One of the things that I love the most about video games is how they can allow me to take a look at an entirely different world. From Rapture to the Mushroom Kingdom, I’ve been able to journey to some fabulous places over the years. Now with virtual reality, I have a new way of looking at these fantastic worlds. This is incredibly exciting as someone who just likes to drink in a game’s atmosphere.
Uber Entertainment’s Wayward Sky does a great job of giving the player just that, a peek at its outlandish universe filled with chickens that wear aviator goggles and flying fortresses. No real backstory is given to this world, as just serves as the background for an absolutely charming coming-of-age tale about a daughter named Bess trying to rescue her father after they end up stranded on a fantastic looking floating city. To rescue her father, Bess will have to navigate the city’s sprawling landscape by solving all sorts of puzzles. Despite taking place in virtual reality, Wayward Sky is very much a standard point-and-click puzzle game in design. I got to float above the action as if I was an all-seeing God and was able to guide Bess by simply pointing my PlayStation Move controller around the environment and pressing the trigger. It works exceptionally well, and I really hope to see more adventure games adopt this style for VR.

The puzzles on the other hand, take place from Bess’ perspective. My two Move controllers mimicked her hands, an...