I've had my Rift S for nearly a week now and man it's been a trip. Even my family is having a blast with it. I still don't think I've fully wrapped my head around how much of a game changer this is. Each session feels completely surreal. I need to give a huge thanks to
Rex_DX for hooking me up with Superhot and The Walking Dead too. Dude saw I couldn't afford to pick up any games at the moment and reached out to me on here. It seriously took me by surprise and I truly can't thank him enough. It honestly made my entire month.
For real, going into Superhot for the first time was like a dream come true. It's the fastest I've ever fallen in love with a game. Max Payne is one my favorite franchises ever, so I had the biggest shit eating grin on my face grabbing two guns for the first time. Just being able to physically go into cover and throw myself to the ground felt revolutionary. I'm not gonna lie I started blasting Tears by Health at one point. It was absolutely one of the coolest gaming experiences of my life. Had a really funny moment where my sister nearly threw her headset off in panic when she turned and saw a dude coming to punch her.
I haven't gotten too far on The Walking Dead just yet, but I'm digging it a lot so far. I was actually in disbelief at how clever the UI was designed. The way your weapon selection and inventory system is set up could not be more immersive. It feels so natural being able to toss items over my back or into a holster. Literally just reloading a pistol is the coolest shit ever. At one point I grabbed a glass bottle and instinctively broke it against a wall to use as a weapon and was taken aback to see it actually worked. It's insane. I did not expect that level of detail.
The next game I tried was Rec Room. I heard it mentioned on here and honestly wasn't expecting much, but jesus christ I was wrong. It's fun as hell. It was my first multiplayer VR experience and I was laughing like an idiot. There was something incredibly heartwarming about knowing everyone else was standing there with a headset on too. I couldn't get over how cool it was just being able to wave at others during matches. And everyone on there just seemed ridiculously chill.
I'm sorry for the half-assed write up but man it's the kind of thing you desperately feel like telling everyone about. These past couple nights I've found myself waking up super early cause I can't wait to hop on Superhot for a quick session. I legitimately haven't felt this excited about gaming since I was a kid. And it blows my mind to think there's still people out there who dismiss VR as a mere gimmick. Like I can't imagine how stale a non-vr Half-Life would be at this point. Valve absolutely made the right decision in pushing for it. I'm more than ready to see how far they can take this because it really is the future. This was easily one of the best purchase decisions I've ever made and I'm kicking myself for not trying it sooner.