Doom VFR Reviews
As a VR experience designed from the ground up for the technology, Doom VFR is probably the best example of this to date. There are some improvements to be made with the movement, but it is otherwise a fantastic bit of the ol' ultra violence that shouldn't be missed. Bethesda have definitely shown they understand the potential of VR, so hopefully we'll see more dedicated VR experiences in the future.
The game ranges from 2.5 – 6 hours, depending on if you’re looking to find all of the secrets and collectibles which are on offer. While it is relatively short offering, the game is fun to play as all of the mechanics just work in VR. If you’re looking for VR title to jump into that is oozing with quality and isn’t watered down then DOOM VFR is going to meet your expectations. It’s worth mentioning that this is my first DOOM title which I’ve experienced and I have thoroughly enjoyed my time, so don’t be put off and dive straight in.
DOOM VFR is probably the best VR game that PlayStation VR has to offer, so it is perfect for those who enjoyed the original game and also own a headset. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-ldb4'); });
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______________________ “The story is a means to an end, an excuse to move from one demon-slaying arena to the next.
DOOM VFR brings a new and exclusive campaign to Virtual Reality. Combat is still fast-paced and rewarding. Fortunately, motion sickness and visual fatigue hardly ever happen when played in small sessions. Enemies and most of the scenarios are well-known, but seeing them up close, in a scale close to real, provides a much more fascinating and terrifying feeling. While the game is playable with a pair of PS Move and Aim VR, I recommend using the good-old DualShock 4.
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Doom VFR is a brave shooter that proves that VR games don't have to be conservative with movement to work. Fast-paced action with a great stable of recognizable weapons and enemies makes it a challenging rush, once you find your VR legs. It's a shame VFR story didn't get the same self-aware treatment as Doom did, but even if it's all about warping and gunning, that's more than enough.
Doom VFR has a few control issues and won't take you long to get through once, but if you're a Doom fan with a compatible VR headset, it's one of the best experiences around.
It's hard to reconcile the great game that is Doom VFR with the clumsy Move controls that are hardly player friendly. If you have an Aim controller, that's the best way to play, but I would have liked for the Moves to have been a viable option. Doom VFR highlights that allowing for player customization of control and comfort is imperative to making VR games accessible and more mainstream. Despite this, Bethesda has brought yet another title that proves virtual reality support is alive and well with impressive and full-featured titles that few thought would be possible at the outset of the platform. At the end of the blood soaked and demon infested day, Doom VFR is Doom in virtual fucking reality, and there's not much more you can ask for.
DOOM VFR is an outstanding, but limited, game. The lack of arcade and multiplayer content hurts the overall package, but it does its sole purpose of replicating the campaign in VR incredibly well. The fat has been trimmed from it resulting in an "all killer, no filler" approach that keeps the tension and action levels at a high point that exceeds even the base campaign from the reboot. Anyone who enjoyed that and wants to play it in VR should do so if they have a Vive or a PlayStation VR.
When you drop into an area and the electronic bass is pumping and screeching away like a Transformer humping a washing machine and then all of a sudden, as demons attack from all directions, a shredding guitar riff kicks in and disintegrates every pair of panties in a twelve mile radius with the sheer fucking Metal brutality of the whole scenario… Well, that's a sensation that only a Doom game can provide, and this epicness is cranked up to eleven when playing in VR.
DOOM VFR provides loads of fun factor. Although it is not a perfect virtual reality iteration of DOOM as it does have its own minimal flaws, DOOM VFR is still a nice experience leaving me satisfied after I climbed out from the virtual world of Hell.
VFR as promised, brings back the rush of the Doom reboot, with the immersion only possible in virtual reality. Controls work great, either with PS Move or Aim Controller, but it is not as long and deep as the original game.
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It has the classic elements of a DOOM game, immersing the player in the DOOM world.
An excellent version of an outstanding game that doesn't last as long as the original game, nor is as beautiful as it was... but it's VR and is incredibly fun an inmersive (and we love kiling monsters on VR).
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A touch on the short side, and with more than a few gripes around the control mechanisms, DOOM VFR, like most Bethesda games, is made better through mods and community support. That said, even without it, there's a serviceable vertical slice of the best parts of last year's flatscreen title. I just wish the damned game would let me punch something!
I was really surprised at how much I enjoyed my time with Doom VFR. Skyrim VR had soured me a little and I wasn't really looking forward to playing. But this shows that rethinking how a game will work in VR, instead of just shoehorning a game into VR wholesale, can make the world of difference. It also helps that the game has a price tag to match.
DOOM VFR delivers a fun VR experience that gives you a tiny taste of an excellent meal, a meal that's full of stunning visuals, demon stomping, and a satisfying blend of upgrades and the weapons we know and love from the DOOM universe. Unfortunately, a few bugs and some questionable design choices mar an otherwise fantastic VR game.
Doom is just as violent and mesmerizing in VR, but a number of concessions were made in this truncated version.
It was a very good idea to try and do something new with Doom VFR instead of just porting Doom 2016 straight to VR platforms. While it’s not as good as it’s regular counterpart, seeing the familiar and classic areas alike in full VR is a great experience, even if it can be greatly hindered at times by its controls.
A snappy, blood-soaked three-hour thrill-ride sure to please any VR owners looking to get some extra use from their doubtless dust-covered PSVR Aim controllers.