Gaming

Stray (PS5)

Stray (PS5)

I finally got my hands on a PlayStation 5. The first game I played was Stray, which has to be one of the most enjoyable non-vr games I’ve played since Fire Watch. Playing this with the new Duel Sense controller and spatial audio was amazing. Seeing such a great implementation of this tech on PS5…

Notes on Land’s End

Notes on Land’s End

Few VR games have surpassed the simple stylized beauty of Land’s End. Low Poly geometry, noise textures, colorful materials, water, and great lighting all contribute to making these bits feel like a place. I’ve played this on Go many times. It’s something to reach for when I want to clear my head or have something…

Notes on Red Matter

Notes on Red Matter

With the recent announcement of Red Matter 2, I decided to revisit this game on Quest. Red Matter was one of the first games I bought for the Oculus Quest in 2019. It’s made by the same developers who made Daedalus. I was impressed by it back then and I’m just as impressed now nearly…

Daedalus

Daedalus

This week I revisited Daedalus on Oculus Go to capture a few photos and videos for my archive. This is one of my favorite VR games from the 3DOF era. I’ve spent many hours here over the years and every time I visit it is magical. I’ve solved hard problems and made big decisions while…

Notes on Myst (VR)

Notes on Myst (VR)

Achievement unlocked? I finally completed the classic that has inspired so many games over the past three decades. To be honest, I never played Myst in the 90s. I didn’t have access to a computer until the early 2000s and by the time I got one, I never really used it for gaming. I spent…

Notes on Torn

Notes on Torn

This has been sitting patiently in my Rift library, just waiting for me to play through it. Without giving anything away, I’ll just say that this seems like a puzzle game but it’s really all about story. It’s not a story that feels super important or interesting until you finish it. I urge you to…

Notes on The Gallery

Notes on The Gallery

Continuing my progress through my SteamVR library, this week I finally got around to playing The Gallery: Heart of the Emberstone. I first played Chapter 1 (The Gallery: Call of the Starseed) in 2017 shortly after getting my Vive. I think this was even part of the bundle of games I received with the Vive….

VR Cat Games

VR Cat Games

I have a few cat games in my SteamVR library. Some of them are little more than a joke or simple game mechanic, others have a bit more going for them. Kittypocalypse Link A strategic tower defense game that featured attaching hordes of alien cats. Out of everything on the list, this was the game…