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The presentation enables the mechanics to shine You can recharge your stamina by gripping with both hands simultaneously, and you can extend the length of your stamina meter by letting go of the wall with one hand and hitting the corresponding index-finger bumper button to chalk up your palms.įinally, you also get a score as you climb, which depends on whether you reach out and grab a new hold within a certain amount of time and without going back to a grip you’ve already used.Īll of these systems combine into an elegant climbing game where you’re rewarded for taking risks and keeping a steady pace. You’ll stay attached as long as you are pressing the button or until your stamina gives out or - in certain circumstances - the rock you’re hanging from crumbles. Then, by depressing the index-finger trigger buttons, you’ll latch onto the wall. If you look at a hold, your hands will hover over that ledge. You climb by aiming your two disembodied hands with your headset. While ascending those variations, you’ll also find hidden branches as well that are often even more challenge or provide you a more scenic route. The Climb has three mountains, and each of these have multiple paths depending on the difficulty. This never got old for me, and you can chalk that up to the presence of VR. And your ticker might even jump outta your chest when you leap from one hold to one on the opposite wall while you’re 200 feet in the air. You’re constantly under the threat of losing your bonus score or running out of stamina. It uses a number of simple systems to keep you moving, and it treats the act of climbing as a puzzle and as an action game. The Climb is about scaling mountains using an interface that combines looking around with your headset and the Xbox One controller. Its core mechanics are so fun that I’d enjoy them on a TV. Many people worry that the $600-to-$800 virtual reality systems don’t have any “real” games - and it’s true that a lot of what you’ll find on Rift and HTC’s competing Vive are not the 20-hour big-budget games you’d maybe find on the Xbox One.