Spice & Wolf VR (Oculus Quest)

VR Shop – Gold Award

Price at Time Of Review: £18.99
Comfort Rating: Green
Genre: Interactive Experience
Size: 801.4 MB
Best Playing Position: Sitting
Multi-Player: No
Age Rating: 15+

 

Description: Step into the world of Spice and Wolf, recreated in VR by the original creators of the popular anime and light novel series. Anime is now not just something you watch—it’s something you experience! Kraft Lawrence is a travelling merchant in a medieval world, who one day comes across Holo, a wolf deity taking the form of a girl. After a string of adventures, Holo decides to follow Lawrence along. Holo and Lawrence’s journeys were not without troubles; one such case was when they were caught by surprise in a sudden thunderstorm. Running from the rain, the two find shelter in an abandoned water mill in the woods. As they gather around a small fire and wait for the sky to clear, a sweet and curious story unfolds…an all-new story that you will experience firsthand, from Lawrence’s point of view.

Review: The first thing that has to be talked about here is the visuals. This is probably THE best looking “experience” on the Oculus Quest, but I will say it was more impressive seeing it for the first time on the Oculus Go. With smooth animation and stunning scenery, it is a treat for the eyes. Sadly at £18.99 it is definitely NOT a treat for the wallet or the hands as there is very little gameplay here. If you have read and enjoyed the popular graphical novel Spice and Wolf before you will probably go nuts for this, but most people will just enjoy the visuals. Sure, it looks good and is definitely worth playing, but it’s hard to justify at its current price unless you are a MASSIVE anime fan.