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I’ll be trustworthy, after I play VR video games, it’s not for the breadth of the expertise. I placed on my Meta Quest headset for the likes of Beat Saber or another short-but-fun recreation. But Asgard’s Wrath 2 got here alongside — proper close to the top of 2023, no much less — and blew all of my preconceived notions away. The recreation is a meaty, replayable RPG with stunning graphics, enjoyable puzzles and an precise story that sucked me in and stored me sufficient to play extra. It’s simply my favourite VR recreation that I performed final yr.
In Asgard’s Wrath 2, you’re pursuing Norse god Loki, your betrayer within the earlier recreation, all the best way to Egypt. With somewhat assist from the native deities, the participant character controls a number of mortals who every have their very own distinctive tales. Perhaps this speaks to my very own biases about VR video games, however I used to be once more baffled by the scope of this title — whereas it’s a recreation you’ll be able to decide up and put down at leisure, it may simply take dozens and dozens of hours to finish.
Graphically, it might not be probably the most spectacular recreation that got here out in 2023, and the colours can generally sear the eyes. But that’s the extent of my complaints up to now (I haven’t but completed the sport). I’ve loved what I’ve seen up to now of Asgard’s Wrath 2 and it’ll take rather a lot for VR video games in 2024 to prime it.
What else occurred this week
This week, we had our Xbox Developer Direct, by which a handful of studios gave us some extra details about their upcoming video games. Out of all of them, I’m simply most impressed with Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, if for no different cause than they didn’t simply make a Tomb Raider/Uncharted clone. Lara Croft and Nathan Drake could also be Indy’s non secular offspring, however he’s able to carrying a special form of recreation. In case it’s not clear, no I don’t care that the sport is first-person. In reality, I like it.
Out of the remainder of the video games on the Direct, Avowed seems to be prefer it’ll be the furthest up my alley. If I do know Obsidian in any case these years, it’ll be a beautiful, modern and enjoyable RPG with a minimum of some jank sprinkled in for enjoyable. I additionally assume I’m going to have to return and replay Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice so I can keep in mind what the heck occurred in that earlier than I transfer on to the sequel later this yr.
In private information, Mike Minotti didn’t exaggerate when he praised Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown — that recreation has taken up a lot of my time in the previous couple of weeks that I nearly haven’t made time for the rest. That stated, I’m hoping to complete it up quickly in order that I can put my complete coronary heart and as a lot of my time as doable into Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth — I’m most excited to see how the story goes contemplating what occurred in The Man Who Erased His Name — and Tekken 8.
What to play this week
What’s new:
- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
- The Last of Us Part II Remastered
- Palworld
- Turnip Boy Robs A Bank
- Another Code: Recollection
- Knights of Grayfang
New on subscription providers:
- Those Who Remain (Xbox Game Pass)
- F1 23 (Xbox Game Pass)
- Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands – Next-Level Edition (PlayStation Plus Extra+Premium)
- Resident Evil 2 (PlayStation Plus Extra+Premium)
- Hardspace: Shipbreaker (PlayStation Plus Extra+Premium)
- LEGO City Undercover (PlayStation Plus Extra+Premium)
- Just Cause 3 (PlayStation Plus Extra+Premium)
- Session: Skate Sim (PlayStation Plus Extra+Premium)
- Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun (PlayStation Plus Extra+Premium)
- Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong (PlayStation Plus Extra+Premium)
- Surviving the Aftermath (PlayStation Plus Extra+Premium)
- Rally Cross (PlayStation Plus Premium)
- Star Wars: Episode 1 The Phantom Menace (PlayStation Plus Premium)
- Street Fighter: thirtieth Anniversary Collection (PlayStation Plus Premium)
- Legend of Mana (PlayStation Plus Premium)
- Secret of Mana (PlayStation Plus Premium)
- Atari Mania (Prime Gaming)
- New Cycle (GeForce Now)
- Beacon Pines (GeForce Now)
- Exoprimal (GeForce Now)
- FAR: Changing Tides (GeForce Now)
- Going Under (GeForce Now)
- The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails (GeForce Now)
- Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion (GeForce Now)
- Golden Sun (Nintendo Switch Online)
- Golden Sun: The Lost Age (Nintendo Switch Online)
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