AJUMP23
Parody of actual AJUMP23
Why would you play it on a screen in a headset? Why not make the game use the entire headset field of view.
Why would you play it on a screen in a headset? Why not make the game use the entire headset field of view.
Romulus
Member
Full VR?
AJUMP23
Parody of actual AJUMP23
The screen he is using just seems small in the video. Why not fill it up. I know a game not designed for VR will not look great in VR.
rodrigolfp
Haptic Gamepads 4 Life
What is new in this vs what we already have??
Romulus
Member
Basically every app has an adjustable screen like this. A quick AI search says you can make it larger in Fluid.
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ResurrectedContrarian
Suffers with mild autism
Very nice, reminds me suddenly of my very first "wow" moment in VR, which was playing Incell (lol, the word "incel" that we know today hadn't blown up online yet, unfortunate naming) on Google Cardboard circa 2015
At this time, this was amazing.
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Magic Carpet
Gold Member
Still Waiting for Ghost Town to come to Steam. Is this game timed Meta Exclusive or something?
darthvargi
Member
It really is a great racing game. I know it's not exactly in the same genre but I prefer it over the other bike game that released a while back and just recently on PSVR 2. I think it's called VRider.
This is much closer to Wipeout but has bike controls. I've been following it for years on Steam and for some reason never bought it there but the Quest port is phenomenal. I was skeptical it would have a great sense of speed but I'm happy to report it looks great and runs well (a few drops on framerate if you don't use QGO).
Alexios
Cores, shaders and BIOS oh my!
Endless stream of stuff VR & general gaming outlets don't report. Tiny sample, mix of the latest promising reveals/updates/mods (I see talk of no games/content/dead VR but it's a frustratingly lazy/random lack of coverage outside what they can benefit from via exclusives/showcases/paid shilling):
Pirates VR: Jolly Roger - Major Update and Discount: The Story Deepens - Steam News
New Intro, Pirate Notes & More!
Voxel Project VR - Level Editor Update - Steam News
1.21.0 Update brings the level creation to the game
CONVRGENCE - Patch 0.6 | Major Update 3 - Steam News
Flamethrower, new grub, the bar is open — and yes, there’s a cat.
Tomb Explorer VR - Update V 1.5.1 New Features + Functionality Upgrade - Steam News
Player related controls, interaction, menus polished! Feedback requests added.
Z.O.N.A: Origin - Update 0.96 — "The Hunt for Artifacts Has Begun!" - Steam News
New Features: Added a new location — "Perimeter-2". Introduced a new artifact: "Bloody Shard" — considered quite rare. Grants +29 health and +1% regeneration to both psi and radiation protection. Can only be found in the raid location Dead Swamp. Introduced a new artifact: "Frozen Heart" —...
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Alexios
Cores, shaders and BIOS oh my!
Played a bit of Assassin's Creed Nexus which I bought on the last sale finally as it was over 50% off, the parkour feels pretty nice now I got in the first area you can flex a bit.
Though I should look at the controls options a bit, maybe there's auto/always sprint cos having to click in the stick every time to run after each stop/bump etc. was a bit eh. Also sprint could have been like pressing A to parkour at the same time I guess. But other than that, it's smoooth.
They could make the climbing more freeform like Stormland instead of only grab on the specific little rocks and bricks and such protruding from the surfaces. But maybe that way it has some skill to it, maybe it'd be too automatic and easy if you can just grab on anywhere (though I still mean only restrict it to walls with such protrusions but just grab on any part of them like in Stormland with the magnetic arms on metal surfaces instead of just the actual bricks etc.). For now that I'm a noob it kinda kills my momentum when sprinting and jumping on stuff then reaching a point you have to grab and climb up. Though it does have the Stormland thing where you push down hard and release so that you launch up rather than only pull up slowly, which is nice, but I can't do it as freely here with having to grab the points, in Stormland you alternate each arm and launch up way fast.
It also looks good and runs smooooooth but there are some minor annoyances/glitches they could have avoided. Like the pickaxe models in villager hands pop in like 5m ahead and otherwise you see them doing their animation with clearly nothing in their hands. Other objects like brooms they're sweeping with are visible much further away so, weird. There was a guy npc but he had woman audio cues when bumping into him or otherwise approaching too. Not game breaking obviously but come on. At least it's Assassin's Creed so you can chalk such issues up to animus simulation errors.
Anyway, I think I'll be pretty happy with this if I get to play more, it definitely shows a lot of effort and polish despite minor issues.
Though I should look at the controls options a bit, maybe there's auto/always sprint cos having to click in the stick every time to run after each stop/bump etc. was a bit eh. Also sprint could have been like pressing A to parkour at the same time I guess. But other than that, it's smoooth.
They could make the climbing more freeform like Stormland instead of only grab on the specific little rocks and bricks and such protruding from the surfaces. But maybe that way it has some skill to it, maybe it'd be too automatic and easy if you can just grab on anywhere (though I still mean only restrict it to walls with such protrusions but just grab on any part of them like in Stormland with the magnetic arms on metal surfaces instead of just the actual bricks etc.). For now that I'm a noob it kinda kills my momentum when sprinting and jumping on stuff then reaching a point you have to grab and climb up. Though it does have the Stormland thing where you push down hard and release so that you launch up rather than only pull up slowly, which is nice, but I can't do it as freely here with having to grab the points, in Stormland you alternate each arm and launch up way fast.
It also looks good and runs smooooooth but there are some minor annoyances/glitches they could have avoided. Like the pickaxe models in villager hands pop in like 5m ahead and otherwise you see them doing their animation with clearly nothing in their hands. Other objects like brooms they're sweeping with are visible much further away so, weird. There was a guy npc but he had woman audio cues when bumping into him or otherwise approaching too. Not game breaking obviously but come on. At least it's Assassin's Creed so you can chalk such issues up to animus simulation errors.
Anyway, I think I'll be pretty happy with this if I get to play more, it definitely shows a lot of effort and polish despite minor issues.
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Wonko_C
Member
They wrobably wanted to focus on the Quest version first. The Steam page has no release date yet. I've played the demo, not my type of game but it looked really good. Wishlisted.
Romulus
Member
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KXVXII9X
Member
Having the Quest 3 is one of the biggest blessings and curse. So much of what I experienced with the device seem so far ahead in the future while everyone else is still trying to squeeze upgrades from traditional flat displays and graphics. Just have 3D depth does way more for me than raytracing.
Having the ability to have multiple full mini golf courses, a bowling alley, a table tennis table, a pool table, and a movie theater is still nuts to me even after the honeymoon of VR settled down. I have been dabbling more into the media side of the device and going to concerts and using sites like Theater Elsewhere and Photon are really fun to watch. Batman Arkham Shadows is still one of the most impressive gaming experiences I've had since Baldur's Gate 3.
I still enjoy flat games and media, but still waiting for this technology to take off is frustrating. It has so much potential in education, training, psychology, and being used for assistive technology.
Having the ability to have multiple full mini golf courses, a bowling alley, a table tennis table, a pool table, and a movie theater is still nuts to me even after the honeymoon of VR settled down. I have been dabbling more into the media side of the device and going to concerts and using sites like Theater Elsewhere and Photon are really fun to watch. Batman Arkham Shadows is still one of the most impressive gaming experiences I've had since Baldur's Gate 3.
I still enjoy flat games and media, but still waiting for this technology to take off is frustrating. It has so much potential in education, training, psychology, and being used for assistive technology.
diffusionx
Gold Member
I started playing Arkham Shadow (had a 30% off coupon) but had to put it down so I dont get motion sick but damn this game is awesome. It's crazy how they translated all the Arkham stuff into this. I dare say - the best VR game yet?
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Romulus
Member
For me it is. Exceeded Alyx.
ResurrectedContrarian
Suffers with mild autism
I think Alyx is still the most stunning experience overall, with even more moments that I'll never forget seeing in full scale... but Batman represents an almost equal peak, with so many more physical ways of playing that Alyx gave us, like the cape flying controls, combat flow, etc. It clearly learned from everything released in the intervening years on VR and then applied it.
Denton
Member
I used VR twice in my life, more than half a decade ago, Vive, just to try it out.
Total VR noob.
I am seeing some decently priced second hand Quest 3s (plural, not 3S which I am not interested in).
Should I take the plunge?
Is it fully usable these days with a PC (5800X3D, 3080Ti) wirelessly? Will I be able to play both Meta and Steam games no problem?
I would like to play Alyx finally, plus few more games (Batman, Boneworks, Metro, AC Nexus, Asgard's Wrath 2, Alien Incursion and Isolation..).
I was not paying much attention to VR so I have no idea what is the current state of it or what games are considered must play (the above ones are the only ones I really noticed).
Total VR noob.
I am seeing some decently priced second hand Quest 3s (plural, not 3S which I am not interested in).
Should I take the plunge?
Is it fully usable these days with a PC (5800X3D, 3080Ti) wirelessly? Will I be able to play both Meta and Steam games no problem?
I would like to play Alyx finally, plus few more games (Batman, Boneworks, Metro, AC Nexus, Asgard's Wrath 2, Alien Incursion and Isolation..).
I was not paying much attention to VR so I have no idea what is the current state of it or what games are considered must play (the above ones are the only ones I really noticed).
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ResurrectedContrarian
Suffers with mild autism
Incredibly easy to play Steam games on it now -- there's a dedicated SteamLink app that connects instantly over wireless, or you can download VirtualDesktop app to have all kinds of fine-grained control over the streaming if you later want to optimize.
(ideally, you'll want the wifi router in the same room though and the PC connected with ethernet, for ultra low latency)
diffusionx
Gold Member
yes, I think so, although I find myself not that interested in PC based VR after Alyx now. The native MQ is just so much easier and seamless.
ResurrectedContrarian
Suffers with mild autism
The best thing about PCVR is all the incredible mods out there.
After Alyx, you can play through HL2 (and its episodes) and Portal 2 is full VR glory, perfectly adapted. Then, a ton of other games...
diffusionx
Gold Member
yea you can do that too, if you feel like it i suppose
Denton
Member
Yeah my PC is connected to the router via cable, both in the same room where my VR gaming would be.
I guess the Steam Link app is free while VD is 25 bucks - but I remember John from DF gushing about it, so I guess it is worth it.
Is there still that facebook nonsense where if you get banned on FB you lose access to your purchased software or did they do away with that?
ResurrectedContrarian
Suffers with mild autism
pretty sure you can create a Meta account for the headset that isn't tied to any Facebook login
yet_another_alt
Member
Yes, if you link your facebook account, you will get banned on meta if your facebook gets banned. Just create a separate Meta only account.
Gameplay Gods Bless
Member
What's sad is outside of us weirdos who respect VR no one cares, it's unfortunate how closed minded people are. It reminds me of the Dreamcast in the year 2000, a good device with interesting games but no one outside of Sega weirdos cares.
SirKicksalot
Member
I'm playing the HL games seated with a cheap Ugreen cable. For stuff that's not physically intensive like Batman, seated is just fine and I'm barely aware of the cable.