{"id":14173,"date":"2023-09-21T01:02:53","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T05:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/?p=14173"},"modified":"2023-09-24T01:36:24","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T05:36:24","slug":"tokyo-game-show-vr-returns-for-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/?p=14173","title":{"rendered":"Tokyo Game Show VR returns for 2023!"},"content":{"rendered":"

You may remember me talking about TGS VR 2021 and 2022 in my post from last year<\/a>. When they mentioned that TGSVR would be returning for 2023 with “Sky Islands” along with quest and magic systems, I was thrilled. I had tons of fun in 2021 and 2022 was such a huge upgrade in so many ways, even if it was also a bit overwhelming. There was a story and a boss fight and just… it was genuinely really cool. <\/p>\n

Unfortunately, while I am still happy TGS VR happened this year (I’d prefer that over it no longer happening at all), it did end up feeling like a bit of a downgrade to say the least. <\/p>\n

The customization didn’t feel as fun or unique (maybe if we got to create an avatar like last year and got to pick hats\/new hairstyles\/outfits\/magic type separately), there’s a lot less to do, everything is smaller in general (though, still very pretty), and the end area for finishing everything felt small.<\/p>\n

There are no rides, no quizzes (at best, one quest per area requires you to take a photo of the right answer for one of the NPCs), the only interactive thing, besides obviously the magic and some quests, is some NPCs in areas and watching a bike race. You can’t ride along. You can’t actually race yourself. The magic is also linked to whatever costume you’re wearing and only so many even have anything unique.<\/p>\n

There are 24 total quests which is down from the 84 Fragments of 2021 and 72 Quests from 2022 (Plus… no cutscenes or rides). <\/p>\n

It’s still very pretty and I did enjoy the quest system versus just clicking random objects– I just wish there was more to it, better customization, and more things to interact with. I’ve always really loved the rides. <\/p>\n

Anyway, you can check out my playthrough here:
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