Highlights on Virtual Reality – Games News

Just a hype, but no sustainable trend? Despite falling equipment prices
and an increasing selection of software titles were made by virtual reality systems such as Oculus
Rift, HTC Vive or PlayStation VR still do not represent the big breakthrough of the mbad market.
The skeptics miss a lot: exceptional titles like "Astro Bot" of Sony, Polyarcs
Interactive mouse tale "Moss" or the cult "Beat Saber" show that always
more developers understand the possibilities of new support and in the magnificent
Convert game concepts. Here you can find out which titles are absolutely thrilling
could.

The futuristic VR response to Mario: Astro Bot – Rescue Mission

Sony's Japan Studio, with Misson's Astro Bot Rescue, sets the bar for upcoming versions of PlayStation VR
much higher: the already multiplayer compatible "The Playroom"
well-known mini-robots play here the main role. And again see PlayStationVR users
in the virtual world a reflection of the dual-shock controller in front of him, in which
tidy up guys Because the congeners of the Astro-Bots of a villain
The extraterrestrials have been scattered throughout the virtual cosmos, must be a strange
Cartoon planet after the other are scanned again the robot rattles
to complete. A concept inspired by Sony's Japanese studio "Super Mario"
allows: instead of stars, small sheet metal companions are collected – and to
Boss fights are only allowed if you have enough. In addition, serves
the virtual gamepad to trigger special abilities, including a grappling hook,
with which one solves elements of level architecture or skipping ropes for the small
The companion of the robot is stretched.

You can easily feel that the "Astro Bot" worlds are cleverly thought from start to finish
are. Add to that a good dose of charm, interesting perspectives and
Many crazy ideas, the journey of the small tin bucket so far
stronger virtual reality jump & run ever and one of the best exclusive titles for
Make PlayStationVR. The judges at the Game Awards were honored by the concept
for the best VR 2018 game value.

Virtual doll house with mouse: Moss

Fun VR reading: "Moss" by Polyarc takes the ideas of famous novelists
or series of games like "Inkheart" or "Myst" on the player in
catapult a fairytale world beyond the pages of the book. They will be among others
Quill, the mouse with which there is a joystick and manual controls
All kinds of dangers and puzzles guide you. At the same time, Quills is changing incursions across the kingdom
"Moss" between a virtual dollhouse, an enigma of puzzles and a playable fairy tale lesson.
The player himself badumes the role of "reader": by browsing the pages
When a big woodcutter flips through Quill's story, he gets confused progressively
the action, hovering as a kind of silent observer by wonderfully modeled
miniature worlds. Look around while being part of a magic, before
Feel the vibrant fable of life – it would never be so intense on the screen
been possible!

The Adventure, originally reserved for PSVR, now applies to the PC and to all
Common headsets: Oculus Rift to your HTC Vive to Microsoft's mixed reality standard.

Clone body, change: persistence

The mega-spaceship control program "Persistence" is in alarm state:
Because the colossal DNA printer "prints" powerful zombies and therefore the
Crew decimated, the giant pot now drifts without a leader in space and immediately
to a black hole. That's why the AI ​​of the ship takes the last straw: you
picks up the DNA sample of an expert in dead survival and produces defense
Lady now in series: Each time "the heroine" the clones of undead monsters
is the victim of the quick publication of a new copy from the print station.

The problem with this: the new clone will have to be devoid of any sophisticated equipment
come clearly, that the predecessor has struggled so much. Because the corridors
and rearrange the rooms of Colossal Potts on top of that after each death
the player again at the beginning of his trip. Exception: those collected with the help of
Purchased DNA samples continue to improve – including more vital energy
or better survival skills. The dark, oppressive and sometimes disgusting
a virtual reality experience for friends from From's "Dark Souls" series. Provided they are called
a PS4 and PSVR headphones are their own.

Haunted house without scary factor: Deracine

With "Deracine" beats the known of its developer "Dark Souls"
unusually quiet sounds: the player takes on the role of a ghost,
who haunts a rural orphanage. But instead of teaching children to fear,
He gets in contact with them via "Myst" type adventure components and takes over.
the role of a loving caretaker spirit. The children themselves remain frozen
at one point, because ghosts exist according to "Deracine" in a dimension beyond
the weather. Only when the mind manages, through the manipulation of certain objects
Access to the emotional world of the respective protagonist, children are short-lived
freed from their rigidity and then give him valuable information. do you have a
Episode over, the mind is allowed in the future or the past of the children
traveling to continue to influence their destiny.

Like an on-screen adventure that would be staged sensitively and comparatively
quietly run "Deracine", but thanks to VR we take so directly to the lot of
The protagonists like they were really there. Froms VR debut may not be
Reason to invest in PSVR glbades, but a clear purchase for all those who
to have one already.

Feel the desert sand on your face: Borderlands 2 VR

Similar to the VR version of the gigantic role play Bethesda "Skyrim" also shows that
virtual "Borderlands 2" both VR-Extreme at the same time: on the one hand has Gearbox developer
The clbadic of modern action with many comfort options fits RV disease
made. On the other hand, we neglected the graphic background of the game at the new
Medium adapt. Because objects in one in the virtual world seem smaller than
On the screen, the world of post-apocalyptic comics is degenerating over long distances
in the dwarf state: the enemies are as good as those held by the player in front of the camera
Weapons much too small. The different portals and pbadages are often so tiny
that one works with the head by the stick of the door. The "Borderlands 2" still unchanged
is very fun, is due to the indestructible game concept of adventure: The
well-known combination of a fast-paced first-person shooter, a toon-like cell shading look and a spiral of role-playing armor
runs in 2018 as well as in 2012 – even in RVs.

Laser Saber Fighting: Beat Saber

The best lightsaber duels do not provide a "Star Wars" game: In "Beat Saber" zersäbelt
the player as possible in the rhythm of the music zoom boxes, while it geometric
Dodge forms. This seems almost too simple, thanks to the driving rhythms and
excellent control but so much fun that you do not want to stop and
the pose then begins casually – just before you collapse in sweat.
Because "Beat Saber" is pretty exhausting. Incidentally, you can do it with countless examples
Watch Youtuber and Twitch Streamer, because the musical skill test
quickly became a success in streaming.

"Beat Saber" can be installed for all major PC headsets and is also
available for PS4 or PlayStation VR.

Family therapy in cyberspace: transfer

"Transference" cyber-thriller produced by "Lord of the Rings" star Elijah Wood
a broken family undergoes group therapy of a very particular kind:
Each member is teleported separately in a digital environment to talk about his
To reflect the problems. But then the virtual environment pbades and its visitors
through the cerebral wolf. Ubisoft's playful implementation of horror moments
The confusion works with extreme fears of jumping and puts the player too
targeted as skillfully in the discomfort. Clear case: owners of nervous helmets or even weakened
should make a big bow to the macabre "Transfer". Experienced horror fans
with a lot of virtual reality experience, for cons, enjoy a psycho intelligent journey,
some real puzzles ready.

If you want to risk the descent into cyber-hell, go for PlayStation VR, Oculus
Rift and HTC Vive find it.

Colors, shapes, sounds – Sensory: Tetris Effects

Can you improve "Tetris"? No, but more colorful, stronger, brighter! Each completed
Series leaves in the title PS4 "Tetris effect" audio-visual experience in the background
continues to inflate until the pixels explode and dance to beat through the screen.
Behind the furious frontal attack of the senses is none other than the "Rez" –
and the inventor "Lumines" Tetsuya Mizuguchi. Particularly impressive: the VR mode for
PlayStationVR, the player in a form, a color and an intoxicating sensuality
added.

teleschau – the press service