A surprising number of people became somewhat addicted to the fishing mini-game when playing through Final Fantasy XV. Developer Square Enix seems to have aimed this title squarely at that crowd, throwing in a generous helping of fan service alongside it.
Monster of the Deep is a virtual reality (VR) fishing videogame. Those who were addicted to titles such as Sega Bass Fishing back in the day may wish to pay attention. Set in the expansive world of Eos, where the main Final Fantasy XV story is set, Monster of the Deep‘s story mode challenges players to take up rod and tackle to hunt down the ‘demon fish’, encountering fishing-mad Final Fantasy XV character Noctis along the way.
The experience starts by offering a surprisingly detailed avatar creation screen, which offers an impressive number of option to customise a character you will only see in pictures. Once your character is created, you are engaged in what was meant to be a relaxing fishing trip, which quickly goes pear-shaped and you need to be rescued by NPC Cindy. From there, you join Noctis and the rest of the Final Fantasy XV boys to travel the world in search of demon fish.
Each fishing spot has a number of regular fish that must be caught in order to spawn the huge, deadly demon fish. You can play with either Dual Shock controller or PlayStation Move controller, each having its own advantages. The Dual Shock offers greater precision, but the PlayStation Move offers increased immersion and is more intuitive, as you make a casting motion with the right Move controller to land your line in the water and the left to reel it in. Once the little fish have been caught, purple fog rolls in and the demon fish appears. At this point the title briefly transforms into a shooter as you need to weaken the beast with your exploding crossbow bolts.
The graphics of Final Fantasy XV were always fairly impressive, but in VR they look stunning. Everything is richly detailed and carefully designed, presenting something that does look like a fully fleshed-out world. There are occasional visual glitches, which can disrupt immersion. The sounds is crisp, the dialogue well-performed and the music shows the typical Square Enix flair.
The major disadvantages of Final Fantasy XV: Monster of the Deep is is repetitive nature. Though there is entertainment to be had from the title, there is little to compel players to return to the title once the story campaign is complete. Though the title offers other modes, such as the Tournament Mode where players compete against other Final Fantasy XV characters to catch the biggest fish, or Hunt Mode where players track down rare fish. For a more zen experience, there is Free Fishing mode, which has no goals or missions, just a relaxing VR fishing simulator. The current unavailable competitive mode may also offer a reason to return to the title.
Final Fantasy XV: Monster of the Deep is one of the best-looking PlayStation VR titles currently available. Its possible to waste quite a lot of time simply taking in the scenery. The title also uses the limitations of the PlayStation VR cleverly, by letting players sit facing the camera most of the time, it eliminates most of the tracking issues the PlayStation VR is known to have. Though far from a deep experience, Final Fantasy XV is surprisingly absorbing, and can chew up an impressive amount of time, despite its slightly repetitive gameplay.
For those who want to spend more time with Noctis, Ignis and the rest of the boys from Final Fantasy XV, Monster of the Deep: Final Fantasy XVis coming to PlayStation VR in November to let you head on a virtual reality (VR) fishing trip.
The latest trailer shown by Sony and Square Enix at the Tokyo Game Show showed off some of the gameplay of the upcoming VR fishing adventure. Players will be able to accompany the Final Fantasy XV crew to picturesque locations to catch fish. There is a story mode that lets players take advantage of RPG elements such as upgradable equipment to catch bigger fish, and learn that fish are not the only things lurking in the waters, as terrifying aquatic abominations can also be found.
There’s also a free-fishing mode for a more relaxed experience.
Monster of the Deep: Final Fantasy XV is available for pre-order from the PlayStation Store, and users who do so will get access to an in-game Samurai outfit and a PlayStation 4 dynamic theme. The title is expected to release on 21st November, 2017.
You can watch the Tokyo Game Show trailer below.
VRFocus will bring you further information on Monster of the Deep: Final Fantasy XV as it becomes available.
If one thing is certain, it’s that Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) know how to hold a press conference. Their Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) conference had announcements and trailers for a variety of brand-new games, including those for PlayStation VR. One shock announcement is a brand Final Fantasy spin-off, Final Fantasy XV: Monster of the Deep.
Monster of the Deep focuses on and expands the fishing mini-game from Final Fantasy XV, adding new mechanics and a variety of new aquatic creatures to catch.
PlayStation VR has sold over 1 million units and had more success in sales compared to the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. VRFocushas put together a list of games that we know are coming to the PlayStation VR. If you prefer watching all the games coming to PlayStation VR, scroll down to the bottom to view it.
Farpoint is a first-person shooter on the PlayStation VR. When it launched, it debuted at number two in the UK Sales chart and is sold alongside the new Aim controller. Starting with a bloke putting on a PlayStation VR in his basement he then finds himself transported to an uncharted alien world filled with all manner of enemies.
Survive in an unknown alien world after a crash, search for fellow human survivors whilst shooting hoards of alien creatures. The new DLC Cryo Pack coming on the 27th of June, a 2 player co-op with challenge levels in an ice world.
This VR game is a multiplayer racing title based on slot car racing. You can play with up to four friends or race AI opponents. Taking inspiration from toys by Scalextric and Carrera, FuturLab has created a title that evolves slot-car racing in a way only videogames can do.
Featuring both a singleplayer – against AI – or an online multiplayer for up to four people, Tiny Trax includes six vehicles to select before heading out onto the track. Friends can select either single races or go for a tournament to test their skills.
Is a first-person shooter set in the year 2076, where you must throw, slow and shoot your way through extraterrestrial-bots inspired by classic arcade shooters, the studio only released one image, showing a vicious looking robot. First Contact Entertainment describes ROM: Extraction’s gameplay mechanic as “Throw, Slow & Shoot.” Whereby players will have the ability to slow down time – called “Reflex” power – to help defend themselves against these dangerous looking, extraterrestrial robots. The videogame will be a first-person shooter (FPS) using motion-based controls, three difficulty settings and global and local leaderboards.
Gran Turismo Sport was original slated for release at the end of 2016, but the developers were forced to push back the release date to 2017. Polyphony Digital are known among fans as being perfectionists, so it was not a huge surprised that an ambitious project such as Gran Turismo Sport ended up taking extra time.
The game now has a new Racing wheel designed exclusively for Gran Turismo Sport on the PlayStation 4. Specifically designed specially to enhance the experience of playing Gran Turismo Sport, the upcoming driving and racing simulator from Polyphony Digital on the PlayStation 4. Gran Turismo Sport is also offering virtual reality (VR) compatibility, which in combination with Thrustmaster’s racing wheel, could offer even more immersion to players.
THESEUS is a third person action-adventure where you play the titular character on a quest to slay the Minotaur from the ancient Greek mythology.
Taking inspiration from titles such as ICO, Shadow of the Colossus and the Last Guardian, Forge Reply has gone for a third-person viewpoint for its VR adventure, with Theseus employing a mix of static and dynamic cameras to aid immersion and gameplay.
Play this survival horror game where you wake up from a cryrosleep in the year 2521. Survive an experiment gone horribly wrong to save the ship.
Sneak around and hide behind cover, being stealthy will feel natural in VR and give you the upper hand.
7. Bloody Zombies – nDreams
Bloody Zombies is a side-scrolling brawler set in London. It supports one to four players online or locally. Follow the story of four lone survivors and fight zombies who appear as 2D cardboard cut-outs in a virtual environment.
A real-time strategy game announced at the 2016 PlayStation Press Conference and will be released in Japan in 2017. You’ll play as the demon load with the aim to conquer the world.
Play the the God of Destruction and fight against those heroes of justice by using the food cycle, breeding monsters and repelling incoming heroes while conquering strongholds.
Is a Chinese developed game set in a medieval-themed world and strategic gameplay where you assume the role of a commander. You have to build up your team to enjoy PVE and pvp, each battle lasts about 5 minutes and you will win the game after you destroy the enemy’s forts.
It’s cross-platform and is supported by HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, PSVR, Google Daydream and Samsung Gear .
Archangel is coming exclusively two PSVR for two weeks before coming to any other platform. In this story-driven shooter where you become a six-story-high war-machine and fight against the tyrannical HUMNX.
AI-controlled teammates in different vehicles will need your protection and will support you when your shields have failed.
SUPERHOTVR is finally coming to PlayStation VR, after debuting on Oculus Rift and HTC Vive.
SUPERHOT had heaps of critical acclaim at launch, and its VR version received equal praise. We can only assume the PlayStation VR version will be equally beloved.
The acclaimed shooter is finally coming to PlayStation VR, but this isn’t simply a port of a game you’ve already played, but an all-new installment built for VR.
Developed by id Software, the studio that created the DOOM franchise, DOOM VFR casts the player as the last known human survivor of the demonic invasion of the UAC’s Martian research facility.
Bethesda’s beloved The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is making its way to VR on PlayStation 4.
Publisher Bethesda Softworks has announced that The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is set for a November 2017 release on PlayStation VR, and all of the original console downloadable content (DLC) will be included with both the digital and physical editions of the videogame.
Star Child was announced with a short trailer during Sony’s E3 press conference.
Star Child takes place on an alien world, filled with mysterious creatures and futuristic space ships. The man-made interiors of the planet hide many incredible fluorescent and neon creatures, all of which are sure to look incredibly imposing in VR.
Final Fantasy XV: Monster of the Deep will offer PlayStation VR players the opportunity to explore the world’s oceans, lakes, ponds and rivers and participate in a wide variety of fishing challenges. Many returning characters from the original Final Fantasy XV will appear in the videogame, including familiar faces such as Noctis, Prompto, Ignis, Gladiolus, and more.
17. Bravo Team – Supermassive Games
Bravo Team, appears to be a military first-person shooter (FPS). Releasing at the end of the year for PlayStation VR, Bravo Team will be one of the first competitive multiplayer VR shooters for the platform.
In Moss you will be focusing on puzzle solving and exploration, slowly finding your path forward through these huge stages. Butterflies and insects appear huge next to your mousey character as they are entirely dwarfed by trees and other creatures – something that becomes very obvious when coming face-to-face with a hungry snake.
Sparc is a skill-based, physical sport, where two players use PlayStationMove motion controllers to aim and throw projectiles at each other inside a virtual arena, all the while defending themselves by dodging, blocking, or deflecting incoming attacks from their opponent.
Sparc includes multiple two-player game modes where players can compete against their friends or find challengers via online matchmaking. Additionally, a selection of single-player challenges and training modes are included, plus a wide range of customization and personalization options for competitors.
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