Where do I start with Boneworks. This game is by far the greatest example of what the future of VR can hold. While this game definitely requires a strong stomach and well established "VR Legs", if you can provide those requirements, what you will find is one of the most immersive and fun first person shooters I have personally ever experienced, especially for VR. This game goes toe to toe with Valve's far more popular Half Life: Alyx in my eyes. Both games provide a similar gameplay loop, while also offering far different interactivity and immersion. While I could sit here all day and compare the two, I should probably focus on Boneworks for this review.
Immersion: When talking about immersion in a VR game, most people are referring to how life like or believable the game appears. For me, Boneworks excels in using an inverse kinematics body to allow it's player to feel like they are there in such a way that no other game to date on the VR platform truly can. The heaviness of objects and way your simulated body interacts with the world feels so natural and real in most instances, near the later half of the game, I forgot I was even playing VR.
Story: This game has a minimal, but very mysterious and interesting story. From what I can tell, and without spoiling anything, the plot revolves around your character being trapped in a virtual city by some sort of virus that is not allowing the programmers to connect. It is up to you as the last person connected to the game, to reboot it from the inside. This game gets really meta.
Gameplay: This game treads across many classic Half Life style gameplay beats. Excellent FPS gameplay with physics based puzzle solving. The game also proves that not every FPS needs a shotgun. (Though, I would love to see one.) There are plenty of bonus modes and extra content to be found in the game as well, such as a Sandbox mode, Arena mode, and even a Zombies mode that is reminiscent of classic Black Ops Zombies.
Conclusion: If you are not prone to motion sickness, and are fairly comfortable with VR. You have to play this game. This game was literally my life for a month or so, and it needs to be yours too.
Immersion: When talking about immersion in a VR game, most people are referring to how life like or believable the game appears. For me, Boneworks excels in using an inverse kinematics body to allow it's player to feel like they are there in such a way that no other game to date on the VR platform truly can. The heaviness of objects and way your simulated body interacts with the world feels so natural and real in most instances, near the later half of the game, I forgot I was even playing VR.
Story: This game has a minimal, but very mysterious and interesting story. From what I can tell, and without spoiling anything, the plot revolves around your character being trapped in a virtual city by some sort of virus that is not allowing the programmers to connect. It is up to you as the last person connected to the game, to reboot it from the inside. This game gets really meta.
Gameplay: This game treads across many classic Half Life style gameplay beats. Excellent FPS gameplay with physics based puzzle solving. The game also proves that not every FPS needs a shotgun. (Though, I would love to see one.) There are plenty of bonus modes and extra content to be found in the game as well, such as a Sandbox mode, Arena mode, and even a Zombies mode that is reminiscent of classic Black Ops Zombies.
Conclusion: If you are not prone to motion sickness, and are fairly comfortable with VR. You have to play this game. This game was literally my life for a month or so, and it needs to be yours too.