![]() Louis is the only one who can see you, but you can affect noticeable change on the people and things in the world. Louis needs a helping hand, as any kid would in his situation, and thanks to you he gets two.Īs the Ghost Giant, you’re really just two disembodied three-fingered hands. He’s having trouble with everything -friends, his mom, the farm where he lives, and the people who orbit around his life. Louis is a clever (if overly stressed) boy, struggling to maintain any semblance of balance in his world. The denizens of this whimsical world are animals of all sorts, but the player’s focus is on a young cat named Louis. ![]() ![]() And it’s absolutely lovely in every regard. Indeed, every aspect of the construction looks as it was created from materials gathered purely at a local crafts shop. The houses are made of pinned-together wood, the clouds are cardboard hanging from strings. ![]() This is a miniature world in so many ways, not just because you’re a ghostly giant. All of this is wrapped up in a world that feels like something Media Molecule might cook up for a new LittleBigPlanet. Suffice to say, there are elements of dealing with mental illness, trauma, difficult relationships, and the love between parent and child. Talking too much about the plot would spoil the reasons why this story that starts out as whimsically child-like and moves into far heavier territories. It does, however, use the gimmick of VR to envelop the player in a beautifully crafted world where they can experience a surprisingly poignant and heartfelt story of a young boy and his giant invisible helper. Good news: it might be time for all you early adopters to dust off the PSVR! From the wonderfully twisted minds at Zoink! Games, Ghost Giant doesn’t by any stretch re-invent the wheel from the bulk of what we’ve seen with VR games.
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