However, there doesn’t seem to be any reason to do so, and the cutesy aesthetic and good-natured story only lasts a short while. Once you find all of the hidden pets across the five scenes, which only takes about an hour, you can go back to try to collect all the hidden coins that sparkle invitingly.
Only when I plugged the volcano with a lucky throw was I able to progress. This is required to unlock the rest of the level’s puzzle solutions, and since the physics didn’t cooperate the first time, I spent way too long poking and prodding at every interactive feature of the map. The one time I got stuck was on a scene where you have to place a large object into a volcano, causing it to blow its top and flood lava. None of the puzzles tripped me up too much- but then again, I’m an adult who enjoys complex puzzle games, and probably not the intended audience. All of the adorably-crafted creatures and environments are cute and tiny, like illustrations from a storybook.Īlso, like a kid’s storybook, Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets is a breeze to finish and won’t last you very long. Occasionally you will pick up a tool, like a brush or a hairdryer, and use it to interact with the scene. You’ll often be able to do this with a single button press, and instead of digital hands and fingers, your cursor is a ball of dandelion fluff. To find the hidden pets, you have to accomplish simple tasks that involve pressing buttons, lighting fires, or discovering hidden keys. If you’ve ever enjoyed a highly detailed model train set or museum diorama, you have an idea of what to expect.
These levels are filled with lovely details like waterfalls and leafy trees, and it is apparent each one was designed with care. In addition to the cottage and ski chalet, you’ll explore an underwater aquarium, a prehistoric volcano, and a magical castle. You can spin them around like an interactive dollhouse, opening doors and watching tiny figures skip around on their own.Įach of the five levels is charming in its own unique way. Instead, you have to peer steadily into miniature 3D scenes like a hillside cottage or a snowy ski chalet. One thing you can be assured of is that you or your kid won’t be thrashing around in VR, knocking into walls, or tumbling on the floor. For other children-friendly games, you can check out our list of the Best Children’s Games on Quest. If you’re a parent and you’re willing to let your kid try on your expensive headset, Curious Tale is a pleasant introduction to playing in VR, with a charming aesthetic and a measured but steady pace of simple puzzles to solve. The recommended age of use for the Oculus Quest is 13 and up, but Curious Tale seems geared towards the tween set- around 9 to 12 years old. The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets belongs to a curious genre for VR gaming.
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Guided by their loving grandfather, your task is to explore a series of dream dioramas and solve miniature puzzles to find all their missing pets and reunite the sisters.
While there should be some overlap between the two hobbies (caring for bunnies and doves might bridge the gap, for example), the two sisters grow apart as they grow up. One sister loves magic, and the other loves pets. In the family-friendly fable The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets, the core conflict is a sibling rivalry.
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