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Lets face it. the true game of the year is...
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So like that's cool but it's also the sort of thing that makes me not want to play VR. I'm happy with the "low" amount of immersion I get in regular games and not being cut off from everything around me.
I feel like an old man.
Oh lol, I hope the pain wasn't too bad!
Yes, as long as you have the link cable.
Yeah, that's right.
This is where my honest head space is at with VR games, but on top of all this there's physical limitations for a lot of people (especially with regards to games that require a full range of motion).
You'll never get most people to agree on a GOTY anyway.
Mine is Valorant. I've easily put in over 100 hours so far, and even though I'm bad I still have fun.
Mine is Valorant. I've easily put in over 100 hours so far, and even though I'm bad I still have fun.
Real talk though, it sucks that the only games that are even considered are the "traditional" type games. Animal Crossing, Among Us, and Fall Guys should have had a much higher chance for actually managing to bring people together during times when we all have to be apart, but even in a year like this, they were tossed to the side for the safe and obvious choice.
TLOU2 for me
I didn't play Alyx but I'm really into Beat Saber on Oculus and yes VR is amazing, is it fair to compete on the same ground as consoles? I get both essentially compete for the consumers same gaming entertainment dollar, but after experiencing good VR I don't know if it's even in the same ballpark. I've enjoyed playing Walkabout mini golf with my wife more than Demon's Souls...it's not a fair fight!
I didn't play Alyx but I'm really into Beat Saber on Oculus and yes VR is amazing, is it fair to compete on the same ground as consoles? I get both essentially compete for the consumers same gaming entertainment dollar, but after experiencing good VR I don't know if it's even in the same ballpark. I've enjoyed playing Walkabout mini golf with my wife more than Demon's Souls...it's not a fair fight!
- It's not exclusive to any headset. WMR/Oculus/Valve all work. Unless you mean you need a VR headset but that's a given to play VR.
- Any entry level PC with a half decent card from the last two generations can work. There's no need for $1000/$2000 PCs. Alyx worked fine on a PC that I acquired in 2015.
- Works both in roomscale and seated - there's a ton of accessibility options as well.
Yeah, I was a bit more impressed by Alyx, but I can't blame anyone picking this game as GOTY of 2020. Certainly it's the most "important" game of the year, and the one we'll be remembering 2020 by (in terms of games) a decade from now. The game that kept a large part of the population sane when we were going through the most difficult patch in our lives (so far).
VR will be considerably bigger in a decade, and Half Life will likely be seen as the first AAA game that got it right.
Technically it's not the first, but history will remember it like that.
tbf i do wonder if the game was more widespread if it would have gotten more clout.
a bit hard to theory it out though since the hardware is the big part of the secret sauce and so pricey
a bit hard to theory it out though since the hardware is the big part of the secret sauce and so pricey
Half Life Alyx was the first time I really "lost" myself in the VR world, to the point where I smacked the controllers on the floor since I was crouching in real life at a ledge and forgot my floor was there. Also the moment I finished it I had an insane grin and felt really glad I played it, and that didn't happen for me in any other game this year. Truly amazing in every sense of the world, but I get that most people can't play it.
I have no doubt it will be the game people start to play 10 years from now.
Hmm.. thanks. I have to look into this link, I only got my pc earlier this year so it's a lot I don't know about yet. Plus I don't have a WiFi connector yet either. Trying to figure out the cheapest way to play this game.
Same here. Immersion is far from being the most important thing in a video game for me.
However immersion is important for horror games. But that's the genre I dislike the most.
To each their own.
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I tried bug snax but the performance was pretty bad so I shut it down
Having a Game of the Year be a VR game is kinda like having a Game of the Year being an arcade release. It can be the best game in the world but the market for it is minuscule in comparison to everything else out there.
It stinks, because I'd love to play the game myself, but as long as I have to strap on goggles to do so I'm gonna have to pass.
It stinks, because I'd love to play the game myself, but as long as I have to strap on goggles to do so I'm gonna have to pass.
That's an interesting way of agreeing with me, but glad to know you agree Ghost of Tsushima is game of the year.
I'm having a blast with it on PC, because I'm following the main story/side missions and truly just focusing on the RPG aspect of the game.GOTY is cyberpunk but people like hating on it and the company tat made it for some reason. I play cyberpunk on a base model just fine.
Serously check out this live video of gameplay I recorded off my original xbox one if you don't believe me:
1 fps hype
The open world though, is pretty broken.
Exactly. Animal Crossing provided escapisim for millions of people during one of the most catastrophic periods in American history. Yes, other games are technically more impressive and I know a lot of people just aren't into animal crossing (myself included) but like, that game did so much for so many people. In terms of wider impact, nothing else came close.
This guy gets it, And I'm super serious. Hoping for a sequel or DLC
What does someone get with $600? A VR headset or a computer that can play it plus a VR headset?
How much space do they need for room scale vr?
Where do they store all the accessories when they're not playing?
3000 games came out for the PS4.
How many VR games will come out that will be playable on a $600 setup over the next 5/6 years?
So you're telling me that a $200 headset with a low tier computer (which is a cheap laptop with integrated Intel GPU or something like an MX350) is good enough to play this game?
Sounds like a recipe for motion sickness to me and a terrible experience. Would I go GOTY! With that kind of setup?
Also why should I make space in my home for it. Seems like it's an unreasonable waste of space, in addition to the high cost, to play a couple games.
I stand by saying that it's for rich people.
What's wrong with saying that on a video game forum?
Am I expected to spent lots of money on games?
Throw my dining table out or switch to a single bed to create a VR zone? Lol
VR immersion is different. You can care less about immersion on a screen and be infatuated with it on VR. It's up to people to try the tech and see for themselves though, because preconceptions won't do anything.