{"id":22477,"date":"2022-08-08T00:01:03","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T00:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=22477"},"modified":"2022-07-14T12:57:34","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T12:57:34","slug":"rayland-ps4-ps5-switch-xbox-one-x-s-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2022\/08\/08\/rayland-ps4-ps5-switch-xbox-one-x-s-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Rayland (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, X\/S, PC)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/ray_box\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-22475\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/RAY_BOX-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/RAY_BOX-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/RAY_BOX.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Use angled mirrors to reflect a laser so that it hits a crystal in Rayland.\u00a0 You\u2019ve seen puzzles like this before in other games like Zelda dungeons and such.\u00a0 It\u2019s available on all current consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.<\/p>\n<p>Puzzles are viewed in an isometric perspective.\u00a0 You\u2019ll use the control stick to move around a cursor, and hold down a button to drag and drop mirrors and another button to rotate them.\u00a0 It seems mouse or touch screen controls would be better here, but this works well enough.\u00a0 Sometimes you\u2019ll have to feed the laser through obstacles like blocks with holes and whatnot, and other times you may have to hit two crystals with lasers.\u00a0 Once you do hit all the crystals, you can move onto the next level.<\/p>\n<p>The game has a few minor problems, but nothing that ruins the experience.\u00a0 At less than 50 levels, the game is a little short.\u00a0 I encountered a bug where the laser wouldn\u2019t hit a mirror, but I just restarted the level and it was OK after that.\u00a0 No biggie, just threw me off a bit.\u00a0 The levels get pretty tricky about halfway through, so a hint option would\u2019ve been nice.\u00a0 But otherwise, this game is fine for what it is.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/ray_screen\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22476\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/RAY_SCREEN.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/RAY_SCREEN.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/RAY_SCREEN-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/RAY_SCREEN-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nothing violent or objectionable here.\u00a0 Reading skill is helpful for the instructions and menus, but not necessary just to play.\u00a0 Younger gamers may need help with the tougher puzzles, though.\u00a0 Rayland is rated E for Everyone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Use angled mirrors to reflect a laser so that it hits a crystal in Rayland.\u00a0 You\u2019ve seen puzzles like this before in other games like Zelda dungeons and such.\u00a0 It\u2019s available on all current consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here. 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