Across the Valley | PSVR2 REVIEW IN-PROGRESS

PlayStation VR2 gets its very own interpretation of Stardew Valley - but doesn't go far enough with the formula to keep players coming back for more. REVIEW KEY PROVIDED BY DEVELOPER/PUBLISHER
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[@tsrichards84]

No interest personally but thank you for your continued support of VR. You are the most authentic and “real” reviewer/channel on KZbin. I have appreciated your content since PSVR launched and that appreciation has only grown in the years since. Thank you for continuing to grow as a person and as a channel

[@WelshSossy]

No free locomotion = Instant no buy. What is this Dev thinking? 🤯

[@dominiktatarka4810]

Same 😉 "What were they thinking ?" 😑 also they graphics even though it is "stylized" could be a bit better a I think, to me it looks to "Flat" for a 3D VR game... 🙄 game looks fun... but so many things done bad, hopefully they will fux most of the things and will be better game in the future

[@Romanplaystation]

Dev did an AMA on the PSVR subreddit last night, and seemed really stuck on the teleport only movement, despite people arguing against it. Kept citing Beat Saber (weirdly) and Job/Vacation Sim. It's stickied at the top of the sub if anybody wants to read it, but I'm not holding out much hope personally. Which is a shame, as this was one I was really looking forward to, as I mistakenly expected a VR version of Stardew from the trailer.

[@GreyMatterShades]

As low detail as the graphics are, the animals definitely have a charming look to them. Hopefully the developer can flesh this out a bit and craft it into a game that can hold player's interest for much longer.

[@wisegy84]

Review-in-progress is a great idea! Hopefully you can use these to get some info/impressions out for more games without driving yourself crazy trying to "complete" everything. In any case, thanks for all you do, Bryan! Appreciate you!

[@GabrielOO4]

Thanks again for reviewing all PSVR2 games with quality reviews. I never take that for granted. 😸

[@a.p.8913]

TELEPORTATION ??!! Oh no..

[@TheRandomGuyTheFarNoGameCat]

Welp, looks like I'm picking this up. Thanks again for the review Bryan. :)

[@twitcherthesingleplayergamecat]

Interesting pre-review. Hopefully the dev will watch this and take on board some or all of your feedback. Does look like it could be fun ... eventually.

[@Romanplaystation]

They did an AMA on the PSVR subreddit yesterday. It didn't go particularly great. Still stickied at the top of the sub if ya wanna check it out.

[@TheAmigaGuru]

@@Romanplaystation what does that mean?

[@mmmk87]

@@TheAmigaGuru AMA stands for ask me anything.

[@twitcherthesingleplayergamecat]

@TheAmigaGuru it means they held an 'Ask Me Anything' on Reddit (in other words a livechat question and answer session). That's as much as I can help, as Reddit is a strange, foreign place to me! 😆

[@Romanplaystation]

@@twitcherthesingleplayergamecat Thanks, Twitcher. Yeah, my bad. I forget not everybody uses Reddit. You nailed it, though. 👊👍

[@deathleethedeathcat3613]

There is no reason for node to node teleportation lol

[@jackcall3815]

Great review, truly

[@TheAmigaGuru]

thanks! will most likely grab this even if i am giving it up after 4 hours, just need to show my support for anything VR that tries to be good.

[@indieseoulPSVR2]

I really hope that someday somebody can make a stardew valley/ Runefactory esque game in VR. I want to farm kill monsters and brew beer all in VR! Come on developers!!!

[@hellsfoxes]

I finally beat my first full run in The Light Brigade. Such a cool game, really hope you get to do a review for it at some point!

[@Rav1611]

Need johns farm from rdr2 in vr and I would be set for life

[@dankfarrik8376]

Yeah i have got a garden that needs a lot of work in the real world. I don't need to do more of it in VR. Not for me but thanks for the video.

[@Penguthefox]

It looks really cute I’m glad we getting a farming game

[@BromanEntertainment]

Has anyone played this recently? Were there any significant content updates in the year since this was uploaded?

[@johnharvey1602]

I will wait on this game one and try it after an update.

[@scifigamecathenry6816]

Oddly, what this game seems to need - is multiplayer. A farming community where everyone helps out with the chores. Digging the "review-in-progress" concept (pun intended).😉

[@proceduralgames]

Something about the realistic/drab/sparse graphics doesn't make it feel like a world I want to be in, sadly, as this is a genre I like

[@northdwarf]

👍!

[@cusman]

Definitely not "Job Simulator on a Farm" from what I am seeing in this review.

[@BirdmanVeganFuture]

Imagine if they did the real FACTORY FARM rather than small farms of the past that perpetuates myths of happy farms

[@wakenwaken3618]

Barley is gather wit scythe etc not picked up Like carrot ;)

[@muumiveikko]

Only teleport 😢 Not going to My purchase list

[@CheckmateStallioN]

Compare this to TWD S&S Ch 1 & 2. This barely even holds up to PSVR1 standards and I dare say even Quest standards. I was hoping more VR devs would follow in Skybound's footsteps in pushing what's possible in VR

[@twitcherthesingleplayergamecat]

You probably meant to say SkyDANCE Interactive, the developers of TWD S&S games. SkyBOUND are the publishers.

[@CheckmateStallioN]

@@twitcherthesingleplayergamecat you're right lol

[@carlotron6515]

I buy It if this game don't have Teleport ,I want to Walk my valley

[@k31n3rd4]

Well I said it at launch and I’ll say it again, no free locomotion, no purchase. Also no turning makes it even worse… I’ll stick to Garden of the Sea. Kinda sad as I was hoping it would be a good farming sim game, obviously we can’t expect anything like Stardew Valley or Harvest Moon… oh wait why can’t we expect anything like that?

[@jlove1945]

Is it worth 9.99

[@WithoutParole]

As long as you're into these types of games and are okay with all the issues i mentioned... yeah, I think so. I had fun with it!

[@TheCrazedEB]

this game looks like a nice proof of concept for a farm game in vr, but doesn't have a gameplay loop or even satisfying to look at visuals to keep players playing. $5-10, not $20 for sure.

[@richardbarth918]

Basically stardew valley in vr. I bought it cause well i love stardew valley.

[@ghostfaceknuts]

You shouldn't feed pigs raw potatoes or any other tuber. Immersion broken

[@WithoutParole]

hold on while i google "tuber"

[@ghostfaceknuts]

@@WithoutParole That said, after watching your review I bought the game and I'm loving it. I sank many hours into Stardew Valley, and if they were to make Stardew as a VR game exactly like this I might as well quit my job and become a virtual farmer.

[@user-wh3hr3oz6l]

Sad there’s only a few good games for the psvr , this unfortunately looks garbage