Eye of the Temple (VR game)

From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) 1 Apr 17:12
To: william (WILLIAMA) 2 of 3
I had a look at the trailer, even though I don't have a 3d rig and got no plans. I get stuck very easily by computer game puzzles, because I'm not clever. I'm stuck on two games ATM (are you still stuck even though you've given up?), Sniper Ghost Warrior Kill Glutten Something, stuck on dumb parkour-style puzzles where you have to crawl, climb and jump up, down and around, and if you fuck up, it's back to square one. Very frustrating. One I did manage after following a youtube tutorial, which was embarrassingly simple, then I so badly wanted to finish the level that I choked on some fairly easy combat and ... back to square one. JFC. Hate those puzzles. The actual sniping part is pretty cool, because the gun is wobbly, there's wind and bullet-drop etc, all very pseudo-scientific. Also, the heads explode in various cool ways. I'm trying to psych myself up to go back in. Still a ways to go.
From: william (WILLIAMA) 1 Apr 23:11
To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) 3 of 3
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are you still stuck even though you've given up?

Well, maybe. It's those games where you want to throw the controller at somebody, preferably somebody on the game's design team. The ones where you realise you don't actually want to develop those skills.

Some games have beautiful puzzles. I still recall Zork Grand Inquisitor when I discovered how to use the spell to turn purple things invisible.