An entirely new way to play Pokemon, with VR

[Lady Lilith]

http://kotaku.com/an-entirely-new-way-to-play-pokemon-1560870153

 

 

 

Pokémon, in first person, played with an Oculus Rift plus a 'virtual reality treadmill' called the Virtuix Omni—which allows you to walk around naturally in a game. This is the future, folks.

This is probably the most 'realistic' way to play Pokémon, too—imagine running through tall grass when your entire party is almost wiped out, or walking through a dark, Zubat-filled cave? I'd play that.P

And in case you're curious...the game being played in the footage looks to be Pokémon 3D, a fan-made game that recreates Gold & Silver

 

 

Meh.  Pokemon got really old to me after they rehashed the same gameplay mechanics and more or less the same "plot" for the like fourth time.  That and how much they fuckin' milk it.  Almost Call of Duty bad.  But I guess this IS Nintendo, they milk all their successful IPs.

[Parker]

Not gonna lie, that is pretty damn awesome. If I was rich, you can bet your ass I'd have that in my basement. 

 

 

Parker

[LukeWarm115]

Saw this on Shark Tank.. It looks awesome, but a little uncomfortable. Imagine playing Heavy Rain with it. 

[Beyondthegrave07]

Meh, 1st, they should update those graphics. Plus, I could do this same sh*t by playing my gameboy color with gold version and walk on a treadmill.

 

Though I guess you have to start somewhere....

[Lady Blanc]

All I can say is what a waste of money that would be, you'd think they'd try make it look at least a little more realistic than that. Even if I had the money I wouldn't buy it, I'll stick to conventional gaming thank you very much.

[xZoneHunter]

This is so awesome yet so creppy.

[KitsuneChaos]

Until this very moment, I never bothered myself to actually consider how the sky looks in the world of Pokemon.

[miki-iki]

I'm distracted by dat bulge. 

[Wafflefart]

[Skylitemoon]

Once I become Trainer Red, my life will be complete.

[shigomei]

Sounds great in theory but it looks uncomfortable and slightly stupid...

 

If I had one, I know my housemates would take to scaring me when they're not too busy watching me walk like I crapped myself 

[Mr_Freaker]

They should make a slenderman adaptation 

[DrasticAutomatic]

Am I the only one who isn't bothered about all these new VR devices?

[Sakraali]

Am I the only one who isn't bothered about all these new VR devices?

 

I can't care less for the Omni (and so can't 99% of gamers, as they'd run out of breath after few minutes - let alone completing a game of even few hours), but Rift seems pretty damn awesome.