{"id":15741,"date":"2016-12-16T00:01:35","date_gmt":"2016-12-16T00:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=15741"},"modified":"2016-11-18T22:45:27","modified_gmt":"2016-11-18T22:45:27","slug":"carys-vr-game-wishlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/16\/carys-vr-game-wishlist\/","title":{"rendered":"Cary’s VR Game Wishlist"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"PACMANVR\"<\/a>Virtual Reality is nothing new.\u00a0 Back in the 90\u2019s, when 3-D graphics were getting a little more commonplace in games, we got to see its infancy in the form of special arcade games and failed consoles like the Virtual Boy.\u00a0 It even entered the realm of movies and TV with films like The Lawnmower Man and kids shows such as VR Troopers.\u00a0 Fast forward to the present, where technology has advanced exponentially, and VR has made a bit of a comeback, with games on PC and even consoles like the PlayStation.\u00a0 So I started thinking about games that I would like to play in VR.\u00a0 Here\u2019s my list:<\/p>\n

So now VR is more popular than ever, but it had me worried for a while.\u00a0 You see, I\u2019ve been blind in my left eye since birth, and can\u2019t see 3-D effects in movies and games.\u00a0 With the advances in 3-D technology, I was concerned that I wouldn\u2019t be able to see games well in VR either.\u00a0 And if VR got popular enough, I may not be able to review very many games at all because of it!\u00a0 Luckily something awesome happened when I went to PAX West a few months ago.\u00a0 I was able to play a couple of VR games in a controlled environment with people who understood my situation.\u00a0 And guess what?\u00a0 Turns out I can play VR games after all!\u00a0 That\u2019s when I started thinking about VR games that I\u2019d want to play.<\/p>\n

Of course, now that I\u2019ve played VR games and know a little more about them, now I have other concerns about not being able to play the games.\u00a0 VR headsets and accessories are still pretty expensive and you need a lot of space to play them in, and money and space are two things I don\u2019t have a lot of right now.\u00a0 But the good thing is that those reasons why I wouldn\u2019t play VR are my own choices and are under my control.\u00a0 I could choose to spend the money and clear out space to play them.\u00a0 I can\u2019t choose to not be blind in one eye.\u00a0 Luckily, a lot of people I\u2019ve talked to say that VR won\u2019t replace traditional gaming, so that\u2019s good.<\/p>\n

One last thing before we get to my list.\u00a0 Some of the imaginary games on my list would take a few more leaps in technology for them to work well in VR.\u00a0 But when you do use your imagination, the possibilities are endless!\u00a0 OK, let\u2019s begin!<\/p>\n

Portal VR<\/strong><\/p>\n

Before I wrote down my list, I bounced around my ideas with my brother Jeff.\u00a0 When I told him about my idea for Portal VR, he said that kind of already exists.\u00a0 He said that Valve is making or has made a Portal VR game, but it\u2019s just a tour around the Aperture Science Labs.\u00a0 I haven\u2019t really had time to research that further, but as a fan of all things Portal, including gameplay, characters, and lore, that still sounds pretty cool.\u00a0 But my idea would be a fully-fledged Portal game.\u00a0 Portal is basically a first-person puzzle game, so I think it would work well in VR. Although it may take a few leaps in VR technology for that to happen, like I said earlier.\u00a0 Going through all those portals might make folks a bit dizzy, too!\u00a0 But wouldn\u2019t it be fun to go up against GlaDOS and meet Wheatley face to face!<\/p>\n

Cooking Mama VR<\/strong><\/p>\n

While I was talking with Jeff about VR, he said that one of the first of the new VR titles that became popular was one called Job Simulator, where you do mundane everyday tasks in VR.\u00a0 They even made fun of this in the Rick and Morty VR game I played at PAX, where the first thing you had to do was put some underwear in a washing machine.\u00a0 So I started to think about games where you do everyday tasks, and Cooking Mama popped in my head first.\u00a0 I think this type of game could be done now, and I\u2019m surprised it hasn\u2019t yet, considering it\u2019s been a while since we last had a Cooking Mama game.\u00a0 Although it might be weird to see the titular Mama character in VR, especially when you cook food well and she says, \u201cEven better than Mama\u201d or when you cook food badly and she has fire in her eyes!<\/p>\n

Animal Crossing VR<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speaking of games about mundane, everyday tasks, Animal Crossing is one of my favorite games of all time, and I\u2019d like to see it in VR.\u00a0 Nintendo teased us with a 3D Animal Crossing world with some of the DLC in Mario Kart 8, and I\u2019d love to see it happen for real!\u00a0 You could do all sorts of Animal Crossing activities in VR: chopping down trees, planting flowers, fishing, shopping for furniture, decorating your house, and much more.\u00a0 Since it would be all first person, dressing up your character might not be as much fun, but I think it would still be neat to fully immerse yourself in the Animal Crossing world.<\/p>\n

WarioWare VR<\/strong><\/p>\n

I think WarioWare\u2019s gaming format would work great in VR.\u00a0 Micro games could be as simple as \u201cLook Up,\u201d or \u201cGrab This!\u201d\u00a0 And could you imagine 9-Volt\u2019s classic Nintendo themed stages in VR?\u00a0 Of course, I think out of all the game companies, Nintendo will be the last to jump on the VR bandwagon.\u00a0 Of course I could be wrong, but I think they\u2019re still sour over the Virtual Boy flopping.<\/p>\n

Metroid VR<\/strong><\/p>\n

And last of the Nintendo games I\u2019d like to see in VR is Metroid.\u00a0 Remember how cool it was to view the action from inside Samus\u2019 helmet in Metroid Prime?\u00a0 How neat would that be to really feel like you\u2019re looking through Samus\u2019 visor in a brand new Prime VR title!\u00a0 Of course, like I said earlier, it may take a few leaps in technology to make a good Metroid Prime VR game.\u00a0 And I would get Retro Studios to make it, NOT Nintendo.\u00a0 Nintendo themselves doesn\u2019t seem to know what people want in a Metroid game.<\/p>\n

Point Blank VR<\/strong><\/p>\n

I got this idea from playing Carnival Games VR at PAX.\u00a0 One of the mini-game events in that one was Haunted House, where you rolled down a track and shot at cardboard cutouts of ghosts flying around that had targets on them.\u00a0 It reminded me of two things: the Buzz Lightyear ride at Disney World, and Point Blank.\u00a0 Point Blank is a colorful and silly shooting gallery style light gun game found in arcades and on the PlayStation by Namco.\u00a0 I really like the Point Blank series and I\u2019m surprised we never got one on the Wii. There was an iOS Point Blank game but it was awful.\u00a0 Anyway, the Point Blank VR game could play like the Carnival Games VR that I played.\u00a0 It could even be called Point Blank Park or something.\u00a0 Man, sometimes I come up with some cool ideas, I think.<\/p>\n

Namco Museum VR<\/strong><\/p>\n

You know how when you\u2019re a kid, and you imagine stuff like your dream tree house or whatever.\u00a0 Well, when I was little, I came up with an idea for an arcade museum where you play games in themed decorated rooms, like Pac-Man games or space games.\u00a0 And they\u2019d have all sorts of exhibits you can look at in those rooms as well.\u00a0 That\u2019s why the Namco Museum games on the PlayStation are on my top five favorite games of all time list, because they are almost just like what I imagined as a kid.\u00a0 So I\u2019d love to see a new Namco Museum game with an actual museum you could walk around in VR.\u00a0 You could even play the arcade games in VR as well, and you\u2019d have to look down to see the screen on the cabinet or tabletop machine!\u00a0 Well I think it would be cool, anyway. A real \u201cVirtual Arcade!\u201d<\/p>\n

Pac-Man VR<\/strong><\/p>\n

Actually, Pac-Man VR already exists.\u00a0 Remember when I mentioned VR arcade games in the 90\u2019s?\u00a0 One of the more famous ones was a battle game where you travelled on abstract checkered landscapes with pillars, and avoided polygonal pterodactyls.\u00a0 I think they even made fun of it on the Freakazoid cartoon.\u00a0 Around this time, they also made a Pac-Man VR game.\u00a0 It\u2019s one of the only Pac-Man games I\u2019ve never played!\u00a0 I\u2019ve seen those VR arcade stations, but never Pac-Man VR.\u00a0 But it\u2019s probably just as well, as whenever I would see those VR machines, they were usually out of order or nobody was attending them.\u00a0 So I\u2019d be upset if I saw it but couldn\u2019t play it.\u00a0 Anyway, I\u2019d like to see a NEW Pac-Man VR maze game, but maybe it could have the old arcade one as a bonus as well.<\/p>\n

And those are my ideas for VR games I\u2019d like to see!\u00a0 In the comments section, tell me what you think of my ideas, and let me know what VR games you\u2019d like to play as well!\u00a0 Later!\u00a0 –Cary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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