PlayStation VR

[Cyhwuhx]

37 minutes ago, Eighthours said:

Guys, guys, guys: SPORTS BAR VR IS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

(Learn from me: It initially looks like you can't get past step 2/5 of the tutorial where it tells you where to stand. Step 1 has a clearly defined end to it which then moves you on to step 2. Step 2 doesn't have that, though, so I was stepping in and out of the circle a gazillion times thinking I was doing something wrong or the game was fucked. Turns out that you have to manually move that screen on. To do this, select the menu with triangle on one of your moves and then point at the arrow and hit the T button to move on.)

 

Can everyone buy these please, and then we can have a dedicated rllmuk room. It'd be incredible. So much fun just messing around with pool balls and throwing darts. The air hockey is awesome. Didn't actually play a proper game of pool as playing about was so much fun.

 

Regarding the tracking issues I'd heard about, I didn't have any as long as I didn't turn 180 degrees from the camera. There's a thing called 'Hulk Mode' which allows you to turn without moving in real life. I suggest doing this if you're having trouble lining stuff up.

 

I tried to put my hand on the table so often. Instinct.

OK, gonna do this tonight.

[simms]

Motion sickness is always going to be a thing in VR unless you can physically move in real space to match what your eyes are seeing, which to an extent roomscale VR games/experiences on PCVR is doing.  There are other experiments like dynamic field-of-view modification where the edges of field of view is narrowed subtlety to improve comfort. 

 

The other option which will be a long way off,is to mess around with our vestibular system by the way of tech or medication,

[DC Lemon]

17 hours ago, Harrisown said:

Guys I think you lot have overlooked Bound.

i bought it when it came out a month or two ago and it was cool.

it is by far and away the best image quality I've seen on the headset. It looks great as you can see from this cleaner than normal VR capture I did...

'The monster is genuinely scary too because everything's so big. She's life size. So bizarre.

cant wait to see what happens when I get on the magic carpet at the end of the levels.......man that was cool enough in 2d.

 

I'm my view this only shows that a large part of the image quality is complete down to the games.

 

 

16 hours ago, Wiper said:

 

Yep, I was just coming in to post about Bound. It's lovely in VR, not just in terms of visuals, but in terms of camera - it uses the ages old third-person camera design (as seen in, say, Little Big Adventure 2 way back when) where the camera is static until you move out of view or press a button to snap it behind the player. Which is a terrible camera for traditional games (it's by far the biggest stumbling block to enjoying Little Big Adventure 2 these days), but it turns out is perfect for VR. It means you avoid any motion confusion, as the camera moves by teleporting, while the head tracking means you can look exactly where you need to as you're platforming.

 

It's just lovely, and really shows how well a platformer/action adventure can work with VR - even in a game that wasn't designed for it from the outset.

 

Also, Bound is currently in the 'buy two, get 50% off' sale, so you can get it for sub-£10 if you pair it with something very cheap like Fl0w. Or, you know, just get it with another game in the sale that you fancy. Well worth it.

 

Also also, I really want Little Big Adventure 2 remade for VR. Or the original. Or a new Little Big Adventure. Even if it isn't VR. Just give me more Little Big Adventure, is what I'm saying.

 

Picked it up this morning on these two recommendations. Another £10 well spent. As is proving to be a regular theme, VR turns it into a GOTY contender and an experience not to be missed.

 

This has to be experienced in VR.

 

This has to be experienced in VR.

 

Above all else, THIS has to be experienced in VR.

[dumpster]

Anyone able to advise? 

 

I have super stardust ultra, but I get an error message "cannot be selected at this time" when I try to buy the dlc.  I can't buy the full game because I already own. stardust Ultra.

 

Also what's the cheapest way to get Drive club VR when I own the original on CD and have bought Drive club bikes also? 

 

Does anyone know the price of the dlc for stardust on its own?

 

And is it cheaper to buy the driveclub season pass then the VR upgrade or just buy the disk from a shop?  Cheers!

[PDogg]

2 hours ago, Pug said:

Played Driveclub with the wheel last night.

 

Was fantastic looking around the cars and then sat inside I was just repeating "Look at that! Hahaha....look at THAT! hahahaha!"

 

Even sat in the Merc A-Class we've got albeit left hand drive. More, "Hahaha....it's the same...hahahaha!"

Tickled me no end. 

 

 

The racing had me in two minds, I was loving the racing but the low res that everything suffered at a few virtual metres onwards was disappointing.

Could have done with a track map also.

 

Still, it is great fun and tried a couple of races online which I lost, only due to one error each time. Practice makes perfect.

 

 

Gunna try a few more demos now then a bit more Tumble.

In car you can use right and left on the d pad to scroll through some info on the screen. This includes a track map.

 

I'm no 1 in the world on the first 2 drift events in the Tour

[Cyhwuhx]

19 minutes ago, dumpster said:

Anyone able to advise? 

 

I have super stardust ultra, but I get an error message "cannot be selected at this time" when I try to buy the dlc.  I can't buy the full game because I already own. stardust Ultra.

 

Also what's the cheapest way to get Drive club VR when I own the original on CD and have bought Drive club bikes also? 

 

Does anyone know the price of the dlc for stardust on its own?

 

And is it cheaper to buy the driveclub season pass then the VR upgrade or just buy the disk from a shop?  Cheers!

I've checked and the Stardust VR upgrade seems to have been removed from the Store. There's only the full version. I'd wait until Monday, might be a fuck-up.

 

[edit] Maybe try this one? Doesn't show up in the normal VR-overview as well: https://store.playstation.com/#!/nl-nl/games/super-stardust-ultra-vr/cid=EP9000-CUSA05951_00-SSUVRUPGRADE0000

[Spleen]

Still no motion sickness for me, excellent. My wife, on the other hand, tried Luge VR and after 5 seconds she ripped off the headset, Ha. 

My three year old daughter longer the coral reef thing, wow wow she kept saying. 

It's the future!

[V3zna]

16 minutes ago, simms said:

Motion sickness is always going to be a thing in VR unless you can physically move in real space to match what your eyes are seeing, which to an extent roomscale VR games/experiences on PCVR is doing.  There are other experiments like dynamic field-of-view modification where the edges of field of view is narrowed subtlety to improve comfort. 

 

The other option which will be a long way off,is to mess around with our vestibular system by the way of tech or medication,

 

I get what you're saying but what about something like RIGS. I'm strapped into a mech so my brain should accept that my body is not really physically moving as such but I still get some unusual feelings. It's not really vertigo, I suppose it's more like a travel sickness thing. I am prone to car sickness but not when I'm driving the thing! 

 

[Nespresso]

I give you all 2 weeks before buyer's remorse sets in.

 

[cassidy]

So driveclub VR demo just blew me away, yes visuals take a hit but wow. Rigs though first time feeling disorientated and a bit queasy

 And I sucked at it.

[Cyhwuhx]

9 minutes ago, VN1X said:

I give you all 2 weeks before buyer's remorse sets in.

 

 

Feel free to drop by and try it yourself, you sourpuss.

[Harrisown]

I think it's about taking it easy. I've not experienced sickness one little bit. The closest I have come so far is playing robot rescue and feeling myself rebalance when I start moving forward. Moving backward was a little worse so it was a case of right ,I'm ready to move forward,go,right we're ok .now ready to move backward, there we go , fine.

its like balancing a tray of drinks from the bar.

[simms]

12 minutes ago, vezna said:

 

I get what you're saying but what about something like RIGS. I'm strapped into a mech so my brain should accept that my body is not really physically moving as such but I still get some unusual feelings. It's not really vertigo, I suppose it's more like a travel sickness thing. I am prone to car sickness but not when I'm driving the thing! 

 

 

I'm no expert but, if you are moving in a real life in a Mech there would be forces of movement exerted on your body that your inner ear will pick up.  As it is in PSVR, your inner ear is not detecting movement except your eyes see the movement thus their is a conflict and a whole load of weirdness feeling comes over you as a result.  I've never felt sickness but I get incredibly dizzy/weird and have almost fallen over when standing but moving within VR.

[Sng]

Does Until Dawn have any replay value or is it pretty much just a play once thing?

[V3zna]

9 minutes ago, simms said:

 

I'm no expert but, if you are moving in a real life in a Mech there would be forces of movement exerted on your body that your inner ear will pick up.  As it is in PSVR, your inner ear is not detecting movement except your eyes see the movement thus their is a conflict and a whole load of weirdness feeling comes over you as a result.  I've never felt sickness but I get incredibly dizzy/weird and have almost fallen over when standing but moving within VR.

 

Plausible explanation that. Makes perfect sense. 

[Danster]

Played Rigs, DriveClub, Robot Rescue, Luge, Job Simulator, Tumble, Rush of Blood, The Heist, Scavenger and others and have not had a moment of sickness. 

[Yewone]

3 hours ago, Fury4k said:

 

That's great. Anybody else? We only need one more for a full team, but two whole teams to face off against each other would be far better. 

 

I've also got a copy on the way so count me in.

[Sng]

I've been playing Job Simulator quite a lot, including walking around the play area as much as you can. Wasn't too bad but now I've taken it off it feels a bit like I'm on a boat. Everything sways now and again. 

[cassidy]

11 minutes ago, Danster said:

Played Rigs, DriveClub, Robot Rescue, Luge, Job Simulator, Tumble, Rush of Blood, The Heist, Scavenger and others and have not had a moment of sickness. 

 

Rigs was the only time so far on pretty much everything. So I can't complain. 

[McSpeed]

6 hours ago, geldra said:

Just tried playing with one eye closed. Yup, totally crystal clear for me so I don't see why not. 

 

In fact, I tend to close one eye when playing a shooter like The London Heist to improve my aim. Works like a charm

 

4 hours ago, Fury4k said:

That's great. Anybody else? We only need one more for a full team, but two whole teams to face off against each other would be far better. 

 

RIGS? Yeah I've got that and well up for great multiplayer competition

 

Will set up a dedicated thread for it this weekend so we can discuss and host games. Maybe even set up a tournament of some sorts!

[Qazimod]

Heh, you lot weren't kidding about playing "normal" games in the headset. I put Ultra SFIV on for a couple of matches and it was like playing a game in my own private theatre.  

[geldra]

33 minutes ago, McSpeed said:

 

In fact, I tend to close one eye when playing a shooter like The London Heist to improve my aim. Works like a charm

 

Has been said in the thread already but "light gun games", WELCOME BACK!

 

The Shooting Gallery stuff in VR Worlds is a revelation!

 

Also, all I've heard about Scavenger's Odyssey is that it makes people sick, no-one mentioned that it's also pretty fucking AWESOME!

[Zombait]

Ok you beautiful people THANK YOU for waxing lyrical about this as much as you have; my mind was set against it but reading what you all had to say I wanted to give it go. I had no idea VR was like this! My first experience was with Playroom, pressing X and following that firework shoot skywards and explode into those planets; turning around and seeing a huge planet hanging there behind me and all those little VR robots looking up and waving at me WOW WOW WOW! It really is something else, I had tears of joy welling up in my eyes. It's just amazing it really is.

Battlezone Demo - Reminded me of an arcade centre that had laser quest It was bloody awesome, looking around the cockpit and the sense of scale it really does appear as if you're in a giant piece of heavy machinery; I'd have it in a heartbeat if it wasn't so expensive, still might tbh I *need* something like this. Another one that left me with a huge smile and on the verge of crying with joy!

Kitchen - was shit scary when she got in my face with the knife yet I didn't feel as immersed simply because of the jaggies on everything around you in the distance, you know it's just a game which kind of left me feeling meh not really scared tbh, I dunno.

Headmaster Demo - I liked this but there was something strange going on when you have to angle the ball past the keeper I'd aim to the left and it'd go to the right and vice versa. Very puzzling, maybe something wrong with the camera set up? The PSVR demo has you stand up for calibration but the demo asks you to sit down. I'll try again later but has anyone else had anything like that?

Wayward Sky Demo - I really like this, I love how it plays with the sense of scale; you're almost God like when you're directing the wee lass around the level but when it comes to interacting with stuff like puzzles or the crane, you take on her perspective and everything is HUGE! That Robot at the start is probably the coolest thing and made me feel tiny, it's scary how real the sense of presence is! Loved it but I know it'll be much better with Move controls, which I need.

I do seem to be doing a lot of holding down options to re-centre the view, it's always drifting to the left, most noticeable when exiting to the dash from a game so maybe there is something I can change about my set up.

But overall I'm well pleased, I feel like a kid again just in wonder and awe at the thing, it's really special and now I can say I own a VR headset  so futuristic!

[thesnwmn]

This might be a stupid question but how do you exit a level in Tumblr VR!?

[Eighthours]

19 minutes ago, TheRustySnowman said:

This might be a stupid question but how do you exit a level in Tumblr VR!?

It'll automatically move on if you get a gold medal, but otherwise hit Start/Options on the Move controller to bring up the menu where you can quit the level. I assume your best medal is saved!

 

I really like Tumble, except I don't know which surface of the shape will be facing me when it zaps to my Move. Would be cool if I could work out how to specify a certain surface, as it would really help with some of the more finickity movements. Also, my Move tracking wasn't 100% great for that game. A bit of drift.

[womble9]

Feck it. Been following this thread for the last week or so and used to be a bit of a doubter if I'm honest but the enthusiasm I'm seeing here (and on other sites reviews of it) is off the scale.

 

Just found one in Game at Halifax so I'm about to fight my way out of Leeds and across Bradford (pretty perilous in itself!) to go grab it!!  

[LaveDisco]

1 hour ago, VN1X said:

I give you all 2 weeks before buyer's remorse sets in.

 

 

If I get 2 weeks of enjoyment out of it, consistent with my current levels of enjoyment, then it's the best gaming money I've ever spent.

 

It's also the greatest launch line up ever. Everything is just so much better than I expected. VR worlds especially. 

[Sng]

14 minutes ago, Eighthours said:

It'll automatically move on if you get a gold medal, but otherwise hit Start/Options on the Move controller to bring up the menu where you can quit the level. I assume your best medal is saved!

 

I really like Tumble, except I don't know which surface of the shape will be facing me when it zaps to my Move. Would be cool if I could work out how to specify a certain surface, as it would really help with some of the more finickity movements. Also, my Move tracking wasn't 100% great for that game. A bit of drift.

Flick your wrist in the direction you want to spin the piece when you're holding one. 

[noob]

24 minutes ago, womble9 said:

Feck it. Been following this thread for the last week or so and used to be a bit of a doubter if I'm honest but the enthusiasm I'm seeing here (and on other sites reviews of it) is off the scale.

 

Just found one in Game at Halifax so I'm about to fight my way out of Leeds and across Bradford (pretty perilous in itself!) to go grab it!!  

 

im pissing fuming with myself for not getting one now on launch, especially after trying it last weekend. 

 

going to try convince the husband to buy me one... might have to put out... 

[HarryBizzle]

Battlezone made me feel pretty darn nasty.