Really been anticipating this, and RE2 is just as good as expected. Amazing to go through it again like this after long enough that I've forgotten a lot of the game. It's instantly one of the very best VR titles, even when one run can be very quick the scale of the game in VR feels grand. There just aren't very many VR games that are as substantive as this, and definitely very few with this level of production value, which I'm now appreciating anew. I'm coming off of a spate of PSVR games, so even just the opening cutscene had me gaping at the level of detail in that trucker's character model and animation.
The only real issue I've found is that currently there's no way to switch what floor you're viewing on the map, aside from that the game is functionally completely intact and very usable. It would be nice to be able to two-hand weapons that are designed for it, but wielding the shotgun or grenade launcher akimbo does feel badass. You'll need a significant tolerance for simulated movement, since only smooth locomotion and turning are available, but for an experienced VR user I'd actually be fine recommending this for a first playthrough. I just got through Ada's section and it was very funny for her proto-Half-Life Alyx gameplay to become straight up Half-Life Alyx gameplay.
RE3 seems to be in just as good a state overall, but its heavier action is tougher to handle in VR, at least for me. Gauging your spacing and timing for dodges is a lot more difficult in first person, especially against Nemesis who gets in your face and fills your entire view. Making use of the perfect dodge bullet time is also much more difficult since you now need to manually aim, the reaction just points you in the right general direction since there's no reticle, just your hands. Also the red dot sight for the initial pistol is an active detriment because it's almost opaque. Pretty sure the dot isn't properly centered either, it clearly was never meant to be used in a realistic way.
Village might actually be completely playable except that somehow there's no way to disable vertical camera movement on the controller, so whenever you want to turn there's a good chance you'll accidentally change the vertical alignment of the camera as well, which just ruins it. Cutscenes are absolutely brutal with the constant camera movement, I've found RE2 and 3's much more tolerable though with rare exceptions. This game is really gorgeous in VR, wish the cutscenes weren't so sickness inducing.
RE7 surprisingly is in the worst state, it doesn't seem to support tracked controllers at all and I couldn't get the camera position in proper alignment despite recalibrating repeatedly. I played it on PSVR way back so this isn't a massive loss, but it would be cool to see it in high res.
Endless kudos to the modders, this is amazing stuff.
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