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Ive been avirtual reality enthusiastsince the early days.
Throwing fire axes directly into the faces of your enemies feels better than ever in PlayStation VR2.
Pinball FX VR is so much more than a VR port.
FX VR has everything a pinball enthusiast could want and several things they dont even know they want yet.
As you walk the neon-lit building youll see all of the hallmarks of a classic 80s arcade.
Posters, dart boards, a soda machine.
A stereo system connected to an old-school tape deck.
A giant wall where the trophies you earn will be displayed.
If you dont like the 80s vibe you could change the entire color palette and aesthetic of the arcade.
Change all the posters, add some decorations.
Make it your own.
As the library grows, the arcade itself will as well to accommodate new games.
Over the past week, Ive transformed my entire condo into the two-story pinball arcade of my dreams.
Zen Studios didnt have to add working vending machines or the incredible mixed reality mode.
If this was strictly a VR pinball simulator it would have still been plenty impressive and fulfilled its purpose.
I want it to be a social space where I can hang out and play pinball with other people.
I want the arcade to fill out with not just pinball machines, but every kind of arcade game.
Imagine a virtual arcade filled with people playing Time Crisis, Street Fighter, and Skee-Ball together.
Thats the platform Zen has built here, and I hope it continues to grow.
I love the physicality of playing a pinball machine, and virtual pinball just isnt the same.
Using this to play Pinball FX VR increased the sense of realism tremendously.
There are 11 games available today.
There are also a half-dozen challenge modes, which tie into the games campaign and league features.
When the game starts, the arcade goes through a transformation.
Its an incredible spectacle, and every game has its own unique features.
Battlestar Galactica features space battles activated by in-game achievements that fly around your head.
When your ball drains in Pinball Noir, a downpour of rain starts falling on the glass.
I love it all, but it can sometimes be distracting when youre really trying to lock in.
Luckily, it’s easy enough to turn the extra effects off for a purer experience.
You may want to consider doing that if you start having performance issues.
Ive noticed the occasional frame dip, and times when my ball would disappear and reappear somewhere else.
These things are normally easy to excuse, but pinball has to be perfect.
Its a game of milliseconds, and the whole point of this is to simulate real-life games.
As a novice, Pinball FX VR is unbelievably valuable to me.
I cant imagine anyone who wouldnt enjoy playing this, including the pinball-averse.
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