Retro VR · 12:56pm Aug 31st, 2017
We all know VR is inevitable and games like Sword Art Online, .Hack, and all other derivatives will be soon to follow. But you want to know what would be super awesome? Retro VR. Why play SAO when you could instead go back and play a universally acclaimed classic from our collective childhood, like Jak and Daxter? You'd be able to collect orbs, channel eco, and punch boxes! But more than that, what if you could do all that and more? What if you felt that Sandover village was too small and in need of an expansion? What if there was a way to convince Kiera to go on adventures with you, or make Daxter more likable, or fulfill any one of a thousand other wishes we've all had with our favorite games?
Basically I'm asking for a Star Trek holo deck where people can go in, indulge in whatever kind of scenario tickles their fancy at the moment, and even mod the hell out of it just for funzies. Alas, specifics like Jak and Daxter are probably a no-go because of copyright reasons, but the sentiment still holds. Also, to continue on this bummer train of thought, any sufficiently engaging VR system will pave the way for all the problems Scifi writers have warned us about for decades like brain hacks for inception or retrieval, murder, likely a Matrix of some sort, and the ever present threat of trolls.
I've been thoroughly scared straight of all of these that VR isn't really a risk I think I'll likely ever be willing to take, but the idea is still neat.
Oh, and for those of you wondering what any of this has to do with people of the horse variety... I'm having a lot of fun writing this arc and I hope you guys enjoy reading it. I think I'll start posting some of these chapters on my Patreon in the coming Mondays.
See, I've been thinking similarly, but with a VR Ratchet & Clank. Using motion controllers for the guns, or the PSVR Gun Controller for heavier weapons, like the R.Y.N.O.
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I've also been thinking about even older games. I'd like to see Treasures of the Deep get remade and VR compatible.
Alas, copyright will likely forever be a bane to our existence.