Robinson: The Journey Reviews

So I thought this game has a lot of potential from what I saw. A few things killed it out of the gate. __Controller binding to Quest 3 (now a days that should be a requirement). __Turning (needs some type of speed control. __Graphics need more tuning options. That's as far as I got before I had to quit. Controller settings not being Quest 3 compatible really killed it for me.

There is no way to play this on a Meta Quest headset. The game does not recognize the controllers, so you're basically just stuck starting at a menu. Maybe I missed it, but they should really include in the game description that there's only a specific VR console that you can play this on.

I have an extremely high tolerance for janky VR experiences, but this is on a whole other level (Quest 2, Airlink). This is not just an issue of poor performance (which was definitely an issue), but it boils down to a fundamental lack of understanding of how to design VR motion controls. When I hit the "scanner" green-dot-red-dot mechanic I realized how fundamentally broken this design was and as much as I was excited to play this game, I asked for a refund.

7/10 - Enjoyable adventure About 6 hours of VR Adventure, Just make sure, for Quest 2 & 3 use 'Air Link' the Good, For a 2017 title, good visuals, sound, voice over. Just make sure to up the resolution 2.0x in-game settings. VR mechanics work great. the Bad, Even in Max Graphics, still bit blurry. Quest Controllers doesn't get recognize in VD Streamer or Steam Link. Slow Walking, no running in game. the Ugly, dumb scanning collections. by the end, the game gets really good, but then it ends. wish it was longer, or have a sequel. At this Sale Price, it a steal. Get it.

This 'Yes' is only for the graphical quality, overall atmosphere & dinosaurs at full scale. As a game (for fun) I would probably not recommend it. They should have upgraded the control schema, and fixed getting stuck in terrain after climbing. And its not always clear what you can interact with. The game itself is very relaxed, and the tasks are simple.

I enjoyed this. Some nice vistas, animations, characters and engaging storyline. A tip if playing on Quest 3, manually add it to your Meta library so it shows up in the Quest Link library and launch it from there. This will bypass steamvr and then you will get the proper controller mapping. Through steam it's awkard to control and not all the buttons work.