Recent reviews by Retrokhan

Charming low-poly art design. Creative course designs with a lot of variety (Island, Wild West, Spooky Castle, etc.). Best VR game of 2021.

I feel like I'm at work debugging code. 10/10.

But seriously this game is one of the most unique and creative puzzle games I've played in years. I remember playing Portal and discovering that you can launch yourself by vertically aligning two portals, start to fall infinitely, then placing another portal on the ground.

Baba is You is filled with those "aha" moments where you discover a game mechanic that you weren't aware was even possible.

Some examples are:
- Entering a locked room by becoming the walls.
- Declaring your existence as the win condition.
- Drowning the lose condition in the water.

NO SPOILERS
This is the best VR game yet and nothing comes close. In fact, it's probably one of the greatest games of all-time. The level of polish and design that went into the VR implementation is unmatched. The Source 2 engine looks amazing and the game runs smoothly on my mid-range gaming PC. The story is well paced and the level design is full of variety.
HL:A is full of memorable gaming moments that will probably define VR gaming for the next few years. Some of mine were drawing on the window, getting caught in the elevator by the Combine, having a headcrab jump at my face, and getting stuck in an elevator (Thanks Jeff).

I wouldn't recommend this being your first VR game. Not because it's inaccessable or hard to learn, it's actually very comfortable to play and the controls are intuitive. But because after you play this, every other VR game feels like a tech demo.

Fantastic co-op 3rd person rougelike that perfectly captures the style of the orignal 2D game. Great with friends or solo. While there isn't an official RoR1-style ending yet, the goal of becoming as overpowered as possible while trying to survive the increasingly difficult levels makes you want to play it over and over. There are several characters to choose, all with their own unique playstyle.

There is a ton of content and polish for an early access title but there are some features that are still missing such as the ability to save the game mid-run and return later, which is definitely useful when you're 2 hours into a good run.