Ghost Giant

Release Date: April 16, 2019

Adventure, fantasy, a fairy tale, indie games, Meta Quest / Oculus, PlayStation VR, VR, singleplayer

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An adventure game in which we play the title giant spirit. While playing at Ghost Giant, we take care of the lonely Louis and also help the inhabitants of Sancourt to solve their troubles. The production was created with the goggles of virtual reality in mind.

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[1:15] Ghost Giant trailer #1

8.2

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Game is Recomended by 86% of Critics. There are 30 Critic Reviews.

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Metro GameCentral: 8 / 10

A wonderful mix of cutting edge technology and nuanced storytelling that instantly becomes one of the best games for PlayStation VR.

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Slant Magazine: 2.5 / 5 by Aaron Riccio

This VR title boasts an endearingly goofy premise, but it's one that's executed in bumpy fashion.

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Destructoid: 7 / 10 by Rich Meister

Ghost Giant isn't revolutionary. It feels like a VR advancement of a classic PC point-and-click adventure game, albeit one with a great look, phenomenal sound design, and a story I'm not ashamed to admit had me choking up a bit toward the end. You won't be blown away by the immersion here, but it's fun to interact with the dollhouse-like sets and just sort of goof around. Like a lot of VR titles, Ghost Giant is a shorter experience, but it's a solid one that tells a charming story in a vibrant and colorful world.

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Ghost Giant is an adventure game developed by the independent studio Zoink Games - a team whose portfolio includes the warmly welcomed Fe and Flipping Death. The game was developed with the PS4 platform and virtual reality goggles in mind.

Story

In the course of Ghost Giant we play as the title giant spirit, which goes to Sancourt, a seaside town inhabited by anthropomorphic animals. The protagonist has to take care of Louis, a lonely boy living on the farm with his mother. Although initially the child is afraid of his new companion, over time he becomes more and more accustomed to him.

The story told in the game was written by Sara Bergmark Elfgren, whose work (including novels, comic books and scripts) has been translated into twenty-five languages.

Mechanics

In Ghost Giant we observe the action from FPP. Thanks to the giant size of the spirit we control, as well as the fact that nobody else but Louis can see it, we can look at the everyday life of Sancourt's inhabitants, open doors and move objects like furniture, vehicles or trees, and even rotate entire buildings during the game.

In this way we not only discover the secrets of the town (the area at our disposal includes a picturesque bay, a sunflower plantation belonging to the mother of our protege and a trash dump), but also help its inhabitants (and, of course, Louis) in solving their troubles.