Honorable Mention: Bound
Typically speaking, games about dancing tend to be exactly about that, dancing. For Sony to release Bound, a dancing game that’s actually about a ballet dancer revisiting her childhood memories wherein she’s a princess set out to destroy a monster, was certainly an eyebrow raiser.
It’s not every day that a dancing game also becomes a puzzle platformer, which is what ultimately makes Bound as fun as it is. The dancing is appropriately elegant and well in line with the Princess’ personality. To watch her and the rest of the world in motion is one of the game’s highlights, because it feels like you’re watching a ballet performance right before your eyes, an experience that’s heightened if you play the game on the PSVR.
Is Bound perfect? No, but it has its charms both visually and in its story, and is a unique experience. If you’ve ever wondered how a game starring a ballerina would be, this would most certainly be your jam.
