Fujii - A Magical Gardening Adventure Reviews

6/10 1.5~2 hrs. game play, 3 places to visit to gather seeds, buying all the seeds then planting um. then abrupt end, confused. Works well with Quest 3 with Virtual Desktop Streamer. only, wait for sale.

Just finished Fujii. It was an experience. Cautious recommendation. For some people that Fujii will really be their bag. It's the first game I've played that was largely developed with the Quest in mind and it showed but it was still pretty despite being low geometry. I played it on the Index and wouldn't say it was a great use of finger tracking; you had wobbly fingers and the menu was sort of a plant thingy stuck to your fingertip and lots of the interactables were the grab gesture. If you want a linear follow-the-path-and-do-stuff while making pretty plants react to your fondling them then go grab it, but it was short (~90m) and I'm not crazy about going back and growing all the plant seeds I collected. Maybe I'm not just chill enough it had a few pretty sequences and if I were new to VR it would have been a bit more awe inspiring. Eager recommendation for those who are, in fact, chill, and want something ... not even low intensity, but perhaps low difficulty, linear, and experiential.

One of my early VR purchases. Very cute game. Easy play and navigation. Good game to introduce someone to VR. Gather seeds and plant them to get more. Explore different areas of the environment. Gentle movements and I did not feel any disorientation. Recommend.

[i]I played this in two sessions, the second time starting the game from Oculus Dash. Apparently the game can be launched without Steam, so about 45-60 minutes weren't counted in my visible playtime.[/i] Fujii provides a masterclass in how to implement motion controllers in a virtual reality experience. Aside from ergonomics like stretchy arms and remote grabbing, the level of interactivity with objects in the world is off the charts. Fantastical flowers can be caressed with the hands, each petal moving in a realistic way. It's great to poke and prod things in these surreal natural environments. Restoration is a great theme for a chill game and can give a sense of satisfying progression, along with a feeling that my actions are meaningful and are having positive effects. An area where I think this game goofed up is also related to progress. Seeds can be planted in pots at the nexus/home garden and they take time to grow. But instead of the maturation and flowering times being measured in seconds, it's minutes. Lots of minutes. I believe the garden plants' growth will continue while out in the levels. But it's still a long time and once the levels have been completed, there's not much to do except wait. Some kind of fertilizer to make the plants grow faster would have been good, or just reduced growth times. The game is very short, but it's very well polished and oozing with lovely details and creative visuals. I highly recommend this for every VR gamer's stable of relaxing games and experiences. (You all do have one, right?)

Fujii is a mesmerizing experience. It’s a rather simple puzzle game with a lot of easy solutions, but it doesn’t take away from how immersive and joyous the whole game is. A fantastic example of what VR is capable of delivering. Also, very very short, much like a lot of VR games right now. You can probably squeeze three hours out of it if you really dig it.

Description from my young daughter: "It is so amazing. When I completed the adventure, I was so happy to return home and see my little friend again."

It's magical, really. The way you interact with things feels wholly natural, the atmosphere and music is super calming, it's gorgeous, I mean, there's not much else to say. I just want more of it.

[h1]Experienced on the Oculus Rift[/h1] You can view my review & extended gameplay here: https://youtu.be/HhmOlrvxv4Y Fujii has two very different components. One of them is a very simple garden sandbox where you can plant any available seed that you want and you can also place pots almost anywhere in the garden. You can also collect some little creatures to decorate around your plants. You then water & pet the plants and watch them bloom where they can then flower a magical light orb that is the currency for buying more stuff. This is a simple sandbox where you can decorate your garden almost any way you can imagine with simple interactions and minimal effort. The other component of Fujii is the main exploration game, where you traverse three different islands and light up the surroundings via exploration and tactile, simple puzzle play. This is meant to be relaxing, zen type gameplay. The visuals are fantastical and the sounds / music are relaxing. It is also family friendly gameplay. Fujii is not a bad game. However, for a jaded VR veteran like me, who has played over 1,000 VR games, it's a bit lackluster. There isn't much depth here and the interactions are too simple. Plus, it's an Oculus Quest port to PC and you can tell. It has some very low resolution textures which brings down the otherwise lovely aesthetic. And yes, there is only teleportation and snap turning available. I finished the game in about 2 hours. I did my best to explore every area and spent as much time as I could in the garden. In the end, this game just isn't for me. I understand that. However, I believe my criticisms are valid. I expected a bit more depth, especially in the garden and higher-resolution textures. [b]Rate 6/10. I think others may and have enjoyed this more than me. However, when Brian Taylor of BigBossBattle writes that "Fujii is a flower-filled garden of surprises that showcases everything wonderful about VR in a single experience," I can only imagine that this is the only VR experience he has ever played. [/b] [i]You can join my Steam Curator group here: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/Oculus_WMR [/i]

Great little game that is a joy to play through, just so visually pleasing! Absolutely fun to play through, and just exist in the Fujii world. As great and amazing as it is, I did go through it in around an hour, but I'm perfectly happy with that. It fits for this game extremely well. Thoroughly enjoy and highly recommend!

Bottom line: it's way too short. I'm stuck in an awkward position because I really do like this game and I want to recommend it. I think this has great potential. Everything positive the other reviews say about this game are true. It's just sadly nowhere near a full game. I just feel like I played the intro to the game and it was over. I don't mind paying 14.99 if that money is spent towards completing the game. Flat out, this game is unfinished. I hope to see more of this game in the future.