Now that Alyx has released and to all intents and purposes appears to be a success, I just wanted to flag that three years ago developer Ready At Dawn made a VR masterpiece called Lone Echo and if you value good writing, characters, immersion, and puzzle-solving, then Lone Echo is a truly incredible experience worth playing today.
It's an Oculus exclusive but you can use Revive to play it easily*.
I played it for the very first time in January this year, having only joined the VR-scape back in November when I bought my Quest (specifically so that I could play Alyx), and of the many, many VR games that I've played it was without question not just the best VR game, but one of the most engrossing experiences I've ever had within gaming.
It's a game that can give you dry-mouth from just gawking at how incredible everything looks, the sense of scale being utterly astounding in places. Where it can hit you on a grand scale with incredible vistas and environments, and the terrifying sense of endless scale that space brings, it can also hit you on a deeper level with some outstanding writing and drama too.
Half-Life: Alyx shows the worth of Virtual Reality as an immersive experience for sure; it's a stunning achievement for Valve and VR itself and I can't wait to replay Alyx this weekend. But there's no question about it: I feel like the awe and wonder of the medium first hit me hardest playing Lone Echo, above all else, and it remains my favourite VR experience along with Alyx...
*More info here:
FURTHER EDIT TO ADD:
It's an Oculus exclusive but you can use Revive to play it easily*.
I played it for the very first time in January this year, having only joined the VR-scape back in November when I bought my Quest (specifically so that I could play Alyx), and of the many, many VR games that I've played it was without question not just the best VR game, but one of the most engrossing experiences I've ever had within gaming.
It's a game that can give you dry-mouth from just gawking at how incredible everything looks, the sense of scale being utterly astounding in places. Where it can hit you on a grand scale with incredible vistas and environments, and the terrifying sense of endless scale that space brings, it can also hit you on a deeper level with some outstanding writing and drama too.
Half-Life: Alyx shows the worth of Virtual Reality as an immersive experience for sure; it's a stunning achievement for Valve and VR itself and I can't wait to replay Alyx this weekend. But there's no question about it: I feel like the awe and wonder of the medium first hit me hardest playing Lone Echo, above all else, and it remains my favourite VR experience along with Alyx...
*More info here:
Oculus Exclusive Games Finally Feel Truly Playable with Index Controllers & Revive
While it’s long been technically possible to play Oculus exclusive games on Vive and other SteamVR headsets thanks to an unofficial mod called ‘Revive’, the actual experience has always been decidedly clunky due to the significant differences between controller inputs. With Valve’s new Index...
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FURTHER EDIT TO ADD:
Use revive. I've noticed that for this and Vader immortal you have to change the graphic settings for a stable framerate.
Please play Lone Echo. It's amazing.
Lone Echo and Robo Recall are the next two games you should be playing if you got into PCVR just for Alyx.
Revive will get them working if you're on a non-Oculus headset.
you can play any PCVR game on any PCVR headset. To play oculus games on Windows VR or Valve/HTC headsets, you need to install revive.
Very easy to play with Revive. Once again the beauty of the PC.
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