PlayStation VR

[Harrisown]

13 hours ago, partious said:

Too many jumpscare reliant, claustrophobic horror games on this thing and vr in general.

Funny how so many developers, when presented with vr, decide to make experiences that put people in worlds they wouldn't like to visit.

 

Let me experience a beautiful, happy environment in a first person vr game, you freaks.

 

Horror and jumpscares are to vr what grim brown shooters were to "mature" tv gaming in recent years.

 

I'm prefering my gear vr lately.

Agreed 100%

 I groan every time I see yet another horror game. Those games are even less fun in VR. They are more effective for sure but not fun (for me)

Maybe doing something that isn't horror is more difficult because you don't have those easy mechanics or darkness and dynamic sound?

All the game I want to play are horror games but the last thing I want to play is a horror themed game.

[Danster]

Rush of Blood is the best light-gun game available on the system. Once you get past the horror, which let's face it is not really scary, unless a bit of gore is really going to do it for you. It's about bad guys lining up to be shot by you, you can't be scared when you've got hand guns that blow the nasties away! (yes I know you can, it's a joke...) And there's plenty of score attack to be done and some good high score tables too (including location based and friends).

 

Less fun in VR? WTF are you smoking, VR horror is amazing! I never play these games normally, because I find them daft and not particularly scary. (I do get the jump scare mechanic, Alien Isolation managed to freak me out, but mostly because it made you feel completely helpless). But in VR they rise to another level. RE7 will be the first RE game I've bought since RE4 on the Wii (because you lot kept going on about it) entirely because it is in VR.

 

And how many horror games are there actually? Talking PSVR here, I counted 6 on the PS Store, and that's too many? Naaah. What we are lacking is some longer, bigger experiences.

[partious]

How many lightgun style shooters are there on psvr? 3? How many of those are horror of the not particularly tongue in cheek variety? 2. The other one involves shooting cardboard targets at a shooting range.

2 out of 3 seems a lot to me (especially when the other 1 has such an unexciting setting).

 

I have rush of blood and I enjoy it in small doses, but it is entirely too reliant on jump scares.

My idea of a "fun" horror themed lightgun game is House of the Dead 4 on ps3 etc.

Rush of Blood is clearly making more of an attempt to be scary than HOTD and for me that makes it less fun.

 

Perhaps scary is the wrong word.

I just dislike these jumpscare games, where you walk around constantly waiting for generic creepy girl imagery to pop up in your face accompanied by a sudden high pitched noise.

 

It reminds me of those .gifs that did the rounds online in the early 2000s where you'd look at a nice picture and then after a while a shrieking ghostface would pop up.

Is that scary? No, it is startling and unpleasant, neither of which are things I Iook for in a piece of entertainment.

 

I think they are the low hanging fruit of VR as they are probably relatively easy to design, they get a reaction from people and are good fodder for overreacting youtubers.

 

Many people dont really enjoy horror and even fewer will enjoy vr horror.

 

I feel like a shooter akin to House of The Dead/Ghost Squad/Confidential Mission etc would have a much broader appeal than shit your pants claustrophobic jumpscare vr.

 

I got a rollercoaster for gearvr yesterday that has a horror themed ride, but it is more disneyland haunted house style horror, it was pleasant and made me think of the potential vr has for fantasy experiences with a nice atmosphere. it made me wonder why so many devs seem to think that claustrophobic horror is what most people want from vr.

 

[grungekid]

How many lightgun style shooters are there on psvr? 3? How many of those are horror of the not particularly tongue in cheek variety? 2. The other one involves shooting cardboard targets at a shooting range.
2 out of 3 seems a lot to me (especially when the other 1 has such an unexciting setting).
 
I have rush of blood and I enjoy in small doses, but it is entirely too reliant on jump scares.
My idea of a "fun" horror themed lightgun game is House of the Dead 4 on ps3 etc.
Rush of Blood is clearly making more of an attempt to be scary than HOTD and for me that makes it less fun.
 
Perhaps scary is the wrong word.
I just dislike these jumpscare games, where you walk around constantly waiting for generic creepy girl imagery to pop up in your face accompanied by a sudden high pitched noise.
 
It reminds me of those .gifs that did the rounds online in the early 2000s where you'd look at a nice picture and then after a while a shrieking ghostface would pop up.
Is that scary? No, it is startling and unpleasant, neither of which are things Iook for in a piece of entertainment.
 
I think they are the low hanging fruit of VR as they are probably relatively easy to design and they get a reaction from people.
 
Many people dont really enjoy horror and even fewer will enjoy vr horror.
 
I feel like a shooter akin to House of The Dead/Ghost Squad/Confidential Mission etc would have a much broader appeal than shit your pants claustrophobic jumpscare vr.
 
I got a rollercoaster for gearvr yesterday that has a horror themed ride, but it is more disneyland haunted house style horror, it was pleasant and made me think of the potential vr has for fantasy experiences with a nice atmosphere. it made me wonder why so many devs seem to think that claustrophobic horror is what most people want from vr.
 

What? You think a horror themed rollercoaster game should be pleasant?!? [emoji23]

[grungekid]

I count 6 horror games out of 71 psvr games currently available (including demos etc) I honestly wish there were more horror games. I have found them the most immersive games on this thing.

[partious]

No, I would say it is more that I think in these early days when there are few games available, sony and devs would do better to create games that are fun  and have settings people might actually like to visit than games that are claustrophobic and full of jumpscares.

 

Horror gaming is niche and this type of horror even moreso I think.

 

I play rush of blood because there is no decent alternative on psvr. If a HOTD or Ghost Squad style shooter existed on psvr, I wouldn't bother with the jumpscares and atmosphere of rush of blood if i just wanted to enjoy some lightgun action.

 

[grungekid]

No, I would say it is more that I think in these early days when there are few games available, sony and devs would do better to create games that are fun  and have settings people might actually like to visit than games that are claustrophobic and full of jumpscares.
 
Horror gaming is niche and this type of horror even moreso I think.
 
I play rush of blood because there is no decent alternative on psvr. If a HOTD or Ghost Squad style shooter existed on psvr, I wouldn't bother with the jumpscares and atmosphere of rush of blood if i just wanted to enjoy some lightgun action.
 

I hear ya. I still think there is a surprising amount of fun content too. What are your favourite games so far on psvr? I'm assuming you've played wayward skies etc?

[SeanR]

does the end of batman VR count as horror?

[footle]

4 hours ago, partious said:

 

Out of curiousity, what are the best first person vr games on pc that allow locomotion? 

 

You mean by stick, wide scale and not teleportation?

 

Project Cars or Dirt Rally?

 

(I'm not a fan of first person stick movement because it makes me feel ill; third person movement is ok).

 

it sounds to me like you need one of the hordes of PC wave shooters to be ported to PS4.

[Vespa Alex]

On 21/12/2016 at 20:09, Hardbattle said:

 

Tethered is really good - I've put quite a bit of time into it. 

 

Excellent. I thought the demo was great, but wasn't sure how much longevity it would have. 

[Quexex]

10 hours ago, strider said:

I personally couldn't stand how we soar and I really wanted to. It looks insanely pretty, but the controls were awful compared to the majesty of eagle flight. A few stunning looking levels aside, I found it incredibly tedious to play, let down by awfully sluggish controls. It's a great price, so it has that going for it.

I had no issues with the controls at all although I've not played Eagle flight yet there's a distinct difference between being a rider as you are in How we Soar and being an eagle in Eagle Flight. 

[strider]

1 minute ago, Quexex said:

I had no issues with the controls at all although I've not played Eagle flight yet there's a distinct difference between being a rider as you are in How we Soar and and being an eagle Eagle Flight. 

True but I just personally found it controls like garbage which massively hampered my enjoyment of the game. It gives you a sense of freedom of being in a huge open world, but it's a pain traversing it. I found it took an age to respond to your controls and it makes chasing after the other birds a real chore. Now I guess it could be suggested that 'that's what the developer's wanted you to feel' but it didn't work for me. It actually reminded my of little big planet. Amazing ideas and beautiful graphics, but married to the same floaty controls that most Amiga platformers suffered from.

[Zombait]

I'd really like to give a huge shout out and THANK YOU to the developer of Starship Disco; Solus Games.
Why? Well I bought Starship Disco 'cos I love rhythm games and seeing the vids above it looked right up my street but I didn't think I'd have problems. You forget about things like this, I'm red-green colour blind and I really can't play the sections when it transitions to a green tube/background, I genuinely struggle to distinguish the yellow(?) ships/targets against the green background; the game is kind of unplayable to me which is annoying because I really do love the game and I know I'd be able to play it otherwise. 

I reached out to Solus Games on Twitter just to let them know I was struggling and not only did they listen and ask me about the issues I was having they said that they were going to work on an update for January that would give me a better experience! How awesome is that? They're a small indie dev but they listened and wanted to help me and others to enjoy their game better. I'm genuinely touched by their response, how amazing are they?

[MansizeRooster]

I fucking love my VR headset.

[Fatsam]

On ‎29‎/‎12‎/‎2016 at 19:00, strider said:

True but I just personally found it controls like garbage which massively hampered my enjoyment of the game. It gives you a sense of freedom of being in a huge open world, but it's a pain traversing it. I found it took an age to respond to your controls and it makes chasing after the other birds a real chore. Now I guess it could be suggested that 'that's what the developer's wanted you to feel' but it didn't work for me. .

 

Clearly it was a development decision to make it feel like you were controlling a massive bird, but also because the levels unfold in front of you. If you were travelling too fast then  you'd be zooming over those bits and lose the impact. It's a sedate experience, but I never found it frustrating or a chore. Totally understand if you want something with a bit more gameplay and pace, but I thought it was a relaxing, imaginative, and sometimes magical experience. Two of the levels are utterly fantastic.. One of the best things on PSVR for sure.

 

[Banjaxed]

Just had an email from Amazon, Moves dispatched. I'd only ordered them on 20th of December. Time to download Batman. 

[SeanR]

3 hours ago, Zombait said:

I'd really like to give a huge shout out and THANK YOU to the developer of Starship Disco; Solus Games.

 

I liked this so much I bought the game.

 

On the us store, where its $9.99 (£9.29 on the UK store)

[Hardbattle]

30 minutes ago, SeanR said:

 

I liked this so much I bought the game.

 

On the us store, where its $9.99 (£9.29 on the UK store)

 

Its a cracking game. It's one of those ones that when you watch it on YouTube it's basically nothing. Then when you play it in VR it's amazing. I've been importing songs to play today and that works a treat.

[SeanR]

And lethal VR... I'm a bad person

[strider]

2 hours ago, Fatsam said:

 

Clearly it was a development decision to make it feel like you were controlling a massive bird, but also because the levels unfold in front of you. If you were travelling too fast then  you'd be zooming over those bits and lose the impact. It's a sedate experience, but I never found it frustrating or a chore. Totally understand if you want something with a bit more gameplay and pace, but I thought it was a relaxing, imaginative, and sometimes magical experience. Two of the levels are utterly fantastic.. One of the best things on PSVR for sure.

 

Design decisions are all well and good if they are fun to play. It's a pretty indie game and that seems to be the main reason why it's been getting such bizarrely high scores. I don't feel it even showcases VR that well, personally. I actually think the gameplay variation is better than eagle flight, it's the implementation that makes it a chore. 

[Zombait]

11 hours ago, SeanR said:

 

I liked this so much I bought the game.

 

On the us store, where its $9.99 (£9.29 on the UK store)

What a wonderful sentiment  I hope you enjoy the game Sean!

[Fatsam]

10 hours ago, strider said:

Design decisions are all well and good if they are fun to play. It's a pretty indie game and that seems to be the main reason why it's been getting such bizarrely high scores. I don't feel it even showcases VR that well, personally. I actually think the gameplay variation is better than eagle flight, it's the implementation that makes it a chore. 

 

Well I found to fun to play. It feels like you are riding on a bird and you get to look around at all the ace scenes unfolding around you. It suits VR very well. It had a much bigger impact on me than the space piloting experiences, which it is probably closer to than Eagle Flight. More than the Star Wars one which people have generally been raving about.

[strider]

Glad you like it. I found it decidedly average once you take the pretty visuals away.

[Benny]

I hope Superhot VR gets ported ASAP.

[strider]

Do we know what's on the horizon once resi hits?

[DC Lemon]

Korix gets a positive preview in Edge. Out in February, supposedly.

 

 

[Wiper]

Ooh, VR tower defence? Could be a nice fit!

[Quexex]

I've seen way too much of the Shark Experience in VR worlds. So many guests over the holidays and the Shark dive is a great first VR experience it sells the hardware well, chalk me up another two headset's sold!

 

I usually do Shark dive then the Manor section of Batman. After that everyone is sold on VR. If not I chuck them in an XWing if your not sold after that you have no soul! The downside of running demos all holiday is I've hardly played anything myself :(. 

 

I'm still getting dropouts on the HDMI to the TV though which is annoying I thought I'd solved it after discovering the PS3 was on as well (both the PS4 and PS3 route through my amp). But it still seems to crop up intermittently

[macosx]

I've been continuing my Xmas VR demo run. Was a huge hit after getting back after a NY night out. The sound of magical joy as 50 year olds enjoyed virtual cigar smoking and shark attacks. So popular that even headmaster was played with a hangover

[SeanR]

This time tomorrow I should have footage of my sister playing the other RE demo...