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Trover Saves the Universe
Wonderful. Your dogs have been dognapped by a beaked lunatic who stuffed them into his eye holes and is using their life essence to destroy the universe. Does that make any sense? You've partnered with Trover, a little purple eye hole monster to save them. Find power babies and plug them into his eye holes so that he can absorb their power, track d...
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To say Trover Saves the Universe is a good VR game would be an understatement. It perfectly blends over-the-top comedy and solid combat while making the most of the VR technology at hand by dragging players into the world and making them centre of the story. Its brand of comedy will not be to everyone's liking, but I still think Trover Saves the Universe stands on its own as one of the best VR games released to date.
So, I just finished saving the universe. Well, technically, a weird purple guy named Trover saved the universe, but I helped him along from the comfort of my couch. Along the way, we electrocuted a guy in a bathtub, pushed someone’s house off a cliff and yanked two dogs out of the eye holes of an evil dude named Glorkon. And it was awesome.
I first played Trover Saves the Universe last year at Brasil Games Show and hated my experience with it. It’s not that the game was bad or anything, but the staff handling the Playstation booth had the excellent idea of putting this VR-focused, dialogue-heavy game on a non-VR booth with poor quality headphones. I couldn’t hear the deprived dialogue nor pay attention at how the game handled immersion. With that being said, I was still looking forward to playing it, because I simply can’t...
If you are a fan of Rick and Morty and own a PSVR headset, Trover Saves the Universe is a must-play. And even if you have never watched the show, I would still recommend picking the game up. Your sense of humor might not line up with Justin Roiland, but the $30 price point is a fairly low investment compared to other titles. Trover Saves the Universe can be completed in under about 5 hours but can be extended by finding all of the power babies in each world, which will probably contain a lot more funny banter between Trover and the environment. Trover Saves the Universe overall is a great expe...
Trover Saves the Universe is a bizarre comedy action from the co-creator of Rick and Morty.
Luckily, Trover Saves the Universe is worth playing regardless of the uninspired combat. Players won't be compelled to stick with it for the barebones gameplay, but rather, to see where the story goes and what crazy character they will encounter next. It's certainly not the most engaging game from a gameplay standpoint, but its story and humor will make it difficult for anyone to quit before they reach its unexpected conclusion.
While Squanch Games has put out a handful of games in the past, the most noteworthy of which being Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality, they've been short experiences with very little substance to them. Trover Saves the Universe is their first fully-featured adventure, and it's incredibly apparent that this is a game…
There’s a concept I call “VR smoothing” in which an experience that technically can be played without VR hardware is made better with VR. Trover Saves the Universe is still going to be laugh-out-loud funny no matter how you approach it, but the additional context and enhanced mechanics when using a headset make it a little bit sweeter. Just look at it as more of a comedy experience that happens to be a platformer.
A rare, honest-to-goodness video game comedy that will delight Rick and Morty fans but also features some imaginative use of VR.
So should you get Trover Saves The Universe? Given its thirty dollar price tag, a lot of Trover's flaws can be overlooked, yet that's still a steep price for a short game with little replay value. Sure, the game offers dialogue options, but your choice of "Yes" or "No" has zero effect on the plot. Fortunately, the title screen notes that "Hot Free DLC" is on the way, which might help in the long run.
Finally, I’ve got to give credit to Trover for its visuals and music. Roiland’s iconic style is on full display in Trover, with crazy colors and odd shapes everywhere. Every alien world feels like a completely new and fascinating place– even when you’re platforming on giant flesh nodes and teeth. Every living thing has its own vibe to it, and I never found myself getting tired of my surroundings. The music is often quite relaxing, with the title screen’s song and “Vanilla Village” standing out as my two favorites for how strange but relaxing they are.