Augmented & Virtual Reality Confabulation
What Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality developers are talking about
Insomniac Games' new PlayStation 4 exclusive Spider-Man managed to set records for the fastest-selling exclusive on the system, and it even outperformed the recent Spider-Man: Homecoming film.
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The latest ‘Spider-Man’ game focuses on open-world web-slinging and combat against mobs of goons. It’s a formula made famous by the Batman: Arkham series, but it still works. And Spider-Man, unlike Batman, can swing across the city at breakneck speeds.
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Sony revealed a new trailer for the PlayStation 4 exclusive "Spider-Man." The clip mixes pre-generated narrative with gameplay for a seamless, interactive story. In this issue, we find out that Mister Negative is merely a pawn.
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As E3 looms ever closer, the pace of rumours and leaks increases, with many suggestions and pie-in-the-sky dreaming about what the show will reveal to eager videogame fans. One leaked document from the upcoming show suggests that there are a few surprises in store for PlayStation VR fans.
A document alleged to be part of the official E3 2018 schedule for the PlayStation presentation purports to show several PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR titles that will be shown during the event, some of which have drawn surprise from commentators.
Thee document is marked ‘Internal Use Only’ along with the E3 2018 logo and the PlayStation symbol, and shows a list of videogames that will see Trailers or demos during the Sony presentation. Some of these have been widely expected, while others are a bit more from left-field.
For PlayStation VR fans, there are some big reveals if the document is to be believed, with the following titles all listed as having a ‘PlayStation VR Mode’:
PlayStation Party is likely to be a virtual reality (VR) social or party game, perhaps a sequel to PlayStation VR Worlds. The Resident Evil 2 Remake had been rumoured for a while, and there was even a fan project to bring the title into VR. Bioshock Resurgence suggests that not only is another Bioshock title on the way, but also that it will be in VR, a development that is sure to excite fans of the series.
Spider-Man most likely refers to the upcoming title by Insomniac Games, who have worked on other VR titles in the past, and who recently teased that they were working on an ‘open-world VR title’. Of course, the web-slinger himself was previously the star of a short VR experience to advertise Spider-Man: Homecoming.
Sony have not confirmed any of the list as of yet, so at present the leaked list can only be considered a rumour. VRFocus will be sure to bring you the latest updates on this story once they become available
It turns out Insomniac has been working on more than just Spider-Man these past few years. On June 7, the acclaimed independent studio will reveal its next Oculus Rift game, and it sounds like an open-world space adventure.
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Sony will take a decidedly different approach to E3 this year. Its showcase will focus on extended looks of four upcoming PlayStation 4 exclusives, including Naughty Dog's 'The Last of Us Part II' and Hideo Kojima's always confusing 'Death Stranding'.
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Insomniac Games and Sony will release the PS4-exclusive action game Marvel's Spider-Man on September 7, following a delay from its original 2017 release window. We'll see the hero in Avengers: Infinity War this month.
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Disney's D23 Expo featured several games, including exciting news on the long awaited Kingdom Hearts III, behind-the-scenes looks at Star Wars Battlefront II and Spider-Man, and a new Marvel VR experience.
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It’s a busy time to be a PSVR fan! There’s a healthy amount of games on offer for Sony’s headset this week, and some of them are really worth checking out. If you’re a fan of shooting things then we’ve got plenty to check out. If you’re a fan of wall-crawling… well maybe still skip Spider-Man VR.
If you missed the previous entry of this list you can see those new releases here. UploadVR has launched the ‘UploadVR PS VR Community’ on PlayStation 4! Join up, find other gamers to play with, and engage in discussions with them.
Also, don’t forget to check out our list of the 9 Best PlayStation VR Games if you need any extra inspiration.
If you’ve been craving another full FPS following Farpoint then Arizona Sunshine is here to answer the call. Wake up in the middle of a zombie apocalypse in the heat of the Arizona desert and make your way through its canyons as you fend off hordes of the undead. Supports PS Move, DualShock 4, and the PSVR Aim Controller.
Recommendation: The game’s definitely watered down from its PC release, but it’s still a lot of fun. Grab it.
A tower defense game where you are the tower. Choose from a handful of classes and defend a series of crystals from incoming enemies using guns, spells, or a bow and arrow. Cooperative multiplayer for up to four people gives the game a social edge and the PlayStation Move controls put you in the experience more completely.
Recommendation: Amuletor is fun, though it’s a little light on content.
It’s finally time to put on the webs and become Spider-Man for the first time in VR. This tie-in experience to the upcoming Homecoming movie gives you just a taste of what it’s like to be Peter Parker, letting you fire off different types of webs and have a close encounter with the villainous Vulture.
Recommendation: Sadly, the Spider-Man experience isn’t really worth checking out even though it’s free. It’s short and uninspired.
This one’s probably going to slip under your radar, but if you like six degrees of freedom (6DOF) shooters then it may be worth checking out. Jump into a vehicle and explore maze-like caverns, fighting off enemies. Visually it’s not very impressive but its gameplay could be a winner for the right person.
Recommendation: Fans of the 6DOF shooters should check it out.
Tagged with: Ancient Amuletor, arizona sunshine, new releases, Spider-Man
Look, up there! Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Why no, it’s someone pretending to be your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man! Throwing cinder blocks off of rooftops, fighting deadly balloons, ripping posters off of walls, and inexplicably standing still when arch nemesis The Vulture attacks!
Wait, that doesn’t sound so friendly neighborhood-ish.
The inevitable tie-in VR experience for Spider-Man: Homecoming is, as sadly expected, not so amazing. Granted, adapting Peter Parker’s web-slinging adventures into VR without having people fall over or throw up is a challenge, but Sony has exercised a little too much caution when developing this brief, uninspired app. Uncle Ben might be proud, but I was left more than a little underwhelmed.
Things start off much like Rocksteady’s Batman: Arkham VR with an abridged suit up scene that involves pulling Spidey’s mask over your head and then, yes, looking in the mirror for a good 30 seconds to pull silly poses at Spider-Man.
Strangely, from there Homecoming’s VR experience simply turns into your every day VR gallery shooter. You start by hitting bottles with rapid fire webs, then sling web grenades, and finally fling objects around with a tether. While it’s empowering to look down and see Peter’s web shooters, you can’t really do anything fun with them other than latch onto cinder blocks and yank them away. Even that’s only fun for all of a minute.
This feels like a missed opportunity considering many of Peter’s powers would actually make for a great VR game. Climbey and To The Top showcase great climbing systems that easily could have translated to a wall-crawling game using Spider-Sense as a slowdown mechanic to dodge incoming fire. I realize that Tom Holland is probably a little expensive to cast in a five minute app, but it’s also bizarre that Peter doesn’t open his mouth the entire way through. Instead his Jarvis-esque A.I. does all the quipping for him. There’s also no climactic battle in which you could zip from point to point, hurling webs at a costumed thug.
Instead, the app wraps up with you zipping up to the top of the crane (in which the camera understandably but still distractedly limits your field of view), watching The Vulture zoom past, and then swinging down into the streets, again with your view largely blocked out. It’s an especially cruel ending to give you but a taste of what it really must be like to be Spidey.
Still, that’s pretty much the standard for free tie-in apps designed to promote other products, and I’d be lying if I said I expected any more from it. It doesn’t cost you a penny to download and it’ll be available on Rift, Vive and PSVR, starting tomorrow, June 30th so feel free to disappoint yourself too. Marvel has teased bigger things for its heroes in VR down the line, and hopefully a true Spider-Man experience fits into those plans. Until that time Peter needs to go back to school.
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