What old games would be a good jump to VR?

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#1 uninspiredcup
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So, the System Shock 2 is being converted to VR and the very flawed action game, Resident Evil 4.

What other titles suit the shift?

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#2 xantufrog  Moderator
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Thief 1+2 defo

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#3 JasonOfA36
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Deus Ex

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#4  Edited By madrocketeer
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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

Imagine it: getting yelled at for failing the train mission in VR. Now that's immersive. And that's not even mentioning the hot coffee.

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the GTA V strip club

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#7 Chutebox
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Lair would be awesome in VR!

Especially if it wasn't a shit game.

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#8 deactivated-62852ef1135c6
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Layers of Fear

Everybody's Gone to the Rapture

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

Far Cry 3/4/5

As others have said, Thief

F-Zero

Firewatch

....lots more.

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#9  Edited By uninspiredcup
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@xantufrog said:

Thief 1+2 defo

Immediately what came to mind.

Their is a Thief inspired VR game, basically a fan project turned dev and it is legitimately pretty decent.

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It would be awesome to play Populous 3 in VR with direct hand interaction and updated visuals.

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#10 xantufrog  Moderator
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@uninspiredcup: nice! I'm gonna check that out.

Your populous vote made me think Black and White could be fun too with the gestures/interaction

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Duck tales

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Deus Ex, System Shock 2

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#13 hardwenzen
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Portal, i guess. And i want to see RE4 VR being played on Professional.

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#14  Edited By pelvist
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I always thought Black&White would be a good fit for VR. Also I think the Legend of Grimrocks games would be. Someone mentioned The Vanishing of Ethan Carter and that's had an official VR version on Steam for ages now, though I haven't played it personally.

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Pong.

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@xantufrog said:

Thief 1+2 defo

Nice choices, as they are slower paced and don't require twitch movement.

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@hardwenzen said:

Portal, i guess. And i want to see RE4 VR being played on Professional.

If you want to play more Portal, check out Portal Reloaded. It just released.

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#18  Edited By Gym_Lion
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Sega Rally.

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@R4gn4r0k said:
@hardwenzen said:

Portal, i guess. And i want to see RE4 VR being played on Professional.

If you want to play more Portal, check out Portal Reloaded. It just released.

Not a fan of Portal, actually. Only mentioned it because people are into it.

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#20 R4gn4r0k
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@hardwenzen: Hm, that's ok. Do you like any other Valve games?

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#21 hardwenzen
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@R4gn4r0k said:

@hardwenzen: Hm, that's ok. Do you like any other Valve games?

HL is one of my fav franchises and L4D was great. Don't care about the likes of CS and TF, tho.

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#22  Edited By deactivated-63d1ad7651984
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  • F.E.A.R.
  • Mirror's Edge
  • Max Payne
  • Pretty much any GTA game starting with 3
  • Sleeping Dogs
  • Alan Wake
  • Far Cry 3

I actually played a few of these games in VR already using Vorpx it's far from perfect but it's pretty awesome when everything works correctly. The first game I ever beat in VR was actually Mirror's Edge with M/KB it was great the only thing that took away from the experience was the screen door effect.

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Any Horror games in VR

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#24  Edited By my_user_name
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I think just about any FPS and most racing games.

After playing Astrobot, I don't see why the majority of 3rd person games couldn't work in VR.

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#25 xantufrog  Moderator
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@pelvist: they've officially released VR support for Operencia, which is a Grimrock-like dungeoncrawler throwback. I haven't played it, but I like the look and do plan on it

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@hardwenzen said:
@R4gn4r0k said:

@hardwenzen: Hm, that's ok. Do you like any other Valve games?

HL is one of my fav franchises and L4D was great. Don't care about the likes of CS and TF, tho.

Having played Half Life 2 just recently, it amazes me how varied the gameplay is, and how well Valve pulls off each and every gameplay elements it introduces.

If you want to replay Half Life 2 and make it look acceptable for todays standards, it's easy doing so by installing a couple of mods on top of each other.

First off Half Life 2: update can be found on Steam, it's a must. I installed MMod on top of that (improves gunplay). And then I took Ilopn's models and animations and installed it on top of that.

Had a blast replaying Half Life 2 like that for the umpteenth time

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#27 Estrowin
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@uninspiredcup:

I never read the original post but Resident Evil 4 is a masterpiece

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Parasite Eve 2. Those Ps1 designs will be sure to give you a heart attack.

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#29 WhatAFailure
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Lots of good choices mentioned. Anything from shooters, platformers to puzzlers (like Portal) or an older open world game would be good.

Mirror's Edge does have something close with Stride VR. And Left 4 Dead might have a close cousin in the upcoming After the Fall (made by Arizona Sunshine devs), which is 4 player co-op and has zombie hordes.

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Certainly anything where the player doesnt move themselves would be low pickings.

Freespace (need to add a cockpit though), crimson skies, Racing games in general (from mario kart to GT), wipeout all low pickings. actually a racing game where you are driving and shooting could be a bit of mad fun. gotta lob that green shell just right :P. I tried ballistic NG (a wipeout clone) in VR and its both very cool and, surprisingly, not vomit inducing. i had the joy puke bucket ready and everything.

Metroid prime would be an interesting challenge. On paper its perfect for VR. The fact that you can see your visor may also make motion sickness less of an issue. but all that platforming could be a problem. What if you have a long fall...would it disorientate the player? I haven't played a 3D platformer in VR (recommendations welcome :D). Metroid prime, as a series, also relies a lot on player movement and positioning. this is an area in VR where, well, devs are still working on it. It would need to be a very different type of metroid prime to work well in VR at the moment (no bad thing mind. nothing wrong with shaking things up).

Deus ex built up even to the standard to HL:A (in terms of visuals and level of interaction) would be absolutely amazing. Back in 2000 ion storm tried to build a highly interactive world but the vision was a bit bigger than what they could pull off. it was pretty janky. still a commendable effort.

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Thief and Splinter Cell for sure. Sneaking around then using your controllers to knock people out or steal stuff. Hell yeah.

Some RTS games would be great, definitely Supreme Commander. I loved turtling up in that game and given how elevation was a factor, it'd be fun to get that sort of worldview down and be able to peer around.

They already did Battlezone in VR but it was more of a remake of the arcade version; I'd like the see the remake-remake of Battlezone in VR, the action-RTS one that came out in

And I'd love to see a remake of Tie Fighter in VR.

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@xantufrog said:

Thief 1+2 defo

Immediately what came to mind.

Their is a Thief inspired VR game, basically a fan project turned dev and it is legitimately pretty decent.

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It would be awesome to play Populous 3 in VR with direct hand interaction and updated visuals.

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add Black and White 1/2 to the God game list. Especially with the "gesture" spell system. Oh man. Picking up villagers and sacrificing them hahaha. Then leashing your pet and using the VR controllers to lead them around the map.

Might as well add Dungeon Keeper 1/2 to the list as well.

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Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball :D

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@omegamaster said:

Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball :D

FACT! 😋

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#34  Edited By pelvist
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@xantufrog: Nice ill have a look for that later, thankyou.

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