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Re:VR by MorePowerToYou on Friday January 13, 2017 @02:57PM (#13394178)
I found the initial experience very compelling, too. Unfortunately, that initial thrill wears off fast. I challenge you to buy a Vive and report back in a few months with your daily usage level.
Re:VR by nsxwolf on Friday January 13, 2017 @04:04PM (#13394693)
My daily usage level has dropped, but mostly it is due to the lack of new interesting software. When you read this thread, or /r/Vive or anywhere else, it's always the same story: people talking enthusiastically about games that came out months ago. The same ones, over and over. Space Pirate Trainer. Holopoint. H3VR. Job Simulator.

I'm really bored of those.

Re:VR by andybak on Friday January 13, 2017 @11:14PM (#13396832)
Easy - as that time period includes the Oculus Touch launch titles.

That gives me:

1. SuperHot

2. Arizona Sunshine

3. The Unspoken

4. Dead and Buried

Looking through Steam sorted by user reviews: http://store.steampowered.com/search/?sort_by=Reviews_DESC&t...

Gives me another easy set. I'll stick to things I own or I've heard almost universally good things about:

5. Smashbox Arena

6. Sairento

7. QuivR

8. Distance

9. Bullet Sorrow

10. Vertigo

11. Serious Sam: TFE

12: Bullet Sorrow

13: Werewolves Within

14: ROM Extraction

There's more but I got bored. I can personally vouch for the excellence of at least 5 of those.

Re:VR by nsxwolf on Saturday January 14, 2017 @06:06PM (#13401156)
Thanks for this reply. Did not know SuperHot had a VR version. I definitely will check that out at least.
Re:VR by andybak on Sunday January 15, 2017 @09:20PM (#13407845)
It's short but it's astonishing. Totally worth it.

I can't imagine how the game works not in VR.

Re:VR by thegeomaster on Saturday January 14, 2017 @09:21AM (#13398470)
I hear that Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes is very immersive in its VR incarnation, if you're into that sort of thing.
Re:VR by andybak on Friday January 13, 2017 @06:45PM (#13395794)
Define 'months'. I can name half a dozen games of equal quality that came out in the last 6 weeks.
Re:VR by nsxwolf on Friday January 13, 2017 @10:36PM (#13396705)
Please do! Really! Because I'm looking for great new experiences and not finding much.
Re:VR by andybak on Saturday January 14, 2017 @06:14AM (#13397935)
(Sorry - I did but accidentally replied to your original comment by mistake: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13396832 )
Re:VR by tpolischuk on Friday January 13, 2017 @07:04PM (#13395909)
Elite dangerous (if you're into realistic space sims) could easily eat 1000+ hours of gameplay.
Re:VR by jibjibman on Monday January 16, 2017 @01:39PM (#13411910)
Have had the Vive since 1 month after launch, use it almost every day for a few hours. Just got Elite Dangerous set up as well so I expect to be using it even more. Other games I usually play are smashbox arena, and Onward, as well as Holopoint, Space Pirate Trainer, Audio Shield and Audio Beats. Tilt brush is also amazing for drawing in. There is so much content to play its great.