Skydance’s Behemoth review: ambitious VR adventure doesn’t quite stand tall

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Skydance's Behemoth MSRP $40.00 Score Details Pros

• Combat has a good, physical flow
• Spectacular boss battles
• Rewarding exploration

• Dull human battles
• Janky ranged combat controls
• Middling story

A few hours into Skydance’s Behemoth, I found myself riding on the back of a gargantuan half-bat, half-dragon hybrid. I watched in awe as the creature flew through the clouds, and the moment brought me back to the first time I played Shadow of the Colossus all those years ago. Mesmerized by the sight and recalling past memories, I actually forgot to grab hold of the bat-dragon’s scales and it shook me off as it turned sideways.

My impending doom was fast approaching as I plummeted to the ground, but I still had one last chance. I activated my grappling hook to latch onto the beast’s armor plating! As it zigzagged through the skies, I pulled myself back onto its massive hide, ready to strike it down to claim victory.

That’s just one boss fight in Behemoth, a new VR action-adventure game, and it’s certainly the most memorable. As magnificent as moments like that are, they are also few and far between. Too often, Behemoth is bogged down by poor pacing and comparatively dull battles against regular old enemies that don’t live up to those thrilling heights.

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Weapons of war

Skydance is no stranger to developing VR games, having released The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners in previous years. From that postapocalyptic world filled with zombies and guns, the studio moves its expertise to Behemoth’s fantasy setting. Its hero, Wren (who can be a male or female character), is thrust into a world where a curse has befallen their village. Wren is able to stave off the corruption, but