Witchblood Review on the Quest 3

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Witchblood Review on the Quest 3  In this stunning, mixed-reality adventure inspired by Metroid® and Castlevania®, explore an intricate diorama brimming with hidden treasures, challenging puzzles, formidable foes, and powerful magic.  After your father is slain by a zealous madman, you uncover ancestral magic abilities.  Master these newfound powers and take on the oppressive cult dominating your town.  Face the murderer of your father to reveal the mysteries of your origin and the power of your birthright.  With 6+ hours of exploration and combat, hundreds of rooms, 40 upgrades, and 4 difficulty levels to master, Witchblood transforms classic gaming with VR.  #gaming #vr #vrgaming #gamer #Quest3

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00:00This is Witchblood by the developers Hidden Path Entertainment and it was released on the 18th of

00:22July 2024. If you like games such as Max Mustard, Moss and Moss 2 then I think you might really

00:29enjoy this one. It's not as free movement as those I just mentioned but rather a side-scrolling game.

00:34I always stand up to play most games but this is a perfect sit-down and play game. The colours are

00:40vibrant, each screen has nice details. About the game. It's a simple classic story of a loved one

00:46gets murdered and you are out for revenge. In this case it's your father. You are playing the daughter

00:52and have discovered you possess magical powers so off you go to track down the man who killed your

00:58loved one. Levels and size. I couldn't tell you exactly how big this game is but it is big. They

01:04claim to have hundreds of rooms and I quite believe it. You will be in this game for a minimum of five

01:10hours but you can expect to double that if you play like I did. Completely lost with no sense of

01:15direction. Each room is well designed. Some simpler than others and then the backdrops sometimes just

01:21look amazing. I like the touch of having the map and the walls around the game screening area and it

01:28go so far up the wall and so far down but I do wish there was more to help in the general direction

01:33of which you are meant to go. As I swear I spent much of this game going around in circles and I

01:39did find it frustrating at times. Even a red flashing circle on a map to tell you where you are meant to

01:43reach would be helpful. It reminds me of the old classic games on the Commodore 64 where you could be

01:48walking around for days sometimes weeks until you found your way but in today's world I think many

01:54people don't have that kind of patience. Enemies and bosses. Enemies are not incredibly complicated

01:59but they do have their own unique pattern for you to learn and counter but don't worry if you die you

02:04just return back to your last health altar that you pass by. You will encounter people, ghouls, frogs,

02:11rock people, wolves, witches, rats and bats and more. Weapons. Nothing exciting in here. A lot of sword

02:18swooshing and then you have some magical powers which you cycle between by pushing a direction on the right

02:23joypad. Either ice, fire, wind and invisibility. Leveling up options. There is a leveling up system.

02:30Nothing huge or complex but as you run around the map you find things to level up your passive magic,

02:36elemental magic and your statue magic and then also your sword. I particularly like it when you level

02:41up from normal jump to double jump and then jump to glide. It does just enough to keep things

02:47interesting. Mechanics. I didn't notice any problems. The only issues I really had and it's not a huge

02:54deal but when in combat and looking up or down on your enemy she doesn't have an angle. She only hits

03:01face forward so if you are on a rock or a bump just slightly higher than your enemy you kind of miss.

03:07Ping in the ass with things like frogs and wolves. She should be able to automatically track the enemy

03:12though as you level up swords she starts swooshing her sword more up and down so the problem kind of

03:19rectifies itself. Puzzles. Now whilst there ain't too many puzzles in here the ones that are in here

03:25are not incredibly complicated. Just turning a few switches. Most turn one to get to another then to

03:32another then there might be a series of jumps you need to make a certain direction or route.

03:37Controls. Controls are really well laid out in this game and pretty average to get used to. The game

03:43sets out at a nice pace to learn and get used to them before introducing something else. I do like

03:49the use of the right control stick to choose which magic to use. It's quick and it's easy.

03:54Pass through. There is a pass through mode which takes out the map wall behind the screen box you play

03:59in. Nothing clever but it just is what it is. Game menus. You have a book which will offer you

04:05all your options. Volume sliders for each music, voice, effects, ambience and effects and then

04:12language settings. Then difficulty setting from casual, normal, hard and nightmare. Then also in

04:19that book you can see your passive, elemental and statue magic. Then controls and map. Anyway this is

04:26a great game just to sit down in your bed and relax with. Now go touch that like button and subscribe

04:31button. Thanks for watching guys and happy gaming.

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