PSVR 2 Series: Episode 2 - Trying something simpler
Day 3 of having the PSVR 2. On day 2, nothing happened because I had a headache and was too intimidated by Horizon to actually play.
Today I bought and downloaded Tentacular, as previously mentioned, as a good beginner game for learning how to be in virtual reality.
The game was super simple to get into, with no setup required. I was able to jump into playing and start exploring the world as my octopus self (although, are you really an octopus if you can only see two of your tentacles? 🐙 )
I really appreciated that the game didn't have the free move vs. transport options. Instead, you just moved around using the sticks on the controllers. I do think that this led to a less headache-inducing play session. The only movement issue I had was that I kept hitting the end of the play area, which takes you out of feeling like you're in the game and is a bit distracting. Although I imagine with time, I will better understand the space I am in, or maybe not since this is a virtual world.
The coolest thing about the game was that moving stuff around, building, and trying to turn things legit felt like I was trying to do it in real life, but if in real life, I was in one of those blow-up costume things.
While the game did not cause any headaches today, thank goodness, I did end up with quite a pain in my nose bridge. I don't think I made the headset too tight from the back, but maybe further adjustments are still needed to find a happy medium, or alternatively, I will need to get creative with some nose pads (cue a Michaels run).
Oh, one other thing since the last play-through, things seem less blurry, so long as I am only caring about looking at the game and not trying to read the menu (I used my regular controller with no headset to preload the game). So my guess is rushing to put my headset on last time was not a good move - so other noobies out there, don't rush when setting up the headset, ever!
Next episode, I will be featuring the cinematic mode, starring none other than Disney Dreamlight valley. I contemplated Hogwarts Legacy, but let's be real, no one wants to see those spiders up close and personal.
Until next time!
P.S. If you like klezmer music, it certainly seemed like that was the vibe it was giving off when you meet the villagers for the first time
P.S.S. I am leaning more toward keeping the headset than returning it, so let's see how that trend holds up.