Whatoplay presents our 10 most anticipated VR games of 2017.
Opening this list is Rock Band VR
Music and VR seems like both a weird and fantastic match, especially with a franchise as big
as Rock Band.
If you’re wondering how in the world can these two work together, then here you go!
How is it possible, you ask?
Well, the guitar controller is still central to the experience but with a twist.
The VR puts you on the stage -- literally -- with your virtual bandmates.
To play, players can’t play wrong chords compared to the original version, instead,
they create a sense of musical awareness as chords fly out of the screen to match perfectly
with your guitar’s neck.
Its vibrant colors mixed with promising song choices makes you feel like a real rockstar.
The game requires an Oculus Touch to play and a handheld controller to work with it.
Sure, it’s weird but hey, as long as no one sees you playing, right?
The game is set to release sometime soon.
Hopefully in 2017!
9th place is Ace Combat 7
For 20 years, The Ace Combat series has always been proving new grounds with each installment.
From the classic Air Combat up to the latest release, it continues to be the pinnacle of
intense dogfights while maintaining a sense of direction to the development of the series.
This is the first of the series to be released on the eighth-generation platforms.
Not much details have been shared but what we do know is that they’re pushing the limits
of airborne supremacy.
And look at those FA-22 and Sukhoi-30 duke it out, followed by a mothership unleashing
XB-like UAVs swarm.
The VR scene is about to truly immerse fans into the skies with graphics that are more
realistic and explosive dogfights.
We’re just pump of about this announcement and couldn’t wait for more details!
It will be released on the PS4, with PS VR-only exclusives.
As for the actual launch date, we’re hoping it’s 2017!
On number 8 is Landfall (Oculus Touch Exclusive)
In a world filled with nature’s wealth, there’s bound to be conflict.
Humanity has lost its way in the conservation of natural resources and we are doomed.
Greed has engulfed the big nations and what’s left is a grand war to control resources.
Landfall is a sci-fi real-time strategy game.
It’s developer Force Field’s first entry to the virtual- and augmented reality.
This RTS game promises a new evolution to tactical gameplay.
You get to see what’s happening in the battlefield in third-person view.
Then switch to first-person view if you want in on the action.
Everything is just so chaotic.
Control your faction, select your army and watch as you play god in an exploding skirmish
of fire and brimstone.
With a multiplayer feature that promises new grounds and a campaign to keep solo players
satisfied, this game might change the future of the VR in RTS.
It’s set to release sometime in 2017 for the Oculus Rift.
Seventh in the list is Farpoint
This game takes the idea of being stranded on a hostile planet filled with unknowns.
Unknown environment.
Unknown atmosphere.
Unknown location….
And most interesting of all, unknown creatures.
It’s like Sigourney Weaver trapped on a derelict ship with that Xenomorph, however,
Farpoint has more surprises to in store…. because you’re in an ENTIRE PLANET.
Save your missing crew in an anomaly happening near Jupiter.
What could go wrong, right?
But it’s no survival-horror.
You get to shoot back with the PS VR Aim Controller.
Yes, another peripheral that you have to buy if you want the whole experience.
The gameplay takes the VR scene to a sci-fi adventure that might be worthy of cosmic proportions.
It’s first-person shooter element brings out so many creeps for players afraid of creepy
crawlies and aliens.
The game uses the PS Move Controller to take the problem to your own hands.
As usual, details have been scarce but we’ll be seeing this game sometime in 2017 exclusively
on the PlayStation 4!
In 6th place is The Works Of Mercy
No, it’s not that famous painting; And no, it’s not that Overwatch character we love.
In fact, it’s a psychological horror that might take you on one scary and memorable
trip to hell and back.
According to the developers, it is a personal tragedy of a wrecked psyche.
It even carries this ominous tagline, “A deeply disturbing, horribly convincing video
game in which a protagonist is forced to do the killing.”
Yes, you heard that right.
You play as the murderer.
Why?
Only through playing it will we ever find out.
Powered by the Unreal Engine 4, explore a mysterious house filled with mysteries that
could shake your life forever.
Question how you ended up in your situation as you bask yourself into the Unreal Engine
4’s photorealistic graphics…
all in VR form.
Taking inspiration from Kubrick and other horror masterpieces, we hope it doesn’t
disappoint.
It’s set to release sometime in 2017.
Ranked number 5 is Lone Echo (Oculus Exclusive)
Many believed this game could end the chore of walking around Virtual Reality.
I mean, it can be really tiring, even nauseating, having to navigate around the VR world by
walking.
Lone Echo proposes a clever work-around.
Strip the walking part and introduce a new movement formula that feels natural in space,
and surreal, at the same time: Floating.
In this game, you are a robot tasked to repair or do mechanical overhauls on a ship in deep
space.
Every motion is controlled by how you push and pull your hands along ledges using the
Oculus Touch.
This makes for a seamless navigation around the game’s beautiful backdrops.
The free-flowing effects introduces the player to a whole new VR experience.
It’s a deep and enthralling experience that is unfortunately exclusive to the Oculus Rift
with Touch.
We can’t wait for it to hit shelves and takes us to a magical feeling that no VR has
offered yet.
Stay tuned this 2017!
Fourth is How We Soar
Ubisoft introduced Eagle Flight to test the limits of VR in a casual flying simulator.
Sony has its own brand of the genre -- How We Soar.
Take control of an enchanting Phoenix in a world that is gradually created by the player.
Use your dualshock controller to navigate this iconic creature to soar through the skies,
hover and traverse around an enchanting and, maybe magical, skies?
Its unique papercraft art style takes players into a page-turning experience of immersion.
The game heavily relies on travel and exploration to find the deeper meaning of the world you’re
into.
According to the game, it’s like painting by flight.
And you get to set the pace, fly fast or glide through the pages and uncover new chapters
in the Author’s life.
This kind of remind me of Okami.
It’s PlayStation VR exclusive set to release sometime in 2017.
For number 3 is Killing Floor: Incursion (Oculus Exclusive)
What could be more perfect for this iconic horror-shooter franchise?
Tripwire Interactive brings out the big guns with Incursion.
This Virtual Reality shooter will put what we loved about the Killing Floor series and
integrates it to a more real, thrilling and fun experience.
Team up as you and your friends are elite special forces tasked to eliminate these diabolical
creatures.
Insane weapons are in your disposal and creepy character designs will surely pump the carnage.
As usual, exact gameplay details are scarce.
Unfortunately for most players, it’s an Oculus Touch exclusive.
It has gained several negative feedbacks due to its exclusivity but hey, what can we do?
Catch them killing the floor this 2017!
Second in the list is Resident Evil VII: Biohazard
Ahhh, Resident Evil VII…
We meet again!
There seems to be no stopping the hype train for this one.
We’ve showcased it a couple of times on other top upcoming lists.
Considering its deviation from the previous series, it’s gonna be worth our time.
We all hope so.
CAPCOM removes the third-person element and puts the first-person perspective in the helm.
It won’t be easy to get used to but it looks like it’s gonna be fun.
Typewriters are back, crazy villagers are back and judging from the recent trailer,
new monster types.
Gross.
This Virtual Reality experience will surely leave players a terrible scar.
Trauma, maybe?
Demo testers also reported VR sickness minutes into the game.
Uh-huh.
Hope this gets sorted out before its January 24, 2017 release on the PS VR.
And our most anticipated VR Game this 2017 is Robo Recall (Oculus Exclusive)
Now this is something any VR enthusiast will appreciate and enjoy.
From the ashes of the Bullet Train demo that Epic Games’ released, they have evolved
to this action-packed shooter that not only provides endless fun...it’s also FREE!
In a world where rogue robots are taking over, you are left with nothing but to destroy these
threats at any way you see fit.
In your arsenal are various weapons, ranging from your bare hands to high-powered machine
gun.
Shoot them, punch their head, smash them together or basically anything the Oculus Touch allows
you to!
The game relies on the player's reflexes, skills and awareness to totally annihilate
these pesky robots.
No release date as of the moment but we’ll get to see it once the Oculus Touch launches!
Probably in 2017.
What VR games are you looking forward to in 2017?
Share them in the comment section below!