dev, computing and games

Tried out the Vive... Holy cow it was awesome! We played two games: Job Simulator and Windlands.

Job Simulator- While the premise for this game might seem nothing out of ordinary, there are enough goofy things to do ('supersizer', the fake computer) to make it super entertaining. All the humorous elements and robot characters seem larger than life and everything is executed really well. I'm really excited for this game to come to the Oculus Touch.

Windlands- This platformer gave me a bigger, truer sense of vertigo than any other game including Mirror's Edge. It was really immersive. When you're falling it feels like you're really falling. I would love to see this hookshot mechanic represented in some kind of VR Metroid Prime or maybe Zelda... As for this game, I really want to play it more. It won't run on my PC (NV 660 SLI won't cut it), so I will hold off until I get motivated to upgrade.

September 21st, 2016 at 10:48 pm