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A friend of mine gave me a PSVR1 for my birthday (which I use on my PS5). I'm playing Resident Evil 7 in VR mode and it's the most immersive experience in any horror (or possibly any other genre, really) game I've ever played. I was legitimately terrified and didn't want to sleep the night I played it for the first time. I am not a person that gets easily scared in horror films or games and usually get a laugh out of the absurdity of gore and jump scares but RE7 just hit much different in VR. The dinner table scene at the beginning of the game, and the chase sequences were absolutely horrifying.

If Resident Evil 8 and/or the Resident Evil 4 remakes get VR modes I will buy PSVR2 on day one.

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Great news - Resident Evil 8 will be released have an official PSVR2 version. Full remake and PSVR2 integration.

There are trailers/previews available and it looks pretty darn impressive.

Well then I'm sold. Gonna look into it, thanks!

It helps that resident evil 7 is just a good game. The first half at least. It made some very smart decisions to approach horror differently.

I’m not convinced the vr adds much. I heard you aim guns with your head, not your hands and found that stupid.

The resident evil team has been exploring a lot of interesting stuff with their titles. 8 is sort of a celebration of all of it with sections of the game that are clearly designed around the mentality of 4, 7, and 2 each

I was a fan of the original Resident Evil on the PS1, and some of the earlier survival horror games like Silent Hill. I felt that Silent Hill in particular crossed the line into unenjoyable territory for me. The game was superb, but the horror was just too unsettling to keep playing. I would get physically ill, with stomach cramps, nightmares, etc., that it took years of forcing myself to actually finish it. Same with SH2 a few years later. Then the RE series took a more action oriented turn, and I lost interest.

Until RE7, which I started playing without VR. I can agree that it's truly horrifying, and a return to their roots. The first-person perspective also adds a lot to the immersion. As much as I'm curious, I couldn't imagine playing it in VR.

If you're looking for a different kind of horror, give Subnautica a try. It's terrifying even without VR. I've played for many hours and still can't get myself to finish it.

Part of me thinks it's a bit silly to intentionally subject yourself to the stress that these games produce, and as I get older, I seek more enjoyable experiences. Yet for some reason, I keep going back to them...

I have Subnautica on PC and love it, you're right it is very scary because of the way the world is setup and the type of threats you face. I recently moved and my HTC Vive is packed up and haven't had the motivation to hook up the sensors again, so I may hook it up to go back and try the VR mode now that you mention it.

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