DenchDeckard
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Yup, terrifying. So gutting when/if you spot a flaw. Hopefully I can get an exchange and that one is fine.
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Yup, terrifying. So gutting when/if you spot a flaw. Hopefully I can get an exchange and that one is fine.
Terrified my glasses will scratch the lens someday. Keeps slipping my mind to order the prescription inserts.
Wonko_C
Member
Did you plug it into your PC or used it standalone only? Quest games often display at a resolution that is way lower than the headset's native resolution. On PC all cranked up my Quest 2 looks very crisp.
amigastar
Member
I disabled Motion Blur in the games setting (DCS World) and its much better now. I have it plugged into my PC.
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phant0m
Member
If anyone’s buying themselves (or a loved one) a headset for Xmas, here’s a referral link.
They’ll get a free $30 in store credit for games if you buy through that link!
They’ll get a free $30 in store credit for games if you buy through that link!
MarkMe2525
Banned
They need to go ahead and release the Black Friday deals on games.
Sleepwalker
Member
I got a big bright dead green pixel on my first quest 2, was just outside the return window but managed to get amazon to take it back. I had left it in the nightstand and sunlight got into the lenses.
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
Well, John Lewis have a replacement on the way. Fingers crossed no dead pixels or issues on this one.
Hot5pur
Member
Not the most amazing sale, but anyway, a few things I'm contemplating:
Broke Edge - seems like a really good fighting game, better on the Quest since it's multiplayer and will reduce latency that way rather than going PCVR route
Resident Evil 4 - Not available anywhere else, seems it's very good. I did play the original once and it was pretty decent
Pistol whip - basic graphics so nicer to have on the go, also maybe latency since it's fairly fast paced
Walkabout minigolf - same as above (can you play this game with a bunch of people by passing the headset around?)
Dungeons of eternity - not sure, probably won't get it, mostly because I think they will do a PC port relatively soon, but since it is online maybe latency would be an issue with streaming from PC, dunno
What are you guys looking at?
Broke Edge - seems like a really good fighting game, better on the Quest since it's multiplayer and will reduce latency that way rather than going PCVR route
Resident Evil 4 - Not available anywhere else, seems it's very good. I did play the original once and it was pretty decent
Pistol whip - basic graphics so nicer to have on the go, also maybe latency since it's fairly fast paced
Walkabout minigolf - same as above (can you play this game with a bunch of people by passing the headset around?)
Dungeons of eternity - not sure, probably won't get it, mostly because I think they will do a PC port relatively soon, but since it is online maybe latency would be an issue with streaming from PC, dunno
What are you guys looking at?
Resenge
Member
Highly recommend Resident Evil 4, In fact all the official Resident evil VR ports are some of the best VR experiences I have ever had.
Wonko_C
Member
I pre-ordered Asgard's Wrath 2 but now after seeing there is a Black Friday Sale for several titles in the Quest Store I'm kind of regretting it. If I already played a few hours of AW1 would I still be able to cancel my preorder? And if so would that remove AW1 from my account? I kind of want to use those $60 instead to buy a bunch of discounted games, then buy AW2 later in 2024 when it gets a price drop.
Hot5pur
Member
I think only support would be able to answer that one. I'd imagine you could still cancel the pre order but also likely lose any bonuses associated with it.
Hot5pur
Member
Alright, a bit of a PSA for some decent games that are worth picking up available at a good price. I recommend fast paced games with online components that have simple graphics to be kept on standalone, and things that have major graphical benefits to use PCVR.
Hopefully Quest/Steam sales are widespread enough that it applies to more than just US.
Steam: (many or all of these are on quest standalone)
Barbaria - base building and action slasher, similar to clash of clans, build your domain and invade other people's domain
Mothergunship: Forge - rogue lite wave shooter with ability to build and customize crazy guns
Until you fall - hack and slash arcade action rogue lite
Wizards dark times - spellcasting with cool gestures, campaign, and new co-op and graphical overhaul coming soon
Sairento - acrobatic hack and slash shooter, older game from makers of Hellsweeper
Quest store: (make sure to use 40%off BF coupon were applicable)
Broken Edge - fairly innovative dueling game with several interesting classes (also on Steam) [Use code BFCM23]
www.oculus.com
Lies Beneath - survivor horror action, very highly rated (Quest/Link)
www.oculus.com
Resist - spiderman-like swinging action (also on Steam)
www.meta.com
Virtual desktop - for streaming from PC [Use code BFCM23]
www.meta.com
If any of this is motivating a Quest purchase, here's a referral ($30 credit):
www.meta.com
Hopefully Quest/Steam sales are widespread enough that it applies to more than just US.
Steam: (many or all of these are on quest standalone)
Barbaria - base building and action slasher, similar to clash of clans, build your domain and invade other people's domain
Quest store: (make sure to use 40%off BF coupon were applicable)
Broken Edge - fairly innovative dueling game with several interesting classes (also on Steam) [Use code BFCM23]
Broken Edge on Meta Quest | Quest VR Games
MIXED REALITY ENHANCED FOR META QUEST 3: Tear up a rift in your own home & fight your opponents in your living room! Customize your mixed reality experience to your own taste! Broken Edge is a 1v1 VR fantasy sword dueling game where you embody historical swordfighters. Use their unique...
www.oculus.com
Lies Beneath on Meta Quest | Quest VR Games
LIES BENEATH is a single-player survival horror game with a heavy dose of action! Something's gone horribly wrong in the sleepy town of Slumber, Alaska. Now, returning college student Mae must fight to save her father (and her sanity) from the terrifying townsfolk and creepy creatures infecting...
www.oculus.com
Resist on Meta Quest | Quest VR games
A dystopian future. An authoritarian regime. A tale of violence, intrigue, & hope. Swing from towering skyscrapers and battle deadly enemies as you fight to free your city from the evil that consumes it. With a kinetic swinging system, intense gunplay, an immersive story campaign, & dozens of...
www.meta.com
Virtual Desktop on Meta Quest | Quest VR games
Connect wirelessly to your computer(s) to watch movies, browse the web, play 2D games or stream PCVR games. Virtual Desktop is a highly optimized, native application developed for low latency, high quality streaming. • Connect up to 4 computers (Windows 10 or 11, macOS Mojave or later) • PCVR...
www.meta.com
If any of this is motivating a Quest purchase, here's a referral ($30 credit):
Accept referral | Meta Quest
www.meta.com
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Romulus
Member
Been playing Titanfall 2 in vorpx, this is basically VR with a controller. My God does it feel incredible with the size of these mechs.
Got fallout 3, far cry primal, and halo ce working too. So fucking awesome.
Be warned, the setup can be a bitch and vorpx is $40, but if you can tolerate that, you can basically play dozens of AAA games in VR with a gamepad or mouse kb.
Totally worth it to me. Off to setup Alien vs predator 2010 now.
Got fallout 3, far cry primal, and halo ce working too. So fucking awesome.
Be warned, the setup can be a bitch and vorpx is $40, but if you can tolerate that, you can basically play dozens of AAA games in VR with a gamepad or mouse kb.
Totally worth it to me. Off to setup Alien vs predator 2010 now.
cyberheater
PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 Xbone PS4 PS4
I keep hearing that there's Praydog mod to play Unreal Engine games. Not sure it's ready yet.
Hot5pur
Member
That does sound cool. I should try it sometime though I'm partial to made for VR experiences.
I hope when praydog releases their UEVR mod that supports 6dof on UE4/5 games it will give PC VR a much needed injection of energy.
Magic Carpet
Gold Member
Got the Virtual Desktop to work wirelessly!
I tried moving the router but in so doing I unplugged it and ended up resetting it.
After getting it back up and going I tried virtual desktop and Half Life Alyx and IT WORKS!
HA"HAHAHAA!
My GTX 1080ti and netgear ac router work!
Tried a few min of Asguards Wrath 1 killing the kracken.
IT WORKS! Wirelessly!
I'm a kid in a candy store with moms credit card!
I tried moving the router but in so doing I unplugged it and ended up resetting it.
After getting it back up and going I tried virtual desktop and Half Life Alyx and IT WORKS!
HA"HAHAHAA!
My GTX 1080ti and netgear ac router work!
Tried a few min of Asguards Wrath 1 killing the kracken.
IT WORKS! Wirelessly!
I'm a kid in a candy store with moms credit card!
Hot5pur
Member
Last night I tried demos for Until you Fall and Mothergunship: Forge on standalone....and even on the Quest 3 the resolution is kinda yikes.
They should really have built-in settings to boost resolution at the cost of battery life (like what the quest game optimizer does). I wonder why more devs don't put that in.
For now it confirmed that I should try to get most stuff on PC (though enough stuff looks pretty decent on Q3 like Eleven and Thrill of the Fight).
I think not having more companies lined up with tangible Q3 updates for its release was a huge oversight by Meta.
Luckily when Q2 is phased out the "Lite" version of Q3 will be on the same chip so hopefully the graphics will take a significant boost so that many games would be equally viable on PC and Quest.
They should really have built-in settings to boost resolution at the cost of battery life (like what the quest game optimizer does). I wonder why more devs don't put that in.
For now it confirmed that I should try to get most stuff on PC (though enough stuff looks pretty decent on Q3 like Eleven and Thrill of the Fight).
I think not having more companies lined up with tangible Q3 updates for its release was a huge oversight by Meta.
Luckily when Q2 is phased out the "Lite" version of Q3 will be on the same chip so hopefully the graphics will take a significant boost so that many games would be equally viable on PC and Quest.
Hot5pur
Member
Also grabbed Dungeons of Eternity, though with hesitation and I generally don't get half decent looking games on standalone, but I was pleasantly surprised.
It was definitely good enough, could maybe use a bit more of a resolution bump but overall quite impressive for a mobile device.
Game is a lot of fun and feels very polished for what's there. Once I get a better hang of it will jump into multiplayer with randoms. Do we have a GAF discord for VR stuff? Would be good to find some people to play with occasionally on here.
It was definitely good enough, could maybe use a bit more of a resolution bump but overall quite impressive for a mobile device.
Game is a lot of fun and feels very polished for what's there. Once I get a better hang of it will jump into multiplayer with randoms. Do we have a GAF discord for VR stuff? Would be good to find some people to play with occasionally on here.
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
New headset looks perfect!
Panic averted!
Panic averted!
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
It is an amazing piece if kit. I love mine.
Magic Carpet
Gold Member
Picked up Arizona Sunshine and all its expansions on Steam for $12.
PCVR zombie shooter.
One of the zombies crawled over a car blockade and startled the hell out of me. My first VR jump scare. Good times.
PCVR zombie shooter.
One of the zombies crawled over a car blockade and startled the hell out of me. My first VR jump scare. Good times.
Hot5pur
Member
I think the sequel is coming out in like a week.
Also seems saints and sinners is the zombie game to get. If you missed it during the steam sale it can still be had for a decent deal (LINK).
Got a FFB wheel (Logitech 920, usually on sale for like $200) and booted up dirt rally 2.0 in VR.
Absolutely a different experience, and blows away playing on a 42" oled monitor.
HOWEVER, I had some pretty horrendous motion sickness. Had to lie down for a good half hour and I still don't feel that well a few hours later (granted I did also play Eleven afterwards).
Surviving a rally racing game is the ultimate test of your VR legs it seems (I can do full locomotion games fairly well at this point).
When your car flips over it's just madness, and you literally "feel" the centripetal force on turns somehow....I don't know, the body-mind connection is weird sometimes.
HIGHLY recommend looking into SIM racing, seems it's a perfect fit for VR. If you want a more typical racing game try Automobilista 2 (first choice) and Assetto Corsa + mods (second choice, mods are somewhat cumbersome but seem important for a good visual experience).
That of course led me down another rabbit hole of flying games. So I got a basic joystick (the logitech extreme 3D pro for like $30), and a few games: SW: Squadrons, Project Wingman and Overload. Aircraft simulation is too much I think (driving is already hard enough), so I stuck to arcade games.
Going to test that out soon. I don't know, sometimes I worry this honeymoon period will pass but honestly I think it's the next step for certain types of games, I can't seem myself going back to flatscreen for FPS or racing. You can probably throw first person RPGs in there as well.
Long post, but just wanted to give people a heads up, when I use the Quest 3 too much in very physical games, it seems it can get somewhat warm (also due to me sweating/being hot) and then it doesn't like to charge, so even if you are connected to a battery pack or want to charge it right after the orange light won't go on.
Kinda freaked me out but after it cooled down, things seem to be fine now. Will keep an eye on it (it's my baby), hopefully it's normal behavior.
In this regard I tried getting the AMVR facial interface for Q3 with vents, will see if that helps...
Magic Carpet
Gold Member
I bought the silicon face mask and it starts out comfortable but gets irritating faster when it gets hot and sweaty. I like that it cleans off easy and fast.
My quest 3 seems to run warm doing anything. I like watching the animation player with the short stories. Night Mara was a fun show like watching a diarama from weird angles. Just sitting there watching these shorts the headset fan will rev up and things get warm.
Ive had a couple of lockups while connected to pcvr, when that happens just hold down the power button for a really long uncomfortable worry till it reboots.
Top_Gunner_82
Member
Here's a link for
% off loads of top games including Assassin's Creed Nexus
Into the radius
Powerwash Simulator
Breachers
Dungeons of eternity
Eleven table tennis
Beat saber
Contractors
Walking Dead
Synthriders
Walkabout mini golf
Real fishing
Les Mills body combat
And more
MarkMe2525
Banned
Are you experiencing this still? I have issues with games on sale as well. I have had games show me full price when they are in sale for others. One more question, are your banner advertisements in the store actual games or did it show you generic white banners that say things such as "better on quest 3", "discover mixed reality" "hands only games"? I have been going through this since mid October
Edit: also, here is that discount link!! www.linktr.ee/markgulfcoast
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Romulus
Member
I second this and also recommend Project Wingman for a more arcadey flight game. It's basically Ace Combat but a full campaign in VR.
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
Mine seems to have fixed itself. I'll take another look today.
Thanks for the links too, man!
MarkMe2525
Banned
No shit, for the first time in over a month, my store is working correctly. I have been teased before and it stopped shortly after so I won't hold my breath, but hopefully the saga I have been going through with customer support is over.
The one good thing that came out of this is they have issued me $80 total in store credits for my troubles
They just bought me paradiddle and a few other games.
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Hot5pur
Member
As someone who never enjoyed racing on flatscreen, VR is just something else entirely. Much less frustrating and intuitive to learn and fun. Spent like an hour on a single track just racing around my myself lol. Seems the best games to get for PCVR are Automobilista 2 and Dirt Rally 2, though I got quite sick with the latter so needs time to adjust. The standard Logitech wheels are more than sufficient for beginners ($200 or so on sale). Really recommend giving it a go if you've never tried. Don't play without a wheel kind pointless.
Wonko_C
Member
While racing sims in VR are awesome, there is a distinct lack of arcade racers. I wish I could play Forza Horizon 5, for example.
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Resenge
Member
Hot5pur
Member
What you are looking for is Project Cars 3.
They really screwed up by calling it pc3. The reality was it was a spiritual successor to NFS shift. Some steam reviews liken it to the NFS games of the 1990s.
The problem is Codemasters bought Slightly Mad Studios (pcars dev) and then Codemasters were bought by EA. EA killed the franchise because PC3 was a disaster as it was destroyed by its sim oriented fan base. Pcars 1 and 2 were delisted. pCARS 3 was initially published by bandai namco but might be owned by EA now and they kinda dont care about the game. It may be delisted soon as well.
The sad part is the game would go on like $15 sales before but it has been sitting in the steam store for $60 for a year now with no activity whatsoever. That's probably a bit steep, but you can try and refund it if it's not quite what you're looking for. It does have competent VR and wheel support, and an OK career mode (shorter races, unlocks, XP, etc)
Tangerine
Banned
Quest 3 is my first foray into VR unless you count Nintendo labo VR.
So I've had it a good few days now and bought 4 or 5 games.
Superhot, beat saber, moss 1 and 2, thumper, pistol whip and no more rainbows
It's incredibly immersive and I really feel like I'm in the 3D space. The 3D is great.
The tracking of the controllers or guns in pistol whip is spot on, as is looking all around with the headset.
It feels like your holding the guns almost. Lots of tricking of the senses going on. I guess that's what can cause nausea etc.
I get a headache after 30 mins and need a 5 minute break but it's still worth it. It could be because I need glasses.
I also noticed no difference when I change the is called IPO? The dial... Is that normal?
Looking down at the mouse in moss running around, craining my head to look around corners. The massive tall tree silhouettes reaching sky high. You lose yourself in the world.
I'm definitely blown away so far. The future is here? I'm sure many have gushed over VR like me, if it's all new. I thought Nintendo labo VR was great at the time
When it's life-like graphics in 10-20 years time, it's going to be insane.
Well it's already incredible tech today, but you know, can't help but look forward!
I got the larger capacity model.
When I was playing beat saber feeling like a boss I was smiling.
When playing moss, I kept thinking of the legend of prince valiant on the NES when I was a kid. Just because it was one of the first games I ever played.
Comparing that to Moss, on VR, today. Wow.
So I've had it a good few days now and bought 4 or 5 games.
Superhot, beat saber, moss 1 and 2, thumper, pistol whip and no more rainbows
It's incredibly immersive and I really feel like I'm in the 3D space. The 3D is great.
The tracking of the controllers or guns in pistol whip is spot on, as is looking all around with the headset.
It feels like your holding the guns almost. Lots of tricking of the senses going on. I guess that's what can cause nausea etc.
I get a headache after 30 mins and need a 5 minute break but it's still worth it. It could be because I need glasses.
I also noticed no difference when I change the is called IPO? The dial... Is that normal?
Looking down at the mouse in moss running around, craining my head to look around corners. The massive tall tree silhouettes reaching sky high. You lose yourself in the world.
I'm definitely blown away so far. The future is here? I'm sure many have gushed over VR like me, if it's all new. I thought Nintendo labo VR was great at the time
When it's life-like graphics in 10-20 years time, it's going to be insane.
Well it's already incredible tech today, but you know, can't help but look forward!
I got the larger capacity model.
When I was playing beat saber feeling like a boss I was smiling.
When playing moss, I kept thinking of the legend of prince valiant on the NES when I was a kid. Just because it was one of the first games I ever played.
Comparing that to Moss, on VR, today. Wow.
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amigastar
Member
Quest 3 is my first foray into VR unless you count Nintendo labo VR.
So I've had it a good few days now and bought 4 or 5 games.
Superhot, beat saber, moss 1 and 2, thumper, pistol whip and no more rainbows
It's incredibly immersive and I really feel like I'm in the 3D space. The 3D is great.
The tracking of the controllers or guns in pistol whip is spot on, as is looking all around with the headset.
It feels like your holding the guns almost. Lots of tricking of the senses going on. I guess that's what can cause nausea etc.
I get a headache after 30 mins and need a 5 minute break but it's still worth it. It could be because I need glasses.
I also noticed no difference when I change the is called IPO? The dial... Is that normal?
Looking down at the mouse in moss running around, craining my head to look around corners. The massive tall tree silhouettes reaching sky high. You lose yourself in the world.
I'm definitely blown away so far. The future is here? I'm sure many have gushed over VR like me, if it's all new. I thought Nintendo labo VR was great at the time
When it's life-like graphics in 10-20 years time, it's going to be insane.
Well it's already incredible tech today, but you know, can't help but look forward!
I got the larger capacity model.
When I was playing beat saber feeling like a boss I was smiling.
When playing moss, I kept thinking of the legend of prince valiant on the NES when I was a kid. Just because it was one of the first games I ever played.
Comparing that to Moss, on VR, today. Wow.
I can only recommend Star Wars Squadrons (when its on sale for 2 bucks)
The immersion of sitting in a Star Wars Fighter is sensational and good for impressing people who never actually experienced or played VR.
Tangerine
Banned
I'm guessing that's not on the quest?
I don't have a PC. I will do relatively soon though. Was going to get a beast of a gaming PC when my inheritance comes in. So I'll definitely be getting half life alyx and squadrons then :]
amigastar
Member
No, i don't think it runs standalone on quest. But when you get your PC, 2 bucks is like nothing (when it's on sale, that is) Half Life Alyx is also awesome.
Minsc
Gold Member
You should try the First Encounters demo that comes bundled with it as well. It's pretty cute and shows how cool MR can be. If you ever have the chance to try a non-pancake lens headset you'd see that the IPD setting is pretty important, but since the Quest 3 has almost no sweet spot, many people don't even notice the IPD setting having much effect.
Tangerine
Banned
Interesting about the IPD.
I forgot to mention I tried first encounters first. Mapped out my room and proceeded to blast colourful critters as the walls of my bedroom fell away revealing an alien planet. I was pretty impressed to say the least!
The pass through is obviously far less resolution than real life. But still good enough for a new feature in quest 3. Makes me wonder how good apples $3500 headset will look/function.
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Hot5pur
Member
There is also a beat saber update with free songs, note that latest modded version is 1.28 so this will brick that:
You can gran a referral here if you need (as well as various others):
You can gran a referral here if you need (as well as various others):
Minsc
Gold Member
Interesting, I'm curious if the game is actually deep enough to keep it interesting for that long, 100+ hours. I don't really trust previews one bit, but since I already own it, there's not much to lose - I'll just see for myself lol. But I am curious to read the more honest reviews of the game past the initial 10-20 hours where repetition wouldn't be as much a factor.
Magic Carpet
Gold Member
I downloaded Asgards Wrath 1 this past weekend on my New PC. It took ALL Weekend. All day Saturday and part of Sunday. The PC meta store is painfully slow.
I can download on the headset fast but not PC? Thankfully Asgards Wrath 2 will be native on the headset and should download fast, I hope.
I've spent more money on VR than 'flat' games for 2023. Gonna Buy Arizona Sunshine 2 but first need to see the update for the Quest 3. This is the second game I've had to wait for a Quest 3 update. First was 7th Guest.
Meta seems to like launching the Quest 2 version for all headsets then maybe update later on for the quest 3.
I can download on the headset fast but not PC? Thankfully Asgards Wrath 2 will be native on the headset and should download fast, I hope.
I've spent more money on VR than 'flat' games for 2023. Gonna Buy Arizona Sunshine 2 but first need to see the update for the Quest 3. This is the second game I've had to wait for a Quest 3 update. First was 7th Guest.
Meta seems to like launching the Quest 2 version for all headsets then maybe update later on for the quest 3.
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
Is Asgards wrath 1 on native Quest 3?
I know I own it for my rift S, so I could play there. WOuld be easier if its native though.
I know I own it for my rift S, so I could play there. WOuld be easier if its native though.