VR Game Opinions 2022

[Elby]

Just thought I’d start up a new thread since @WarPig and I were polluting the Ground Branch thread with random VR opinions. Feel free to post your opinions on various VR games that you’ve tried here!

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@Elby

@WarPig

Supposedly they intend to bring GB to VR at somepoint in the future. If they can make the mechanics as good as say, Boneworks or TWD:S&S, it will be amazing!!

I hope not. VR still sucks for any sort of detailed first person shooter graphics at this point. All VR first person shooters look like blurry cartoons. I do still like Onward, Contractors and Pavlov though. I bought Boneworks and didn’t like it at all.

@WarPig

@Elby

I hope not. VR still sucks for any sort of detailed first person shooter graphics at this point.

YMMV, but I think the tech is pretty much there. Pavlov looks pretty good to me, but I relate to it as a VR version of counterstrike, and I guess I don’t need photorealism yet. I wouldn’t say it looks cartoony though, but might depend on which headset one has. I tried Onward and was disappointed both in the game mechanics, and community, uninstalled after a day. I agree that Boneworks is more of a physics demo than a game, but the shooting seemed fairly solid.

I think the best VR shooter that I’ve played is actually an older one; Zero Caliber. I relate it as COD in VR, and it’s pretty good in terms of mechanics.

The best VR FPS though, I think is TWD S&S. Despite the fact that I don’t care about zombies or TWD franchise (at all, ug!), the game itself is a masterpeice in terms of VR mechanics. It’s what HL:A should have been, in terms of how weapons are used, the inventory is a physical backpack you take off/on your back, how items are placed on your body, world interaction, etc. Very well done, and worth a looksee, anyway. It strikes a perfect balance between pure physics (boneworks) and my-weapon-is-glued-to-my-hand-and-I-cannot-scream (HL:A). The character graphics are (intentionally) somewhat cartoony though, I think in an effort to avoid uncanny valley.

@WarPig

@Elby

I think I’ll give The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners a try! I’ve had my eye on it for a while and your endorsement put me over the edge.

Let me know how you like it. I’ve not played it since the new update, might have to try it out now. The first time you stab something is surreal how ‘good’ it feels, compared to BW.

I tried TWD: S&S last night with my G2. Returned it. I didn’t like the stabbing physics LOL! If you want the surreal feeling of stabbing somebody, you should try Blade and Sorcery! Talk about uncanny valley! All sorts of medieval weapons. Shooting people in the head with a bow and arrow is equally satisfying.

Ya, I’m not much of a VR adventure game guy playing through scripted events. I am and have always been about simulation. My two favorite simulated activities are shooting guns and flying aircraft. Having said that, my favorite VR shooters are Onward and Contractors … those are a close tie for first place. If you haven’t tried Contractors you should! Pavlov is third. I own Zero Caliber but never got into the throngs of bad guys it sends at you and the shooting is a little more arcade than I like.

I was surprised at the hype behind Boneworks when I finally tried it because the physics actually seemed more privative than all the aforementioned!

I’d love a good VR bowhunting (compound) simulator if anyone knows of one. I’ve searched to no avail. I don’t think devs have tried it yet because the VR FPS graphics tech is still way behind 2D graphics. With the likes of Ground Branch and Ready or Not, it’s hard to go back to VR shooting. I find Ground Branch in particular is approaching the photorealistic realm! The RTX glare off tiles and stuff is incredible!

On the other hand, luckily the highly detailed VR world of flight simulation is thriving!

[WarPig]

Sorry to hear you didn’t enjoy TWD, but glad you were able to try it and return it successfully. I’ve never stabbed anyone, so I don’t really know what to expect, but I thought it was pretty well done compared to BW.

I’ve played B&S as well, and found the AI a bit dull. Maybe it’s changed since then. There’s a Star Wars mod that gives you lightsabers that is really fun though!

[PhillipPugh]

Thanks for the review.