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However, here at VRFitness Insider we like to get creative and find novel ways to make vr games more challenging and in Blade and Sorcery you can achieve that with some judicious use of kicks and jumps. You play standing and if you have a 360 degree setup you will constantly be turning every direction to fight off enemies but there are no squats or ducking required. Legs 3/10 or 7/10Īs with Gorn and Gladius this game is primarily an arm workout. This greatly enhances the feel of the combat, but reduces the energy output slightly as you will be moving slightly more slowly. The realistic physics mean that weapons have an appropriate weightiness to them however, meaning you can’t flail about with a giant broadsword a la Skyrim. Dual handed broad swords are available, and you can also dual wield two short swords so both arms will get worked out equally. With Blade and Sorcery I burned an extra 20 calories, had a slightly higher heart rate and covered 500 more steps, but as you’ll see this is because I chose to physically jump when my in game character did, and I also physically kicked as well.Ī variety of handheld weapons will have you thrusting, chopping, parrying, shield bashing and throwing, as well drawing your bow and firing off arrows. I recently reviewed Gladius, another excellent arena sword simulator, which I scored as moderate. I’d rate this game as moderately active, with the potential to be highly active if you choose to play accordingly as I’ll explain later. As with all fitness play-tests I played as actively as possible, without downtime for thirty minutes, jogging on the spot between waves. I wore a headband to sweat-proof the headset and used my Fitbit Charge 2 to record my activity.

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Having spent time with both Gorn and Gladius I know full well the necessity of clearing all my furniture out of the way for these types of games. You need to get a little creative to maximize its workout potential, but if you have a big enough play-space you can throw yourself around like a drunken Jedi master engaging in a violent orgy of bloody death and destruction. As my play-test shows it scores pretty well on both fronts. Personally I’m happy to accept the game’s limitations if the combat itself is good and it’s a decent workout. Consider it a proof of concept and a taste of what real VR fighting can be like in the future. In its current implementation however it’s just an arena combat mode over a few different levels and that’s it. Throw in a character creation tool that allows for truly unique avatars and this is a rare game where you really feel like you embody the character you’re playing.Ĭurrently it’s a sandbox only title in very early access, albeit with lots of developer ambition to add content over time. It all contributes to an excellent sense of immersion. Unlike most games, you also have a visible body in this too, not just floaty hands.

Likewise, whereas other games have decent bow mechanics, in Blade and Sorcery you physically holster the quiver on your back, and then pull out individual arrows which you have to notch into place on the bow. Taking a dagger, tossing it in the air, catching it and slamming it into a table just feels so damn satisfying that I grinned from ear to ear when I first did it. Having spent a few hours with the game I can confirm the weapons handling really is glorious.

BLADE AND SORCERY VR GAME PC

I know right!!! The first time I saw this trailer I giggled like a 14 year old schoolboy in anticipation, and evidently I wasn’t alone, this game shot to the top of the Steam VR charts and became the most talked about game not called Beat Saber available for PC VR!

But with real physics, like in Blade and Sorcery, combat can be like this… It gets the job done, and Skyrim is so much more than just sword fighting that it doesn’t detract from the rest of the game.

Archery is fun, but swords? Not the most thrilling experience as this video demonstrates… First up, Skyrim VR, possibly the greatest virtual reality experience you can have, an epic mix of adventure, storyline and exploration. In game physics might not sound the most exciting topic so to demonstrate why it’s important let’s compare the two short video clips below. So what is the fascination with this title, and why was it so eagerly anticipated, after all, sword games are pretty common in VR? The answer is to be found in this title’s realistic implementation of physics.

As I write this at the end of January 2019 it’s still the number two selling VR game on Steam and has over 1000 positive reviews, incredible when you consider the game only released on the 15th December, less than two months ago. Warning, extreme and graphic violence ahead!īeat Saber may have been the top selling virtual reality game of 2018, but the coveted title of Christmas number one actually went to a brutally violent sword, archery and magical hack and slash called Blade and Sorcery.

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