PlayStation VR has proven itself as a viable platform for innovative gaming, with Sony releasing groundbreaking titles every week from a variety of developers. Now well established in it’s second year, PSVR is hitting its stride, with a variety of quality games reaching critical mass and meriting mainstream attention.
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With games like Blood and Truth, Beat Saber, Trover Saves The Universe, and AstroBot Rescue Mission bringing multitudes of new gamers into the VR fold, we thought we would shine a light on new (and possibly lesser-known) titles as they release.
This week brings three interesting entries, one of which was delayed from release last week.
Human Anatomy VR
Human Anatomy VR might sound like a strange entry for PSVR, but for Human Anatomy students, this application might just be a life saver. We weren’t quite sure what to make of the appearance of Human Anatomy, but after watching the trailer, we’re convinced that the experience actually looks pretty cool. That mode where you can explode out all of the body parts and examine them individually? Very impressive.
The official blurb from the PlayStation Store reads as follows:
Can you rebuild the human body? Do you know where is the Humerus located? Get to know the whole human body in an enjoyable way thanks to the Human Anatomy VR. Human Anatomy VR is an educational application in virtual reality. The application depicts simplified anatomy models suitable for high school students. Human Anatomy VR offers unique virtual and educational experience.
Waltz Of The Wizard: Extended Edition
Waltz of the Wizard has been floating around on Steam for quite a while, first as a free-to-play game, followed by the Extended Edition. While Waltz is seemingly a shorter experience, Steam reviewers seem quite positive on it as simply a place to go and play around in VR.
Waltz of the Wizard should definitely be entered as a casual experience. But by all reports, the game is extremely well-polished and provides a fun showcase for VR newcomers, along with some puzzles and secrets for more experienced players.
Some key features, take from Waltz of the Wizard’s Steam page:
- Accessible and intuitive VR introduction for new users.
- Become a wizard and feel what it is like to have magical powers.
- Brew magical spells using arcane ingredients.
- Interact with a wizard’s tower full of magical artifacts.
- Travel to new places and experience strange moments.
- Uncover many hidden secrets and Easter eggs.
The official blurb from the PlayStation Blog reads as follows:
Waltz of the Wizard is a virtual reality experience that lets you feel what it is like to have magical powers. The Extended Edition is a remaster of the original that adds new spells, interactions and secrets, along with performance optimizations and new options that help keep the experience an excellent showcase for VR.
Tokyo Chronos
Tokyo Chronos is a new VR visual novel developed by MyDearest Inc. Released on Steam back in March of 2019, Tokyo Chronos currently sits at a 9/10 “Very Positive” user rating. So there must be something pretty good going on here.
Visual novels are tricky. Even the best visual novels try my patience when playing on PlayStation Vita or PS4, so I imagine that Tokyo Chronos would have to bring the narrative fireworks pretty hard to convince me to keep the PSVR headset on for an entire playthrough. Nonetheless, it is great to see more companies experiment with bringing new genres to the VR medium, and I imagine that visual novel fans are pretty excited to get their hands on this one.
The offiical blurb at the PlayStation Blog reads as follows:
“Tokyo Chronos is a VR mystery visual novel told in an immersive 360° world. Characters with personality come to life right before your eyes ─ their fate lies in your hands. An empty, deserted Shibuya where time has frozen over. A suspenseful mystery woven by eight childhood friends trapped inside. Lost memories. Where does the truth lie?”Are you looking forward to any of these offerings? Let us know in the comments below.
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