[cableshaft]

A lot of VR lately. I got a Quest 2 not too long ago. Haven't really messed with VR since the Virtual Boy, so it's been quite the education how far VR has come since.

A lot of what I keep going back to for it is Beat Saber, Ragnarock (Viking drumming game, reminds me of when I played Timpani in band back in high school, I even had four drums like the game does), Puzzling Places (putting together a 3D puzzle, works super well in VR), Lone Echo, Half Life Alyx.

It quickly made me change my plans for a video game I'm working on in my spare time, and now I'm planning to add VR support to it. Always kind of wanted to anyway, but it was more of a "well, maybe someday". It's a higher priority now.

[rjh29]

Walkabout Golf VR is amazing too. I dismissed it as some cheap generic game, but it's really well done, feels just like mini golf, except with courses that can't exist in real life, and it's tons of fun.

Resident Evil 4 VR is also an amazing port. Really looking forward to more VR ports of older games because it's a totally different experience.

[cableshaft]

Oh man, I absolutely meant to include Walkabout Golf VR. It's excellent. I do keep coming back to that. Its mini-putt physics are dead-on.

Also Elevens Table Tennis is great too. Feels pretty accurate to me. Also seems like if I played it enough I could get better at real life table tennis.

I'm having a bit of difficulty getting into RE4. I kept getting killed in the first village where the chainsaw man is, near the beginning, and I was playing it on the easier setting.

I'm not bad at games or anything, I did fine in Half Life Alyx for example, but for some reason I kept getting swarmed and I run way out of town while shooting at them and run out of ammo then getting bit as I try to melee them.

I'll give it a try at some point, but for the moment I deleted it to make space for other games (I've been trying quite a bit, trying to get a good feel of what's out there as "research" for my game...

Just found out about Viveport the other day, where you can pay a monthly fee to play a bunch of VR games. Assuming that works with the Quest 2 I'll sign up for a subscription so I can knock out a bunch of games and find out which ones I like.

[rjh29]

> I'm having a bit of difficulty getting into RE4. I kept getting killed in the first village where the chainsaw man is, near the beginning, and I was playing it on the easier setting.

I agree that was quite a shock for me too. The enemies are infinite, I ended up circling around the village until the bell rang. However you can find a shotgun/grenade in the second floor of one of the houses, you can then exit to the roof and run around there, you can also lock yourself in the top of the bell tower (via ladder) and hide in a corner so the molotovs don't get you. You can also barracade yourself in one of the houses and push wardrobes so they cover the windows. Lots of options, but the game design isn't great!

Another general tip is to headshot them until they stumble, then run up to them and kick them. When they're on the floor slash them with the knife until they die. That's the most efficient way to kill them and save ammo. Headshots seem a lot easier in VR than with a controller! Later on when underground, if you see water below you with fish in it, throw a grenade then climb down and collect tons of free food!

[rjh29]

(Separately) I am enjoying the Quest 2 but would be open to buying a gaming PC if PCVR is worth the money. Any PCVR-exclusive games you've enjoyed? Other than Alyx of course!