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I’ll be sincere, after I play VR video games, it’s not for the breadth of the expertise. I placed on my Meta Quest headset for the likes of Beat Saber or another short-but-fun sport. However Asgard’s Wrath 2 got here alongside — proper close to the top of 2023, no much less — and blew all of my preconceived notions away. The sport is a meaty, replayable RPG with lovely graphics, enjoyable puzzles and an precise story that sucked me in and saved me sufficient to play extra. It’s simply my favourite VR sport that I performed final yr.
In Asgard’s Wrath 2, you’re pursuing Norse god Loki, your betrayer within the earlier sport, all the best way to Egypt. With a bit assist from the native deities, the participant character controls a number of mortals who every have their very own distinctive tales. Maybe this speaks to my very own biases about VR video games, however I used to be once more baffled by the scope of this title — whereas it’s a sport you possibly can choose up and put down at leisure, it may simply take dozens and dozens of hours to finish.
Graphically, it might not be probably the most spectacular sport that got here out in 2023, and the colours can generally sear the eyes. However that’s the extent of my complaints thus far (I haven’t but completed the sport). I’ve loved what I’ve seen thus far of Asgard’s Wrath 2 and it’ll take rather a lot for VR video games in 2024 to prime it.
What else occurred this week
This week, we had our Xbox Developer Direct, wherein a handful of studios gave us some extra details about their upcoming video games. Out of all of them, I’m simply most impressed with Indiana Jones and the Nice Circle, if for no different cause than they didn’t simply make a Tomb Raider/Uncharted clone. Lara Croft and Nathan Drake could also be Indy’s non secular offspring, however he’s able to carrying a special sort of sport. In case it’s not clear, no I don’t care that the sport is first-person. In reality, I adore it.
Out of the remainder of the video games on the Direct, Avowed appears to be like prefer it’ll be the furthest up my alley. If I do know Obsidian in any case these years, it’ll be a stunning, modern and enjoyable RPG with at the very least some jank sprinkled in for enjoyable. I additionally assume I’m going to have to return and replay Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice so I can keep in mind what the heck occurred in that earlier than I transfer on to the sequel later this yr.
In private information, Mike Minotti didn’t exaggerate when he praised Prince of Persia: The Misplaced Crown — that sport has taken up a lot of my time in the previous couple of weeks that I nearly haven’t made time for the rest. That stated, I’m hoping to complete it up quickly in order that I can put my complete coronary heart and as a lot of my time as attainable into Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth — I’m most excited to see how the story goes contemplating what occurred in The Man Who Erased His Title — and Tekken 8.
What to play this week
What’s new:
- Prince of Persia: The Misplaced Crown
- The Final of Us Half II Remastered
- Palworld
- Turnip Boy Robs A Financial institution
- One other Code: Recollection
- Knights of Grayfang
New on subscription companies:
- These Who Stay (Xbox Sport Cross)
- F1 23 (Xbox Sport Cross)
- Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands – Subsequent-Degree Version (PlayStation Plus Further+Premium)
- Resident Evil 2 (PlayStation Plus Further+Premium)
- Hardspace: Shipbreaker (PlayStation Plus Further+Premium)
- LEGO Metropolis Undercover (PlayStation Plus Further+Premium)
- Simply Trigger 3 (PlayStation Plus Further+Premium)
- Session: Skate Sim (PlayStation Plus Further+Premium)
- Shadow Ways: Blades of the Shogun (PlayStation Plus Further+Premium)
- Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong (PlayStation Plus Further+Premium)
- Surviving the Aftermath (PlayStation Plus Further+Premium)
- Rally Cross (PlayStation Plus Premium)
- Star Wars: Episode 1 The Phantom Menace (PlayStation Plus Premium)
- Road Fighter: thirtieth Anniversary Assortment (PlayStation Plus Premium)
- Legend of Mana (PlayStation Plus Premium)
- Secret of Mana (PlayStation Plus Premium)
- Atari Mania (Prime Gaming)
- New Cycle (GeForce Now)
- Beacon Pines (GeForce Now)
- Exoprimal (GeForce Now)
- FAR: Altering Tides (GeForce Now)
- Going Beneath (GeForce Now)
- The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails (GeForce Now)
- Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion (GeForce Now)
- Golden Solar (Nintendo Swap On-line)
- Golden Solar: The Misplaced Age (Nintendo Swap On-line)
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