The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR | PSVR2 REVIEW
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ส.ค. 2024
- The long awaited follow-up to Until Dawn: Rush of Blood is out tomorrow on PlayStation VR2 - check out our full review! [REVIEW KEY PROVIDED BY DEVELOPER/PUBLISHER]
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It's great to see this channel growing post launch. 100k soon, no doubt. Well deserved.
Thumbs up for your name alone
Love your honesty in your reviews. You're the best at it.
He absolutly is🍀
100%
Really bummed to hear how blurry it is. Hopefully they can/ will release a patch to mitigate that. Was hoping this would look super sharp to show off to my buddies who dont own VR ( like I did with Rush of Blood ) Thanks for the review Bryan
Its not blurry .
all games are a little blurry on psvr2, im not sure what people are expecting. gt7 is blurry outside the car you're in.
If Bryan says its blurry, it's got be "bad enough" to be worth mentioning. I'll see for myself tomorrow though. Still very much looking forward to it
The antialiasing is awful, not a headset issue, just the rendering. This game is not as polished as the 1st one, I think they rushed it/had lower budget.
Don’t buy it unless the devs at Supermassive fix it. I preordered and it is as blurry and low res as explained. Also, there is zero differentiation in the haptics between guns…just feels like BBs. This isn’t Xbox where we accept low quality.
It's baffling to me that the developers didn't utilize dynamic foveated rendering. I know it's not as simple as flipping a switch, but it seems essential for most PSVR 2 games. Unless a game is running at full resolution and a native 90 fps (no reprojection), it could benefit from DFR.
Great job on the review. I'll maybe pick this one up on sale eventually.
@Keepit Cool I love it when people delete their comments before I can reply to them 😉
Bro, I can't tell you how much I respect you keeping it 💯 despite this being PSVR2's most anticipated sequels.
Will wait for a hard sale, at $40 I think I'll just go ahead and finally pick up Demeo.
Best channel for PSVR2, keep it up! I'll wait for this to go on sale, unless they fix the low res.
Thanks for the review. Seems like they might have phoned it in a bit this time around. $40 was already a bit high for me personally, but still seems like it might be worth checking out on a sale (and hopefully with a patch addressing the visual/performance issues).
I had the game crash on me too a couple times, that with the low polish makes me think no one was working on optimization till last minute, which was when they announced the delay, because the game was probably super broken and they needed the extra time just to get it working. They had too much going on between the other Dark Pictures games and the Quarry, so the team here was probably small with nobody on optimization. Hopefully they'll keep optimizing it till its in the proper state we know it should be. This wasn't a PlayStation joint project either, so they didn't have the extra support from them like they did on PSVR1.
Saved me the full price purchase, thank you sir!
I played for about an hour last night after seeing a lot of mixed impressions (including your review). You're spot on with the criticisms. It really does come across as something developed for PSVR1 and then haphazardly ported to the new hardware without much care for actually leveraging the console's leap in technology. If they could bring it up to snuff it would be fantastic. As it is though, the gunplay is responsive and satisfying which is 90% of the battle when it comes to a good game. This just needs a bit more technical polish.
What are the chances of rush of blood coming to psvr2 🤔
Considering that Supermassive was the developer but Sony owns the IP, and Sony hasn't said anything about any of their first party PSVR 1 games coming to PSVR 2, I'd say chances are low. Would love to be wrong, but that's my expectation.
Supermassive did put out a statement that they’ll be working on and fixing the graphics. They’re aware that people were disappointed
You have to review Drums Rock. This is so far the most fun PS VR2 game I have played and everyone needs to know how fantastic this game is. Though I have only played GT7, Call of the Mountain and Kayak Mirage. Not that those games are not fun but if those games are 7 or an 8 out of 10. Drums Rock is a 9. If the drum set wasn't so hard to calibrate to get exactly where you want it with right height and distance from you it would have been a 10. But after you learned the tricks it's no biggie. But will be frustrating for the first 5 to10 minutes.
Great review, even though I am still having fun with the game there are some glaring issues. The graphics are actually pretty good when things are up close, anything over an arms length away is blurry and jagged. This game does look like it was made for psvr1 and ported to psvr2. I am also seeing some bad pop in textures while you going along the track. I have also noticed a good amount of stuttering when the track gets pretty fast or it loads into another area. This game really needs an patch, hopefully the devs support the game. It really needed more time before it was released.
I just played 2 levels of the game. wow its amazing.
I’m hoping for a Rush of Blood psvr2 patch
The timely VR reviews are super helpful😊
To be fair Rush of Blood never reviewed all that well either, and the game was great, and this looks to serve up the same style gameplay, but more of it. I'm hyped.
Agreed, I was always disappointed when watching Rush of Blood reviews, a game that’s clearly a 9/10 minimum.
@PSVR2 Without Parole ir was a great review, though. It's a shame that it released buggy still. Hopefully it gets patched, and people support the game, and enjoy it, otherwise I feel this will be the last one they do, which would be a bummer. Not enough games like this.
I’m having fun with it despite some texture pop in and blur, hopefully patch or two straightens it out!
Still such a fun game! I didn’t mine the gfx to much. Looks better that a lot of the games I play. Though to be honest. I’m usually playing pokerstar vr. Lol.but I enjoy a good horror game. And this was alot of fun. Enjoyed it. To me it is a 8.9/10. I really recommend you play it through.
Apparently, the blurriness is related to the 60fps-120fps reprojection, and things would look better if the game was just running in a native 90fps.
THIS kind of graphics are based on reprojection? Are you sure? Holy Lord, what have they done.
@PSVR2 Without Parole - Just finished Switchback VR and may have stumbled on a fix for the blurry visuals, unless they stealth-released a fix without me noticing! Let me know if this works for y'all.
After playing i started looking through the options - turned on Auto Reload - Nightmare Mode difficulty - and i think importantly I changed the Font in Accessibility to Sans (whatever the non-default font option is called for in-game text). The game crashed on me when going back to the menu. Then when rebooting the game it skipped the intro and main menu entirely, booted straight into the final checkpoint of the final level i'd just finished and crashed again. THIS time when restarting the game, it started normally, the new font was applied, the framerate was improved (could tell from the start that the jittery coin was smoother when shooting it in the level start transition for the first level) and the visuals were markedly improved. Hope it helps!
Oh my...looked forward to this. Thought they used the time for extra polishment. What a bummer
They might have used the extra time for polish, but it was probably used to fix essential bugs. Hopefully it can be improved through patches, though it sounds like some of the issues (not being scary, small bosses) would require DLC to rectify.
Can't really say I'm too surprised by the lack of polish. Supermassive Games has been releasing all of their games that way for the past couple of years.
Even strange as they needed extra time to polish the game, it looks like it did not help allot. Think allot of VR2 gamers will give a opinion from tomorrow on, on Twitter, TH-cam etc. I did request a refund for my pre-order for now
Seriously the difference between what they are releasing now and what the were releasing over 5 years ago is astonishing. I definitely won’t be compelled to pick up their games for a long time.
Got my psvr 2 turning up Tuesday!
Wow I didn’t see that coming that sucks defensively waiting for a patch and sale for this one than lol thanks for the review !! 🐱
And they reallllllllllly hyped this game with dev interviews, etc.
"SCARIEST VR GAME EVER!"
lol
My high-flying hype-balloon has been utterly deflated into a wrinkly rubber mess laying upon the sidewalk resembling a used prophylactic.
I think if you go back and play Rush of Blood on the OG PSVR, you will quickly realize that Switchback looks, sounds, and plays substantially better, but you may still end up considering Rush of Blood the better game because it arguably had better story / progression and level designs with memorable set pieces packed into a relatively short runtime that encouraged replay for renewed thrills & leaderboard scores. I think a lot of that has to do with Until Dawn being a better game-verse than The Dark Picture anthology of games (per my limited exposure). Until Dawn had very grounded viable psychedelic horror, while The Dark Pictures leans much further into variety of pure fantasy horror (no plausibility required).
Switchback is a longer game with more variety, but also feels more sparse with the quantity and quality of set-piece moments.
Both Rush of Blood and Switchback are trippy games where you don't really have a good reason to be in a roller coaster shooting at stuff, but at least I think Rush of Blood was well laid out and coherent (especially if you are familiar with story details of Until Dawn), while Switchback just has weird cutscenes between levels that doesn't seem to have any overall story to tell. At least not to players that haven't played all four of The Dark Pictures games available (like me).
Specific things I hope they improve via patching. The aim assist and haptics / resistive triggers aren't as polished as Pistol Whip. There is hardly any use of the headset haptics. I don't understand why it has any loading screens, let alone long ones.
The critiques in this review are well reasoned.
True, Switchback VR has way more love put into it. And as you progress through the game you can choose where to go giving it lots of replay value. I do agree that the subway cut scenes make zero sense and hard to understand as I don't use subtitles in VR. They should axe those lol. Overall I'm enjoying the game and have screamed out loud a few times
@@Midnite2077 I agree. I think the reviews have been harsh because the memory of Rush of Blood is very positive and the expectations were higher.
Also, I didn't have "blurry" issue, but seems many of the reviewers and other early adopters did and the developer has acknowledged one possible cause that they are looking to patch as a priority.
Time will tell
Reporting back now that I’ve gotten the platinum: I gotta say, I really really enjoyed this. When you are truly immersed into the game, you aren’t even noticing the graphics, truly. The game feels fantastic to play and I thought the environments were great. The puzzles and having to save or kill the passengers were a fun touch. I think this game is a 8.5/10. I had no bugs, no crashes or anything. Praying for more content in the future
What VR games are you playing at the moment?
Even the developers at supermassive have agreed the game is rubbish hence they are working on a massive patch to resolve some of but not all of the issues everyone is experiencing - apart from you lol
So you changed the score, well played Bryan 🙂
It now reflect what you say in the review, good move and clear sighted of you.
Yeah the score didnt match the commentary at all. I couldnt understand it. Still sounds like a 6.5 or less but atleast the correction is closer.
@@samsneddon4203 Ya still too high. Weird that he changes score by almost 10%
I’m bummed about this game not being a huge leap forward like it appeared. I think if you loved the first one you’ll still really enjoy this though. I hope it sells well enough that we get more games like it. I still can’t wait to play through with the wife tonight
Mark my words Bryan. You will revisit this game down the line and up the score. Love your show btw!
I'm loving how divisive this game is. Half the comments are THIS IS AWESOME and the other half are THIS IS GARBAGE lol. Very happy to have found myself somewhere in the middle. I'm betting if Supermassive can fix the resolution it'll allow me to be more immersed/scared in the game - so you might be right! :D
Bryan how did you reload? Using the X button or shaking the guns? I’m finding the shaking the guns to be inconsistent. Also I have to say, I am not regretting my purchase at all. And I’m such a scaredy cat that I am for sure getting spooked. It is blurry no doubt about that, but I honestly forget about it when I’m zooming around and shooting
My wife and I loved playing Rush of Blood together. I was worried about swapping the headset this time around as recalibrating each time would kill the fun. However, the devs came up with the clever solution of making a game that doesn't sound anything like as fun as the original, resulting in my not buying it. Problem solved ( unfortunately ). Thanks for letting us know, Bryan. Very sad news, though.
I don't blame you for passing on the game, but in general recalibration takes about 30 seconds and isn't a fun killer at all in my experience of sharing the headset socially.
@@PrenticeSummerscales Thanks. Good to know swapping isn't too bad. Would have loved this to be the game to try it, though.
I was wondering why there weren't any early reviews of this game - I guess this review explains why. Might skip this one until it's on sale... shame, was really looking forward to it.
Only game to look like a PSVR1 game for me has been No Mans Sky!
Absolutely loved rush of blood but my only complaint is that you have to recalibrate every five minutes but this looks great! Hoping they make a psvr 1 version
They won't
@@silerthinprath4283 didn’t ask tbf
@@TKbeatwerki have a psvr 1 and unfortunately they stopped making games for it years ago so I just upgraded it to ps2vr
I dug out my psvr1 just to play Rush of Blood again. I kept the game because I knew I’d be back. This review did me in man!
1:37 Holy hell dude, how wide is your head!?
JK great vid as always man.
lmao
Going to wait for sale
ATTENTION: the blurry graphics issue is an error that is being worked on!
You only get one chance at a first impression unfortunately.
This game is absolutely amazing im loving it 😀 scary intense looks great and so much fun excellent job supermassive 😀 😀 😀 😀
Supermassive are working on a massive patch to fix some of the multitude of problems with this game - you should expect better for $40 - you’ve spammed every review lol
Is there a best place to rally for Rush Of Blood update for PSVR2? I feel like we need to really bother them as much as possible about that. 😂
Hey, just wanted to follow up with a clarification from my question on earlier video where the center of my PSVR 2 is crystal clear looking through the center, but gets blurry if I’m glancing down at the speedometer in GT7 for example, or glancing left or right to see if a car is passing me. Or if I’m playing Village the enemy straight ahead is clear, but if I glance with just my eyes at an enemy coming in from the left, right, or above it’s blurry. So basically anytime I want to look at something in a game and have it clear I need to move my head a LOT directly to center it, for instance in GT7 to see the speedometer clearly I need to completely look down and center it on the headset rather than just glance down so I can’t see the road instead. I just want to see if this is normal and not to sweat it, or if I need to contact Sony. I thought foveated rendering meant anywhere I moved my eyes to in the headset would be clear, but I’m just not sure. Thanks again for the advice and the review.
That would be kind of normal if you're trying to look at something near the very edge of your visible area.
I have exactly the same issue and was really wondering about it.
I read in a Reddit forum that it is because of the fresnel lenses and that foveated rendering works fine. If you look away from the center the center should get blurry. But due to the fresnel lenses it never gets crystal clear outside of the center. Only in a very small Spot. But i really cannot See a Difference with eyes tracking in or not.
I also wrote in different TH-cam Channels since in my eyes nobody adresses this issue clearly.
I still hope that it is only a Software issue and not due to the fresnel lenses.
I had totally different expectations about psvr2.
It is still very immersive and awesome. But this issue prevents me from watching Videos or playing 2D games on psvr2.
In VR I try to not focus on this issue too much.
But maybe our psvr2 are broken and we just cannot compare it with Others :(
Since i read about different moire Levels i dont wanna send my vr2 back to get another one that ist maybe much worse..
Completely normal mate, don't worry. Psvr2 is great but you only get a clear image in the place where your head is pointing (and even then it's much less clear than it would be on tv). It took me a few days to accept that fact but I've been loving mine since 👍
Thank you!
@@tomflounders7061 it's like living in a really nice CRT monitor in many ways. the cockpit in a car is nice in gt7 but cars in front of you are fuzzier. it's blurry outside the center of the lens for sure, a swivel chair helps with this so you don't have to turn your head. and this is my first time with VR, i wasn't expecting it to look as good as a 4k tv, so im happy with it.
So its not just me. It does look like Rush of blood graphicwhise
All valid criticisms but the game is fun. I’m glad I kept the preorder. Would have sucked to miss out on it.
I'm already burned out on gun games. I've been playing zombieland which I like but I don't like and I'm at the end already and then I've been playing runner which is pretty cool but My hands hurt by the time I'm done. Not to mention I was playing after the fall too. And the galaxies edge demo. I hope PS VR2 is more than just some shooting games after these games come out. This game would pretty cool as far as a horror game but I think I'll hold off.
I wish I could Switchback my purchase.
I've been hyped for this game since it first got its announcement.. I'm gutted its already getting ripped on ... I've preordered it and will be playing on my night off ..
Been playing Switchback for the last 2 hours, its definitely a great game, yes its blurry in certain parts, but its really fun! Definitely higher than a 7.00. More like a 8.8 score for me.
I've been playing this recently really enjoying it so far! It's not overly scary but fun.
Dang.. I was looking forward to playing this game so badly tomorrow. Now I’m not as excited. When is Firewall gonna release? That’s what I’m looking forward to.
No release date confirmed for Firewall Ultra yet. Hopefully they'll announce something soon.
Thanks for the review. I'd already pre ordered it as loved Rush of Blood. Glad to hear that Switchback is still fun, just a shame that it's not as polished as it could and should be. Noticeable pop in, flat fire textures and the lower res graphics in places... Like you say, it's like they were making it for PSVR 1 and ported it over. I really hope Supermassive hear this feedback and get some patches out...
I'm also really hoping they port over Rush of Blood as I'd 100% buy that again. Tbh it seemed like a missed opportunity not making this a double feature! 🤔
Agreed with all the points raised B! The visuals look the same as a lot of games DEFAULT settings when they were ported from the PSVR1 to the PC (Frackd and The Persistence come to mind). Simple fixes in the .ini files and/or options to turn off Anti-Aliasing and increase super sampling/resolution made all of that muggy blurry filter look go away and sharpens up all the corners. Hopefully the devs can find a way to implement those simple changes to Switchback on PSVR2 as the visuals are the biggest disappointment.
Although yeah there are plenty of other issues in the game from lack of force feedback in several sections, lack of scares, lack of many destructable objects, enemies that bullets pass through until they're damageable, enemies with no physics/ragdoll physics if they fall in front of the cart etc. I still enjoy it as a lightgun shooter - but its severely held back in certain areas.
Supermassive Devs are aware of the issue so now lets see if they fix it. I used to say Rush of Blood was the greatest $15 game ever so was very hyped then saddened about this game. Pre ordered it, downloaded it, but havent played it...
I think you review is accurate I pre-ordered Switchback and I enjoy the game very much besides the obvious short coming of the game... But the devs tweeted they got us so I'm not disappointed ready for the patch👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Dude you need to get the Woojer Vest to get more immersed.
Graphics/bugs aside; this never looked as good as the first one to me in previews. I’m still going to buy it to support VR and hope to help push SMG to release the original on PSVR2.
Update: just played it and loved it. Yeah there are tons of issues… graphics totally look like a Psvr1 game but the HDR on flames and color saturation in reds etc are at least an upgrade. No satisfaction shooting enemies that take a bunch of hits, etc… but the game is REALLY cool and really fun. Very glad I got it.
I loved the game.. graphics are not mind blowing but it has a creepy atmosphere and a lot of scary moments!!
Looks great cant wait
Disappointed for sure as this was my top game for launch. Tho I am not surprised. Watching a number of earlier play through videos I noticed a certain energy and intensity lacking as compared to ROB. The NO BLINK mannequin room did not impress me and the graphics looked meh. Oh well. So many other amazing games for the PSVR2.
Wow, so much for the hype and anticipation of a "Rush of Blood 2." Sounds like an unpolished cashgrab instead of the best game that it could have been. There's so much potential to be way better than Rush of Blood. This game needs to take full advantage of the haptics and adaptive triggers. Hopefully, the developer can do an update to make the blurry resolution better? I don't know if I missed it but how many levels are in this game?
I'll still get this game eventually but I am still happily playing RE Village for my horror game and will hold off until I get through the games I already have.
I dunno about cash grab. It's possible that this was made with far fewer resources than Rush of Blood was. We don't know the size of the team or what their budget/production cycle was like. I'd bet Sony was willing to put more resources into Rush of Blood for PSVR 1's launch than Bandai Namco was for Switchback VR.
The resolution issues could possibly be fixed in a patch, though it does depend a bit on what's causing them. Load times should be reduceable too. Beyond that, it sounds like the issues are with the content of the game itself.
Thanks for your review.
Please do a Rush of blood and switchback side by side comparison
The mannequins look very similar to the killer in the black phone
I'm sorry this game didn't live up to the hype you, the guys, and many of the Gamecats had, but thanks for all of your reviews and other content!
Your efforts are greatly appreciated!
@withoutparole
Hey Bryan. In general, how are you determining the new PSVR2 point scores instead of just doing solid numbers?
Example 6.8 instead of 7 or 6.3 instead of 6?
Thanks!
A 7.0 is higher than a 6.8. And a 6.0 is lower than a 6.3
That's how I judge it lol. That sounds dumb but I find a 100 point scale far more useful and descriptive of a rating than a 10 point scale
Okay, so you are converting a 100 scale to a 1 out of 10 score? I just want to understand your scoring.
Here's a better question. What are you adding up on a game that makes it a 6.8 and not a 7, for example?
@@TheBatAndTheGameCat the music
@@TheBatAndTheGameCat pretend the game is taking a test. your parents would be way madder at you if you got a 67% on a test than if you got a 70%, right? that's what makes these subtle differences in scores important for me
@WithoutParole Got it! Thanks for replying Bryan. You guys are always doing a great job on these shows and reviews.
I haven't had any is due issues with blurry screens. Thought it looked great and it's fun as hell to play!
This is exactly what I was hoping to hear, so glad that at least half the people playing it are having fun! :D
I've heard quite alot of negativity about this one. I had a go for about 40 mins last night and for me uo to that point it was a fun experience. The graphics where not quite res 8 but the environments where pretty cool with the themes. If you put it in perspective of going to watch a movie in the cinema its pretty good value. One criticism I did agree with is it would if been nice to have more punch and damage represe tation when shooting moster etc as it falls a little flat in that area. The best way I could describe the feeling is very much like as you would feel going into a fair ride with a little more depth. Some things hit the mark a d some things fall slightly short. A cool experience for what it is. Hope this helps anyone make a decision on a purchase. I would finally add there seems to be a few haters out there commenting on the vr2 as an experience that probably hasn't purchased it yet. Its one of the few occasion in tech I've been blown away by the jump, yes it has its limitations but no means a novelty that you may play every now and then which I was expecting. So early in it ls availability and there are some cool titles on it and from my perception I see the vr2 as a staple part of my gaming now and I sincerely expected to be underwhelmed by my purchase but I rolled the dice and as I have enjoyed what I have so far would love to see it get greater support to enhance my future experiences
Patched to fix blur, the poor animations and stutters... by this review it'll still be below Rush of Blood due to small puppets being less scary. I hope for a 3rd score (😉) in 6 months post the important patches.
Love the honest review.
I would like to know if there are actual rollercoster segments like in rush of blood.
Based on the fottage i have seen so far most is playin out more like a train ride....no big changes in elevation.
There are, but just big hills and drops --- no corkscrews or loops. Very similar to Rush of Blood
Thanks for the info👍.
Love your channel.
I would of gave it a 5 for the amount of performance issues.
The light brigade still best psvr2 launch title.😃
Thank you so much for the early review.
Was able to refund my pre-order
Might consider on sale for $10 or latest when it's a free game on PS+
Because of this review I cancelled my pre-ordered (which was a pain because of how Sony makes you “chat” with an agent). After about 30 minutes I got the ordered cancelled- will consider at a huge discount. Thank you for saving me $40.
I’m excited to jump in. But am waiting for the PS5 Pro/slim version to launch possibly this fall or next year.
A PS5 Pro wouldn't necessarily solve the issues here, unless the developers had an uncapped resolution or framerate (which most VR games don't) or specifically patched their game to take advantage of more powerful hardware. The only issue a PS5 Pro would solve by default is slowdown/dropped frames.
I was gonna get it, now im not... maybe in a very very good sale in the future...damn, this was a game that should have the same wow factor as the first one with the tech of the psvr2! pitty!
This is never a game I was super excited for, but I know a lot of gamecats were, so I'm still sad to see it not living up to expectations. Hope the devs can make some improvements over time.
I thought 7.9 for all the negative points you mentioned in the original upload was too high, so a reupload with a 7.0 score makes sense. Still not great for all the lost comments on the other video.
What is worse about this the game was supposed to be a launch title but got delayed for a month….
wasn’t this just uploaded?
ohh the rating is 7 now instead of 7.9
Buzz kill review. Thanks
Ok I was quite gutted to see the reviews coming in, but now I’ve played it myself I find myself utterly torn but bemused. I’ve never played Rush of blood as a VR noob, so a big part of me is REALLY enjoying this game. There is so much to love, but the reviewers are spot on. I really don’t understand how this game can release looking like a PSVR1 title. Nothing scares me, so I didn’t expect scares, but I really like the atmosphere, sound and settings. The lack of clarity just made me wish for more though. The second thing that blows my mind is the loading times. It almost makes me think this has been in the hands of people who have never touched a PS5, but that can’t be true so WTF is going on here?
There is a hopeful part of me that Sony are demanding the code right now, so they can get their top team on this to make it what it should be. Just getting rid of the load times and making it PSVR2 level clear would make all the difference to the scores this is getting.
Praying for some patches, but still scratching my head on how this can release in such a screwed up state. I’d love to hear from the Devs.
Sony wouldn't be able to demand the code, as it's developed by Supermassive (3rd party developer) and published by Bandai Namco, but Sony has offered assistance to certain developers in the past to help improve their games. Not sure what is required for that to happen though, and it doesn't happen often so that's probably unlikely.
I'd guess the only team that will be working on this game is Supermassive. Hopefully they can improve the resolution and load times in a patch.
Oh also don't feel bad for enjoying this game. A lot of the deflated rhetoric around it seems to be from people who absolutely loved the original, so if it's new and fresh and enjoyable to you, just have fun!
I just went back and played rush of blood and the shooting is more accurate then switch back they need to fix this and send us a update for this issue please!
Rush of Blood was 20, and worth it... 40 is to much for me
Then get a job.
Do you guys think there's any chance of getting a Rush Of Blood port to PSVR2?
This game has no excuse looking this bad, dynamic foveated rendering is a must, especially when using reprojection.
I all starts with the hassle of accept various conditions on different screens (need to wait some time before being able to shoot accept) and then a series of loading screens and between them, blurry menus and screens...
How couldn't they improve Rush & blood in any - not 1 single - aspect?
For those who never experienced the latter, it's worth $20-25, for the others, you'll pay for a huge frustration and missed opportunity.
At 40 bucks, they were hoping to sell this on brand name alone, lazy craftsmanship on this one 5.9.
I bought this thinking it can't be that bad. It is, I think 7 is waaaay to high for this game. I'm actually wondering when the next gen version is going to release. 🤬
To be fair, the new big 3GB update that came out in July fixed a lot of the low-res textures and resolution issues, so I say it's at least an 8 now 😜
I'm really happy with the updates. Gonna go with a solid 7.5. :D
I've had alot of fun so far with this game. It's #3 on my short list of PSVR2 games behind GT7 and No Man Sky. For the record I've only played 4 full games with Horizon being the 4th but have tried many of the Demo's. Wasn't a big fan of the Village demo so can anyone tell me if the full game plays better than the demo.
Sometimes my arms are everywhere, some cutscenes are weirdly close to the ground, but the rest of the playtrough is good ! I even got a workout fighting wolves with a knife 😁. And if you have res 8 full game disc on ps4, you can play/upgrade it on your ps5 till full vr game for free !!👍👍👍
RE8 is fun, especially if you pick it up used at a Game Store for about $22 bucks, wouldn’t pay full price for it. Im really liking Zombieland a lot. Its my most played game and love going though each level trying find everything and beating my score.
So it's not scary, doesn't look that nice, enemy variety is lacking and uninspired. Yet you've still given it a 7? Did you give it 6 points just for the gunplay and detour options? I don't understand how.
I totally disagree this is a awesome game very scary better then rush of blood
So before this game my right controller didn’t work during games then we received an update now it’s the left one so I played this with one gun. 😢
You missed the really slow load times and instability issues or frequent crashing in your list of cons with this game.
Wes and I discussed the load times on Wednesday's show and didn't think they were a big deal. And personally I haven't had a single crash, despite having played through the entire game... How frequent is frequent?
was expecting a much lower score than 7/10 when listening to all the negative things said lol
Bryan is wrong which is a rare thing. Some blurriness is there but during the action it's very clear with a spooky vibe. It is more scary to me than rush of blood. I was jump scared more in this game and had a feeling of adrenaline as I played. Yes the puzzles were a bad idea but everything else just hits with real feels and spooky vibes. 8 plus game for sure. Gun haptics were great but Bryan admitted he played the Tales of Star wars before this review which of course makes these haptics pale in comparison.
Some blurriness, bad puzzles, good not great haptics --- seems like we agree on almost everything here, outside of the horror element. I'm thrilled that you're enjoying it even more than I did (a full review point more!) - that makes me happy to hear! Appreciate the feedback, as always! :D
I might be on my own here…but I would really like to see a rail shooter that works as well as switchback or ROB…but a little more…Scooby Doo…I know psvr1 has “darkness rollercoaster” but…yikes. I think the theming of darkness rollercoaster but the function like ROB
100 % after your last couple of reviews want to see a review of the hyped for review to see what deserved your hype(thT one of the gamecats requested).
From the sound of it switchback looses some levels and star wars increases.
Love your reviews BTW, I have limited gaming time so will prob be skipping this one