The VR version of Resident Evil 4 and several other games worth buying for the Meta Quest 2 headset are significantly discounted for the remainder of this week. This is part of Meta’s spring sale on games, and it includes single game purchases, as well as some themed game bundles for those who may be less decisive. Note: These games can be bought for yourself, or you can gift purchases to friends or family.
There are some stellar titles in the lineup, including In Death: Unchained (a cool game where you take down foes with a bow and arrow in a world dripping with Anor Londo vibes from Dark Souls), Superhot VR (a trippy John Wick simulator with a world that moves only when you do), and Bonelab(one of the most immersive VR games I’ve played, with stellar gunplay and vast mod support).
But the highlight of this sale to me is Resident Evil 4. No, not the 2023 remake that’s coming out later this week, but the Quest-exclusive VR game developed by Armature Studio. My feelings about the game match those of my former Verge colleague Adi Robertson, who called it “a VR adaptation with a reason to exist” in her review. Everything you remember about the 2005 classic is here, but in VR.
Prices taken at time of publishing.
Maybe you played the Resident Evil 4 remake’s Chainsaw Demo recently and thought the village scene was pretty intense. For me, playing it in VR provides an unparalleled sense of dread, but also a greater sense of control. You can turn on a dime to pop a Ganado villager in the leg as you knife open a box for more ammo. There are new strategies to employ that aren’t even possible in the original game. There’s even a big head mode. It’s a blast.
Is it worth buying a Meta Quest 2 headset for? Not particularly, but
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