I’ll be sincere, after I play VR video games, it’s not for the breadth of the expertise. I placed on my Meta Quest headset for the likes of Beat Saber or another short-but-fun recreation. However Asgard’s Wrath 2 got here alongside — proper close to the top of 2023, no much less — and blew all of my preconceived notions away. The sport is a meaty, replayable RPG with lovely graphics, enjoyable puzzles and an precise story that sucked me in and saved me sufficient to play extra. It’s simply my favourite VR recreation that I performed final 12 months.
In Asgard’s Wrath 2, you’re pursuing Norse god Loki, your betrayer within the earlier recreation, all the best way to Egypt. With a bit assist from the native deities, the participant character controls a number of mortals who every have their very own distinctive tales. Maybe this speaks to my very own biases about VR video games, however I used to be once more baffled by the scope of this title — whereas it’s a recreation you possibly can decide up and put down at leisure, it might simply take dozens and dozens of hours to finish.
Graphically, it is probably not probably the most spectacular recreation that got here out in 2023, and the colours can typically sear the eyes. However that’s the extent of my complaints thus far (I haven’t but completed the sport). I’ve loved what I’ve seen thus far of Asgard’s Wrath 2 and it’ll take lots for VR video games in 2024 to high it.
What else occurred this week
This week, we had our Xbox Developer Direct, through which a handful of studios gave us some extra details about their upcoming video games. Out of all of them, I’m simply most impressed with Indiana Jones and the Nice Circle, if for no different motive than they didn’t simply make a Tomb Raider/Uncharted clone. Lara Croft and Nathan Drake could also be Indy’s religious offspring, however he’s able to carrying a distinct form of recreation. In case it’s not clear, no I don’t care that the sport is first-person. In reality, I adore it.
Out of the remainder of the video games on the Direct, Avowed appears to be like prefer it’ll be the furthest up my alley. If I do know Obsidian in any case these years, it’ll be a beautiful, revolutionary and enjoyable RPG with at the very least some jank sprinkled in for enjoyable. I additionally assume I’m going to have to return and replay Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice so I can keep in mind what the heck occurred in that earlier than I transfer on to the sequel later this 12 months.
In private information, Mike Minotti didn’t exaggerate when he praised Prince of Persia: The Misplaced Crown — that recreation has taken up a lot of my time in the previous couple of weeks that I virtually haven’t made time for the rest. That stated, I’m hoping to complete it up quickly in order that I can put my entire coronary heart and as a lot of my time as doable into Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth — I’m most excited to see how the story goes contemplating what occurred in The Man Who Erased His Identify — and Tekken 8.
What to play this week
What’s new:
- Prince of Persia: The Misplaced Crown
- The Final of Us Half II Remastered
- Palworld
- Turnip Boy Robs A Financial institution
- One other Code: Recollection
- Knights of Grayfang
New on subscription companies:
- These Who Stay (Xbox Recreation Move)
- F1 23 (Xbox Recreation Move)
- Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands – Subsequent-Stage Version (PlayStation Plus Additional+Premium)
- Resident Evil 2 (PlayStation Plus Additional+Premium)
- Hardspace: Shipbreaker (PlayStation Plus Additional+Premium)
- LEGO Metropolis Undercover (PlayStation Plus Additional+Premium)
- Simply Trigger 3 (PlayStation Plus Additional+Premium)
- Session: Skate Sim (PlayStation Plus Additional+Premium)
- Shadow Ways: Blades of the Shogun (PlayStation Plus Additional+Premium)
- Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong (PlayStation Plus Additional+Premium)
- Surviving the Aftermath (PlayStation Plus Additional+Premium)
- Rally Cross (PlayStation Plus Premium)
- Star Wars: Episode 1 The Phantom Menace (PlayStation Plus Premium)
- Avenue Fighter: thirtieth Anniversary Assortment (PlayStation Plus Premium)
- Legend of Mana (PlayStation Plus Premium)
- Secret of Mana (PlayStation Plus Premium)
- Atari Mania (Prime Gaming)
- New Cycle (GeForce Now)
- Beacon Pines (GeForce Now)
- Exoprimal (GeForce Now)
- FAR: Altering Tides (GeForce Now)
- Going Underneath (GeForce Now)
- The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails (GeForce Now)
- Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion (GeForce Now)
- Golden Solar (Nintendo Swap On-line)
- Golden Solar: The Misplaced Age (Nintendo Swap On-line)
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