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Paper Beast - new game by the maker of Another World, full game and awesome demo now available!

RuneSR2
Grand Champion
At first this game looked rather ... weird ... but I'm starting to think this could be a great game and concept:

https://youtu.be/5cmFlAKwoV8

https://youtu.be/pcyXigJdhVk

The game is right now promoted in the "Coming Soon and Pre-Order" section of the Oculus Store:

https://www.oculus.com/experiences/rift/section/1895750390540682/#/?_k=kh6chx

Seems Steam is slightly ahead - if you can't wait, download a free demo here:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1232570/Paper_Beast/

System requirements are quite low:

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

    MINIMUM:
    • OS: Windows 7
    • Processor: Intel Core i5-6500
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
    • DirectX: Version 11

More info about the game which should launch this summer:

https://www.pcinvasion.com/paper-beast-vr-steam-summer/

Some shots:

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Oculus Rift CV1, Valve Index & PSVR2, Asus Strix OC RTX™ 3090, i9-10900K (5.3Ghz), 32GB 3200MHz, 16TB SSD
"Ask not what VR can do for you, but what you can do for VR"

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RuneSR2
Grand Champion
Seems we've got a lot of news today - about Quest 2 and the new update to Saints and Sinners - but personally the greatest news today is the announcement that Paper Beast will arrive July 24:

https://youtu.be/wHUROrXRWZE
Pixel Reef today announced that Paper Beast is coming to PC VR headsets on July 24th, 2020. This will include release on Steam, the Oculus Store for Rift, and Viveport.
https://www.roadtovr.com/paper-beast-pc-release-date-steam-vr-oculus/

Another World was one of my favorite Amiga games, and the Paper Beast demo was very impressive - Paper Beast is by far the VR game I anticipate most this summer (unless Lone Echo 2 suddenly arrives, lol). Note that I think some animations in-game are done at 30 fps, but that does not mean the game isn't performing at 90 fps. 

Oculus Rift CV1, Valve Index & PSVR2, Asus Strix OC RTX™ 3090, i9-10900K (5.3Ghz), 32GB 3200MHz, 16TB SSD
"Ask not what VR can do for you, but what you can do for VR"

RuneSR2
Grand Champion
Whoa - the game is already out - I thought it would be 10 AM PST, but here it is - just $20 or close:

https://youtu.be/KNf00fV0xZc

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1232570/Paper_Beast/

I hope the PCVR version will be much better than the PSVR version.

Some PSVR reviews:


PAPER BEAST: VERDICT - 5/5


- Reviewed on PlayStation VR


Whilst a little tricky at times, Paper Beast is an experience every PSVR owner should play at some point as it is quite simply a one-of-a-kind experience.


Pixel Reef and Eric Chahi create a gorgeous ecosystem where animals, plants, natural resources, and the elements all work harmoniously to keep one another alive.


All of this is done with incredibly complex and beautiful paper creatures that you will marvel at as they walk on by you in the dry deserts and cold tundras.


And, when the simulation you are in is over, you might come away valuing the life on Earth in reality, just a little bit more.


https://www.dailystar.co.uk/tech/gaming/paper-beast-review-one-kind-21738352

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https://www.thesixthaxis.com/2020/03/30/paper-beast-review/

Oculus Rift CV1, Valve Index & PSVR2, Asus Strix OC RTX™ 3090, i9-10900K (5.3Ghz), 32GB 3200MHz, 16TB SSD
"Ask not what VR can do for you, but what you can do for VR"

pyroth309
Visionary
Nice, will pick this up.

RuneSR2
Grand Champion
My humble review from Steam  o:)

This is not a simulation - this is Another World if there ever was one. This game is 10/10 and you could say Alyx-class entertainment. But this isn't just entertainment, this is VR art. A it's a celebration of life. You do have some God-like abilities, but mainly to facilitate events. Not sure if you can die - I don't think you can (at least I have not done so), and the story part of this experience may be seen as some sort of adventure game unlike anything you've ever experienced before.
This may be one of the first (or best) VR games where you truly transform (part of) landscapes - and therefore polygon levels seem very high. Texture quality is great, not 4K-ish like Boneworks, Alyx and Room VR, but you usually don't get that close to the in-game animals. When you do, I was still amazed by the texture quality. Sound is awesome using Index speakers, but - maybe - most of all I enjoyed the in-game shadows. Shadows are incredibly detailed, not sure even Lone Echo or Alyx did that better.
Using Index, I'm forcing res 200% and the best possible image quality, still the game performs at a close to perfect 90 fps - using a heavily oc'ed GTX 1080 and i7 7700K (16GB 3200 Mhz). That is, I mostly got 90 fps, it dips here and there, but it's not a problem. In short, performance, visuals and story content are amazing. If this experience does not blow you away, maybe not much will in life 😉 I'm thankful to the devs for creating this experience - and no, I don't know the devs and I paid the full price for this game.

Oculus Rift CV1, Valve Index & PSVR2, Asus Strix OC RTX™ 3090, i9-10900K (5.3Ghz), 32GB 3200MHz, 16TB SSD
"Ask not what VR can do for you, but what you can do for VR"

RuneSR2
Grand Champion

pyroth309 said:

Nice, will pick this up.


 My orbuculum tells me you already did - looking forward to hear if it works great on the O+ :smile:

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Oculus Rift CV1, Valve Index & PSVR2, Asus Strix OC RTX™ 3090, i9-10900K (5.3Ghz), 32GB 3200MHz, 16TB SSD
"Ask not what VR can do for you, but what you can do for VR"

RuneSR2
Grand Champion
In case some think, "why should I care about Paper Beast?" - then of course this thread may contain a few clues - and it's one of the few upcoming games which Oculus has promoted for long. Oculus usually only does that for the potentially best and most promising VR games - so Paper Beast is by far not the usual small indie VR release:

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I hope the game will be available in the Oculus Store 10 AM PST:

https://www.oculus.com/experiences/rift/3084782771571768/?ranking_trace=1943584525923090_30847827715...

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Oculus Rift CV1, Valve Index & PSVR2, Asus Strix OC RTX™ 3090, i9-10900K (5.3Ghz), 32GB 3200MHz, 16TB SSD
"Ask not what VR can do for you, but what you can do for VR"

pyroth309
Visionary

RuneSR2 said:


pyroth309 said:

Nice, will pick this up.


 My orbuculum tells me you already did - looking forward to hear if it works great on the O+ :smile:

Oculus not in stock  Oculus



Stop stalking me. 😄

RuneSR2
Grand Champion
I got first dips!  B) My review is the first on Steam! This is so big I gotta sit down, never thought I'd get the honor - this is bigger than life!  😄

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Posted on Reddit too - this is becoming hard work, I'll bill the devs! 😉

https://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comments/hx4g89/the_beast_has_arrived_awesome_vr_experience_game/

Oculus Rift CV1, Valve Index & PSVR2, Asus Strix OC RTX™ 3090, i9-10900K (5.3Ghz), 32GB 3200MHz, 16TB SSD
"Ask not what VR can do for you, but what you can do for VR"

RuneSR2
Grand Champion
The game is now available in the Oculus Store for $30. But it's only $20 on Steam and then you additionally get 10% off the first week... Strange with this price difference...

Oculus Rift CV1, Valve Index & PSVR2, Asus Strix OC RTX™ 3090, i9-10900K (5.3Ghz), 32GB 3200MHz, 16TB SSD
"Ask not what VR can do for you, but what you can do for VR"

Zenbane
MVP
MVP
This missed my radar! Thanks for the bump. Seems like a good VR game that I can enjoy with the family. Purchasing it asap.