I'm once again tempted by the current Oculus Rift price cut, but again holding off just about. I'm not really gaming/computing enough to make use of it and my house is a bit full already.
I really like the room-size VR of the Vive - the smartest games work within the space you set up at the get-go, which offers a very immersive experience and doesn't require any of the versions of locomotion that have been implemented, from silly arm-swinging and marching on the spot to point and click teleportation.
There's a definite risk that, as a home entertainment platform, VR will be still-born: but it doesn't bother me too much - I bought my Vive primarily as a production platform for art faggvry (dyswidt?), second-hand but as-new.
"We all have flaws, and mine is being wicked." James Thurber, The Thirteen Clocks 1951
I have PlayStation VR. Only have a few games for it - most require sitting down to play which is ideal as I don't have space.
Eve: Valkyrie is a fun space shooter. Multiplayer only but the fact you feel like you're in a cockpit is amazing.
Star Trek: Bridge crew is actually quite relaxing for a game where your ship can be blown up any second. Best in multiplayer being able to gesture while talking to friends makes you feel you're in the same room in a way.
Battlezone was fun but very difficult so not played in a while.
Windlands can be nausea inducing but definitely worth trying out. Haven't actually picked this one up yet.
Overall I can see it fading without further development but liking it so far. Can't wait to start racing cars using it. :)
John Wick Chronicles - short, but beautifully constructed & uses the room scale VR very well: you're ducking & diving all the time - quite a workout
Tilt Brush - 3d painting/sculpting app
A Chair in a Room - Greenwater - a Southern states scare-em-up with a dark, dark atmosphere and a couple of really chilling moments
Trials on Tatooine - a snippet of Star Wars gameplay by Lucasarts which demonstrates how much fun it's going to be if they get round to releasing a full game
Nature Treks VR - a one-man labour of love. A plotless walking sim in 8 idyllic environments.
"We all have flaws, and mine is being wicked." James Thurber, The Thirteen Clocks 1951
I'd love stuff like that Nature one. Places to go and just relax.
Even a "game" of exploring an island without any danger could be quite nice in vr.
Played a game like John Wick on the Vive before, definitely sounds like a good movie tie-in (do you get bonuses for double-taps?).
They were showing the Star Wars one last year at a convention but we didn't realise until sometime t was too late to book a slot. The extra level in Battlefront was cool but they need to do a full X-Wing game.
Yeah, Nature Trek is all of that. Maybe Sony will pick it up - it seems to have a lot of passionate fans on Oculus & Vive.
The John Wick Chronicles uses the room-sized VR to perfection - the first level is set on a window washers hoist with a bit of space into a car park, bound by vaguely logical odds and sods. Admittedly the flight case full of guns & grenades is a bit gratuitous, but there wouldn't be a lot of game without them. And yes, you can watch the John Wick 2 trailer on your vast hotel room TV before the assassins start shooting out your windows.
The Star Wars is ludicrously short, but ludicrously entertaining. I believe that Batman: Arkham VR is too, on pretty much the same cosplay gratification level: but there's something in my setup crashes it (and in a litany of other people's setups, too), so I've never got far enough into it to get the best of it.
So You can play Star trek: Bridge Commander (or whatever it's called) solo can you? I'd assumed that it was multiplayer only.
"We all have flaws, and mine is being wicked." James Thurber, The Thirteen Clocks 1951
I stupidly sold my DK2 after not using it for over 2 months after getting fed up with Elite Dangerous. I got back into it after my mate lent me his Oculus for a few weeks, now I really miss it. I was tempted by the £399 pack just released but I purchased a GTX 1080 ti instead.
Some great experiences on it though. Here are just a few:
Robo recall
BlazeRush
Chronus
and of course
Elite Dangerous!
