Superhot VR is also excellent on the Quest. I played an
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game in which time passes only when you move.
Enemies are frozen, and bullets hang in the air, letting
you step around them. It’s a visually minimalist
but kinetically cinematic experience. Adding 6DOF
tracking to your head and hands makes the action feel
incredibly powerful.
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game in the same vein as Angry Birds or its spiritual
predecessor, Crush the Castle. You collect a variety of
minions, load them into a slingshot-like ballista, and
launch them at towers to expose and destroy treasure
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minions by gripping the ballista and pulling it back, you
can also shoot at incoming enemy projectiles with a
magic wand and use magic charms, adding variety to
the gameplay. Every level is preceded by a tabletop view
that you can spin around and look for secrets to expose.
It’s a fun little game with very accurate controls; I could
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Adding 6DOF
tracking to
your head and
hands makes
the action
in Superhot
VR feel
incredibly
powerful.