Resident Evil Village may be the best VR game ever - PSVR2 review in progress

GameCentral reports back from its early hours with Resident Evil Village and how PSVR2 transforms an okay game into an amazing one.

[SullysCigar]

The DEFINITIVE way to play this game. Just like OG PSVR was the definitive way to play RE7 - and that fell WAY short of where Village VR has landed. Such an excellent start in terms of launch games.

Edit @Below: 100% agree

[Neonridr]

RE8 shows you how a VR game should be. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed RE7 in VR, but having access to other VR at the time on my PC, I hated being relegated to just moving my head around and still using a controller. This is how VR is meant to be played. I can't wait to play this later tonight.

[fr0sty]

Hearing a lot of these "Best ever" comments related to PSVR2... many reviews call it the best overall VR headset, and now its games are being called the best ever VR experiences. That bodes well for it!

[Neonridr]

@fr0sty - I had a chance to play for an hour or so last night with the headset. It's what I expected it to be as a VR veteran. It won't blow people away if they are experienced with other headsets like the Index or Quest 2, but it's a big leap over the 1st gen devices that's for sure. The haptics are a nice addition and the colors pop on the screen. As long as people don't expect it to look as good as games do on their 4K TVs and just be immersed in what's around you, they will enjoy it very much.

[victorMaje]

Not getting mine until Tuesday, you just made the wait harder :)
I only played a few hours of it, might be the perfect opportunity to continue, now where did I put those adult diapers?

[Knushwood Butt]

Dat shotgun!!!

[crazyCoconuts]

Feeling the force of the shotgun through your headset is a pretty neat touch. Definitely adds to that feeling of raw power

[Knushwood Butt]

Absolutely. It feels really meaty. Surprising how strong that is.

[Jin_Sakai]

“The DEFINITIVE way to play this game.“

“The DEFINITIVE way to have a heart attack.”

Fixed that for you.

[SullysCigar]

Lol thanks Jin

[psplova]

I was blown away from the VR tutorial alone for this game.. it's really jaw dropping how good this game looks and feels in vr. Super impressed.

[PureBlood]

Same here. I was just listening to Virtual Strangers on YouTube and they were saying it looks better on PSVR2 than flat screen, due in part to the sense of depth and scale.

It goes without saying that the sound will be more impactful too, given sounds are relative to where you actually are and what you're seeing.

[crazyCoconuts]

I just played the demo and yeah lots of ambient sounds with very real presence that caused me to shine my flashlight or spin around. Sound positioning is pretty awesome

[EazyC]

This and GT7 are "the" firing shots as far as a proper VR revolution is concerned.

If Sony can pump out titles of this calibre then PSVR 2 will be legendary (either as individual games or fully equivalent VR versions of pancake titles).

Have only played GT7 and Pavlov so far but really looking forward to this.

[JEECE]

The worry though is whether there will actually be a consistent stream of quality titles on this level. Sony put effort into Vita at the beginning, and then it dropped off and became an indie machine (not that indie games are bad, it just wasn't the console quality on the go experience the system was supposed to offer). PS VR1 support dropped off a cliff too.

[MIDGETonSTILTS17]

I think psvr 2 is selling better than Vita and VR1 so far

[ApocalypseShadow]

This isn't the Vita. It's not a portable. And PSVR 1 received a lot of games. If someone bought one right now, they'd have over 5-6 hundred games and experiences to play. That's plenty games for an add on for one person. How many did it need at the end of it's life?

But this one is way different. The complaints was that VR wasn't getting full games. Which was false as PSVR got RE7, Borderlands, Skyrim, Hitman 3 collection, Blood and Truth, Astrobot, Moss, Doom, Farpoint, Star Wars Squadrons, etc.

Sony is starting off with GT7 and RE8 right off the bat. That's Sony making a point. More of these games are coming. Because the system has enough power, has better controllers because PC developers complained about PS Moves. They can't say shit now about Sony's controllers.

There's nothing stopping the headset from getting ANY PC game, ANY mobile game. And with eye tracking, it makes hybrid games possible. GT7 and RE8 are PS5 games. Not modes, not experiences, not PS2 and PS3 games. PS5 games.

Sony made a great system, made a great controller, made a great headset, made great 3D sound, and added an SSD, released award winning games consistently. But still get complaints and worrying about if Sony has more. The naysayers right now are saying all Sony's has this year is Spider-Man 2 and FF. Which we all know isn't true. Sony's been holding on a lot more closer to their chest. When you found out what they got for flat and VR, hopefully your worrying will cease. As long as Sony keeps making a profit like they did with PSVR, the record breaking sales they just had during Christmas, then some of that money will be going towards VR and funding more games. Believe that. Just watch and see.

[EazyC]

We'll have to see initial sales, but I think gamers WILL respond to quality content. I only bought PSVR 2 for GT7, I mean...that is the power of a single title right there.

[UltimateOwnage]

Don’t forget launching with Horizon: COTM in the box. Super excited to get my hands on shortly.

[mkis007]

Having the controllers with proper analog sticks should make more full blown games vr portable

[Kurt Russell]

I only have Horizon and GT7. Horizon looks amazing, but out of the two GT7 is the one I am putting all my time into... It's amazing

[PS_HCT]

For the Metro to praise something, it must be good. :)

[SullysCigar]

They've just hit the same impasse the xbox guy at IGN did when they stuck him in GT7 and he felt like he was actually sat in the Delorean he used to own. He stuttered and eventually conceded it blew his mind!

[Babadook7]

I tried the demo and was pleased beyond words. Far more impressive overall than the 2d version of RE8 and call of the mountain combined. Must play.

[CrimsonWing69]

This weekend for me! Honestly, this is the game I'm most excited for in VR.

[QuantumMechanic]

I hope they release a definitive edition with the VR support on disc.

[Aggy]

I think a lot of horror games would be better if they were just made for VR.

[poppatron]

I’m so excited for this. Just so bad.

I read earlier some gta v psvr 2 rumour Fromm years ago and have now got myself crazily hyped for something that in all likelihood doesn’t exist. Wouldn’t that be amazing though 😬

[generic-user-name]

Here's PSVR2's answer to HL Alyx.

[Solitariussaint]

I'm so glad I'll be playing this game for the first time, in VR2 no less.

[Thundercat77]

Looks like I'm going to play it on easy mode first. Can't risk a heart attack 🤣 .

Hope SH 2 remake has a VR mode too.

[derek]

Looks great

[Deathdeliverer]

Well I’m waiting on a patch. My left controller isn’t working worth a damn

[SullysCigar]

Sent it back man! At least you can play GT7 while you wait for a replacement!

[Deathdeliverer]

Yep! GT7 is exactly what I’ve been playing while I’m waiting for a patch or a coffin box. Whichever comes first. How easy license test are with the VR is amazing. Literally driving the HELL out of the cars.

[Pyrofire95]

It really is. Problem is MY CONTROLLER isnt working! I'm so freakin sad.

[SullysCigar]

Hey man, I was just listening to Virtual Strangers on YouTube and one of those guys had this issue too. He said it worked fine once he'd rebooted everything, including the PS5, so thinks it was just a software glitch. Hope you're up and running now.