First 20 Minutes Of Westworld: Awakening VR Experience In The Pimax 5K+
38So yesterday Survios and HBO released Westworld Awakening and I have to admit at first I was a bit skeptical because lets face it, some of the franchise based games released in VR so far have been really bad. Well, after only playing for a few minutes all those fears that this was just going to be another lame VR movie/TV show tie in were quickly laid to rest!
As a fan of the show I was blown away by all the attention to detail that has gone into this game/experience. The environments are gorgeous and the overall feel of the game definitely has a Westworld vibe to it. The graphics look amazing in the screens of the Pimax 5K+ and I couldn't imagine playing this one in anything other than high FOV now.... Games that incorporate a cinematic VR feel just benefit so much from this headset!
Now there were a few slight issues that I ran into such as a seemingly small bounding box that in some instances would gray out the screen and stop the gameplay even if I moved only slightly off of center. This brought back bad memories from other games like Wilsons Heart that have the players locked into a single standing position and it was just not comfortable at all! I highly encourage all VR developers to stop this practice of limiting a players movement in any title these days... or at least give the options to turn this off! Admittedly I did not go deep into the menus to see if this option was there but even if it is I don't feel it should be enabled by default! The only other annoyance was the controllers but this is not the fault of the game... Unfortunately I still have to use the Vive wands with my Pimax headset until I can score some Index controllers or better yet if Pimax would finally just release the Damn Sword and Sword Sense controllers!
So overall as a fan of the show I was very impressed with what Survios and HBO have cooked up with Westworld Awakening. Even if you have never seen an episode of the series or just want a very polished horror/adventure experience then I would recommend giving Westworld Awakening a look. The game clocks in at around 3 hours for $30 so keep that in mind while making your decision on this one... $10 per hour for something that doesn't have a lot of replay value might be a hard pill for some to swallow but as a fan of the show and good VR experiences in general for me it would be worth every penny!
Westworld Awakening works for all the major PC VR headsets so be sure to grab a copy from one of the links below:
Oculus Store:
https://www.oculus.com/experiences/rift/2389701057764977/
Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1133320/Westworld_Awakening/
If you want to experience Wide FOV High Resolution VR for yourself head to the link below!
You can purchase a Pimax headset here:
http://store.pimaxvr.com/shop?aff_key=Y4YZUCN7
Also don't forget to use code DECEMBERHMD for a 10% discount on your headset purchase and code HAPPYHOLIDAYS to receive $80 off of accessories when purchased on the same order! (Eligible accessories include VR comfort kit, silicon protective sleeve, 2-in-1 cable and facial foam ) These codes will expire at the end of December so don't delay! []-)
Also huge thanks to my good friend Billy (PrettyneatVR) for 3D Printing me the adapters for the DAS mod... This has made my Pimax 5K+ so comfortable! Be sure to check out Billy's channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMN5I_nEZAWCKqjbB2x_BUg
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