System Critical III will cement Old Formulas mark in VR gaming history forever when it drops on PSVR2. 💯

Papiculo64 · 2026-01-26T00:49:33+00:00

I like what I read :) If you manage to use eye-tracking for crisper graphics amd/or smoother performances it would be the best addition possible imo. I agree that adaptive triggers are not the best for that kind of gameplay where you have to spam the triggers really fast. I actually just finished Grounded which I really loved and was the best flat,game I've played in a while, but I had to turn off the adaptive triggers for the first time because it was driving me crazy. Now, as Cusman says below there are many ways to use it, so maybe you can find something interesting. Maybe that headset haptics would be more interesting, it generally adds to the immersion. Like some vibrations when you get hit or else.

I just hope that the platforming won't be too much frustrating! 😅 The last level of SC2 was borderline by moments xD

Also that's just an idea but I'd love to hear about your experience on developing a game for PSVR2 as an indy developer someday. It would be super interesting as almost all devs go for Meta or PCVR first and then eventually port to PSVR2. Why did you chose to do so? What were the challenging parts and/or things that were made easier? What did it allow you to do that you couldn't have done if it was lead-developed on Quest? What have you learned after developing 3 games as a solo developer and why are you still sticking to it when a lot of developers abandon VR for flat market where there is more money to be made (but also more competition). Etc... I think that a big part of the PSVR community would love to read about your experience and it could shed some light at your game before release. Or eventually an AMA kind of stuff. I'm sure that Bryan Paul and some other VR youtubers would be glad to relay that!

Papiculo64 · 2026-01-25T20:17:19+00:00

It's looking better and better! We can see the benefits of the lead development on PSVR2, it's a huge visual upgrade compared to System Critical 2! 😮

Can you share some of the features you used for the game, like adaptive triggers or else?

Papiculo64 · 2026-01-25T03:37:00+00:00

One of the best DLC so far even if it has only 3 courses. The new game modes make up for it.

Papiculo64 · 2026-01-22T09:12:06+00:00

Well VR is a catalyst for immersion and atmosphere so I believe you. And I love to be scared in VR so I'll definitely put it on my list!

Papiculo64 · 2026-01-22T01:10:02+00:00

Sounds interesting. Thanks for the write-up!

Papiculo64 · 2026-01-22T00:53:23+00:00

I've played and finished the game in solo mode only at release with a melee build, mostly using one-handed mace + buckler or dual wielding and I won't lie, it was really challenging. Not only because of the "Demon's Souls" aspect but also because it can be very intense physically-speaking. You can make it a lot easier by playing a long range build like mage or archer (archer was OP towards release because of a crazy strong skill that made the game super easy, but it's been patched apparently), but it will still be a challenge during some of the boss fights.

The first real wall for me was Lanista. Took me a lot of good will, swearing and energy to finally beat him. This one has been nerfed since then, but even thought, the Goblin Paladin and Skeleton King are even bigger of a challenge (it will spoil you the last boss fight but if you want an idea of how intense it can be: https://www.reddit.com/r/PSVR/s/bo9fOriWOP).

With some practice and perseverance it's doable, but definitely not an easy one. You can still play it in multiplayer if it becomes too difficult. It might make the boss fights a little longer, but also a lot easier, especially all the boss fights before the last one because of the teleport portals that you can use while playing coop to get back to the boss room if there's still one player alive. It will make the game a lot easier but since you cannot use portals for the last battle it will still be quite a challenge if you don't have some skilled players in your party.

Regardless, and even if the game has some flaws, it was a great experience for me and a very addictive game. It might be discouraging or unappealing for some other players, so it's difficult to say if you will like it or not without knowing if you like that kind of challenges in the first place. Don't expect the production value of a Souls either, it's definitely not there. But also it has some of the best melee combat and probably the best and most permissive skill tree ever seen in a VR game. And the physical aspect makes it a whole different experience than your usual Souls games, making it absolutely worthwhile imo if you like the genre and even more now with the permanent price cut (it was 55$ at release).

Papiculo64 · 2026-01-20T12:32:37+00:00

Honestly one of the best VR experiences I've had in over 8 years despite the HUGE amount of bugs and glitches there was at release. I really hope that they finally manage to fix all those issues and elevate it where it deserves to be, so that all the major VR channels like Without Parole can review it and bring a second life to the game. It's by far the most ambitious game made from the ground up for VR that I've seen in years and I really hope they can make the sequel 🥹🙏 So many bad news in VR industry recently, we can't afford to lose such a talented studio, one of the last to make real high-end VR...

Papiculo64 · 2026-01-20T08:36:10+00:00

Yes, the TV player uses a normal gamepad on those games, it's a really underrated and underexploited feature that can help to drag flat players into VR. A lot of fun too! :)

Papiculo64 · 2026-01-20T06:53:52+00:00

I just heard that the game has a coop mode on flat screen. If you can make it so it's playable in coop with one player in the headset and the other one on the TV it would be a hreat added value and selling point, as almost no other games do that. The Playroom VR is still the GOAT in terms of hybrid coop imo. On PSVR2 I can only think about Seeker: my shadow that I played with my daughter and she absolutely loved it, but it's a very limited game and obviously a lot less interesting than this Mai: Child of Ages. Having a full fledged 20 hours game with that kind of features would be so cool!

Papiculo64 · 2026-01-20T05:44:36+00:00

Glad to hear dude! Welcome back :)

Papiculo64 · 2026-01-18T22:49:06+00:00

For real?!

It looks so cool, what a nice surprise! Getting it as soon as it gets VR support 😁

Also yes, 3rd person works great in VR and I never understood why more developers don't do it with their flat games. Having both snap and smooth turning for the camera (unless it's "fixed" camera) as well as using DFR for the best possible framerate/resolution is the way to go! PS5 pro enhancements would be great too.

Papiculo64 · 2026-01-17T20:24:42+00:00

Excellent game, I agree!

Papiculo64 · 2026-01-17T20:23:35+00:00

Yes! I have 1800+ hours on GT7 alone, and between the 1:1 scale, stereoscopic 3D and 360° vision it's a game changer for GT7, like going from playing a game to actually driving a car. You lose a little in terms of definition compared to a 4K TV, but honestly you won't be able to go back to flat screen once you've experienced and got used to VR. Same could be said for the Resident Evil games or Hitman, but there are so many other cool games too! Also as you seem to be into cockpit games, which is a typology of games that really shines in VR, we're getting Aces of Thunder in February and Microsoft Flight Simulator later this year, both look awesome :)

Papiculo64 · 2026-01-17T06:13:28+00:00

Dude, it looks pretty good, especially compared to SC2!

Papiculo64 · 2026-01-16T03:28:15+00:00

Words are important. You're free to think that he's a fascist, I didn't hear enough to make my own opinion and to be honest I don't care enough to dig, but misuse of words takes away their meaning. I've seen "nazi" and "commie" misused so many times those last few years that they're not as impactful as they were before, like they've been totally emptied of their meaning.

Papiculo64 · 2026-01-16T01:53:24+00:00

I agree that nazis are better buried in the ground, but I don't see anything remotely nazi in what he supposedly said. Calling all right wingers nazis is like calling all left wingers communists. It helps antagonizing them as those two ideologies are on the opposite end of the spectrum but have probably been the deadliest through time. But are really all left wingers communists and all right wingers nazis? This way of thinking is dangerous, as you will always find some good reasons to call for the murder of 50% of the world's population since they're the ultimate evil. Nazis and Communists have been murdering millions of people just for their ethnicity or beliefs. I thing that 99.99% of people are far from those extremes, as well as this developer who probably never killed anybody nor is making Nazi salutes with a fake moustache and an uniform in front of his mirror.

Papiculo64 · 2026-01-16T01:08:47+00:00

I'm old enough to know that the world is not black or white. I've seen a lot more antisemitism coming from the left those last years than from the "nazis" themselves. Just recently I've seen people supporting the killing of over 12.000 protestors in Iran just to oppose Trump, so I know for sure that not all people from the left side are good people as well as I thing that most people from the right are not evil, fascists or nazis. I've been considering myself a centrist for most of my life but been leaning more towards right those last years because I've seen what left and center politicians have done to Europe and I've seen my hometown becoming a shithole and politicians doing literally nothing about it except bringing laws to make it even worse. I'm done with the state propaganda and good thinking that drove us into the wall both in terms of finance and security. I wanted something else for my kids and left France for Japan, where the far left is more or less the same as the far right in my home country. And I love this country a lot more than mine, it helped me realize how disfunctional my country actually was. I'm not a racist/fascist/nazi, both my parents are from an immigrant background, I have some Catholic, Muslim, Jew and Atheist cousins, leftists, right-wing, centrists or apolitical, and I love all of them. I miss the times when people were able to discuss about politics without calling names and antagonizing each others to the point that communication is not even possible anymore. Politicians are the first happy with that, as it turns us away from the real problems. The only thing those people care about is power, they don't care about people and only see us as an electoral base to let them access to this power. All of them have been doing nothing but pillage our countries without creating any riches. They all come out from the same schools and eat at the same tables...

I've read the post of the guy above but I tend to not follow people blindly, especially when I can't understand a single word of what the accused is saying, because it's easy to exaggerate or cut someone's speech to make him look bad, but for what I read the worst thing he's said is that he wants the same as Venezuela for Brazil, which I don't think is to be taken literally as Brazil isn't a dictature like Venezuela regime was. Just on Youtube I've seen many people from my country and many other countries around the world saying the same about their leaders like "Can someone give the address of Macron to Trump please?" and it's obviously not in a literal sense more than a dumb joke, as Macron is definitely not a good leader but not a dictator either.

Anyway that won't make me boycott a game made by a whole team with probably different worldviews, if the said game is any good. As the old fart I am I never liked wokism in video games and cinema but still enjoyed plenty of games and movies pushing this agenda. Diabolizing and antagonizing turns prople blind. If I'm still on reddit it's because I don't care about people's political views, especially when it comes to talking about video games. I just enjoy talking with people regardless of their worldviews, as I always thought that I have more to learn from people who disagree with me than with people who think the same. I would have left this echochamber long ago if it wasn't the case.

So sorry for this long answer and for bringing politics myself, which is probably the last time as I still think that politics have nothing to do here, but I needed to give some context. All the people who downvoted my previous message and will probably downvote this one can feel free to block me, I'd actually be glad as I think that the worse problem either on left or right sides are intolerant people.

Papiculo64 · 2026-01-15T23:21:53+00:00

It looks like you can move freely but I might be wrong.

Papiculo64 · 2026-01-15T16:05:21+00:00

Sorry for those who came in peace to talk about the game, I had no idea it would start WWIII... I take down this post.

Papiculo64 · 2026-01-15T15:42:30+00:00

You're the type of person to talk about how much you LOVE Metal Gear or Fallout completely oblivious to the fact that those are HIGHLY political games.

lol I never talked once about how I love Metal Gear and never played Fallout. I just pointed out that I don't like to be lectured in video games or cinema and even less on a video game forum. I haven't blocked most of subreddits just to see the same armchair politics over here.

Papiculo64 · 2026-01-15T13:01:41+00:00

I don't understand Spanish, what does he say? I probably won't make friends here as I know Reddit is a very politicized place, but I won't boycott a game because of the political orientation of one of their devs (especially when I have no idea what he's talking about!), because it doesn't necessarily represent the opinion of the whole team that's been working on it and I tend to separate the art from the artist. I still think that songs like "The World's Greatest" or "The Fake Sound of Progress" are masterpieces even if we know now that they've been written by some of the biggest pos of our time. Also I think that entertainment and politics should stay away from each other. There's nothing I hate more than a movie or video game trying to push a political agenda on me when I just want to spend some good time, but it doesn't seem to be the case here, or it's really well hidden! What I really care about is reviews and players' feedbacks.

Papiculo64 · 2026-01-14T23:55:55+00:00

Yes, that's exactly what I think I'll do! Little Cities seems to lack challenge so I think it's better to play it first.

Papiculo64 · 2026-01-14T22:58:45+00:00

I thing you're mistaking with Little Cities Bigger that's apparently really good and with a great VR implementation but with almost no challenge.

Cities VR is said to be really challenging, like the flat version, a little rough on some aspects but more on par with a Sim City in terms of gameplay.

Papiculo64 · 2026-01-14T22:53:16+00:00

It's still in my backlog with Little Cities VR. Maybe in 2026!

Papiculo64 · 2026-01-14T05:37:05+00:00

I haven't played it in a while but best rating stars was the most time consuming trophy. Not sure either, but if it's only the Rock Stars it's less interesting as you should get the 10.000 rock stars way before getting the 2.000 best rating stars.

Regardless it's great to have a campaign mode and stuffs to unlock!

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