Hey guys,
I just want to throw this out there.
I picked up the Sony Playstation VR bundle to go with my PS4 after a buddy of mine said I had to try the Rogue One VR mission on Battlefront.
I have to say that that was honestly one of the strangest, coolest, and actually emotional experiences I've had in a long time.
I know it's going to sound like I'm over selling it, and believe me I understand. But also believe me when I tell you that my friends thought the same thing until they came over and tried it. Both of them went home and bought one the next day.
I don't really know how to explain it other than I feel like I sat in an X-Wing cockpit and played with all the buttons and then friggin flew in space around a star destroyer and shot down a bunch of TIE fighters. It's completely amazing how real it feels.
You start off with the battle front load screen where an AT-AT walks by the menu...except with the VR head set on... an ACTUAL FULL SIZED AT-AT like literally walks past you! IT's insanely weird. Then you start off in a hangar of sorts with an X-Wing and you can hear yourself echo when you talk, walk around, look around, etc. You can move to different areas around the X-Wing and get a really good look at it. All Full size and full detail.
THEN, you climb the ladder and stare down into the cockpit. You can peek your head around the instruments and see the dirt in the floorboard, the tears in the seat, the rust on the hoses, everything!.
Now, you climb in and the canopy closes over you. The sound outside is muffled and you're sitting in an X-Wing. You can stay there as long as you want. Look behind you and there's your R2. Push all the buttons, turn on your targeting computer, you name it. I must have sat there for 30 minutes.
When you're ready to start the mission, all of a sudden you're in friggin space! And the first time you move the yoke and the X-wing dives around the medical frigate it'll blow your mind. Jump to light speed, fly through asteroids, take down TIES, disable a Star Destroyer and get out alive. All of it feels like youre really there.
When the mission was over, I pulled the headset off and just sat there. I was honestly emotional. I realized I had always wanted to fly in a Star Wars Battle and that was just about as realistic as you can get. It really affected me. Needless to say, I've flown the mission 20 more times since then.
I'm also working my way through several VR demos. Some are OK, and some are fantastic. I really like the Batman Arkham VR. Very cool experience (even though it's short).
I have to say I really thought this would be gimmicky but after trying it, I continue to be super impressed every time I put it on.
Compared to more expensive ones I can't complain. the quality is excellent, the setup is simple (just a camera, no sensors all over the place) and there is very little screen door effect if any, the head tracking is dead on, no motion sickness, 3d sound with headphones, the move controllers feel very natural.
It's really really fun and I HIGHLY recommend it
Just trust me though that if you want to try the Rogue One VR mission, DON'T watch any youtube videos of the gameplay first. It'll ruin it for you and watching it on a computer screen is NOTHING like experiencing it.
Just my 2 cents. but HOLY S*%&T it's awesome.