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WildSky said:
This weekend I’m learning how to play using a keyboard and mouse. I’m doing it with an easy game, Stardew Valley, but whoa I feel so uncoordinated and rather … slow. I’ve only used controller and touch controls before.
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Now you know how I feel. I'm a lifetime Keyboard + mouse user trying to learn how to use the Oculus VR controllers. The struggle is real. I'm definitely a fumble fingered noob using controllers, and will probably be playing on 'Easy' for the foreseeable future.
 
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WildSky said:
This weekend I’m learning how to play using a keyboard and mouse. I’m doing it with an easy game, Stardew Valley, but whoa I feel so uncoordinated and rather … slow. I’ve only used controller and touch controls before.
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Althouth I frequently say I play with keyboard mouse, I am using programmable devices so I have a Razer Nostromo (replaced with a Tartarus) which is like a little keyboard with extra input gadgets and a Razer Gaming mouse with 12 buttons on the side, both are fully programmable. If I was using a generic keyboard and mouse, I would not find that adequate for many games.

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imrazor said:
Now you know how I feel. I'm a lifetime Keyboard + mouse user trying to learn how to use the Oculus VR controllers. The struggle is real. I'm definitely a fumble fingered noob using controllers, and will probably be playing on 'Easy' for the foreseeable future.
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Here lies the problem with VR, controllers that primarily allow you to enact with the game environment and the game interface in a limited manner. . And for most games I keep a crib sheet in front of me until I learn all of the inputs and the thing is with VR, you can’t easily look at your crib sheet.

VR can be pretty amazing in certain environments where you primarily grab things and otherwise have need of little system input.
 
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Althouth I frequently say I play with keyboard mouse, I am using programmable devices so I have a Razer Nostromo (replaced with a Tartarus) which is like a little keyboard with extra input gadgets and a Razer Gaming mouse with 12 buttons on the side, both are fully programmable. If I was using a generic keyboard and mouse, I would not find that adequate for many games.
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Oh my, I had no idea there was such a thing! Looks beyond cool. I have to see that rig in person to try it out.
 
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Huntn said:
Jun 2021
  • Horizon Zero Dawn- Liking this game! Open world RPG, Fighting, Adventure in a future world ruled by robotic creatures, and humans have regressed to the Stone Age. :)
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  • World of Warships- Still playing casually, 10+ torpedoes in a single salvo coming from an unseen destroyer still makes me curse and rage quit if they get me, at least for the evening. This is a good example of where game balancing makes a game more unrealistic than it already is. Destroyer are not equal to battleships as much as Wargaming and apparently players want them to be.
  • Fallout 4- Having what I think are issues with mods or it could be a Geforce update partially broke game. Crash to desktop with fast travel.
  • Alien Isolation- Played briefly then backed away in terror. 😛 I’m a huge Alien fan, but can admit that a good number of the Alien films suck. Last comment beside the point, game made me sweat a bit too much because I’m an immersive kind of guy. ;)
  • Cyberpunk 2077- Finished second play through, katana-pistol whirlwind, thumbs up.
  • Star Wars Fallen Jedi- Good Starwars atmosphere, athletics are over the top imo, and got a sore wrist while fighting. I contribute this partially to coming from console land.
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In Horizon Zero Dawn, I ran across a robot called a 'Rockbreaker' that made me ragequit in disgust. Up until that time I had really been enjoying it, though I do wish it had more roleplaying elements and freedom of choice.

Right now I'm going through my game catalog trying to figure out what games will run on my M1 MBA with Rosetta, Crossover or Parallels for gaming on the run. My latest success was The Outer Worlds which is a really fun RPG; however even on low settings it's kind of choppy.

On my gaming PC, I've been playing Nier Automata and Skyrim VR. I'm not normally into anime, or games based on anime, but I'm really enjoying Nier. Right now I'm passing through an older part of the game from another character's perspective, which is a neat story telling trick, but is kind of dull in execution. I'm trying to push through this part to get closer to the endgame.

Skyrim VR is, as one might think, extraordinarily immersive. I took an old vanilla save from Skyrim (dated about 2013, lol) and picked up where that character left off. The only technical challenge I face is the *!&@* blurriness. It's like I have 20/80 near-sighted vision but no spectacles.

Speaking of vision, VR is an extraordinary experience for me. IRL I have zero depth perception thanks to mismatched eyes (one sees almost normally, the other is horribly near-sighted.) But when I put on the VR headset (or go to a 3D movie) suddenly I can perceive depth and distance *much* more clearly. However the blurriness is starting to get on my nerves...
 
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In Horizon Zero Dawn, I ran across a robot called a 'Rockbreaker' that made me ragequit in disgust. Up until that time I had really been enjoying it, though I do wish it had more roleplaying elements and freedom of choice.

Right now I'm going through my game catalog trying to figure out what games will run on my M1 MBA with Rosetta, Crossover or Parallels for gaming on the run. My latest success was The Outer Worlds which is a really fun RPG; however even on low settings it's kind of choppy.

On my gaming PC, I've been playing Nier Automata and Skyrim VR. I'm not normally into anime, or games based on anime, but I'm really enjoying Nier. Right now I'm passing through an older part of the game from another character's perspective, which is a neat story telling trick, but is kind of dull in execution. I'm trying to push through this part to get closer to the endgame.

Skyrim VR is, as one might think, extraordinarily immersive. I took an old vanilla save from Skyrim (dated about 2013, lol) and picked up where that character left off. The only technical challenge I face is the *!&@* blurriness. It's like I have 20/80 near-sighted vision but no spectacles.

Speaking of vision, VR is an extraordinary experience for me. IRL I have zero depth perception thanks to mismatched eyes (one sees almost normally, the other is horribly near-sighted.) But when I put on the VR headset (or go to a 3D movie) suddenly I can perceive depth and distance *much* more clearly. However the blurriness is starting to get on my nerves...
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In HZD did Rockbreaker abuse you? I’d like to hear more about the rage quitable offense. :)

All the Bethesda games could be quit extraordinarily in VR, except I’m wondering how do you move, with WSAD, are you using a controller with a joystick or is it teleportation to move?
 
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In HZD did Rockbreaker abuse you? I’d like to hear more about the rage quitable offense. :)

All the Bethesda games could be quit extraordinarily in VR, except I’m wondering how do you move, with WSAD, are you using a controller with a joystick or is it teleportation to move?
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LOL, it's been a minute since it happened. Rockbreaker the robot is so freaking huge and fast that it's tough to keep a healthy distance from it. And his speed and size also make it difficult to dodge/roll/run out of his way when he's bearing down on you. So after dying about five times my head exploded and I walked away in disgust.

I think there are some explosive barrels around him that you can use to hurt Rockbreaker, but I was too busy trying to stay alive to switch to a fire arrow, shoot and then switch back. I probably need to watch some Youtube tutorials on how to take it out.

In Skyrim VR, and Fallout 4 VR, I'm using the standard Oculus Quest 2 controllers. Teleportation is way too immersion breaking for me, so I just use the controller thumb sticks to amble about. Fortunately I only get a tiny bit of motion sickness when playing in VR, so it's not a big deal.

I usually play room scale VR wirelessly, unless I'm tired or want a crystal clear experience. One of the big problems with Bethesda VR games is the tremendous amount of bandwidth they need, and neither Virtual Desktop nor Oculus' new Airlink can feed the Quest 2 enough data to keep up. So things get blurry when playing wirelessly.

When I sit down to play with my headset jacked in, things are only slightly blurry instead of somewhat blurry. It's enough of a difference to make it worth my while to sit down and play wired every once in a while.
 
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imrazor said:
In Skyrim VR, and Fallout 4 VR, I'm using the standard Oculus Quest 2 controllers. Teleportation is way too immersion breaking for me, so I just use the controller thumb sticks to amble about. Fortunately I only get a tiny bit of motion sickness when playing in VR, so it's not a big deal.

I usually play room scale VR wirelessly, unless I'm tired or want a crystal clear experience. One of the big problems with Bethesda VR games is the tremendous amount of bandwidth they need, and neither Virtual Desktop nor Oculus' new Airlink can feed the Quest 2 enough data to keep up. So things get blurry when playing wirelessly.

When I sit down to play with my headset jacked in, things are only slightly blurry instead of somewhat blurry. It's enough of a difference to make it worth my while to sit down and play wired every once in a while.
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Yeah, motion sickness definietly an issue with VR in certain circumstances. I have the original OR and it’s resolution leaves a lot to be desired.
 
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My guess is most of you know there is a huge Steam Summer Sale going on that ends tomorrow (July 8).
I was thinking hard about the Middle Earth Games, Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War, and was asking myself, do I really want to be rulng over filthy orcs regardless of my motives???

Well, ok one game is only $4 and the other $7, it's got great reviews, so I guess I can take a chance. :) Any opinions here?

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It's fun, even if I'm not sure it really fits in with the LotR lore/feel.

It's very much a hack/slash/kill everything game with not much subtlety; though there is the nemesis system where you can set out to kill/recruit certain 'lieutenants' on the other side. Haven't played the second one.
 
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LOL, it's been a minute since it happened. Rockbreaker the robot is so freaking huge and fast that it's tough to keep a healthy distance from it. And his speed and size also make it difficult to dodge/roll/run out of his way when he's bearing down on you. So after dying about five times my head exploded and I walked away in disgust.

I think there are some explosive barrels around him that you can use to hurt Rockbreaker, but I was too busy trying to stay alive to switch to a fire arrow, shoot and then switch back. I probably need to watch some Youtube tutorials on how to take it out.

In Skyrim VR, and Fallout 4 VR, I'm using the standard Oculus Quest 2 controllers. Teleportation is way too immersion breaking for me, so I just use the controller thumb sticks to amble about. Fortunately I only get a tiny bit of motion sickness when playing in VR, so it's not a big deal.

I usually play room scale VR wirelessly, unless I'm tired or want a crystal clear experience. One of the big problems with Bethesda VR games is the tremendous amount of bandwidth they need, and neither Virtual Desktop nor Oculus' new Airlink can feed the Quest 2 enough data to keep up. So things get blurry when playing wirelessly.

When I sit down to play with my headset jacked in, things are only slightly blurry instead of somewhat blurry. It's enough of a difference to make it worth my while to sit down and play wired every once in a while.
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Update on Rockbreaker, use tear arrows shooting it’s feet until the digging mechanism fall off, and it can no longer dig or zoom around underground. Then shoot the fuel sack on the belly with precision or fire arrows until it blows up. In that quarry quest the ramp coming down to the quarry is the place to fight, although the wood barriers do not completely protect you from projectiles, dash back and forth when not shooting it.
 
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I played the demo of xuan-yuan sword vii last night. It was, uh, alright. The story seems like it could be good, but the character animations are rough, like really really rough, lol. I am unsure if I want to get the full game or not.

I still have to finish Jedi Fallen Order and Shadow of the Tomb Raider and I still have Star Wars Squadron and Battlefront 2 to play.
 
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If you want something completely different, if you want a challenge...

Genesis Alpha One
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This game covers so many genre's in Realtime; Rogue Like, Strategy, Resource Management, Base Building, Exploration and a First Person Shooter. Go in with the right expectation and you'll have a blast with this one, no hands held mind...

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Beyond: Two Souls (PC release 2020)- Console export, in my experience this is a unique game, enjoyable, best played on a Console controller, although it can be played with keyboard/mouse. There is a lot of swiping with console joystick input. I started with keyboard and switched over to a wired xBox controller.

The story is about a girl who at first glance seems to have special telekinesis powers, but in fact is linked with an entity that has telekinetic powers. She is scooped up by the CIA to do their bidding. Then she changes pace, taking a sabbatical so to speak, but later gets pulled back in. I’ll clarify, this is not an action game of multiple secret agent style missions, there is some practise and one primary mission in the story arc. There is story resolution and it’s satisfying.

Having said I enjoy it, much of the combat is swiping (with your controller), punching, blocking, kicking, shooting, however any game that needs to tell you which buttons to push, to accomplish a multistep action task can be awkward at times, because for somethings instead of acting instinctively, you have to wait for a button to flash. Fortunately these scenarios seem very forgiving.

At the start, you are given the choice of playing the Original release or play the Remix version. I researched online, never tried the original version where the story jumps around forward and back from chapter to chapter. I chose Remix which is chronological order and was very happy with that.
 
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Huntn said:
Jun 2021
  • Horizon Zero Dawn- Liking this game! Open world RPG, Fighting, Adventure in a future world ruled by robotic creatures, and humans have regressed to the Stone Age.
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  • World of Warships- Still playing casually, 10+ torpedoes in a single salvo coming from an unseen destroyer still makes me curse and rage quit if they get me, at least for the evening. This is a good example of where game balancing makes a game more unrealistic than it already is. Destroyer are not equal to battleships as much as Wargaming and apparently players want them to be.
  • Fallout 4- Having what I think are issues with mods or it could be a Geforce update partially broke game. Crash to desktop with fast travel.
  • Alien Isolation- Played briefly then backed away in terror. 😛 I’m a huge Alien fan, but can admit that a good number of the Alien films suck. Last comment beside the point, game made me sweat a bit too much because I’m an immersive kind of guy.
  • Cyberpunk 2077- Finished second play through, katana-pistol whirlwind, thumbs up.
  • Star Wars Fallen Jedi- Good Starwars atmosphere, athletics are over the top imo, and got a sore wrist while fighting. I contribute this partially to coming from console land.
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HZD seemed to have all the elements including an open world to be a good RPG, but I got bored with character dynamics and have put the game aside.
 
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TheHateMachine said:
Do we have a Macrumor's gaming discord?

Also, I am currently playing EVE Online... still. Wormholes or bust!

Waiting on the new PVP server in EQ2 aswell.

as for Single player, I am dipping into Crusader Kings III and Stellaris occasionally.
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Hail and well met - I've been playing Eve-online since 2004 (look for Datus) - mostly on a PC though CCP are now running a test for running on Macs - https://www.eveonline.com/news/view/new-mac-client-playtest - haven't tested yet on the MBA M1 - curious if the M1 will provide decent graphics.
 
Aug 2021
  • Genesis Alpha One- This game’s tutorial is almost a joke*, but after researching a bit, and getting on my feet with a third try, this has an appeal. I guess rogue-like means no manual saves, and when all your clones die or the bridge is taken, the game makes you restart. However there are ways to somewhat mitigate this, such like manually quitting the game and manually backing up, the current save file. It’s not that hard and can be accomplished quickly. Dedicated thread here with zero replies, so it’s not that popular at least around here. ;)
    * Ever seen a tutorial that sets the player up without warning for beaming hostile organisms onboard? This one does, lol.

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  • World of Warships- Still playing casually.​
  • Fallout 4- Was having what I thought were issues with mods or a Geforce update partially broke the game. More Geforce updates have come along, and now playing without issues at 2k resolution, full screen on 4k monitor.
  • Beyond: Two Souls- Completed, approved!
  • Horizon Zero Dawn- Abandoned.
  • Alien Isolation- Ran in terror. ;)
  • Cyberpunk 2077- Completed twice, approved!
  • Star Wars Fallen Jedi- Sadly another Star Wars game abandoned.
 
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Ravenscourt

Delivering great enjoyable games to the wider gaming world.
www.road96.com www.road96.com

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Watch the trailer.I was lured to try out Road 96, (made by a French game developer, I believe) described as a walking simulator/adventure, is set in an imaginary totalitarian country that looks like the western US and you are a young adult trying to escape to the border by walking, hitching a ride or paying for transport

This is definitely casual gaming which only has about a total of 10 hrs of game play, which I bought on sale. (Found on both Steam and GOG.com.) Before I started playing, I thought traveling 1000 miles would be a long slog, but Chapter 1 only took a little over 90 min to get to the border. The choice at the border was break into a truck waiting at the border to hopefully sneak across, or take the mountain trail over the peaks. In this story you run into interesting characters, but it’s light on content. Chapter 2 is with another character from a different location and you’ll meet other people and maybe some you met in a previous chapter. Then Chapter 3 etc.

As a casual game, I enjoy it as a change of pace, there is no real skill involved, just choices, the atmosphere and experience and this will not be everyone’s cup of tea.
 
I noticed Lone Echo 2 is finally out, so I dusted off my Oculus Rift and played in VR for the first time on my new PC. Had some trouble getting it all set up, as it just refused to calibrate the sensors despite them being in exactly the same place they've always been. I'm still getting occasional stutters that look like a loss of tracking, so the Rift is not entirely happy, but it's playable.

Anyway, this is the sequel to the best VR game around - the best because it has undoubtedly the best traversal system. None of the usual teleporting or sliding, instead you pull yourself around in zero gravity like an astronaut, grabbing hold of the scenery to steady yourself before pushing off in a different direction. It's tactile and intuitive, and unlike other VR games you can see your arms and legs. The effect is super convincing.

This seems like more of the same so far. I'd forgotten just how cool it is to grab hold of the captain and inspect her up close. It's so realistic, it quickly gets unnerving and I feel guilty for invading her personal space (she pushes you away if you hold on for too long). The screenshot doesn't do justice to the way it looks in motion through the headset - moving light sources, soft shadows and, of course, actual solid 3D that you can 'touch' with virtual hands.

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Ravenscourt

Delivering great enjoyable games to the wider gaming world.
www.road96.com www.road96.com


Watch the trailer.I was lured to try out Road 96, (made by a French game developer, I believe) described as a walking simulator/adventure, is set in an imaginary totalitarian country that looks like the western US and you are a young adult trying to escape to the border by walking, hitching a ride or paying for transport

This is definitely casual gaming which only has about a total of 10 hrs of game play, which I bought on sale. (Found on both Steam and GOG.com.) Before I started playing, I thought traveling 1000 miles would be a long slog, but Chapter 1 only took a little over 90 min to get to the border. The choice at the border was break into a truck waiting at the border to hopefully sneak across, or take the mountain trail over the peaks. In this story you run into interesting characters, but it’s light on content. Chapter 2 is with another character from a different location and you’ll meet other people and maybe some you met in a previous chapter. Then Chapter 3 etc.

As a casual game, I enjoy it as a change of pace, there is no real skill involved, just choices, the atmosphere and experience and this will not be everyone’s cup of tea.
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Available in VR? Would be awesome!

Been spending way too much time in No Man's Sky VR. So crazy to see how "big" everything is. I used to sit back on my couch and play NMS (normal) on a 75" TV; so I kinda get how big the ships are, the world is, the diplos... but running in VR up to a new ship and actually "seeing" how big it is.... well, it is indescribable. Not to mention the arrival of a "ground shaking" diplo.
 
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