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PlayStation VR Thread 2: Reloaded
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Rated-Rsuperstar
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Yeah its called blood and truth. Its the same developers, London studio who wanted to expand on everything they did in London heist.
Just got an email from Amazon:
"The Inpatient - PlayStation 4 Standard Edition"
Estimated arrival date: January 23, 2018
I was waiting so much for that game!!!
Makes me excited for getting a PSVR on black friday! Might go for the old version and get a HDR workaround as there's already some pretty good deals in the UK.
Bought a few games on my Gear VR for £3.99 and absolutely loving them, so the PSVR games should be a lovely step up.
Farpoint getting a PVP mode
Aim controller confirmed for Doom VFR
H/T MattAces
https://www.reddit.com/r/PSVR/comments/79vug9/farpoint_new_expansion_doom_vfr_aim_controller/
https://youtu.be/OjXbUSEBqk0?t=2m56s
https://youtu.be/OjXbUSEBqk0?t=3m25s
Aim controller confirmed for Doom VFR
H/T MattAces
https://www.reddit.com/r/PSVR/comments/79vug9/farpoint_new_expansion_doom_vfr_aim_controller/
https://youtu.be/OjXbUSEBqk0?t=2m56s
https://youtu.be/OjXbUSEBqk0?t=3m25s
astroturfing
Member
effing fantastic.
ordering Farpoint + Aim asap. so glad there's at least one other potentially amazing big game supporting Aim.
Wow, both GREAT news!!!
1v1 with bots. I'm guessing its processing resources more than anything, Farpoint is very graphically impressive for a PSVR game.
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
Man that looks amazing!
j^aws
Member
Why is the player using teleportation and the AIM controller in Doom in that video? Can you turn that off and have free locomotion? If you can't, that is the lamest use of the AIM controller; changing an instant buy to no thanks.
Bluecondor
Member
I mentioned this 10 minute 360 degree VR video that the New York Times produced last year for "Lincoln in the Bardo" - a 2017 historical fiction novel by George Saunders. The book is set around the events and experiences of Abraham Lincoln following the death of his eleven year old son, Willie, at the beginning of the Civil War:
http://hypernetec.com/lincoln-in-the-bardo-vr-review/
I was able to watch this video this morning, and am very impressed. I am hoping that this type of video becomes a regular feature of VR games moving forward.
The video itself is pretty bare bones by VR standards, as it is set in a cemetery that is completely 2D and the viewer cannot move other than turning your head around. There is also no interaction whatsoever - you are watching a 10 minute scene. Admittedly, it is a primitive video by VR technical standards.
It is a deeply immersive experience though, because the individual videos of the characters (various ghosts in the cemetery, the ghost of Willie and Abe Lincoln - the only living person in the video) each appear in different parts of the cemetery, so you have to move your head around to pay attention to what each ghost is saying. It is also amazing to look at the reactions of the other ghosts to what is going on in the main part of the scene. The videos work because the actors playing them each did a great job making the character feel authentic (a ghost of a mother lamenting her young children, the ghost of a Union Soldier who lost an arm in battle, etc.) and the dialogue is very well written.
The whole time I was watching the video I kept thinking of how this would be a great lead-in scene for a game. You really get into the setting and the characters by being so close and having to actively follow the dialogue from different characters in different parts of the scene. Even though the technical side of the video was not very advanced, I felt like I was in that cemetery.
http://hypernetec.com/lincoln-in-the-bardo-vr-review/
I was able to watch this video this morning, and am very impressed. I am hoping that this type of video becomes a regular feature of VR games moving forward.
The video itself is pretty bare bones by VR standards, as it is set in a cemetery that is completely 2D and the viewer cannot move other than turning your head around. There is also no interaction whatsoever - you are watching a 10 minute scene. Admittedly, it is a primitive video by VR technical standards.
It is a deeply immersive experience though, because the individual videos of the characters (various ghosts in the cemetery, the ghost of Willie and Abe Lincoln - the only living person in the video) each appear in different parts of the cemetery, so you have to move your head around to pay attention to what each ghost is saying. It is also amazing to look at the reactions of the other ghosts to what is going on in the main part of the scene. The videos work because the actors playing them each did a great job making the character feel authentic (a ghost of a mother lamenting her young children, the ghost of a Union Soldier who lost an arm in battle, etc.) and the dialogue is very well written.
The whole time I was watching the video I kept thinking of how this would be a great lead-in scene for a game. You really get into the setting and the characters by being so close and having to actively follow the dialogue from different characters in different parts of the scene. Even though the technical side of the video was not very advanced, I felt like I was in that cemetery.
wow, awesome and why is this video the only place its been mentioned/announced.
was thinking the same thing, like what? But I think it will have full locomotion, but not positive.
martinstraka8282
Member
I'm with you. If that's their solution even with the Aim controller, no thanks.
Burglekutt
Member
I just watched the IGN video on it and I believe the Bethesda guy said it was only teleportation, even with the aim controller.
Newk86
Member
Yes teleporting for Doom isn't great, but it sounds like they worked it into the story/lore a bit at least (cyborg main character, projecting consciousness etc). I'm kind of used to it already anyway after watching the Gamespot gameplay clip for a while, and the quality looks great.
Check out this video if you haven't already, probably the only other disappointing thing is the confirmed total playtime of 3-5 hours (also shows Skyrim gameplay in second half).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKT9CDgSL0w
It's getting to the point though now with Doom and Skyrim on the way and looking good, that I could legitimately recommend owning a PSVR for the value. Before it was still in enthusiast/luxury only territory for me, but I'm pretty confident in the quality of the following games to say it has now justified the purchase (jury still out on a few of course).
Resident Evil 7
Farpoint (with Aim controller)
Doom VR (confirmed Aim controller support)
Skyrim VR
Superhot
I Expect You to Die
Moss
The Inpatient
The Solus Project
Blood & Truth
The VR campaign in the upcoming Ace Combat 7 being extensive enough could really swing it. Only thing I'm really down on is probably the quality of the Move controllers (lack of thumbsticks), and just a lack of good racing options especially if you own a wheel. Also the future from here on is a bit uncertain as far as really big upcoming titles.
Another video of Skyrim gameplay from IGN:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhJFmXQqjRQ
Check out this video if you haven't already, probably the only other disappointing thing is the confirmed total playtime of 3-5 hours (also shows Skyrim gameplay in second half).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKT9CDgSL0w
It's getting to the point though now with Doom and Skyrim on the way and looking good, that I could legitimately recommend owning a PSVR for the value. Before it was still in enthusiast/luxury only territory for me, but I'm pretty confident in the quality of the following games to say it has now justified the purchase (jury still out on a few of course).
Resident Evil 7
Farpoint (with Aim controller)
Doom VR (confirmed Aim controller support)
Skyrim VR
Superhot
I Expect You to Die
Moss
The Inpatient
The Solus Project
Blood & Truth
The VR campaign in the upcoming Ace Combat 7 being extensive enough could really swing it. Only thing I'm really down on is probably the quality of the Move controllers (lack of thumbsticks), and just a lack of good racing options especially if you own a wheel. Also the future from here on is a bit uncertain as far as really big upcoming titles.
Another video of Skyrim gameplay from IGN:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhJFmXQqjRQ
This is how Id designed the game from the off, so yeah I'd like a free locomotion system, but if there isn't I'll still be so chuffed they included Aim support.
Every FPS that comes to PSVR should have Aim support, and Sony should strongly encourage that.
I hoping that at some point Capcom work Aim support into Resi 7. I know there are times when you have no weapon or just a pistol, but I think that's no impediment to Aim support if you spend a good portion of the game with a gun.
Bluecondor
Member
Here is a detailed hands-on preview of Blood and Truth. The author describes the game's node based locomotion system:
https://www.roadtovr.com/blood-and-truth-hands-on-psvr-preview-aaa-scope/
https://www.roadtovr.com/blood-and-truth-hands-on-psvr-preview-aaa-scope/
MultiCore
Member
I liked the head-based aiming in RE7. Made the game really easy, because you almost naturally stare at enemies' heads while maneuvering.
It would be a really different experience with an Aim. I'm trying to imagine if it's an improvement...
It would certainly be different, and a nice option to have available.
Well this is Doom VFR, not just Doom. Agreed that classic Doom is just as much about movement as it is shooting, but this is a VR adaptation of the franchise as opposed to simply porting it to VR (as seems to be case with Skyrim).
I'm still interested in it seeing the Gamespot video, actually I'm probably more interested now as my comfort concerns are lessened.
Grinchy
Banned
In case anyone missed the Gamespot stream of Skyrim VR, here is a youtube link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bw5B4_QoJM
I was kinda concerned it was going to suck since they were so quiet about it, but it looked really cool here. There are some compromises, like when he goes to Whiterun and goes into the castle on the hill, you'll notice fewer objects on the tables you can interact with.
I'm just really pumped for this now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bw5B4_QoJM
I was kinda concerned it was going to suck since they were so quiet about it, but it looked really cool here. There are some compromises, like when he goes to Whiterun and goes into the castle on the hill, you'll notice fewer objects on the tables you can interact with.
I'm just really pumped for this now.
There's a new video of the VR part of Ace Combat 7, and unlike most of the cheesy trailers out there that show mostly theatrical cutscenes and hardly anything from the players perspective (which really pisses me off!), this is what it will be like to fly in VR:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=MwHeUiC7u3M
I WANT it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=MwHeUiC7u3M
I WANT it!
wondermega
Member
Ace Combat looking great, I'll definitely check it out. Also great news about Doom, I'll at least rent it - unless they get the movement in there (or everyone says it's incredible). PSVR looking pretty good one year in!
Yeah, really! I bet the games and controllers will be here within a year or two. But for a first step, it looks pretty damn good.
Jimmy_liv
Member
It looks amazing but wish there was a demo as it's a lot of money only to find that I'm bored after 5 mins. (having already finished it I'm non-VR)
Grinchy
Banned
Yeah, I can imagine. I played it back in like 2011. I spent like 100+ hours on a single mage character. After that much time away from it, I'm so ready to make a stealth bow and dagger build. That sounds so fun for VR. I probably wouldn't feel that way if I had just played it within the past year.
I just hope we can get that survival mode for the VR version.
Newk86
Member
I've watched the Skyrim videos about five times now already. Really soured about the confirmed lack of DLC availability though. And the fact that the rep said it "may come later" is possibly even worse, like, is it coming or isn't it?
I WANT that hardcore difficulty mode for my playthrough FFS. I realise that you can limit yourself, role play on your own etc, but I'd prefer the actual mode and definitely don't want to have to restart the entire game again if/when it eventually does come out.
I guess it's buy, mess around, but hold out on a proper playthough until there is actual confirmation one way or the other.
I WANT that hardcore difficulty mode for my playthrough FFS. I realise that you can limit yourself, role play on your own etc, but I'd prefer the actual mode and definitely don't want to have to restart the entire game again if/when it eventually does come out.
I guess it's buy, mess around, but hold out on a proper playthough until there is actual confirmation one way or the other.
Hooo boy. Hot diggity daffodil! These and blood and truth are gonna make me fall in love again
Jimmy_liv
Member
I hadn't watched the IGN video until just now. I kept wondering what the horseback riding was gonna be like, and they actually showed it there.
The horse is kinda ugly but that's gonna be so awesome having free hand movement while riding a horse.
I hope you can turn off the dark edges whilst moving. Please realise that not everyone needs all the comfort settings.
Necro900
Member
They say multiple times during the previews that it can be turned off/toned down for comfort. I've never tried a VR headset, does this vignette thing really reduce motion sickness? How?
It's to stop you brain thinking your moving when you're not. Makes it feel more like looking at a screen in that sense, but this obviously has a negative on the immersion.
I hadn't watched the IGN video until just now. I kept wondering what the horseback riding was gonna be like, and they actually showed it there.
The horse is kinda ugly but that's gonna be so awesome having free hand movement while riding a horse.
I hadn't thought about horse riding in VR.
You could do something like a western themed Rush of Blood with you on a runaway galloping horse shooting things instead of on the rollercoaster.
I hadn't watched the IGN video until just now. I kept wondering what the horseback riding was gonna be like, and they actually showed it there.
The horse is kinda ugly but that's gonna be so awesome having free hand movement while riding a horse.
Jesus, that blackout effect is horrible. I thought everyone would be over the sickness fears by now.
Grinchy
Banned
I'm surprised that neither the Gamespot nor the IGN player went into the settings to turn that off or asked if it was ok to do so. It's possible that they just don't really play much VR.
The first thing I do in VR games is turn off all the comfort settings. Things like snap turning and the peripheral blackout feel so bad to me.
The first thing I do in VR games is turn off all the comfort settings. Things like snap turning and the peripheral blackout feel so bad to me.
well its not fears, its actual sickness, its a real thing. Some people are affected by it more than others. And you can turn it off, always good to have options, you dont want people getting sick from your games.
Yeah I tried the Bladerunner experience on my Gear VR and it made me feel horrible! It's just like travel sickness if you've ever had that.
The Skyrim movement looks okay with the pointing the right and and pressing the button, good compromise with the lack of stick on the moves. Just hope they get rid of the bug where the hands kept changing to move controllers!
Grinchy
Banned
For anyone who is not aware, Dead Hungry has a demo.
Can't wait to try it out. I guess it's 3 full levels so it'll give a good impression of what the game is like.
Can't wait to try it out. I guess it's 3 full levels so it'll give a good impression of what the game is like.
Newk86
Member
Gamespot video confirms both no mod/CC support as well as no third person mode for Skyrim VR.
So with no third person mode does that mean we won't be able to check out our character and what their armour and gear looks like etc? It's been a while so I've forgotten, does anyone know if there are mirrors in Skyrim or is there some other way that we can do this?
So with no third person mode does that mean we won't be able to check out our character and what their armour and gear looks like etc? It's been a while so I've forgotten, does anyone know if there are mirrors in Skyrim or is there some other way that we can do this?
Can't remember any mirrors. Hopefully they'll add it to the inventory menu, be silly if they've ignored that people will want to actually see what their character looks like!
What is CC support?
Is the DLC included at launch or not?
Whats up with the PS online store? The size they give for a download rarely matches the actual size. I started dLing COD WW2 this morning... the store says its 48 gb but its really 108 gb. There have been discrepancies before, but never this bad. Why would they do this?
Grinchy
Banned
I don't know if this is why, but I don't think that the store takes into account any kind of future downloads. So like the base game might be one size, then you start downlading it, and it has some huge day 1 patch that has to come with it and the download manager just shows the overall size it's downloading.