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Batman: Arkham VR coming to PC (HTC Vive and Oculus) on April 25
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Out of curiosity as I'm not familiar with the variations of VR tech: how much difference would a larger play space make? Arkham VR is a very stationary experience.
UpUpDownDown
Member
Never understood why anyone was interested in this. Looking around a room for "clues". Put on a Batman suit and look at your hands! Wow.
Garbage like this will be the death of VR.
Games please.
None. Same shit different pile basically.
Garbage like this will be the death of VR.
Games please.
None. Same shit different pile basically.
GoldenCrow
Member
It's pretty obvious really.
They are cheap fun experiences that don't overstay their welcome, you get an interesting story with player agency whilst maintaining direction. For those who like Batman it is fun to be placed in his shoes rather than a 3rd person observer. For those new to VR and don't know their boundaries they are a safe way to enjoy the headset without asking too much of them whilst also helping acclimatise them to it.
AbandonedTrolley
Member
Wow I actually really enjoyed it, heaven forbid we get games AND experiences... options and choice is always great.
Have you played Arkham VR? I thought the same thing before playing it, but just being within highly detailed environments in VR is extremely fun and rewarding. The game has lots of stuff to find, making it exciting to explore. Sure it's not a long experience even with the bonuses added in, but it's also priced accordingly.
dragonyeuw
Member
A bit harsh and based on how it was received by the PS VR community, dare I say incorrect.
Yeah who would want to do stupid ass detective work while playing as the Worlds Greatest Detective? So dumb, whoever decided to focus on solving a mystery have no clue what Batman is really all about: running over thugs in an electrified Bat-tank
It's actually a really damn fun game and an awesome experience. Easily worth the $20
Chronology
Member
Have you played it? To each their own but I found it to be a really great (if admittedly short) experience.
The Lamonster
Member
uhhh it's extremely cool to hang out in some of the game's environments like exploring a fully realized Batcave.
Not to mention the game's incredible intro...
Spring-Loaded
Member
Would love to see VR support for the mainline games too, either 3rd or first-person.
Just imagine diving off a building and landing in the Batmobile, then tearing through the streets before launching out of it and soaring through the night sky
Just imagine diving off a building and landing in the Batmobile, then tearing through the streets before launching out of it and soaring through the night sky
Honestly does this have any appeal to PC VR owners? It was fun to play at the PSVR launch but from what I've seen of PC VR games it looks so limited compared to whats already on the platform. It's $20, less than hour long, and was built with Move in mind which means only teleportation movement. I feel like a lot of people are going to be disappointed
ArtHands
Thinks buying more servers can fix a bad patch
No harm getting 1 more VR content to the already massive VR library.
RedAssedApe
Banned
Oh I'm not saying it shouldn't just come. There was nothing else quite like this at the time of the PSVR launch and it was a ton of peoples first time playing VR too so they were still in the honeymoon phase. It's a fun experience but it's probably best to wait for a sale on this one. Temper your expectations
GuitarAtomik
Member
I'm interested mostly because it's Batman, has AAA polish, and is apparently enjoyable for what it does. Only thing putting me off is the price/content ratio. I'll probably wait until I can get it for like $15.
It's a fun hour and imo was worth it at the PSVR launch. You'll definitely enjoy it whenever it goes on sale
Official Harley Quinn VR model
But for real it's a borderline thing for me. I won't buy it at $20, that's for sure.
I feel like it's just a neat point and click adventure game with a cool Batman filter. Overpriced sure but I legitimately think it's a cool game and worth being on anything it can.
Lights and Waves
Member
Have you even played it? I didn't understand the VR hype until I tried this game. It blue my fucking mind.
ReddishGUI
Member
It was fun for what it was and should be even better on much superior hardware.
ArtHands
Thinks buying more servers can fix a bad patch
Oh I'm not saying it shouldn't just come. There was nothing else quite like this at the time of the PSVR launch and it was a ton of peoples first time playing VR too so they were still in the honeymoon phase. It's a fun experience but it's probably best to wait for a sale on this one. Temper your expectations
I think PC VR users know much better than PSVR users about tempering expectation regarding VR content. Don't worry
Not much. The controller tracking will help a lot, though.
For my fellow Rift / Vive users - this is not something worth a lot of money, but is a cool experience. I'd equate it more to a movie ticket purchase than a game purchase. Not sure what they plan to charge for it but I think the Monkey Island rule applies here.
A lot of Vive owners did buy Call of the Starseed. I think it'll do well thanks to the high production value and the Batman IP, but personally no, it's about the same cost as going to a VR arcade, when I can get all kinds of experiences for less or even free.
Thewonandonly
Junior Member
Definition of incorrect!
This is the second best VR experience right behind Re7 so you guys are in for a treat. Exspecialky the last 20 minutes wheh boy
giancarlo123x
Banned
This is amazing and I think the price is right.
Shaunboy97
Member
Ohhh can't wait to try this on Oculus... I heard it's great, around how long is the game/experience?
Around an hour, or less than that depending on how much you stare a stuff.
But it has extras that can be fun to hunt down.
AllIsOneIsNone
Banned
Not really interested, no. I could see it as an interesting intro to VR, but we have plenty quality VR intros, many of them free such as The Lab.
The play space wouldn't have any significant impact on actual gameplay, of course, but it does increase immersion. The scene where you're exploring the lab, for instance, let's you move around the area using teleportation BUT you can also use locomotion to move within each area. It's a nice touch and adds to the immersion. PSVR has an issue tracking the headset and the Move controllers as you move around.
Just read about this now. And I'm quite indifferent about it now. Maybe 6 months ago things would have been different.
I think these time exclusives have honestly killed quite a lot of VR's momentum while they didn't t really help the sales of one HMD or the other that much.
I think these time exclusives have honestly killed quite a lot of VR's momentum while they didn't t really help the sales of one HMD or the other that much.
ArtHands
Thinks buying more servers can fix a bad patch
The Steam page is up
http://store.steampowered.com/app/502820/
You can pre-purchase it now...same price as PSVR version I believe
http://store.steampowered.com/app/502820/
You can pre-purchase it now...same price as PSVR version I believe
Auto-Reply
Member
I still can't judge the game based on footage.
Is it more than a simple "look at our triple A assets in VR" game, with actual riddles and maybe gameplay that is more than throwing a magnetic batterang or "look around in detective mode to solve everything"?
All I've seen of this game seemed like it was more of a "look around and be wowed"-game, but that's it. Not that I'm opposed to this kind of game/experience... but I already had tons of these and for 20 bucks there is much more complex/better stuff available though!