This means you’ll likely have to travel to visit one, perhaps even quite a distance. Zero Latency, the company behind Far Cry VR, has just three locations in the UK and 11 in the United States. Enemies fire at you from architecture floating in the sky, while sea creatures float by uncomfortably close amidst the carnage. And while most of Far Cry’s hallmark ideas are ignored, the game’s stand-out segment does make good use of the series’s obsession with drug-fuelled psychedelics. Despite not demanding rigorous movement, the immersion makes it all too easy to get into character, and so after half-an-hour of ducking behind cover and swinging an AK-47 wildly, you build up quite a sweat. Being able to walk long distances uninterrupted in a VR game feels weird and fun, and holds novelty for most of the 30 minutes. Fights take place in static kill boxes which seem designed for you to simply stand in position and fire on incoming enemies, rather than navigating the space to hunt them down.īut despite all this, Far Cry VR is a good time, at least in the moment. Areas funnel you down narrow pathways, which makes for a very on-rails shooter feel. While you are able to freely walk around the game’s environments, the level design is restrictive. These concessions to the Far Cry formula are understandable given the format, but sadly the experience doesn’t take full advantage of its one unique feature. Instead, you and a group of friends are tasked with simply gunning down waves of enemies to obtain the highest score on the leaderboard. There’s no choice between stealth or action, there are no outposts to capture, and there are no animals to befriend and unleash on your foes. These parameters mean the depth of experimentation that you’d expect from Far Cry is traded for instant and accessible thrills. It’s essentially a high-concept arcade game a 30-minute experience only available at 52 venues across the world. The previously mentioned Time Crisis vibe comes directly from Far Cry VR’s set-up. Myself and two other IGN staff members had the opportunity to play Far Cry VR at Meetspace VR in London, where we played through the whole game in co-op.
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