With technology this new, it’s still going to be some time before either players catch up with the physical limitations or new advances in the tech help alleviate this abrupt motion sickness.Ĭomfort Mode, on the other hand, strips away the direct control and opts for a more teleport driven approach to navigating. I’ve played through two different PSVR titles (the second being The Assembly) and the disconnect between moving around an environment while remaining seated is enough to give an immediate headache.

If you have ANY proclivity towards motion sickness, I highly advise against this mode. The analog stick is enough to move around with the player physically looking around the rundown environments. Blood Ties offers two control modes to choose from: Free and Comfort.įree Mode uses a control system that should feel familiar to anyone that’s played a shooter before. With VR technology still in its infancy, trying to devise a proper movement mode still requires some work. During the nearly three hours of gameplay that took me roaming around the Croft Manor, I spent the entirety donning a PlayStation VR headset. The shift to first-person might feel unusual when compared to the rest of Rise of the Tomb Raider, but I for one enjoyed this change. Croft’s previous adventures, there’s a number of cute little winks and nods to Lara’s adventures beyond just her time spent in Yamatai. Played purely through a first person perspective via PlayStation VR, this brief three-hour exploration section guides players through the Croft Manor and admiring trinkets and baubles from Lara’s storied past. As such, Lara decides to explore the Manor in hopes of discovering her departed father’s will. With no will in her father’s name and no proof of her late mother’s demise, there’s little on her side to stake her claim in the estate. Taking place between the main story’s prologue in Syria and Lara’s first journey to Siberia, Lara receives a letter from her estranged uncle Atlas asking, rather demanding, Lara to relinquish her rights to the dilapidated Croft Manor. For those that recently purchased a PlayStation VR headset, Blood Ties brings another reason to put that virtual reality to use.īlood Ties is the first bit of new story content added to Rise of the Tomb Raider. Two separate experiences offer players their own chance to explore the Croft Manor at their own pace. Given that we already reviewed both versions of the game, we will focus specifically on the new content in this article. Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration means that finally, PlayStation 4 players get to play Lara Croft's latest adventure, almost a full year after the original Xbox One launch and many months after the PC release. Developer Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Montreal

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