Ask HN: What games are you playing? • Hacker News Board

Recently (after another HN thread) picked up Tiberian Dawn in OpenRA. Despite 20 years since the last time I played I still get outraged when my MRLS get ravaged while tanks (even on attack anything setting) doesn't care a bit.

Re: Ask HN: What games are you playing?

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Post by rjh29 » Fri, May 06, 2022, 11:29 PM UTC

cableshaft wrote: post #37

rjh29 wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Walkabout Golf VR is amazing too. I dismissed it as some cheap generic game, but it's really well done, feels just like mini golf, except with courses that can't exist in real life, and it's tons of fun. Resident Evil 4 VR is also an amazing port. Really looking forward to more VR ports of older games because it's a totally different experience.

Oh man, I absolutely meant to include Walkabout Golf VR. It's excellent. I do keep coming back to that. Its mini-putt physics are dead-on. Also Elevens Table Tennis is great too. Feels pretty accurate to me. Also seems like if I played it enough I could get better at real life table tennis. I'm having a bit of difficulty getting into RE4. I kept getting killed in the first village where the chainsaw man is, near the…

> I'm having a bit of difficulty getting into RE4. I kept getting killed in the first village where the chainsaw man is, near the beginning, and I was playing it on the easier setting.

I agree that was quite a shock for me too. The enemies are infinite, I ended up circling around the village until the bell rang. However you can find a shotgun/grenade in the second floor of one of the houses, you can then exit to the roof and run around there, you can also lock yourself in the top of the bell tower (via ladder) and hide in a corner so the molotovs don't get you. You can also barracade yourself in one of the houses and push wardrobes so they cover the windows. Lots of options, but the game design isn't great!

Another general tip is to headshot them until they stumble, then run up to them and kick them. When they're on the floor slash them with the knife until they die. That's the most efficient way to kill them and save ammo. Headshots seem a lot easier in VR than with a controller! Later on when underground, if you see water below you with fish in it, throw a grenade then climb down and collect tons of free food!

Re: Ask HN: What games are you playing?

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Post by rjh29 » Fri, May 06, 2022, 11:32 PM UTC

cableshaft wrote: post #37

rjh29 wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Walkabout Golf VR is amazing too. I dismissed it as some cheap generic game, but it's really well done, feels just like mini golf, except with courses that can't exist in real life, and it's tons of fun. Resident Evil 4 VR is also an amazing port. Really looking forward to more VR ports of older games because it's a totally different experience.

Oh man, I absolutely meant to include Walkabout Golf VR. It's excellent. I do keep coming back to that. Its mini-putt physics are dead-on. Also Elevens Table Tennis is great too. Feels pretty accurate to me. Also seems like if I played it enough I could get better at real life table tennis. I'm having a bit of difficulty getting into RE4. I kept getting killed in the first village where the chainsaw man is, near the…

(Separately) I am enjoying the Quest 2 but would be open to buying a gaming PC if PCVR is worth the money. Any PCVR-exclusive games you've enjoyed? Other than Alyx of course!

Re: Ask HN: What games are you playing?

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Post by Insculpo » Sat, May 07, 2022, 3:09 AM UTC

gbbloke wrote: post #16

kuu wrote: post #14

I just finished Outer Wilds, it was a surprising game, worth to play.

I've been curious for a while with this game. Seeing it on HN, maybe it's time to give it a chance.

It’s one of the greats in my view. They also released a DLC called Echoes of the Eye that is good to try out even if it’s highly recommended to play through after finishing the base game.