Drayth wrote on Mar 30, 2020, 02:19:
A little further ahead myself, but taking my time too. The VR experience for this shooter is as much a leap forward as Quake GL back in the day. The whole experience is so immersive. You react like you're at the actual game space all this is happening in. My first real gunfight felt insane, even if it's probably tame compared to what lies ahead.

Same. The experience was slower paced than, say, Doom: Eternal, but the first gunfight against Combine soldiers was pretty stunning. I was instinctively taking cover by physically crouching down. Since I couldn't see the enemy from my crouched state, I listened for their fire to pause for a reload. Then, I'd quickly stand, lean out, and fire at them until I expended the magazine, which in turn prompted quick, instinctive returns to cover to go through the multi-step reloading process (eject the empty magazine, reach back into my rucksack to grab a fresh magazine, slamming it into the pistol, then chambering a round with the slide). Like you say, the whole thing felt like I was actually in a gunfight rather than playing a shooter.

Quinn wrote on Mar 30, 2020, 04:00:
I won't touch this until I have a VR rig, which I cannot afford at the current time. Shall I start a gofundme page? xD

I'll wait the holodeck version.

I won't touch this until I have a VR rig, which I cannot afford at the current time. Shall I start a gofundme page? xD

A little further ahead myself, but taking my time too. The VR experience for this shooter is as much a leap forward as Quake GL back in the day. The whole experience is so immersive. You react like you're at the actual game space all this is happening in. My first real gunfight felt insane, even if it's probably tame compared to what lies ahead.

Been taking my time with the HL:A, just found the flashlight tonight. Shining light with one hand, aiming a gun with the other...and every reload requires the flashlight hand. Monsters gaining ground in the darkness. Desperately searching for them again in the darkness with a fresh clip. There's just no way this experience translates to m+kb.

bigspender wrote on Mar 29, 2020, 21:16:
Isn't this a bit like making v8 car noises in your hatchback? It's just not the same experience as the real thing :p

I can't imagine it would be much fun to play this way. The game works because the gameplay mechanics and level design are perfectly integrated with the capabilities and strengths of VR. Take away the VR component and the bastardized remains are going to be pretty broken from a fundamental "is this enjoyable" perspective.

Isn't this a bit like making v8 car noises in your hatchback? It's just not the same experience as the real thing :p

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PHJF wrote on Mar 29, 2020, 17:51:
Ummm PSX had great emulation on the PC. Bleem didn't have the best compatibility, but it allowed you to change graphics settings. CVGS on the other hand ran pretty much exactly like a PSX. As I never owned a PSX, that was how I played most PS1 games... including like a half dozen runs through Symphony of the Night ...

The best Playstation 1 emulator is "ePSXe", almost 100% of the games perfectly emulated.
Like all PC emulators it has
100% today´s 3D accelerated graphics,
save anywhere with 10 savestates (function keys, F1,F2,F3)
choose mouse and keyboard or controller

Add "pec" from pec.duttke.de for a mini program that adds an abundance of cheats for almost all PS1 games.
Greatest games for me
Blam Machinehead, play it again every few years,
MediEvil,
Klonoa,
Tai fu wrath of the tiger,
Akuji the heartless,
Einhander,
etc.

Best PS2 emulator: PCSX2,
Drakan: The Ancients' Gates,
Baldur's gate dark alliance 1 and 2
etc.
Gamecube, Wii : Dolphin
Klonoa 2,
Zelda
Mario
etc.


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I hate it when my hacks get foxed.

Ummm PSX had great emulation on the PC. Bleem didn't have the best compatibility, but it allowed you to change graphics settings. CVGS on the other hand ran pretty much exactly like a PSX. As I never owned a PSX, that was how I played most PS1 games... including like a half dozen runs through Symphony of the Night.

In fact VGS was so popular that Sony sued the creators and when the lawsuit ended in favor of VGS they bought the creators and discontinued VGS.

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