Talking of Resident Evil games, I invested in the PS4 VR mega bundle the other day, and picked up RE7. Oh my good lord, I will never be playing that on my own at night ever again! I’m used to the horror genre, and usually find those films and games more amusing than scary etc, but RE7 in VR shit me up good and proper!!!
Here’s a quick breakdown of the VR experience so far:
Battlezone - a great entry from Rebellion, but when the action got frenetic it made me really motion sick! I’ll be playing that in small bursts.
Skyrim VR - technical limitations means its in lower resolution than I’d normally like, but it has to be said, wandering the mountains and exploring dungeons in VR makes it well worth yet another play through.
EVE: Warzone - ok I guess, but not the space flight combat fix I really needed, and again with the motion sickness.
Star Wars Battlefront free VR level - this IS the space flight combat fix I was looking for! Just beautiful, especially when giving the rebel capital ships a fly-by. We need a whole game like this! I really got the feel of sitting in an XWing cockpit and looking around at the empty vacuum of space, and then having to suddenly deal with a frikkin Star Destroyer and a million TIEs out of nowhere!
Batman VR: A real showcase of 3D gaming, but just a bit short, and probably would have been better if I’d had the Move controllers at the time.
Creed - great fun, and you get a hell of a workout playing it. I had picked up some Move controllers by this point, and they worked brilliantly as your boxing gloves. However, while the boxing mechanic is fun, the game is missing out on a solid story mode. It just seems to be fight after fight.
Now for the REALLY good stuff.
Moss - Simply beautiful! Guide a wee sword fighting mouse around more and more complex areas. Totally charming, with fantastic presentation, and a sweet story. Great use of the VR to peer around corners and look up or down at things, and figure out what’s in nooks and crannies, or how to crack the puzzles. Recommended!
Beat Saber - Holy heck! This is the closest you’re currently going to get to dual wielding lightsabers. It’s a frenetic rhythm game where your Move controllers turn into sabers, and you chop at blocks in time to the music. Starts off simple, gets complex quickly, and like Creed you get a hell of a workout. My partner is a natural at it, as she has grace and rhythm. That said, her exuberance did send a mug of tea flying.
The absolute best game though, goes to:
ASTRO BOT: RESCUE MISSION!
This is like Mario on steroids and in 3D! Incredibly clever, innovative use of the full 360 degree arena, as you guide a robot around incredible 3D structures looking for your Robo buddies. Not just clever, but totally charming, with some wonderful laugh out loud moments, and epic boss fights. It’s crammed with all kinds of other things to play with too.
Overall, I’m really impressed with PS4 VR. It’s an awesome bit of kit. I wasn’t going to get it initially due to the cost, but won some vouchers in a work competition, and then found a sweet deal in Argos. £500 quids worth of games and gear for £230.
I have always loved 3D stuff, and this kit just completely scratches that itch! My first impressions are up there with my first ever plays on that Tomytronic Tron rip off, and the Nintendo 3DS.
Highly recommended.