You’ll listen to the story and often be required to solve a puzzle or find and restore a missing piece to the diorama to unlock the key to proceed. Once unlocked these memories unfold as a series of ghostly encounters like glowing mannequins constructed from shimmering golden particles.

Memories first require unlocking by finding gold coins scattered around the immediate area. Your spirit guide will lead the way, unlocking a series of broken memories that require completion before moving on to the next. In this game you are dead trapped in the dismal and colorless Underworld where only objects with which you can interact will illuminate with a golden glow. Seriously, get used to hearing that word because it is used heavily in the first 60-90 minutes of the game.Īfter a brief tutorial on how to move and grab stuff you can venture into your first scene. You’ll be playing an unnamed hero the scourge of your town, known to all as “the bastard”. Blending first-person exploration, puzzle-solving, and a fantastic backstory rooted in Greek Mythology, fans of any of those genres are going to find pure bliss in this haunting adventure. Journey for Elysium is one of those 3D adventure games that you could just as easily play outside of VR, but once you experience it in all its virtual immersive glory you would never want to play it any other way.

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