Cairo's Tale: The Big Egg
- May 30, 2018
- Ring Mountain
Get on SteamCairo's Tale: The Big Egg is a VR animated short indie game about the adventure of young talented mage Cairo and his best friend. One day, a giant egg falls off and breaks the roof of Cairo's flying house. Though being afraid, they decide to figure out what happened…
PC
Windows
Reviews
- Cairo's Tale: The Big Egg offers a charming and visually appealing short VR animation that is enjoyable for both children and adults.
- At a low price point, it provides a fun and cute experience that can be a great showcase for VR technology.
- The animation quality is high, with detailed graphics and a humorous story that can entertain viewers for its brief duration.
- The experience lacks any meaningful gameplay or interaction, making it more of a passive viewing rather than a game.
- With a runtime of only about 8-10 minutes, many players feel it is too short to justify a purchase, especially when compared to free alternatives.
- There are technical issues reported, such as crashes and frame rate drops, which detract from the overall experience.
- graphics7 mentions
- 57 % positive mentions
- 29 % neutral mentions
- 14 % negative mentions
The graphics are generally praised for their high quality, with users highlighting the impressive visuals, animation, and immersive environments. While some experienced minor frame rate issues during intense moments, the overall aesthetic and character design are considered excellent and enjoyable, making it easy to recommend.
“I like the graphics, and I would love to see an adventure with these characters.”
“My kid loved the animation and slapstick jokes; good animation, very good looking graphics, amazing environment, easy to recommend!”
“The visuals are top notch, although frame rates took a dip at times, especially when I looked around really fast.”
“I have a 1080 Ti and 7700K, and a couple of parts of the animations weren't the smoothest for the 'high' graphics setting, but it was only maybe 20 seconds of animations out of the entire thing, so not a big deal.”
- story6 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The game's story features an interesting premise and is described as enjoyable and kid-friendly, lasting around eight minutes with a feel-good ending. However, some players experienced significant issues, such as constant crashes and a lack of developer support, leading to frustration and disappointment with the overall narrative experience.
“Very enjoyable and kid-friendly short story.”
“Lasts about 8 minutes and it tells a very short but enjoyable story.”
“It has a really good story with a feel-good ending.”
“Interesting premise... sadly, I never got to finish the story due to the constant crashes and the lack of developer support, which leaves me feeling like I wasted my money on this.”
“2/10: An unfinished story is never worth starting.”
- gameplay2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The gameplay aspect of the software is criticized for lacking any meaningful interactions or gameplay loops, resulting in a non-engaging experience.
“There are no gameplay loops in this software, no 'gameplay', no meaningful game-like interaction.”
- humor2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is praised for its cuteness and lightheartedness, providing a refreshing contrast to other less genuine offerings in the VR space. Users appreciate the clever and amusing short animations, especially given the low price point of just a dollar.
“When you have silly visualizers in VR trying to scam people at the cost of $10, it's refreshing to see a developer create something so cute and humorous and only charge a buck for it.”
“A funny short animation.”
- music2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The music in the game has received mixed reviews, with some users finding it underwhelming and lacking depth. Sound effects are particularly criticized as being poor, leading to an overall impression that the audio experience could be significantly improved.
“Music is meh; the sound effects are the worst.”
“It's just noises and music, which is fine, but I thought maybe there would be narration.”
