History VideoGame / Moss

''Moss'' is a first[=/=]third-person ActionAdventure game by Polyarc Games for UsefulNotes/PS4 VR, [[UsefulNotes/OculusRift Oculus Rift]] and [[UsefulNotes/OculusQuest Oculus Quest]].

** Tylan the owl is the main villain of the second game; he is not only the creature responsible for Sarffog, but is the one who waged the war that sent the land of Moss into chaos to begin with, and now he's hunting for the magical Glass pieces that the player is also seeking out.

* BookEnds: Literally, as the game uses a magic storybook as a framing device. Even moreso with the fact that the first and last pages of the book feature a map of the world of Moss and a buttefly flying over it. The map on the last page, however, features a dotted line indicating the path that Quill and the Reader took on their journey from the forest to the castle.

* FramingDevice: The player starts off flipping pages in a storybook in some sort of giant library. This is why everyone in-story refers to the player as The Reader: you are actually reading the book of Quill's story. Additionally, each time Quill travels between rooms, there's the sound of a page in a book being turned. In the second game, the library you're reading is even warped to match whatever environment the story's taking place in at the time.

* TheHeavy: The Narrator mentions that Sarffog has masters of the Arcane that he serves, but they don't appear while Sarffog is the front and center bad guy driving the plot.

* NoFourthWall: Or, rather, it's somewhere behind the player. Early in the game, The Reader finds themselves floating above a pool of water, interacting with Quill. Look down and you will see your own reflection, mask and cursor, in the water.

Released on February 27th, 2018, ''Moss'' has received praise from critics; it has been described as the first KillerApp for PS VR, and indeed for VR as a whole, though it didn't stay exclusive for long - the game was later ported to [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC]] and made compatible with every major PC VR headset available (HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and Windows Mixed Reality) in June 2018.

* AndTheAdventureContinues: Once Sarffog is defeated and Quill's uncle Argus is rescued at the game's end, the narrator says that while this first volume of Quill's journey is over, your journey together is still just beginning.

* BigBad: Sarffog, the snake who used dark magic to conquer the kingdom that the animals once inhabited before they fled into the forest.

* CollectionSidequest: scrolls are littered around the game which, when collected, put together a stained-glass portrait of the Reader and Quill.
* FramingDevice: The player starts off flipping pages in a storybook in some sort of giant library. This is why everyone in-story refers to the player as The Reader: you are actually reading the book of Quill's story. Additionally, each time Quill travels between rooms, there's the sound of a page in a book being turned.

* GreaterScopeVillain: It's implied by the fact that with the owl's face serving as the symbol of the Arcane is of the same owl that killed the Animal King, which would make Sarffog TheDragon.

* HumanitysWake: Midway through the game, Quill travels through a forest littered with human-sized helmets and swords, [[InferredHolocaust implying that there were once humans in this world, but they all died out.]] Nobody comments on them.
* TheLostWoods: The primary setting for the game.

* CutenessProximity: Almost every professional review of the game has spent at least a few sentences gushing over how adorable Quill is.

* TheDragon: There's an owl who killed the Animal King on Sarffog's behalf indicating that he serves as this to the serpent.

* BigBad: Sarffog, the snake who used dark magic to conquer the kingdom that the animals once inhabited before they fled into the forest. Though it's implied by the fact that the symbol of the Arcane is of the same owl that killed the Animal King, he might actually be TheDragon.

* BehindTheBlack: averted. Though each room of the game is oriented towards The Reader for best viewing, they are still 3D; The Reader can stand up and look around to get better angles on the action, or find hidden treasures.

* BilingualBonus: though Quill uses American [[UsefulNotes/SignedLanguage Sign Language]] to communicate, she doesn't use much of it, and there are no subtitles for it.

* FramingDevice: the player starts off flipping pages in a storybook in some sort of giant library. This is why everyone in-story refers to the player as The Reader: you are actually reading the book of Quill's story. Additionally, each time Quill travels between rooms, there's the sound of a page in a book being turned.

* TheLostWoods: the primary setting for the game.

* {{Narrator}}: there is one any time there's a CutScene, which is handy because none of the animals can talk.

''Moss'' is a first[=/=]third-person ActionAdventure game by Polyarc Games for UsefulNotes/PS4 VR.

* BigBad: Sarffog, the snake who used dark magic to conquer the kingdom that the animals once inhabited before they fled into the forest.

'''''Moss''''' is a [=first/third=]-person ActionAdventure game by Polyarc Games for UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 Virtual Reality.

Released on February 27th, 2018, ''Moss'' has received praise from critics; it has been described as the first KillerApp for PS VR, and indeed for VR as a whole, though it didn't stay exclusive for long - the game was later ported to PC and made compatible with every major PC VR headset available (HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and Windows Mixed Reality) in June 2018.

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* SomeDexterityRequired: Some puzzles require you to interact with objects ''and'' control Quill at the same time.

Released on February 27th, 2018, ''Moss'' has received praise from critics; it has been described as the first KillerApp for PS VR, and indeed for VR as a whole.

* CollectionSidequest: scrolls are littered around the game which, when collected, put together a stained-glass portrait.

* NoFourthWall: or, rather, it's somewhere behind the player. Early in the game, The Reader finds themselves floating above a pool of water, interacting with Quill. Look down and you will see your own reflection, mask and cursor, in the water.
* NoticeThis: downplayed. When The Reader's cursor nears an object that can be interacted with, it will glow with blue highlights. (It glows even more when you actually start pushing it around.)

* HumanitysWake: Midway through the game, Quill travels through a forest littered with human-sized helmets and swords, [[ImpliedHolocaust implying that there were once humans in this world, but they all died out.]] Nobody comments on them.

* ScheduleSlip: originally planned for Fall 2017, it was finally promised for February '18, and released a mere 48 hours before that month ended.
* SomeDexterityRequired: Some puzzles require you to interact with objects ''and'' control Quill at the same time.
* ThrowItIn: the idea of Quill using ASL was a brainstorm by Polyarc animator Rick Lico. He quickly mocked up and tweeted [[https://twitter.com/Foofinu/status/892916386162331650 a video]] of her signing "Nice to meet you, my name" (fingerspelling) "Q-U-I-L-L." Response was extremely positive, and led to the addition of ASL to the game as well as additional hype for its release.

* GeniusBonus: though Quill uses American [[UsefulNotes/SignedLanguage Sign Language]] to communicate, she doesn't use much of it, and there are no subtitles for it.

* RegeneratingHealth: Quill has a little orb on her back. Interacting with it will heal her, though this takes a few seconds.

* HintSystem: Quill herself. If you've been frowning at a puzzle for a little too long, she will try to explain to you how to solve it.

* RealityEnsues: Quill may walk around on two legs and have a tiny sword, but she's still a mouse; she can't talk. Consequently, she communicates using squeaks, pantomime and limited amounts of ASL.

* RealityEnsues: Quill may walk around on two legs and have a tiny sword, but she's still a mouse; she can't talk. Consequently, she communicates using squeaks, pantomime and limited amounts of American [[UsefulNotes/SignedLanguage Sign Language]].

* ThrowItIn: the idea of Quill using ASL was a brainstorm by Polyarc animator Rick Lico. After [[https://twitter.com/Foofinu/status/892916386162331650 a tweet]] of her signing "Nice to meet you, my name" (fingerspelling) "Q-U-I-L-L." Twitter response was immediately positive.

* SomeDexterityRequired: Some puzzles require you to interact with objects ''and'' control Quill at the same time.