Well, actually not the future. The present. See, when first they announced the Oculus Rift VR headset, I thought, “Oh, virtual reality. I liked The Lawnmower Man. This should be weird.”
Then, modder Nathan Andrews got the headset working with Half-Life 2, and I thought, “Oh, wow. OK. I’d love to use this thing.” Now he’s done the same thing with the original Crysis, and watching the above video, my feelings are somewhat more refined: “Yep, I still want to play this thing. Also, I miss the first Crysis.”
Behold, independent head and arm movement. Nifty. Andrews notes that he hasn’t yet modded the crosshairs to track properly, which is why his aiming is a bit off. He’s using a Mag II gun controller, which he says works well. If you want to see what it looks like with him wearing it, check out the Half-Life 2 video linked above.
So how far would you guys say we are from full-on Far Cry 3 cybersex here? A month? A couple months? Like, four months?
(H/T PC Gamer)
Love the independent head and arm movement, so much more realistic.
let me be the first to say
ERMAGHERD!!!
You LIKED The Lawnmower Man?
Think of that? Games where we actually have to aim, instead of just moving a crosshair!
The Occulus Rift will be revolution in player control & interaction. Can't wait!