VR Games we are most excited to play in 2019
VR Games we are excited for in 2019
Virtual Reality is ever changing, ever evolving and fast becoming a new viable way to play games. The mediums between playing games have changed vastly over the years, with mouse and keyboard, and controllers being the main way of directly interacting with games. With VR, your entire being is the new medium; from movement with your hands, to couching and running around a set play area. This opens a new dimension of immersion available to gamers and developers alike, with very exciting concepts and genres of games that simply wouldn’t be possible in a 2D setting.
We have been doing alot of research into games that are set to be released next year, we have managed to narrow it down to just a few of the ones that we are most excited to play. If you ahve any games you like the look of please let us know!
Stormland
Stormland is an open world sci-fi shooter from Insomniac Games (Spiderman, Ratchet & Clank) coming exclusively to the Oculus Rift in 2019. The graphical fidelity tied directly into an open world engine looks extremely promising. Sci-Fi and VR go hand in hand, with virtual reality being a key element contributing towards the genre.
From what we can see from the game, you start as a damaged robot in a vast open world. You need to slowly piece yourself back together and build yourself up to explore the environment, walking, running, jumping and flying you way to save your allies and the world!
Let’s hope it can live up to the hype!
Wolfenstein - Cyberpilot
Everyone’s favourite Nazi killing game is coming back with a vengeance!
The rebooted franchise came back to PC and consoles in 2014 with Wolfenstein: The New Order. This game reminded us that while the concept of “point, click, shoot” is nothing new, this game makes the initial concept refreshing for a time when most shooters are competing directly at one another with slight variation on one another. Fast paced, bloody and quirky, Wolfenstein is a game that gets your attention.
A Wolfenstein game in VR is certainly a concept that we are down with, here at Virtual Hideout!
In this game you don’t play as the main protagonist from the game series, you play as a hacker in Paris that is using the Nazi machines against their creators! This is a nice change from their usual narrative and gives you a change to play as some of your favourite enemies from main story.
Wolfenstein, we wish you the best of luck!
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown
Ace Combat… Where do we begin.
25 Years of Ace Combat has led us to this moment. The line between reality and games are slowly closing in. Flying has never looked so smooth, fast and downright exhilarating.
Producer Kazutoki Kono describes the game as a mix between “of real-world and sci-fi aircraft and a story set in the series’ long-established fictional universe”. Flight simulators have been around for quite some time, although no established series have tried to involve the use of VR. In this game certain sections will be in VR exclusively for the PlayStation.
We’re looking forward to seeing if this game is proof that life-like graphics are needed in VR and how effect they will be in immersion!