Jason says, "The thing is: translating Horizon’s open world and combat mechanics into VR would have been a herculean task as it is. I get that. But unfortunately, they went so tangential that I spent most of my time climbing like a VR interactivity tech demo. And while the combat is properly enjoyable, particularly the big fights being a good test of my physical multitasking capabilities (and you’ll know which ones those are, trust me!), neither the climbing nor combat are free from gesture imprecision. Add to that an absolute slap in the face with that price tag for such a short, empty, and forgettable adventure, and what you’re left with is a good-looking VR game that merely demonstrates PSVR2 rather than expanding Horizon’s world."
VGChartz's Lee Mehr: "2023 was a notable year for VR hardware, with both Sony's PSVR2 and Meta's Meta Quest 3 arriving on the scene. Both of them have primarily earned a considerable amount of praise for their technological advancements, but that's not to say their software output was extinct. Granted, early adoption tends to favor older ports with improved visuals and new controller/headset gimmicks; it comes with the territory. But within that flow of ports and updates came an exclusive for each respective platform reaching our shortlist. It's too early to tell if that presages a bountiful surplus of future masterclass VR games, but it's a welcoming sign all the same."
“Horizon Call of the Mountain” had more bells and whistles and has some wow moments for VR newbies. But I had more fun playing “Synapse”.
The PSVR 2 isn't even a year old and its seen a tasty roster of titles arrive. Here are the best PSVR 2 games of 2023.
I said I was gonna try PSVR this time around but I still haven't forced myself to take the plunge yet.
Do it when you have the time space and money. Think it through. It’s so worth it though.
I am thinking about purchasing PSVR2. I tried the headset and it felt comfortable even with me wearing glasses but it was only for like 15 mins. I didn't try it for a long time. So the only thing keeping me hesitant about making the jump to VR is not knowing how it would feel wearing glasses and playing VR for like an hour or two. Also, have you tried playing non-VR games with the headset. Meaning can you play spiderman with the headset. I know it won't be in VR but can you still use the headset to play regular games. Just curious to know what that is like.
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I don't really recommend non VR games in the headset. It's much more blurry than even a 1080p screen I would say. Although it does work.
As someone who did wear glasses in VR and also struggled with the sweet spot a bit, I recommend getting HonsVR prescription lenses and especially the Globular Cluster comfort mod to help comfort and keeping the sweet spot.
Comfort Mod
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Hons VR
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Same, I bought PSVR1 and pretty much every AAA studio took a shot at making games for it but on PSVR2 it is just Sony and a sea of indie Quest ports which doesn't justify a premium $550 tag. I really want to play more VR but most of the software is pure garbage. I wouldn't even get $550 dollars worth of entertainment if you go by the dollar per hour metric for fun, it just isn't there. the few good games on it might get you close to 100 if you are hardcore.
I think Sony should have made their headset standalone with comparable or better power than the Quest. That would have gotten rid of the PS5 entry price and got non PS players involved too. But an added premium feature could have been to go wired with a PS5 if you have one for those few premium AAA games that can only run on a PS5.
Loads of awesome games , if you ONLY think a few titles good games are out then VR was never for you.
The problem is gamers think every game released would have a VR hybrid version and that's the gamers 1st mistake.
VR2 is about a year old and I have over 20 games I really enjoy and put plenty of hours into.
"force yourself".
That right there is WHY you shouldn't bother.
I love VR but if your going to force yourself then you are already going into VR negatively.
Winter is a good time to try PSVR2. I just look outside and I’m ready to strap on a headset and stand uncomfortably for an hour.
As a launch day owner in its current state it’s not worth it unfortunately. Almost a year later and it’s still missing even the most very basic of features. And it seems to be pretty dead on arrival. It has great promise but as usual it was ditched out the door by Sony.
You can’t even watch 3D videos on it. I mean seriously it’s a VR headset and it can’t watch VR movies!
It sounds more and more stupid each time I even hear myself say it. Imagine designing it that way! It’s absolutely insane that something that basic is missing. That’s VR 101, literally every other headset starts with that basic function. PSVR2 STILL can’t even do that!
There’s so many PSVR games that need an upgrade to PSVR2, the cumbersome Move controllers did limit the enjoyment of some games.
i just recently found that i could use the move gun attachments for rush of blood and that made a huge difference in playability. I only wish that was upgraded to the VR2 along with Vader immortal.
I have to rehook my camera for PSVR, and attach that adapter thing they gave away and give it a try, headset is packed away at the moment.
GT7
Red matter
Res 4
Beat sabre
RE Village
Horizon
NMS
Pavlov
Star wars
Switchback
Synapse
Saint and sinners
Kayak
Ghostbusters (if you have proper friends)
Swordsman
Walkabout golf
Miss
7th guests
Propagation paradise hotel
Green hell
Puzzling places
After the fall
Crossfire seirra
Tetris effect
Tripp (awesome while taking acid)
C smash
Townsman
Before your eyes
Demeo
Affected the manor
Foglands
Song in the smoke
Paper beast
Madison
Wanderer
If gamers ONLY like 10% of my list you have your answer, DONT buy VR. I find my list to be a great 1st year for VR2 personally and I find it even crazier how YouTube content creators and gamers shite all over VR2 when its been a great year.
Beat Sabre is definitely better on VR2 compared to VR1. Same with Thumper and Rez infinite.
Nine virtual reality games and projects have been shortlisted for the annual TIGA Games Industry Awards in 2023.
Maybe it could have launched at $40 or $50 like around Iron Man VR and Blood and Truth price. But that was last gen VR. Obviously more work was put into making an original, detailed game for PS5. R&D, animation, motion capture, sound design, etc. Might not be cheap in today's economy to do that.
It's a climbing game with bow combat. All Blood and Truth had was shooting. Both can be enjoyable for what they are. But to complain about something when it was known going in that it's a climbing game is kind of ridiculous.
"Man! GT7 has so much driving in it. Is that all there is? Feels like a VR interactivity tech demo with all that driving. You should be able to at least hand wash the cars as a mini game." /S
It could well be a slap in his face on the price. His opinion. But did he *buy the game?* Or did he get a free promo code? I would like to have known that answer? But then, he's only just starting at 3.5k. I'm not going to bash someone trying to grow their channel. But the quality needs to improve. And the cowboy shtick.
This guy is a genius. I can't tell if his character is taking the p*** or being deadly serious.
I said the same thing. Impressive as a tech demo, not so much as an actual game - especially when compared to the mainline games. Initially I was blown away, but the longer I played, the more obvious the shortcomings became. At some point you also start to dread when you have more climbing to do…. Which is what most of the game is. Climbing
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I have seen other reviews and heard other comments in podcasts, from more established folks, that they were actually surprised by just how much of a game Call of the Mountain is, rather than being just a demonstration of the tech.
I hope to pick up VR2 in a towards the end of the year, once I finish my tattoo sleeve, but I am excited to play it. I do wonder about how I'll cope with the sense of scale that many seem to have been blown away by as I am not great with heights, every chance I end up on a YouTube vid jumping into my telly or a wall 😜