When comparing Carpe Lucem - Seize The Light VR vs Fantastic Contraption, the Slant community recommends Fantastic Contraption for most people. In the question“What are the best HTC Vive games?” Fantastic Contraption is ranked 22nd while Carpe Lucem - Seize The Light VR is ranked 47th. The most important reason people chose Fantastic Contraption is:
Thanks to the Vive, building a contraption is incredibly fun and actually feels like you're creating something "real". You can move around your machine to adjust it and add new components in a very natural way.
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Pros
Pro Classic concept updated for VR
A puzzle game that should be familiar to most where you use pipes and mirrors to direct lasers from a starting point to a finishing point. What makes the game interesting though is how it implemented this tried and true puzzle game formula into a room scale VR landscape. Interacting with the puzzle pieces in VR allows you to see them in 3D all while allowing for natural way of manipulating them with the supplied Vive controllers. Much like you would move something in real life, you are moving these objects in the same way.
Pro Very fun to build and create machines
Thanks to the Vive, building a contraption is incredibly fun and actually feels like you're creating something "real". You can move around your machine to adjust it and add new components in a very natural way.
Pro Encourages creativity
By giving you a task and leaving how you will complete it up to your own devices the game allows for a sense of creativity as well as the feeling of accomplishment.
Pro Cute art style
The art style is cute and when you look at how you look only to see you're a cute animal, it can be quite funny and sweet. You also have a pet cat named Neko that you get your supplies from, and a dog that you press to go to the next level.
Pro Comes free with the vive bundle
Comes free with the Vive bundle, which is a bundle with no additional cost, but has limited stock, so may be difficult to obtain.
Cons
Con Short game
Users have reported that the game can be completed in an hour and a half, making for a pretty short game. While it is not really expensive, there may be better options that supply longer gameplay for the price.
Con Expensive
It's the most expensive game on the Vive costing $39.99. When comparing price to content, there may be better options out there at a lower price.
Con Building can be frustrating and causes a lot of trial and error
It is almost impossible to attach objects completely straight to one another, meaning if you are trying to use multiple wheels, each will be a bit crooked, causing a lot of adjusting and restarting, which can be very frustrating.