For better or worse, though, Edge of Time does scares the best. It might even do them a little too well for the most dedicated Who fans. Theres a few of the biggest jump scares Ive had in VR here. Those Angels, for example, keep your heart rate up in easily the games most impressive sequence, making you painfully aware of your every move and too scared to even turn around. Other levels carry an uneasy atmosphere that makes seeing the game through an unexpected challenge.
Itll be enough to stop some fans in their tracks, so much so you could argue Maze Theory goes in a little too hard on the horror. That said, the concept of the Angels in VR is one thats tough to pass up and the studio does the premise justice. I just would have liked to have seen more of the wonder and awe of many of the Doctors adventures to balance out the moodiness.
Many of the games other ideas are repurposed from traditional tropes. Theres a handful of puzzles that are snappy to solve, though never feel unique to the franchise itself. Redirecting lasers to open doors could have been lifted straight out of any other game and, well, Im pretty sure finding a safe code on the back of a picture is in every other VR game.
Your late-game encounter with the Daleks, meanwhile, results in fine, formulaic stealth segments followed up by a fun, forgettable on-rails shooter. For Who diehards, these moments will no doubt delight, but they dont disguise relatively stripped back game mechanics. They help round it out to a respectable two to three-hour runtime, which I tackled in one sitting without ever feeling bored, if not always illuminated.
Perhaps Doctor Whos biggest enemy is Doctor Who itself. Theres so much wacky potential for a feature-length VR game here that meeting those expectations is almost impossible. We saw just a snapshot of that in the BBCs excellent Runaway VR short, an animation bursting with the charm, wit and invention the series is known for stuffed into 13 minutes. The Edge of Time is grittier, deeper even, but it doesnt match the personality, bravado or intuition of control. Perhaps theres a lesson to be learned there.
Who is at its best when theres a hook; a gimmick so playful and innovative that anyone can get carried away in the madness that ensues. Instead of testing those waters, The Edge of Time settles for bringing the series most tried and true elements directly into headsets in hopes of winning over dedicated fans. It plays more like a rejected episode of the TV series rather than something that fully embraces its platform. The Who faithful be satisfied in that safety, I suspect, but I personally cant help but wish this was a little more dangerous.
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