first time, remember to set graphics to high. The game isn't that taxing on current hardware, I wouldn't be surprised if GTX 1060 6GB owners can enable super-sampling 1.5 with high graphics setting and no frame dropping. This is probably the best VR game arriving in 2018 - and don't rush it, take your time to enjoy the world and find all the secrets, then this game may take 6 to 8 hours to complete.… Expand
  6. rustigsmed
    Jan 1, 2019
    10
    If you have VR you have to buy this game. Fantastic immersion and a really clever implementation of the VR controls and your interaction with the environment (I'm sure more VR games will use this style in the future). You play as two characters at once, a mouse (3rd person) and kind of a spirit-being (1st person) who is able to interact here and there in the environment and help along theIf you have VR you have to buy this game. Fantastic immersion and a really clever implementation of the VR controls and your interaction with the environment (I'm sure more VR games will use this style in the future). You play as two characters at once, a mouse (3rd person) and kind of a spirit-being (1st person) who is able to interact here and there in the environment and help along the way.

    I didn't realise the graphics were set on low til someway through, so it should work alright with lower end hardware. First time I could stay in VR without feeling any sickness. Great story and immersion - must have.    … Expand
  7. Anarkroft
    Nov 18, 2022
    8
    Si vous aimez lorsqu'on vous raconte un conte, la narration et le ton si particulier à ce genre, et cet univers magique, vous allez adorer ce jeu !
    Malgré son côté tout mignon et gentillet, Moss plaira aussi aux adultes.
    La narration façon conte est une réussite totale, qui plus est le jeu est localisé en FR (voix + textes + menus), et la voix FR est PARFAITE dans sa façon de narrer    Si vous aimez lorsqu'on vous raconte un conte, la narration et le ton si particulier à ce genre, et cet univers magique, vous allez adorer ce jeu !
    Malgré son côté tout mignon et gentillet, Moss plaira aussi aux adultes.

    La narration façon conte est une réussite totale, qui plus est le jeu est localisé en FR (voix + textes + menus), et la voix FR est PARFAITE dans sa façon de narrer l'aventure de cette petite souris.

    La VR est parfaite pour ceux qui sont un peu sensibles, on endosse le rôle d'un lecteur qui regarde l'histoire d'un point de vue subjectif et fixe : ça ne bouge pas, et pour autant on profite de la profondeur de la réalité virtuelle. Les graphismes sont jolis, le jeu n'est pas trop gourmand et peut tourner en "Haut" sans problème.

    Seul bémol, l'aspect répétitif. En cause, la découpe des tableaux et la redondance de "un tableau = une énigme, ou peut-être des combats, puis on passe au suivant" qui donnent l'impression que c'est un peu mou, un peu long, alors que le jeu se finit en moins de 5H. C'est un petit bémol, le jeu reste excellent, se trouve à prix raisonnable.

    Clairement, si vous êtes équipés VR, il faut l'essayer. Je n'ai pas d'enfant, mais je suppose qu'il plairait à toute la famille. Pour faire découvrir la VR, c'est très tranquille et immersif : l'idéal.
    La prise en main sera difficile pour des novices des jeux vidéos, car le déplacement sur les trois axes en VR est plus difficile que sur des jeux classiques. Pour autant, le personnage se dirige sans encombres, et cette "difficulté" est gratifiante dans les phases de plate forme.    … Expand
  8. Cz3rw0ny
    Feb 10, 2021
    7
    If you are a fan of adventure games, this VR iteration is quite good. Art and storytelling is a big plus, level design also quite nice. It has a few slower moments, but its a decent game.
  9. EveryLevel
    Jan 25, 2022
    10
    Great Platform VR Game. I hope to play more like this. Game makes you feel like a Giant. The world Setting & 3D View was great. The puzzle get you involved and don't put you to sleep.

    GG 10 Bacon ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
  10. darkraven0623
    Feb 9, 2023
    9
    amazing when enter the game world for the first time. cleverly make yourself as a narrator to take an important part in the game. Interesting enough.

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Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Metro GameCentral
    May 29, 2019
    80
    It’s an utterly charming experience whose only fault is that you’re always left wanting more.
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  2. Adventure Gamers
    Dec 21, 2018
    80
    Though more action-oriented than adventure gamers might be used to, Moss is that rare game that delivers exactly what it promised, delivering a lovely bonding experience with an adorable companion while solving puzzles and having a great time exploring a magical fairy tale kingdom.
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  3. Gaming Nexus
    Jun 25, 2018
    90
    It's easy to scoff at the idea of VR making any appreciable difference in a VR game, but you would be wrong to do so. Moss, a combination platformer/audio book, is exactly that, and it is very, very well done. If asked if I would have enjoyed it as much flat, I have to say that I wouldn't have. The VR aspects are subtle, but still make large contributions to the overall game play. It appears to be a small kid's game at first, but the difficulty does ramp up to a fairly challenging level.
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