He almost seems to serve as Ellis' psychiatric service dog, as his wander through woods becomes exceedingly unpleasant.
BLAIR WITCH VR UPGRADE
And yes, thanks to the wonders of VR and a substantial graphical upgrade on the Quest 2, you can really interact with your loyal companion. You are joined by the show-stealing Bullet, your trusty German Shepherd.
For everyone else, it'll be kind of useless. If you cannot, though, the game's built-in journal can help to bridge the gaps between play. The scares depend far more on building tension rather than throwing jump-scares in your face, so I'd recommend trying to tackle it in a single sitting. The change in mechanics brought around by Blair Witch's conversion to VR have fundamentally transformed the way the game plays. In that respect, it's basically the same as the version released on PC and console last year.īut that doesn't mean the game isn't worth revisiting. The horror stems as much from Ellis' past as it does from the monsters that lurk in the woods.Īs you can probably tell, not much has changed in terms of story, character and plot. The game begins with a trigger warning: it intends to deal with the profound and lingering psychological effects of trauma and PTSD. You step into the shoes of Ellis, a retired cop in search for a young boy missing in Maryland's Black Hills Forest.
A new perspective on a familiar story.īlair Witch VR takes place in 1996. In fact, at times, it's even a bit disappointing. It's an immersive and (at times) terrifying experience which takes everything that was great about the console version and translates it valiantly to VR.īut it's also an imperfect experience. I'll cut to the chase: you can and it's great.īut the game is far more than that. When the trailer for Bloober Team's Blair Witch: Oculus Quest Edition was revealed earlier this month, I - like literally everyone else in the VR community - was instantly infatuated with the prospect of getting to actually pet the dog. Reviewed by Liam Noble Shearer It's not all about the dog.
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