The attention to detail in the world design is just as impressive as it was before, but developer Polyarc did manage to expand on the gameplay formula in a few ways. As with the first game, this means pulling and pushing scenery elements into place, and it’s ever so charming to see Quill acknowledge your work by saluting you when you do it. Besides being able to control Quill as you battle and solve puzzle, you can also look around for secrets and other little details, and you can even interact with the world directly as the ‘reader/player’ of the book. Your new epic quest sees you and your uncle Argus head out on a quest to acquire five magical glass objects in order to banish the “Arcane” evil from the world – and it’s all presented in the same storybook-like fashion with wonderfully detailed dioramas that are interactive in more than one way. Of course, it helps that it reintroduces us to the charming little mouse Quill as our protagonist, and that it picks up where the first game left off, right after we defeat Sarffog.
Book II isn’t the new frontier of VR, but it’s a fantastic game that players of Moss will instantly fall in love with and feel familiar with. That said, the sequel is also a testament to how well done the first game was – a game that already pushed the envelope of what PlayStation can deliver. Much of the attention and excitement of developers has gone into the new console generations over the past two years, so playing a game like Moss: Book II is a nice reminder of how awesome VR can be and how much potential the medium has. VR feels like it’s at a crossroads right now, with PlayStation owners waiting for a new generation and the Quest taking over from what used to be a PC-powered market – which means there’s less horsepower to work with on that front as well. Now that it’s here, we couldn’t wait to go hands on with Quill’s new adventure – which is exclusive to PlayStation for now. Imagine our delight when Polyarc announced that a sequel was coming out, and that we didn’t have to wait for the arrival of PSVR2 either. While the footage will spoil things for players who want to go in with as little information as possible, Polyarc’s design director Josh Stiksma deliberately left out many of the things they want players to find out on their own.We’ve done tons of VR reviews, but one title that consistently gets named as one of the most memorable ones of all time is Moss.
Will she manage to defeat the Arcane with the help of her friends, both old and new? At the same time as the announcement, Polyarc joined PlayStation Blog to reveal more than 10 minutes of gameplay in the new environments players will explore. Set after the events of the first game, young mouse Quill will once again attempt to save the world of Moss.
Moss: Book II will be released on PlayStation VR on March 31. What developer Polyarc actually meant was that Moss: Book 2 was arriving barely into spring as its release date falls at the end of the month. One of those games due to be released in spring was Moss: Book II. The northern hemisphere gets their first day of spring on Sunday, March 20, and it’s a brand new season for upcoming game releases.
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