Gnomes & Goblins

The idea behind this game is very cute. The way you change from your regular size into a goblin-sized person is very well done and the immersion is great. The campaign is very short (I think), since I already completed 10 percent after less than 10 minutes of playing. However, there are some issues with the game. Pros: Very cute, great immersion Nice graphics and sound design Cons: -Extremely demanding: I have a 2080ti and i9 9900k with a valve index. I played it at 150% SS at 80hz with the visuals set to medium/low and it still stuttered frequently. -Outdated physics. There are pretty much no physics in the game. You float through walls, objects you pick up don't collide with anything -Very short for the price If the performance gets improved, I'll play this game again. For now, I'll refund it. Don't get me wrong, it's very cute and immersive, just very badly optimized and too short for the price.

Delivers what the demo, nearly four years ago, promised. Not more, but also not less. There are gamelike elements, mostly very basic puzzles, but if you're looking for an actual *game* you will be thoroughly disappointed. And it's not a walking simulator neither .. there are no voice overs or written logbook entries or mysteries to unravel as such. What this is, is one of the most immersive, smile-inducing endearing *experience* I've had the joy to ... well .. "experience" since I bought my first modern headset (an Oculus DK2) six years ago. You'll meet charming creatures with personality who react to you in a believable manner, you'll be in a fairy tale full of wonders, and you will definitely forget about 2020 for a bit and just smile. Think "the Blue", but with less fishes and much more personality. Was it worth waiting for 4 years and paying 25€? For me it definitely was. As I said earlier: if you are looking for an actual *game*, then look elsewhere, if you're looking for a...

We waited a long time for this game, and I really don't understand what the wait was for. As I feared this game sucks. The first 40 minutes are pretty good, it is what you'd expect from this sort of game, a weird magical adventure seeing pretty cool sights and hanging out with goblins along the way, after that however the game becomes a "life sim" or sorts where you go and collect stuff, farm etc. I personally think that the game should've continued the adventure as it started throughout an entire 10+ hour experience (for the price they're charging currently) and this game could've been one of the best VR releases of the year, that is if it worked. The game ran poorly on a Titan X i7-590k, I was dropping frames constantly despite having the graphics on the lowest possible settings. Aside from the terrible performance the game has very outated controls and gameplay, I don't know who's idea it was to bind turning to the same joystick as move forward but it was a stupid idea and should ...

I'd hate to say it but as far as they won't resolve performance issues I won't play it. Even with i7 1070k and RTX 2080 S I get fps drops on MEDIUM settings (game looks really nice on high/ultra settings but it's unplayable) I like everything else about this game but I don't want to ruin it with poor performance so I choose NOT to play it right now.

Yes!! I've been waiting for a 1st person Moss-like whimsy for so long. This is it. It's absolutely perfect. [Edit] just saw the other reviews. I have a 1080ti and it was butter. It makes sense the requirements, it's got Asgards graphics - absolutely stunning. But yeah, gonna be a bummer for older cards.

Love it! I could stay in this world for hours - gives the feeling you are in nature and in a ( much needed ) "feel good world". Really gorgeous - literally a work of art. The lighting is like a master painting. Super fun to hang and experience living with the little goblins - feels so free - like a choose your own adventure fantasy world. I miss the goblins when I come out! Definitely a lovely place to be, to take you outta this world!

I am leaving a positive review because this is utterly amazing... What there is of it. I was so disappointed to discover there is only 45 minutes of content here, and I'm afraid I refunded. The price is wrong. It should be sub £5 with less than an hour of content.

This is a great little experience with a highly detailed environment! Great audio, graphics, and some neat stuff in the story campaign. That said, it's extremely demanding to run it at a decent frame rate. I found running it at low graphics, with AA and resolution set to high was a good compromise. I got 60- 80 fps throughout the whole game. Playable for VR veterans but not ideal for most. The story can be beaten in about an hour, but after beating the story you can explore the "smallish" open world at your own pace. There's even collectibles hidden everywhere as you explore. Overall, not worth it with the high price for the average user. I do think that this is definitely worth experiencing though, and it should be what you show off to friends and family when showing them VR for the first time. It'll certainly blow them away! Valve Index 1080ti I9-9900k 32 GB DDR4 RAM NVMe SSD

Sitting at the top of a giant tree with my goblin buddy as a wave of paper lanterns floated over a fully rendered forest is one of the greatest moments I've had in VR. Simply beautiful. Playthrough here: Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMoS3uQX5Xk Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=321l7eLMV_k And beautiful is what you can expect out of Gnomes & Goblins, with it's incredible high fidelity graphics. It comes at a cost though. I have a 2080 super and I couldn't get a perfectly flowing game without setting my graphics to low. It still looks great, but some tuning is definitely required. Overall, I recommend the game. The story itself is quite short (around an hour) but the free roam is a nice addition, with hours more content. Is it worth $30? Probably not, but it's an easy pick up if you ever see a sale.

Glad to see they finally did an update - it’s running great with lower specs. Beautiful world and design, worth the wait