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Romulus
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Another screenshot from android central and an interview
They keep mentioning you can see the cowl with real time shadows and bringing that up. They talked about using the shadows to detect enemies nearby.
www.androidcentral.com
The combat seems really intuitive. They wanted to keep the spirit of the Arkham flow style combat where timing is very important, but its like that and a mix of superhot VR with time distortion and combos.
They keep mentioning you can see the cowl with real time shadows and bringing that up. They talked about using the shadows to detect enemies nearby.
If Batman Arkham Shadow didn't have that classic Arkham combat feel, it ‘wasn’t worth pursuing’
Combat is at the center of any good Arkham game, and Arkham Shadow is no different.
www.androidcentral.com
The combat seems really intuitive. They wanted to keep the spirit of the Arkham flow style combat where timing is very important, but its like that and a mix of superhot VR with time distortion and combos.
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Romulus
Member
This is quickly becoming my most anticipated game of 2024. I loved the older Arkham games and VR is my favorite way to game.
I've been snooping around and listening to recent interviews with the producer.
Apparently, the game will have roughly the same amount of content as the first Arkham game and is using that as a base in terms of mechanics and the Metroidvania style.
Not to mention, some of the original Arkham devs have been helping out. More and more this sounds like Arkham but built from the ground up for VR.
www.roadtovr.com
I've been snooping around and listening to recent interviews with the producer.
Apparently, the game will have roughly the same amount of content as the first Arkham game and is using that as a base in terms of mechanics and the Metroidvania style.
Not to mention, some of the original Arkham devs have been helping out. More and more this sounds like Arkham but built from the ground up for VR.
Batman: Arkham Shadow Development Started in Late 2020, Rocksteady Alums Among the Dev Team
Batman: Arkham Shadow is the next big first-party title from Meta, headed exclusively to Quest 3 later this year. In an interview with the founder of the studio behind the game, we learned more about the origin of the title, the team behind it, and which of the original Batman: Arkham games it’s...
www.roadtovr.com
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Come On Tars
Member
The interview with gamertag got me pretty hyped ngl
Come On Tars
Member
Lunging with your fists with added slow motion seems really promising
Come On Tars
Member
That combat looks great. Punching to traverse is clever and makes sense for Arkham style combat in VR. STOKED
Romulus
Member
It won't. The devs mentioned they needed to leverage the new hardware without the previous gen. If you look at the textures and lightning in the vid, that is far and away from anything we got on Quest 2 for an action game.
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ResurrectedContrarian
Suffers with mild autism
looks amazing, can't wait
I even enjoyed the original Arkham VR game, despite it being only a short series of scenes. Just seeing the cave at full scale or the Killer Croc scare was worth it.
I even enjoyed the original Arkham VR game, despite it being only a short series of scenes. Just seeing the cave at full scale or the Killer Croc scare was worth it.
Gamer_By_Proxy
Member
That reminds me, I should get around to playing Iron Man VR.
Just finished Astro Bot Rescue Mission the other day after hooking my PSVR1 back up.
It's a shame not more of the PSVR1 library got ported over.
Just finished Astro Bot Rescue Mission the other day after hooking my PSVR1 back up.
It's a shame not more of the PSVR1 library got ported over.
Romulus
Member
Ugh. When you find out the game wouldn't exist without meta. That would be like Sony just tossing Horizon VR on Quest for the hell of it. Not to mention, did you notice all the quick turning in the trailer? Not doing that with a wire attached. Nope. The arkham games were about your ability to respond to threats in 360 degrees, not 180.
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Vlodril
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I had 0 problems playing with a wire on PSVR2 (and other headsets in the past). I get that some of the games only get made because of exclusive deals (Sony has some of those too) it's just the VR market is so small i feel they should all focus on growing it right now and we already see studios that made decent games close. It's a hard niche for devs i am guessing.
Gamer_By_Proxy
Member
I hear you can use Revive to play games installed on the Meta launcher to play on PSVR2 via the PC adapter.
Wouldn't that work with this as well?
Wouldn't that work with this as well?
Revolutionary
Member
Looks amazing.
Have any Meta exclusive games made the jump to Steam or is this a RE7 on PSVR situation?
Have any Meta exclusive games made the jump to Steam or is this a RE7 on PSVR situation?
Romulus
Member
I don't have a problem either 95% of the time with PSVR2. The problem is the batman games are about responding to threats in all directions and being able to quickly turn completely around.
FoxMcChief
Gold Member
Very happy with what I saw. This is the one and only game I wanted to see gameplay for, and we did.
Can’t wait!
Can’t wait!
poppabk
Cheeks Spread for Digital Only Future
Think that only works for Occulus PC games, while this is Quest 3 headset exclusive. Wonder if an android emulator might be made to work?
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FoxMcChief
Gold Member
The only question now is, how big will the game file be.
FunkMiller
Member
Fuck. Looks I’m handing zuckerbot some more money.
Romulus
Member
Devs said similar runtime and structure to the first Arkham game.
FoxMcChief
Gold Member
I just watched the trailer again. Yup. This looks like a AAA VR game.
Gamer_By_Proxy
Member
I thought all their games you could play on pc with a cable. I don’t know how occulus works apparently.
poppabk
Cheeks Spread for Digital Only Future
They have two stores - one on the headset for games that run on the headset hardware, then a PC store where the games run on your PC. Some games are crossbuy most aren't.
Since the Quest 3 launch, Meta have decided to really focus on pushing the headset store and Quest 3 only exclusivity - mainly to push Quest 2 -> Quest 3 upgrades is my guess.
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Astray
Member
Smh then it's gonna be a pass for now.
I got the Quest 2 as a gift from my wife and I can't just go Quest 3.
I'm such a huge Batman Arkham fan too.
Romulus
Member
If even you do somehow get it working, by the time you hack your way through it, you're still playing it with a wire attached. Judging by what the devs said, this isn't designed for that with constant turning around. You're supposed to feel completely free. Most PSVR2 games work really well based on 180 degrees or a bit more, spinning around is not remotely ideal in this case.
FoxMcChief
Gold Member
The constant spinning does worry me though. I hate it when my headset loses track of a controller, then my arm starts to stretch 10 feet in front of me. I do notice this a bit in Red Matter 2.
poppabk
Cheeks Spread for Digital Only Future
If this is Gorn like combat then the wire could be an issue. Along with hitting furniture and other shit in your room.
Romulus
Member
Is your room lit well behind you? I noticed for me the light was in front and I moved underneath it and it remedied the problem.
Minsc
Gold Member
You've never seen all the boxing VR and workout games in VR?
simpatico
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Romulus
Member
The newer Quests are much easier as it warns as you approach objects before you can strike them too. Not to mention you can double tap the helmet at any time and see the world around you. Having said that, I owned all the devices in the video and never had an issue boxing, people are just stupid the way they set things up and don't pay attention to the boundary.
Wonko_C
Member
No. This is actually more like a Mario on Xbox/PlayStation situation
fart town usa
Member
The haters truly don't get it, it's a shame.
A healthy diet of flat AA/Indie gems and the occasional AAA banger, coupled with an a near endless supply of VR jank and the occasional VR banger keeps me so damn satisfied. It's like I'm at Old Country Buffet after Church, just eating bowl after bowl of the lava cake.
MarkMe2525
Banned
That's concerning, I never run into this issue. It was something that would happen to me with my Quest 1 back in the day.
MarkMe2525
Banned
I've learned to never allow the system to make the boundary for you. On its own, it will place your boundary up against walls and that's just asking for trouble. I always set it about a foot in from anything that I could hit. I learned this the hard way playing Echo VR back in the day, my hand was fucked for a few weeks.
My guess would be 20+ gb. I do not regret getting the 512gb headset. Even then, I only have around 70gb free.
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ResurrectedContrarian
Suffers with mild autism
sucks man, maybe for now you can find a way to at least play the Arkham VR experience they released a few years ago, if you have a PC connection
FoxMcChief
Gold Member
Amen brother.The haters truly don't get it, it's a shame.
A healthy diet of flat AA/Indie gems and the occasional AAA banger, coupled with an a near endless supply of VR jank and the occasional VR banger keeps me so damn satisfied. It's like I'm at Old Country Buffet after Church, just eating bowl after bowl of the lava cake.
yet_another_alt
Member
This is why I tend to prefer MR instead of VR games. Yes you can adjust the sensitivity of the guardian boundary but in particularly intense games it might still not be sensitive enough. I've never punched a wall but I've done the same thing that you do and set a smaller boundary instead of going wall to wall. I don't even want to imagine what will happen if I punch a wall while playing Thrill of the Fight.
And yes, I'm really happy that I have a 512gb headset. Quest 3 exclusives are coming up and I can see them all being 20gb+.
FoxMcChief
Gold Member
I think this game has skyrocketed to becoming my most wanted game now.
FoxMcChief
Gold Member
Jesus. Now my skyrocketed hype just doubled.
Half Life Alyx looks to have some competition.
FoxMcChief
Gold Member
Wonko_C
Member
Love how Ryan Payton answers all the port begging/flat version begging in a candid manner without being dismissive. People still don't get that Meta is just another console manufacturer like Nintendo or PlayStation. And that this game is a first party game.
Could you imagine back in the N64 days people begging Nintendo to port Goldeneye 007 to Sega Saturn? This is basically the same thing.
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Romulus
Member
Yeah and this game has some of the worst port begging I've seen in while. People demanding it be on non VR consoles and all kinds of shit.