{"id":87160,"date":"2016-03-18T13:00:42","date_gmt":"2016-03-18T11:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=87160"},"modified":"2016-03-18T13:23:16","modified_gmt":"2016-03-18T11:23:16","slug":"games-that-would-be-perfect-for-playstation-vr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/87160-games-that-would-be-perfect-for-playstation-vr","title":{"rendered":"Games that would be perfect for PlayStation VR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As someone who plays way too many games, I cannot help but imagine the possibilities of what could be on PlayStation VR.<\/p>\n<p>With the recent announcement of <a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/87040-sony-announces-playstation-vr-launch-date-and-pricing.html\" target=\"_blank\">its release date and pricing<\/a>, I just had to share my weird and wonderful ideas of what could make for an epic VR experience.<\/p>\n<p>Some of these might seem like something that you would not play, but if you could I am sure you would.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>RPG meets hack and slash<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dark-Souls-FPS-e1458298280576.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-87164\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-87164\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dark-Souls-FPS-e1458298280576.jpg\" alt=\"Dark Souls FPS\" width=\"600\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My dream of a <em>Dark Souls<\/em> VR game takes\u00a0the game\u2019s brutal mechanics and dials them down a bit.<\/p>\n<p>I could imagine\u00a0the frustration of trying to take on a dozen enemies while trying to control my head and sword at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, I would rather like to see the difficulty of Lords of the Fallen with an open world of an <em>Elder Scrolls<\/em> title.<\/p>\n<p>To make a successful PlayStation VR RPG hack and slash combination, it will need the perfect blend of enemies and combat.<\/p>\n<p>The game could not be as relentless as <em>Dark Souls<\/em>\u00a0as the headset makes the movement next to impossible to pull off.<\/p>\n<p>Could you imagine rolling around a boss a dozen times and getting motion sickness? The game would also need to make use of the controller rather than motion control.<\/p>\n<p>We all know how terrible swinging your arms in\u00a0a game can be and the <em>Elder Scrolls<\/em> games rely heavily on the mashing of the R2\/RT button.<\/p>\n<p>If it was to ever happen, then it would need a solid shield and sword type of gameplay, one in which a player takes a more strategic stance at combat.<\/p>\n<p>Think I<em>nfinity Blade<\/em> on iOS, but first person, and with VR.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Harvest Moon RPG mash up<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Fantasy-Life.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-87166\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-87166\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Fantasy-Life.jpg\" alt=\"Fantasy Life\" width=\"600\" height=\"278\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Those of you who have ever played <em>Fantasy Life\u00a0<\/em>will understand where I am going with this game.<\/p>\n<p>The game lets the player choose from various roles in which he or she goes out into a vibrant world to level up.<\/p>\n<p>If you are a miner, you will mine, and if you are a sorcerer, you will use magic to kill monsters.<\/p>\n<p>To make a successful simulation game meets RPG, it will need a beautiful world that is not only great to explore, but teleports the player to its gorgeous landscapes and makes them feel like they are part of the world.<\/p>\n<p>While you are not slaying beasts, you are tending to your farm, and redecorating your house, which thanks to VR comes alive more than ever.<\/p>\n<p>Think <em>Ni No Kuni<\/em> visuals, with <em>Harvest Moon<\/em> farming, and tucked away within it a solid role-based RPG.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Podracing<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Podracing-e1458298581919.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-87168\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-87168\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Podracing-e1458298581919.png\" alt=\"Podracing\" width=\"600\" height=\"270\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a world overcrowded by simulation racers, a futuristic one will be most welcoming.<\/p>\n<p>Bring back <em>Wipeout<\/em>, or something on the same lines as it. Get into your pod and race through different iterations of various planets.<\/p>\n<p>Thinks <em>Destiny\u2019s <\/em>Sparrow Racing, but with refined racing mechanics, and a wide range of tracks to race across.<\/p>\n<p>To make a racing game work with VR, it has to have the ability to make the player feel like he is in the driver\u2019s seat of this pod.<\/p>\n<p>When he wants to use nitro, he needs to actually find the button in the midst of the chaos on the track and press it.<\/p>\n<p>When something goes wrong with his pod, he needs to try and fix it while still focusing on the race.<\/p>\n<p>That is VR, having the ability to fully realize a scenario without compromising on the \u201creality\u201d part of it.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Titanfall<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Titanfall-e1458298710804.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-87170\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-87170\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Titanfall-e1458298710804.jpg\" alt=\"Titanfall\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Although Sony are working on various shooters for the PlayStation VR, I worry about all these on-rail\u00a0shooters that will literally take you from point A to B without any sort of freedom.<\/p>\n<p>I know it is a challenge creating a first-person shooter with VR, as it needs to be comfortable and easy to get the hang of.<\/p>\n<p>Playing <em>Call of Duty:Black Ops III<\/em> for example will end up with motion sickness as it is extremely fast paced.<\/p>\n<p>The only game I can see working with VR would be a <em>Titanfall<\/em> mash up. The Titans walk and turn at a gradual pace, allowing you to actually control the camera while still shooting.<\/p>\n<p>It does not need you to get whiplash as your try and turn around to kill the enemy behind you. So what if <em>Titanfall<\/em> does not happen, another robot shooter like <em>Armored Core<\/em> would be perfect.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Digimon World<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Digimon-e1458298855143.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-87172\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-87172\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Digimon-e1458298855143.jpg\" alt=\"Digimon\" width=\"600\" height=\"340\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Imagine you are playing a brand new <em>Digimon<\/em> game, and you are in the \u201creal world\u201d portion of the game, doing normal day to day activities.<\/p>\n<p>Your player then finds a strange looking headset and when placed on his head it then teleports him to the Digital World.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;re able to\u00a0switch between the Digital World and the real world in an awesome RPG-based <em>Digimon<\/em> game.<\/p>\n<p>We have always wanted a <em>Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> or <em>Digimon<\/em> game to feel as real as ever and this could be the closest thing to pretending we are Tai meeting Agumon for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>Exploring a dense Digital World while training and Digivolving your Digimon would be cool.<\/p>\n<p>When it is time to save and exit, you just take the headset off and return to the real world. I would never leave home if this ever happened.<\/p>\n<p>So there you have my wild wish list for VR games. What would you like to play on PlayStation VR?<\/p>\n<p>Let us know in the comments and forum.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>More On PlayStation VR<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a title=\"Permalink to Oculus Rift vs PlayStation VR \u2013 Price, Specifications\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/87142-oculus-rift-vs-playstation-vr-price-specifications.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Oculus Rift vs PlayStation VR \u2013 Price, Specifications<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Permalink to Sony announces PlayStation VR launch date and pricing\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/87040-sony-announces-playstation-vr-launch-date-and-pricing.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Sony announces PlayStation VR launch date and pricing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Permalink to Sony is working on a PlayStation VR glove controller\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/86608-sony-is-working-on-a-playstation-vr-glove-controller.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Sony is working on a PlayStation VR glove controller<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are so many possibilities for games with PlayStation VR. We explore them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":213,"featured_media":87162,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[1728,17544,3180,10523,1966,17542,15880,17546,10287,2372],"class_list":["post-87160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","tag-dark-souls","tag-fantasy-life","tag-feature","tag-features-2","tag-games","tag-harvest-moon","tag-playstation-vr","tag-podracing","tag-titanfall","tag-wipeout"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/213"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87160"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87160\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}