I've played other games and been shocked by them, felt like I was in true jeopardy when things went wrong. It made me feel a bit like Tom Cruise in that film where he falls off a rock face.īut here's the kicker - despite the fact that I'm a wreck of poisons, aches, and exhaustion, I'm never jolted when I miss a leap and plummet to my death.ĭon't get me wrong, the game is fun, and dangling around on a mountain checking out incredible views is interesting, but the key to VR's success is immersion. Interestingly when you're falling you can grab at the rock to try and arrest your fall. The controller starts to vibrate and then after a while you drop. There's also a timer for how long you can stay dangling on a single hand. When they're pointing in the direction of a rock you can grab your fingers spread. You position your hands by moving your head around. Tap the bumpers to re-chalk your fingers, and press A to jump. I'm using an Xbox controller, and the two shoulder triggers control my left and right hands. Because you know if you miss your next handhold you're not going to die.Īnd I'll be honest, I miss a lot of handholds. This is a game that throws the adage "don't look down" out of the window. There are times when I'm clinging to a sprig of rock with my fingertips, swinging my head around to take in the incredible vista that spans out below and behind me. It's Crytek's big VR swinger, a game about climbing up some incredible rock faces from the relative comfort of your headset.
I am tired, I am sweating out gin, and there's a very real chance that my spine is going to need resetting in the next couple of days.Īnd this brings us to The Climb. This information is a glimpse into my current state of mind. I'm also coming off the back of an evening drinking cocktails, followed by a night on a broken airbed, and I dragged my corpse out of bed at quarter past eight.
I mean, I don't do it very well, but that's not really the point. I'm telling you this to establish my credentials as a man who occasionally climbs up things. I've got bruises on my knees from climbing up a rock chimney next to a waterfall in spate in the Peak District on the weekend.
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