Bloober Team's Blair Witch game is spooky enough on a regular display, but for the real horror fans out there, how about experiencing it in PlayStation VR? Blair Witch: VR Edition brings the full game over to Sony's headset, allowing you to explore the forest alongside Bullet immersed in virtual reality. Oh, and the game is out today, 12th August.
This version of the game has plenty of benefits and new features. Your canine companion, for example, feels more real in VR; you're able to pet him, offer him treats, shake his paw, and give him objects to sniff using the PS Move controllers. In addition, environments have been given added interactivity, with more objects to mess with as you unravel the mystery. There's also the marker pen, which you'll use to write on paper and other objects in real time, and lots of other interactive moments like unlocking doors, opening up cars, and more.
There will even be new creature encounters and other sights and sounds, meaning even if you've played before, this version of the game will feel unique. With the new control scheme streamlining commands and interactions, this could be worth a shot if you're a fan of the franchise.
Again, it's available today for $29.99 on PSVR. Will you be playing Blair Witch: VR Edition? Take a bullet for Bullet in the comments section below.
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Horror in VR is such an strong use of the tech.
Watches trailer: Nope!
Not sure I have the bottle for this one 😅
Loved RE in VR! More horror VR please
I feel seeing the hand without the arm takes away some of the immersion from the game. Are all PSVR games like this?
@MaccaMUFC it's honestly one of my biggest complaints about VR games. I've pretty much never seen a game that had the arms with the hands.
No way I reviewed the Blair Witch game and I can't remember a single thing about it except that I added it to my "maybe go back to platinum one day" list.
I can't cope with horror games in VR, so naturally I will be purchasing and never playing it after the first 5mins like I did with RE: 7, Paranormal Activity and Until Dawn: Rush of Blood
Normally, I am a supporter for VR games but the 4/10 review of the non-VR game should be a warning.
@Bri-Die Jade cipher does. But it doesn't really work too well. PSVR is prone to drifting...suddenly having an arm coming out of your chest takes you out just as much.
I quite like bloober team but this one really didn't click with me. I just got lost constantly and felt like it was wasting my time. Maybe vr will fix that. Hopefully this hasn't took the visual hit layers of fear did to get it on psvr
@Bleachedsmiles Was going to suggest that, too. I didn't experience that problem with the few hours I put in, but it was really tough on Normal mode and I realised there was no trophy for it either haha Will probably stick it on easy and complete it soon.
This would be horrifying in VR.
Only BlooberTeam game I liked, though I feel like an idiot because despite playing through it twice, I couldn't seem to piece the story together, I also wonder what was real and what wasn't real. Watched a couple videos on YT but couldn't find a video that thoroughly explains everything.
If you go down to the Woods today you will find...Blue Box Game Studios probably and lost to
No thank you, I like to keep my pants crap free.
@MaccaMUFC @Bri-Die The Walking Dead: Saint and Sinners and Hitman 3 both have arms with your hands.
@Bri-Die I'm playing Saints and sinners and that has arms 😉 l know I've played more VR games with arms but l can't think of any examples
@Perryg92 I also have a stack of them, and have shrieked far, far too many times at the ones I’ve played. To be honest, I played Dead Space recently and I shrieked there. I don’t think it’s the games, it’s me. (Still adding this to my ‘wish list’ though!)
Yeah... no thanks.
@dbunny Is it any good?
@Jaz007 Are either of them good? I've never actually seen them in action. Might look into them if they are.
@Bleachedsmiles oh i imagine that would be quite jarring mentally hahahaha
@Bri-Die yeah its really good, just finished it. l thought it had one of the better uses of the move controllers. also the inpatient has great use of the moves and I'm sure you had arms in that too 😉
If you haven’t seen the original film I’d definitely recommend it. Great time capsule piece. Please just stay away from the sequel, and don’t take the reboot too seriously.
@Bri-Die Hitman 3 is an excellent conversion of the Hitman trilogy into VR. Just stellar.
Saints and Sinners is a pretty good VR game. It's very physically involved and uses VR very well in a survival zombie setting.
Both are some of the best PSVR games.
@dbunny @Jaz007 Ok sounds like i've got some good options to keep an eye on when sales update. both of those look like they'd fill a good vr void in my life. Any other VR reco's? I finally played Tetris Effect in VR the other day and it was incredible. I've got Iron Man VR, which if it weren't for the load times i'd consider it a good VR game.
@Bri-Die hmmm resident evil 7, Skyrim vr, no mans sky, Arizona sunshine, Wolfenstein: cyberpilot, LA noire: vr case files, astrobot rescue mission, moss, blood n truth, paranormal activity: the lost soul, Robinson: the journey... l could go on, l didn't realise I'd played so many 😁
Thanks for the heads up on VR version!
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