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Jeremy Horwitz: VR's Super Mario 64 Moment is ASTRO BOT for PSVR
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Of course it is :)
The ITW you posted is from July, though. I hope the review embargo lift soon :o
The ITW you posted is from July, though. I hope the review embargo lift soon :o
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so we're getting a thread every time this horwitz guy say something hyperbolic regarding VR?
So it's literally Mario 64 (styled game) on VR.
Don't imagine a 3rd person 3D platformer will make VR mainstream, but it sounds like it should be good enough
Don't imagine a 3rd person 3D platformer will make VR mainstream, but it sounds like it should be good enough
Its Jeremy Horwitz noteworthy? Never heard of him before and it seems like only he is hyping this out as a trans-formative experience.
I hope that Sony will demo it more if its that good.
I hope that Sony will demo it more if its that good.
I think the interactivity with the DualShock 4 Is what makes it feel really special. Anyone who has a PSVR should try the PlayRoom level to see what I'm talking about.
Nice, wish I could play this. Looks really fun.
You can already see it in this thread.Era ain't gonna like this one
Guy maybe thinks that way and he even elaborates on why he did say that. Meanwhile, people who never played this and most likely will - are here to tell him how he is wrong.
I feel like knowing which way to push the joystick will be super disorienting because the camera and your reference of which direction to push is totally dependent on the camera position.
Like in most 3D platformers, the camera smoothly follows, so you know how to tilt and adjust your control stick to compensate, but with this, and with the camera constantly moving around paired with the general instability of a camera tied to a player's head (in relationship to the game world, not the user itself), I feel it's going to completely destroy the playability.
In this screenshot, the player is the shadow on the leaf above - which direction do I push the stick? ESPECIALLY if I try to look at it from higher up.
I want to be hopeful, but from being a developer on 3D platformer style stuff and also playing them quite religiously, man this looks to be confusing.
Also this is just straight up Mario with the FLUDD lol
Like in most 3D platformers, the camera smoothly follows, so you know how to tilt and adjust your control stick to compensate, but with this, and with the camera constantly moving around paired with the general instability of a camera tied to a player's head (in relationship to the game world, not the user itself), I feel it's going to completely destroy the playability.
In this screenshot, the player is the shadow on the leaf above - which direction do I push the stick? ESPECIALLY if I try to look at it from higher up.
I want to be hopeful, but from being a developer on 3D platformer style stuff and also playing them quite religiously, man this looks to be confusing.
Also this is just straight up Mario with the FLUDD lol
I can't see how implementing the players head as 'a chase cam' changes anything really.
Mario 3D was a fundamental shift in rendering.
Mario 3D was a fundamental shift in rendering.
It's not hyperbole, PSVR owners have tasted the magic that is Robot Rescue since it launched. This is a full game based on the Play Room game mode. It's a brilliant example of how to do 3rd person gameplay well in VR.
I enjoyed what I played of this game at PAX and I'm looking forward to it, but what an attempt to get attention. He totally made it seem like it was something announced and I'm not sure if this comes close to being " Super Mario 64 moment" level unless you've never tried VR before.
There's already (effectively) a playable level in The Playroom VR and Astro Bot has been demoed at a bunch of industry events. If you don't hang around in VR circles, it was easy to miss, but people have been singing this game's praises since day one of PSVR.
Rip Jeremy's inbox. This won't make the braying gamer hordes happy lol.
I'm excited for Astro Bot though. Thinking I might run through it before I really sink my teeth into Forza.
I'm excited for Astro Bot though. Thinking I might run through it before I really sink my teeth into Forza.
Regardless of the attention seeking, the original mini-game really was something special. It switched on some sort of late eighties Sega sidescroller nostalgia but in VR. I must have played that one level more than everything else on my PSVR combined, so I'm pretty hyped to get a full game.
I mean, I've only hear good stuff about this game so I kind of knew that's what he means.
I'm not getting a PSVR till Nov, but still looking forward to play it.
It does look awesome :)
I'm not getting a PSVR till Nov, but still looking forward to play it.
It does look awesome :)
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Glad he's excited, I am too.
But he's triggering a highly sensitive fan-base that's probably going to try and smear this game now.
But he's triggering a highly sensitive fan-base that's probably going to try and smear this game now.
I hoped Valve would finally reveal at least one of those three promised VR games, but alright, I'm fine with this.
As long you promise to post your extremely insightful thoughts in everyone!
Shame Jezza had to invoke Mario to try and get a point across. It's only going rub people up the wrong way.
But have no doubt - Astro Bot is going to be awesome. Robot Rescue on Playroom VR is the real deal.
There was a lot more to Mario 64 than just it's rendering. It's rendering wasn't even the groundbreaking thing about it, as it wasn't even the first 3D game
I can't find '64' in the article, or any of the tweets.
'VR's Super Mario 64 moment' is a more significant statement than this being a platformer that reminds someone of Super Mario.
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Never mind, it was in a tweet before the quoted one. What a lofty claim.
'VR's Super Mario 64 moment' is a more significant statement than this being a platformer that reminds someone of Super Mario.
Edit:
Never mind, it was in a tweet before the quoted one. What a lofty claim.
