Lucky’s Tale sometimes feels like the Big Bad Wolf is coming at you in virtual reality

Virtual reality gives people the chance to enter incredible make-believe worlds … but the results of that are often unsettling instead of wondrous.

Playful, the studio behind the working on the 3D platformer Lucky’s Tale for the Oculus Rift headset, revealed that even the cutest game characters can turn scary inside of VR. Lucky’s Tale comes bundled with the Rift, and it launches March 28. It stars a cute wolf that players guide around colorful levels that feel like throwbacks to Super Mario 64, one of Nintendo’s most groundbreaking games, or Banjo-Kazooie. This might sound pleasant, but the problem is that if Lucky is the same size as you in VR, Lucky’s presence can feel ominous.