Thank you so much, I appreciate it!

Thank you! And you're right, if you try to force something, or "dog bowl" it, as Zuckerberg called it, then it can have something of a Streisand effect: even if the tech or game is really good or cool, it gives the impression that excitement for it is fake and may cause others to just dismiss it or be more skeptical of it.

Thank you, and you’re right. I briefly touch on the almighty Dorito Pope, Jeff Keighley himself. There was also the WB controversy when they paid streamers to play Shadow of Mordor, but didn’t let them mention it was part of Lord of the Rings.

Thank you so much, I really appreciate it!

I can't wait for part 2

But good quality video

I just ordered the fifine k688 mic over the weekend, and it should be here sometime this week. I'm looking forward to trying it out, and it should be a step up from just using the mic off of the pulse headphones.

Thank you so much!

Greatest game of all time. OF ALL TIME!!

Thanks man, I ordered the fifine k688 this weekend, and it should be here sometime this week.

Thank you so much, I appreciate that!

Thank you for your feedback. I just ordered the fifine k688 dynamic microphone, so that should be a step up from just using the mic on my Pulse headphones.

Thanks man, glad you enjoyed it!

It's from the Tron Legacy soundtrack (by Daft Punk). The track is called: "The Game Has Changed".

Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed it!

I really dug it, and with the cliffhanger, I suspect we'll be getting some different enemies to fight, too.

Thank you so much, I appreciate it!

I will say that the game is probably a lot better of an experience as the player than just watching someone play. And I am, admittedly, not the best live streamer... I don't think I have the most entertaining personality, and I'm sure my getting lost for an hour wasn't the most fun thing to sit through. As far as the game's completeness, it's entirely possible that the decision to make it a two parter happened later into production, but the end point for part one felt like an appropriate end point. As soon as you discover that you'll have to go back to the med bay, it felt like the start of a climactic chapter. Then *SPOILERS* Zula decides that she really does want to live after all, has the surgery to remove the baby xeno, closing out that arc, then you get a big climactic boss battle. It's somewhat like the difference between Kill Bill Volume 1 and The Matrix Reloaded. Reloaded felt like it just ended right in the middle of its story. Kill Bill V1 had a big climax with the Crazy 88, followed by the fight with O-Ren. Yes, it was part 1, but the first part felt like a whole movie, with a beginning, middle, and end. You could have cut off the cliffhanger to the game, and it still would have made sense. If after the boss fight, instead of getting the last minute call from "Ben", Zula had just gone back to her ship and flown off, it would have felt like an on brand ending for the Alien franchise. You got enough information from the data logs to piece together what was going on: they were creating android-xeno hybrids. Seeing the creature at the end only confirmed that.

@@UnsponsoredVRGaming you getting lost was better than anything the developers thought of

@@ihatebenstiller2513 Meh....Playing a game and watching a game are two different things, especially when it comes to VR games....LMFAO your not going to get anything over complicated or massive open worlds in a VR game.

I have the game; it's scary enough for me, the Xeno's are very good at sneaking up on you. If it's not, you can roleplay e.g sweep everything off a table with the side of your pulse rifle clattering to the floor [everything's physically simulated-even your arms and legs]; and place your gun on the table as you work-just like in Aliens. Makes it scarier, just like limiting use of the motion tracker, or placing it somewhere in the room. Some encounters are scripted, but most aren't-and I like that, as you never feel safe.

As you mentioned in the review:)

Thank you, again! It's entirely possible that the decision to make it two parts was made later into production, but I did feel satisfied with the big climactic boss battle we did get, and the story with the "thing" being removed from a certain someone helped to give her arc some closure. When (or if) they do release part 2, I'd love to do a deeper dive into what happened behind the scenes to drive the decision to make it two parts, and to make them think it was a good idea to wait until the day before release to reveal that fact.

With the exception of one area, the game ran great on my 3080, and you can tell that the textures were made with standalone quest hardware in mind, but the lighting, when you have everything cranked up to high really made the game... shine.

Thank you so much. I will say that the combat has somewhat improved with the last few patches, but it still doesn't address my core issues with the game. I don't regret my time with it, but I just wish there was more character to the world. And I completely get the reprojection thing, it can cause some visual issues, and for some, cause or exacerbate motion sickness. Though, this is one of the few newer releases that does not use reprojection. There was one reviewer who mistakenly said it did in their review, but it does run at a full 90 fps.

Thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoyed it. I'm currently working on the Alien: Isolation retrospective, and it should be out next week.

@@EzcaGaming the one that I have is the Woojer 3. It doesn’t do positional haptics like the b-haptics, but it’s comparable with everything, and it provides a good powerful rumble. They’re normally 499, bit are currently on sale for 399. www.woojer.com/products/vest-3?variant=42889087123619&country=US&currency=USD&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAABUr2WzmIRPOyrO2lrOpA8Ypk6LX1&gclid=CjwKCAiApY-7BhBjEiwAQMrrEZDxtQfDOwoPvPIW4zL8T3PXlCsiP_GAB6PGatekM_9pUK0pB9EI-BoCs-oQAvD_BwE

@UnsponsoredVRGaming thanks. Appreciate it

I haven't started Into the Radius yet. I have it on PC, but was thinking about checking it out on PSVR2 for the deep OLED blacks.

Congratulations! And yeah, there's a pretty decent library of games so far, and by the time you open your present, Alien: Rouge Incursion will have released, too. Hopefully it's better than Colonial Marines. Oh, and "welcome to the family, son..." kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYvPZod5npKor8k

@@UnsponsoredVRGaming Ha! Thanks, man. Now THAT's a game that needs a PSVR2 port. Along with Astro Bot Rescue Mission, and Blood and Truth, and Farpoint, and...

In what ways is it superior to Quest 3?

@@Thishandlemakesnosense Not a knock on Quest 3 at all, I absolutely love mine and play it often. Since I haven't had a chance to jump into PSVR2 yet, I can only base some of it on specs and speculation. I think they both have some strengths and weaknesses. PSVR2 has OLED screens versus the LCDs on the Quest 3, PSVR2 has haptic feedback in the controllers and headset along with the Sense controller's triggers being like a PS5. PSVR2 also has the the PS5 pushing it for a lot more power than standalone getting it closer to a PCVR experience. PSVR2 has eye tracking which Quest does not. There are also a few games I'm looking forward to that you can't get on Quest 3 currently like No Man's Sky, Re4 Remake and RE Village.

Thank you! If you go into it expecting a "theme park ride" experience and not a canonical continuation of Aliens with revolutionary gameplay, it's not too bad, especially if you're a fan of Aliens. And if you have a PC, the game plays and looks a tad better there, too.

I'm cautiously optimistic for Alien: Rouge Incursion, and I was happy to hear that Isolation is finally getting a sequel. I think the performance of this game, and Ryan McCaffrey's horrid review for that one really tanked Isolation's initial sales; he was clearly the wrong person for that review.

Yes! And I didn't realize how much it would add to the immersion. I feel disembodied when I play without it now.

@UnsponsoredVRGaming which version is it and how much does it cost?

It's the Meta Quest version of the Woojer 3, though, other than holsters for the controllers and a white color, it seems to be identical to the standard Woojer 3. It's normally $499 U.S., but the standard black one currently on sale from Woojer directly for $399, and Best Buy for $429. www.woojer.com/products/vest-3?variant=42889087123619&country=US&currency=USD&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAvP-6BhDyARIsAJ3uv7b_rop1w_tpSos4Bcq18JdPiZxxLViLDPfMwCtrQFFEbP1VtDqO5jAaArm_EALw_wcB

@@UnsponsoredVRGaming thank you, I'm interested in buying one for myself, I'm on PSVR2

It's especially b.s. considering PlayStation is one of the only platforms that doesn't offer refunds for digital games. Xbox, steam, even Meta has a 14 day/2-hour playtime policy. The only time I can remember PlayStation offering a refund for a game people had already downloaded and played was for Cyber Punk 2077.

Not only Aliens CM but also BIA Hells Highway, remember that amazing demo they showed off and what we eventually got, don’t get me wrong i love BIA but it was the same as Alien CM

I'm with you on that one. A couple of the "mini-boss" fights were ok, but there just wasn't enough character to the world, or any real "lore" to discover along the way. And the combat areas felt so gamified. They didn't feel like places that would organically exist in the world, just gamified arenas for trash mobs.

Thank you so much, that's really encouraging to read! As a bit of an older gamer, I find myself looking for games that have more substance to their stories, lore, and world building. The Metro series has always had that in spades, and I was so glad to see that Vertigo Games was able to translate that; too few VR games have this level of detail, or quality writing.

@TheVRGamerDad i absolutely get that. I'm 39 and struggle the same. There's not much that still appeals to me. I need stories, meaningful games that are worth my money and especially my time

Thank you, and glad you enjoyed the review. The lack of detail to the world, and the overall art design were some of the things that disappointed me the most with this game, along with its story and lack of meaningful lore. It had some pretty looking skyboxes, but once you looked closer, there wasn't any substance to it.

Thank you so much!

I'm sorry to hear you had a buggy experience. As I said in my playthrough, other than some texture pop-in in the second biome, the only major bug I encountered was during one mini-boss where she spawned into the floor. I died on this boss quite a few times, and for me, the bug only occurred the first time. Also, as I mentioned in the review, there were a few occasions where it felt like an enemy weapon would phase through mine while blocking; I think the combat just needs to be tightened up in general. While I did have fun with this game, it certainly fell short in many aspects.

@TheVRGamerDad Yee course everyone has a different experience, so just letting the people who see it know Are you talking about the mini boss that screams?? Cause that's the mini boss I had to reload 6 times lol. Either she was stuck in the ceiling, completely invisible or when she done the scream, sent me flying through walls to another part of the map 😂 The game is really fun tho don't get me wrong 👌

that's the exact one, lol. There must be something up with the collision in that area. And if people are still experiencing bugs, even if they don't affect everyone all the time, it's something that absolutely should be called out.

@@UnsponsoredVRGaming Yee other bugs really haven't been to game breaking apart from an archer mini boss going invisible amd making me invincible to his attacks. But yee I agree devs need to be called out whenever they mess up. We can't encourage complacency. Look what happened to ubisoft

It's a haptic vest. I went with the Woojer 3, which has more of a rumble effect, but isn't really directional. There's also b-haptics, which uses something like phone vibrators, and can be more precise, letting you feel gunshots or touches at a specific point. The downside to b-haptics is it's compatibility, as each game has to be programed by the developer (or mods in some cases) to use it. Woojer just works with every game.

@@lamba7050 “it just works” - Tod Howard “Until you mod its balls off” - PC modders

Yes, and it's great. I went with the Woojer since so few games support b-haptics, and honestly, I prefer the rumble of the Woojer vs. the buzz of the b-haptics. When I play without it now, I feel almost disembodied, it adds that much to immersion.

Thank you so much!

Considering it's from such a big and renowned studio, it's criminal that it hasn't been ported over yet.

The combat is also held back by carrying over the stamina meter from TWD. It made sense in that game, but not so much here. More than that, they really need to entirely ditch the dodge cool down timer, it completely breaks encounters with enemies that can strike multiple times. There were also a few times during the first Behemoth fight that I'd dodge completely out of the way of its foot-stomps, and I'd get "sucked" into it, taking massive damage, almost like it had a magnet attached to it. I could literally see my player character being pulled into its foot after it landed.

Thank you! I too think that the dodge shouldn't have a cool down. Simply removing that aspect would likely resolve my combat related issues. At the very least, let us use it twice before the cooldown.​ @TheVRGamerDad

While I obviously love The Last of Us 2 (It was my number one, lol), it does take some... controversial twists in its story. I do think the gameplay definitely improved some from the first one. It's been a while since I've played it, and I haven't checked out the remaster/PS5 update yet, so maybe that'll pull me back in.