

Little is currently known about the project, suggesting that the Oculus Rift title could be the first to arrive. Outside of this title Crytek is also developing Robinson: The Journey, a first-person exploration experience that’s on its way to the PlayStation VR HMD on PlayStation 4 first. It will also be supporting Oculus VR’s position tracked controllers, Oculus Touch, which aren’t due to launch until the second half of this year. The Climb VR game has generated some lockdown hype among non-climbers online ahead of the launch of its sequel this week. The Climb will launch with support for the Xbox One gamepad, which comes packed with every Oculus Rift unit sold. VR climbing allows users to experience arbitrary climbing heights while practicing in a physically safe en-vironment, e.g.

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And it’s that presence that drives the tension, the adrenaline and ultimately the sense of accomplishment that lies at the heart of our vision for extreme free solo rock climbing.” With such virtual reality (VR) systems, users can climb on a physical wall while being immersed visually in a virtual scene through head-mounted displays (HMDs). “The feeling of being so close to the wall, the intimidating curvature of the cliff – you really get that sense of presence in the game when you put the VR headset on. Players will scale new heights and explore stunning. “We’re finding that when players, including people who have experience of climbing in real life, try The Climb for the first time, they’re just blown away by a sense of realism,” the company said in a recent blog post talking about its new project. The Climb brings alive the excitement and thrill of rock climbing in incredible virtual reality. But, according to Crytek itself, even real climbers are ‘blown away’ by the realism of The Climb. Even with the sense of vertigo that VR can deliver, you might struggle to picture how the team is creating an accurate, lifelike VR experience here, with the player’s feet rooted firmly on the ground. I talked about this back when Eagle Flight (a VR game from Ubisoft) got announced but Im really excited to see so many big publishers jump on the VR bandwagon before any of the systems have even been released. Best VR Parkour-style and Climbing Games Article vrgamecritic vrgamecritic - VR Game Reviews One of VR’s great strengths is that it allows us to do things we might not necessarily dare or be able to do in real life. I would go as far as to say that the Climb showcases probably the best use case to date of full-body immersion in VR - You literally reach out and grab rocks with your hands just like you would in the real world. If you dont believe me just take a look at the trailer. One of these is The Climb, a brand new rock climbing title that’s exclusive to the Oculus Rift head-mounted display (HMD). The Climb, much like the rest of Cryteks work, looks gorgeous. CryEngine creator and Crysis developer Crytek is currently busy working on two virtual reality (VR) projects.
