What We Played #275 – RIGS, EVE: Valkyrie & Driveclub VR

Unless you’ve been living under a large stony boulder – which, lets face it, is possible in a world where people are making houses out of nearly anything – you’ll know that it’s PlayStation VR week! After many months in gestation Sony have finally released the headset and so far it’s utterly lived up to my expectations. As an entry-level VR device it does a fantastic job of putting you in a game, and making you feel part of the action, although the disconnect from the real world is very odd. In twenty years time we could be looking on PSVR as the starting point for easily accessible VR entry point leading to the tech’s widespread use. On the other hand it could just be another Kinect or Wonderbook, but to me it feels far more revolutionary than that.

There’s been a lot of PSVR-related malarkey here at TSA Towers, with four of us jumping on the early adopter bandwagon. Head honcho Tef played lots of Battlezone, Driveclub VR and RIGS, all of which stood up really well, though it’ll be interesting to see when or if we see developers aiming for something larger. He’s also not allowed to talk to you about two other games, mainly because he can’t remember what he can say and has gone for the safe option!

Tuffcub has been playing with Harmonix Music VR, Driveclub VR – which is growing on him – Tumble VR, Playroom VR, Here They Lie and Destiny. Can you spot the odd one out? Of course, it’s Driveclub since it’s the only one about cars. What do you mean I’m wrong? You’re wrong!

Another PSVR adopter, Aran weighed in with Batman: Arkham VR, Headmaster, RIGS, Loading Human, and EVE: Valkyrie many of which he’s reviewing/has reviewed. RIGS unfortunately gave him motion sickness so it’s off the to-buy list for now, while his non-VR gaming time has been spent on reviewing Mafia III.

Kris has been getting into The Journey in FIFA 17, and likes how the social media feed threads the narrative through proceedings rather than shoving constant cutscenes in your face. Jake meanwhile may be losing the Destiny bug, and though he has played it, both Tomb Raider and Banjo Kazooie on Xbox One have snuck in there.

Miguel has continued to pour time into Overwatch, with the new Halloween skins making it all worthwhile, as well as making good progress with Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies. Unfortunately Dave hasn’t had much time for anything beyond Dragon Quest Builders and Atlas Reactor (booo), but it’s all because he’s finalising buying a new house and moving (yay!). New chap Steve has been continuing to crack on with The Witcher 2, though quest OCD is kicking in and slowing him down. He also picked up Ori And The Blind Forest which he thinks is beautiful as well as a touch of Flow and Manual Samuel for review.

The last of the PSVR gamers, I’ve mostly spent my time with Rez Infinite, which is frankly amazing, as well as jumping into EVE: Valkyrie and I just can’t get over how immersive it is sitting in the cockpit of a spaceship. Doing a spin can make my stomach lurch a bit but otherwise it’s been absolutely fine. I then checked out a bunch of the VR videos that you can now watch, with OneRepublic’s ‘Kids’ video being incredibly effective, before watching Star Wars: The Force Awakens in the headset’s cinema mode!

In non-VR land I picked up Gears Of War 4, in which I’ve promptly played a few hours of Horde and nothing else, as well as spending more time with LEGO Dimensions Season 2. While I waited for Gears 4 to download I played a bit of Gears Of War Ultimate Edition with my mate, all in the hope it would miraculously download quicker. It did not.