Call of the Mountain's opening scene sees you floating on the water in a rowboat, while a Stormbird, Tallneck and many other mechanical familiarities roam closely around you.
The sense of scale is phenomenal too, that being an obvious strength of virtual reality. It's certainly slower – it has to be, realistically, to avoid motion sickness – but it doesn't shy away from a similar experience of being able to climb various fractured rocks and get up close with robotic dinosaurs and people alike. And being right there in VR perspective helps ground you in the world, which is often quite terrifying.Second is the game itself: I was really worried that Call of the Mountain would struggle to deliver the kind of tempo associated with a Horizon title. Keeping the flowchart of readying an arrow, aiming, dodging, firing, looking for resources, rinse and repeat, all becomes much tougher when facing some of Call of the Mountain’s more intimidating boss encounters. Reaching behind my back to pull an arrow from my quiver, then hurriedly knocking it and aiming for that sweet weak spot constantly felt intense and quite challenging. Largely, it’s just you, a machine or two, and how well you can aim. While encounters can feel scripted – you’ll rarely square off against more than two or three enemies at a time – most feel memorable because of it. While climbing in Call of the Mountain becomes a chill endeavor, combat is anything but. Climbing and combat segments start appearing closer together the more I play, the more thrilling the game becomes. As you progress further into the game, the time you can spend smelling the roses decreases. This level of interactivity ties into Call of the Mountain’s brilliant difficulty curve, too. I always love little pace breakers like this in VR they allowed me to relax for a few minutes while showing how creative devs can be with the tech. In another instance, I found a blank wall with a conveniently placed assortment of paintbrushes. One was a selection of working musical instruments like drums, maracas, and even a set of pan pipes. You can look around for hidden targets to shoot, but I stumbled across even more interesting examples. After a major climbing or combat segment, you’ll often have time to rest in a more open area where you can explore and take part in fun activities and distractions. I appreciate, too, just how well-paced Horizon: Call of the Mountain is.
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