Rather suitably for a game that features a hefty amount of flamethrowers, I recorded this week’s episode of Ian’s VR Corner on the hottest day of the year so far.
While the incredible heat of my office did compliment the nazi toasting action of Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot somewhat, I do wonder to what extent this unusually hot weather will have affected its first week of sales. As you’ll be able to see in the video below, playing VR in a 40°C room is definitely not the most comfortable of experiences. I mean, who knew it was possible to sweat from your eyelids?
Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot gameplay – Ian’s VR Corner (Let’s Play Wolfenstein Cyberpilot) Watch on YouTube
Cyberpilot is a spin-off of MachineGames’ recent Wolfenstein titles, but you won’t find yourself inhabiting the virtual shoes of any of the Blazkowicz clan. Instead you play as a nameless hacker who, thanks to some friendly resistance fighters, is able to control an assortment of nazi mechs from within the safety of a virtual cockpit.
The game can be played on PSVR with either the DualShock or twin Move controllers. I opted for the later as having independent control over each of your characters arms is a bit more immersive and the tracking worked perfectly. Each mech has a slightly different control scheme but all were pretty intuitive, with few of the frustrations that sometimes come with using the Move for first-person controls in VR. There’s also the standard comfort settings in there like vignette and click turn, but they can be turned off or dialled up, depending on your preference.