PlayStation exclusive title Dark Eclipse serves as proof that even the MOBA subgenre can work in virtual reality to some extent. Sunsoft hinted at a new possible direction and now it should up to another developers to fully flesh out this idea.
Dark Eclipse2018
Dark Eclipse
2018 68Worthwhile
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Worthwhile- Metacritic65from 10 reviews
- OpenCritic73from 5 reviews
Dark Eclipse is a fairly barebones title. There’s no story, and it’s not much to look at. However, the gameplay, view and control style give it a board game feel that I’m a bit hooked on. Even if you’re not competitive enough for ranked mode, or, like me, just generally don’t like MOBAs, this is a game that you can hop on with a friend and have a good...
If we can respect the will to propose something new, Dark Eclipse does not seem deep enough and satisfying to popularize the MOBA genre on PSVR, anyway, a kind of games not very suitable for virtual reality.
I really enjoyed my experience with Dark Eclipse and if you’re sitting on a PSVR and are looking to put it to some use, then why not? It’s a small download, it’s fun and it’s free with some really interesting potential to grow.
The idea of a PSVR MOBA game seemed unnecessary, but Sunsoft executed it without a hitch with Dark Eclipse. They made a case for how to do MOBA correctly in VR, as well as how to make MOBA fun in the medium. If they can populate it with more players, then the experience would be even better. Otherwise, you're going to be getting a single-player experience...