Farpoint Review - IGN

Fantastic gunplay makes this short VR shooter feel sweet.

[freshslicepizza]

This is exactly what i was afraid of with PSVR, fast forward to 8:18

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

The hardware is what is limiting the game. Everything from tracking with the headset to the narrow scope of the game to the terrible A.I. Sure it's probably fun in some areas because of the VR novelty but once again the actual game seems very shallow.

[Gazondaily]

Well terrible AI is a software issue but yeah the tracking etc seems to be a problem.

I do hope VR doesn't end up being a novelty. This E3 will be very indicative of whether PSVR will deliver or be relegated to novelty status like previous peripherals.

[Bathyj]

I thought what you were afraid of is that people would like it.

Yes just continue cherry picking the negatives and ignoring the positives like the immersion and control that can't be replicated in any other format. You're ridiculous.

[DaGreatOne]

"There’s also a wide variety of foes that behave intelligently in combat, and big levels that encourage you to pop from cover to cover as your enemies gain ground and try to flank you."

Just out of curiosity if the reviewer that actually played the game says this, where does your comment about dumb AI come from?

[Knushwood Butt]

Do you even play games, or just sit spamming n4g?

[Neonridr]

agree about the tracking issues, which is why PSVR pales compared to the Rift and Vive sadly. They can freely offer 360 experiences while the PSVR is really a 180 only. The headset offers 360, but as soon as the move controllers are blocked by the camera, good-bye tracking.

So having enemies constantly staying in front of you is sort of weird and silly. But thus is the limitations we must deal with currently.

[OB1Biker]

Funny the usual suspects high jacking faopoint reviews.
Can't wait to play the game. Dam amazon. Well at least they give a voucher for their delay but still.

[IGiveHugs2NakedWomen]

It's a decent game. It's not spectacular, but it's better than some of the other games that have been coming out for PSVR recently.

[IGiveHugs2NakedWomen]

Maybe those of you who don't have PSVR should consider not commenting when it's clear you don't know what the hell you're talking about.

On topic.
It's intense. The gunplay is great. The shooting is accurate. It's not amazing or anything, but it is on par with Until Dawn Rush of Blood.

@SoloKingxRobert
You can adjust the movement in the settings menu. I'm using the click to turn settings and I have the turn speed on 7. It works. No nausea, no dizziness, nothing.

[robleroy]

Why don't people understand that a game developer for a at most 2.000.000 (PSVR) game platform is never going to get the early investment needed to compete with AAA mutli platform games (100.000.000) (XBOX,PS4)
Yes, The graphics could be on a bloodborn level.
Yes, Choosing spiders as enemy is not wise (a lot a people in the world are afraid of spiders)
Yes, The story could be more interesting (Witcher3)
Yes, the music could be compiled by AAA music compilers
Yes, the characters could be AAA stars
yes, the PSVR with cables makes it unwise to make this game less restrained. (if enemies could attack from behind it would be a disaster for the PSVR cables)
etc etc etc

Look at robinson, and look at were we are at now a half year later.
I reckon that at 2019 we will see AAA quality VR only games (RE7 is not VR only) which will directly compete with 2D games.

This game would never be able to achieve a 8, 9 or a 10 in this early VR state.
People need to understand that. Even if the game is a success, it would in numbers mean that it sold about 200.000 (10%) copies
that's about $2 million. profit would be around at most $1 million.
Look at the costs of games with which VR only games will have to compete..:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wi...

These guys just nailed it.
The game is a 10!
They could not have done better.

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[Fishy Fingers]

By your own omission the game could (and there is no reason it shouldn't) have improved in numerous areas but the game is a 10/10?

[OB1Biker]

Your being unfair there though. Games like W3 could also have improved with DarkSoul, Bloodborne like combat but many reviews gave it 10. As a matter of fact any game can be improved. Game should be judged vs the library existing on the platform too. Not vs games from a different non VR environment. That is a VR shooter should be compared to other VR shooters. Not to non VR games.

[DaGreatOne]

I figure I put this here for those who actually care about the overall experience of the game and not cherry picked downplaying of certain aspects of it.

THE VERDICT
Farpoint is more than a proof of concept or another tech demo for virtual reality. Despite its predictable and unsatisfying story and hard-to-ignore bugs, it’s a full-fledged sci-fi shooter that feels fantastic to play with Sony’s high-quality PSVR Aim Controller (and slightly awkward without it). Several smart control options and design choices cater to a variety of different types of players, and the gunplay is second to none in VR. If I were to recommend one shooter to a PSVR owner, this would be it.

[Neonridr]

I got a chance to try the game out last night. Only played for about an hour. But had a good time. The story is a little slow to get going so I expect there to be more action now that I have sort of gotten through the surface. Setting looks good, sort of feel like I am playing a Starship Troopers game which is sort of fun. Visuals look good (that volcano smoke billowing up over the horizon looks cool in the headset (and even better when I take a quick peek at the TV screen). The aim controller is quite nice, solidly built, feels good in the hands and responds very well for the most part. I do love how the holographic sight works and how you can literally hold it up to your headset covered face and peek down the sights, always a cool thing.

Can't comment too much on the gameplay, not much has happened yet for me aside from shooting some bugs so far.

Overall I was enjoying myself and I look forward to playing through the game. The co-op could be really fun and look forward to trying that out as VR is definitely better when experienced with others.

[skwidd]

@Neonridr Thanks for sharing!