Metro Awakening Review - The Metro franchise's transition to VR fits like a glove, as the scares are amplified and is a must-play.
VGChartz's Lee Mehr: "Now that Meta Quest 3 and PSVR2 have had a full year on the market, there's a clearer window from these platforms in the long run. Like the console space, there's less of a unique ethos between them and the older SteamVR – other than their headset shape and controller configuration. Of course, that's not universally the case, as there is one exclusive that made our 2024 shortlist. But the overriding theme across VR platforms last year is one of substantial iteration & familiarity versus world-changing revolution & exclusivity. With that in mind, let's take a gander at our finalists."
I still need to complete it, but it's genuinely one of my favorite surprises of 2024.
I have this game and have not played it yet. I have been playing a lot of mixed reality games lately. I will definitely start this game today as I keep hearing how good this game is.
It's an absolute shame that Arkham Shadow is locked behind the Quest 3. There's really no reason that Quest can't do a PC desktop version for those on a Q2. They used to support their desktop app platform more. It would potentially run better anyways. I'm just not ready to upgrade my headset yet, as i have had it just short of 2 years now. When I can, i always opt to buy my VR games on Steam.
Btw, I'd add Subside as an honorable mention too. While not very gamey, it was the most incredible VR diving experience I've had to date, and finding/collecting all of the collectibles was actually a ton of fun, as it unlocked diving upgrades.
Yea Batman is very cool, but now playing contract exfil, I will get Metro also next
WTMG's Leo Faria: "The immersiveness, great production values and excellent plot made up for many of its shortcomings. At times, Metro Awakening feels borderline revolutionary, offering AAA-quality storytelling and attention to detail to a small device like the Quest 2. Sadly, the gameplay is a bit too clunky. Between the camera limitations and poor combat, I was mostly enjoying the plot and fooling myself into believing I was inside the game’s setting, not the horror or combat sections themselves. With a few patches, this can easily become a killer app for virtual reality in general. As of now, it’s still pretty good, but I would recommend it to die-hard fans of the franchise."
Metro Awakening ventures into VR with mixed results. The game offers detailed environments and immersive sound design but struggles with performance tweaks and long load times.
I preordered and have just played the first hour. It’s far too early to say this and I need to try to power through but my goodness… this game sucks real bad. It’s a blurry mess, it’s slow AF and the shooting is finnecky and does not feel nice at all.
I’m really disappointed, I shouldn’t have preordered, first game I’ve done that with in a long while. Real waste of money because I know I’m going to find it hard to convince myself to pick it up again.