Into the Radius VR

[h1]Experienced on the Meta Quest 3[/h1] You can view my full review here: https://youtu.be/SDL1XnEJge4 Into the Radius is one of the top 10 best VR games of all time. It is a must buy. ITR is a harrowing extraction shooter where you enter the Pechorsk zone and try your best to come out on the other side still alive. Explore, loot, face dangerous entities and mysterious anomalies, all which can kill you in a blink of an eye. This game is not for the faint of heart. You need to calm your nerves in the heat of battle and think quickly and strategically as every move can be your last. Preparedness is your best hope. If you're struggling severely though, there are difficulty options which you can adjust. However, I highly recommend trying this on the default difficulty setting to test your mettle. ITR has probably the best weapon physics, handling, and realism of any other VR game, especially with this much depth to the core gameplay loop. There's enemy variety as well, not just with the entities, but also with the environmental dangers. The enemy AI does surprisingly well here, unlike the vast majority of VR games. Game is running on the Unreal Engine 4.2. Unfortunately, while I did get mostly 90 fps for most parts of the game, there were also frame rate drops and stutters frequent enough to be worth mentioning, especially at the home base (when you collect multiple weapons / items). The game also likes to crash during exit. You do have full locomotion available, along with teleportation, smooth and snap turning as well. You can play comfortably seated. No DLSS unfortunately. It even has a weapon stock option. [b]Rate 8.5/10.[/b] [quote]Please note: I received a free Steam key through the Steam Curator Connect program. If you enjoyed my review, please consider joining my Steam Curator group [url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/Oculus_WMR]Oculus Rift Reviews.[/url][/quote]

>I grab every weapon I need >I go Into The Radius >I get into my first firefight of the day >Realize I left everything back at base >Die's to a sniper 9/10

This game's ambiance really keeps you on edge. The gun play feels good, and I feel the pacing is just about right. My biggest gripe with the game is enemies respawning in areas you're clearing. This becomes especially egregious in the late game when enemies are armored and packing the same heat you are: you took down a squad and are checking your gear before moving on, then suddenly another enemy appears and has a direct line of fire on you. Altogether, I recommend it. Let it 'tide' you over until the sequel finishes development.

Black men running, teleporting and shooting you, great game

Game thinks you're either robocop or batman in the old costume where you can't move your neck/head without moving your body. This makes all slots move position when you turn your head. Literally unplayable for me. Looks like a great game, but this annoys me too much to get into it.

ЛУЧШИЙ СИМУЛЯТОР СИДЕНИЯ В БУНКЕРЕ, ПОЕДАНИЯ КОНСЕРВЫ, ЧИСТКИ ОРУЖИЯ И СУДОРОЖНОГО ПОДСЧЕТА ПАТРОНОВ. А вообще игра очень атмосферная и своих денег стоит, если у вас есть вр советую игру к покупке.

Might sound ironic, but what convinced me to go back and review this game was its second iteration. Into the Radius is, in retrospect, a fairly simple game, with little enemy variety and somewhat bland, same-ish looking locations/maps. While this might not sound too great, the little it does, intentional or not, it does perfectly. Progression feels rewarding, difficulty feels just right (You can fine-tune a lot of aspects if you wish to) atmosphere feels unique. While it is hard to not compare it to the Stalker/Metro series, I feel like ITR is different enough to be its own thing, despite taking clear inspirations from those. Looting, maintaining your equipment, managing inventory... Everything just blends nicely. Another thing I appreciate: This game respects you as a player. No overly intrusive tutorials, no yellow paint, no flashing arrows. Being able to immerse yourself and learn as you go feels especially refreshing considering today's gaming market. And the cherry on top: It has mods, which are fairly easy to set up. Scavenger mod specifically gets an honorable mention from me, as it fits this game so well I feel like it almost should be the intended way to play.