Ruff Talk VR

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR we are breaking down and reviewing Assassin's Creed Nexus VR! A full blown virtual reality AAA experience on the Meta Quest made by Ubisoft (Red Storm Entertainment). This full-fledged Assassin's Creed title has you play as Ezio, Connor, and Kassandra as you experience all the iconic Assassin's Creed gameplay you'd expect from the series with the special twist of VR interactions. Listen for our full thoughts and rating!

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Assassin's Creed Nexus Store Link: https://www.meta.com/experiences/5812519008825194/

Store Description: Embody three legendary Assassins in this all-new full-length Assassin’s Creed action-adventure game that IGN calls “downright impressive.” Experience firsthand the thrill of parkour, the rush of combat, and the tension of stealth as you become the Assassin, working to stop Abstergo from gaining the power to manipulate people’s beliefs.

“Sets a high bar for AAA games on VR.” —PCGamesN
“Oh. My. God. So. Good.” —MIXED Reality News
“It took my breath away.” —Eurogamer

PARKOUR: Feel the exhilaration of parkouring freely across expansive and visually stunning open maps. Explore Renaissance Italy, Ancient Greece, and Colonial America.
COMBAT: Deploy your Hidden Blade with a flick of your wrist. Use your hands to block, parry, counterattack, and duel a variety of enemies with a wide range of weapons.
STEALTH: Sneak up on a target from behind or surprise them with an air assassination. Evade enemies by blending into a crowd or distract them with objects in the environment.

Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR features all of the iconic gameplay from the series, including the dazzling Leap of Faith. You will become the Assassin, choosing how to achieve your missions as you sneak, traverse, and fight your way through open maps in an unforgettable story.

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On this episode of the Ruff Talk VR podcast we are doing another special episode and announcing the categories and nominees for our third annual 2023 Ruff Talk VR Gaming Award Show! Focused primarily on VR games that launched on the official Meta Quest store in 2023. With categories like VR Game of the Year, App Lab Game of the Year, VR Co-op Game of the Year, VR Strategy Game of the Year, and so many more, we have a loaded episode announcing all of this years nominees. Stay tuned for next week's episode announcing the winners!

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On todays episode we are doing things a little different to celebrate the Holiday and reflecting on a great year of virtual reality games on the Meta Quest! Listen as we go through some of the great VR games released in 2023 (and get sidetracked along the way). including games like Ghosts of Tabor, Assassin's Creed Nexus, Arizona Sunshine 2, Dungeons of Eternity, I Expect You To Die 3, and SO much more!

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On this episode of Ruff Talk VR we are joined by Mathieu Castelli the Chief Creative Officer at Resolution Games to talk about their new VR game Racket Club! This game is unique to VR features elements of pickleball, tennis, ping pong, and other racket sports to create a totally unique experience. Listen as we get to know Mathieu, dive in to the making of Racket Club, what's coming next, and more!

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Racket Club Store Link: https://www.meta.com/experiences/6022041731249559/

Store Description: If you’re a fan of racket sports - from tennis to pickleball or padel to ping-pong - Racket Club is for you! Hit the courts in this all-new sport created for VR that combines the best of these sports and allows players to immerse themselves into a fully-social experience of a real racket club. 

• REAL FUN -  Play in singles or doubles multiplayer, or go for single-player glory in Career Mode. 

• REAL MOVEMENT -  A new sport that captures the authentic feel of play with real movement (no virtual locomotion!), Racket Club employs physics and interactions as close to real life racket sports as you can imagine. The minimum space is 6x5 square feet, but with the MR mode you get the most out of your space!

• REAL(LY) SOCIAL - Step onto the court in an authentic club experience! Meet new players and reconnect with old friends, on and off the court, as you partner up for doubles, compete in singles,  or spectate courtside together.

• REAL GOOD AI BOTS - Take on AI bots up through the highest competitive level or just use them to warm up and hone your skills. 

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On this edition of VR News we have tons to dive in to with game releases such as Asgard's Wrath 2 and Racket Club. As well as game updates from Dungeons of Eternity with a seasonal holiday update and new content, Breachers with a new Artic map, and Ghosts of Tabor with their new UWU DLC (and a plethora of game fixes). Plus, we have new software like the XBOX Cloud Gaming in beta on the Meta Quest, as well as full body tracking coming natively to the quest for developers, and occlusion support for mixed reality! 

Mondays are dedicated to our series of episodes about the discussion of Virtual Reality (VR) news

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On this episode of Ruff Talk VR we are joined by Emre Tanirgan the creator of Paradiddle! A VR drumming simulator that has recently graduated from app lab to the official Meta Quest store. Build your own drum set and learn to drum in this VR app. Listen as we get to know Emre, his work prior to Paradiddle including at Magic Leap, what's coming next for Paradiddle, and more!

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Paradiddle Store Link: https://www.meta.com/experiences/5719805344724551/

Store Description:So much more than a VR drum kit. Learn to drum with step by step lessons, flex your skills with the built-in rhythm game, and build your own custom kit from a library of 60+ percussive instruments without the limitations of money or physical space. Fun, intuitive drumming for pros and newcomers alike!

Key Features:
- Flex your skills in the built-in rhythm game mode: adjustable difficulty for 30 different songs, plus custom song support and cross-platform leaderboards.
- Create your custom drum kit from a library of 60+ percussive instruments, from mallet instruments like the xylophone and steel drum, to auxiliary percussion such as bongos, tambourines and timpanis.
- Pick up the basics with 10 beginner-friendly lessons, perfect for drumming newcomers.
- Use the new multiplayer mode to perform for your friends in free play, or compete to get the high score playing the built-in songs.
- MR passthrough support empowers you to play virtual drums in the real world. You can even connect and augment your physical kit with the rhythm game mode and lessons.
- MIDI input/output support provides a powerful tool for composers, and also lets you augment your own electronic drum kit.
- Set the mood with 4 different environments: Dojo, Jazz Club, Galaxy, Void.
- USB and Bluetooth pedal support for kick and hi-hat.
- Load your own songs, audio files and sheet music.
- Easily save/load different kits and record your jam sessions.

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On this episode of Ruff Talk VR we are joined by Jim Norris the Lead Game Designer over at Soul Assembly the developer of Drop Dead: The Cabin! Listen as we get to know Jim, his background in gaming, talk all about their new mixed reality game mode "Home Invasion", what's coming next for Drop Dead: The Cabin, the history of Soul Assembly, and more!

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Drop Dead: The Cabin Store Link: https://www.meta.com/experiences/4691479430874595/

Store Description:** Enhanced for Meta Quest 3 **

** Now includes Home Invasion Mixed Reality Game Mode! **

The Cabin is an intense and challenging game. Are you among the few that will survive? Gather supplies, arm up, and fight off waves of the walking dead that have escaped from an evil lab experiment. We expect you to die - a lot, each time you fall, you will earn XP to upgrade your character and weapons, making you stronger and bringing you one step closer to beating the game. Whether you play co-op or brave the horrors of hell solo -  Fight with a blade, bat or a variety of guns, power up and become a pro monster slayer. 

Can you hold off the horde before they breach the Cabin? Do you have what it takes to survive?

"Drop Dead: The Cabin – CoD: Zombies Meets Stranger Things" - Upload VR

Features:

- Play 2-player co-op or solo

- Slay endless hordes of unique and creative zombie monstrosities from exploding Splatters to Hulking Gorilla Smashers.

- Unlock new large open areas with objectives to complete

- Find a whole host of exciting guns and melee weapons to slaughter the horde with

- Level up, upgrade and maximise your character's strength and weapon abilities

- Challenge your friends with leaderboards and unlockable content

- Be part of an evolving gameplay experience with regularly released new updates, features, and content. 

Join our Discord below to connect with the dev team and other players.

Soulassembly.com/cabin

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On this edition of VR News there's plenty to discuss! We kick off the show talking about the latest VR gams we've been playing including Arizona Sunshine 2, Walkabout Mini Golf's new Meow Wolf DLC, Lego Bricktales VR, and Drop Dead The Cabin's Mixed Reality mode - Home Invasion! We also talk about some of our favorite highlights form the 2023 UploadVR Winter Showcase including Zero Caliber 2, Green Hell VR's upcoming co-op mode, Demeter, The Pirate Queen, and more!

Mondays are dedicated to our series of episodes about the discussion of Virtual Reality (VR) news

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On this episode of Ruff Talk VR we are joined by Michele Martell the Head of Licensing at Mighty Coconut, the developers of Walkabout Mini Golf, and Vince Kadlubek Co-Founder at Meow Wolf! They join us today to talk all about Walkabout Mini Golf's new DLC in collaboration with Meow Wolf. Listen as we dive into the making of this DLC, the history of Meow Wolf, the licensing philosophy at Mighty Coconut, and much more!

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Walkabout Mini Golf Store Link: https://www.meta.com/experiences/2462678267173943/

Store Description:“An adorable mini-golf game that is unexpectedly convincing” — New York Times

“Brilliantly designed... Seriously, you have no idea how good VR mini-golf is” — CNET

“Everyone with an Oculus Quest 2 needs to play Walkabout Mini Golf” — TechRadar

8 unique 18-hole courses to master
Unlock NIGHT MODE for more challenging versions of all courses
Play solo, 1v1 online quick match, or create a private room with up to 8 players
Extremely accurate physics feel just like the real thing
Collect over 188 custom balls hidden throughout 
Solve treasure hunts on each hard course to earn special putters
Supports cross-buy, cross-play, and 90hz on Quest 2
Teleport and Smooth locomotion supported, as well as the ability to fly
Supports Oculus groups, invites and friend lists
Additional DLC courses available for purchase
UPDATED with driving range, practice green and more!
New avatars featuring lip sync, a quadrillion+ combinations
Supports English, French, Spanish, German, Japanese, Korean and Chinese

New DLC add-on courses are not available to Quest 1 players after June 2023 (Journey to the Center of the Earth). More info at www.mightycoconut.com/quest1

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On this episode of Ruff Talk VR we are joined with Zubin Wadia the producer of Iron Guard VR! A VR tower defense game and app lab graduate that recently celebrated their one year anniversary on the official Meta Quest store. Listen as we catch up with Zubin and hear the latest with Iron Guard including their new free Mixed Reality experience called Iron Guard Homecoming!

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Iron Guard Store Link: https://www.meta.com/experiences/5153768677983339/

Store Description: IRON GUARD VR is a sci-fi tower defense game made in the spirit of classic RTS games. Lives of the surviving crew members are in your hands. Find out why the terraformer robots have rebelled and help evacuate your crew from an unknown planet, where survival is the new frontier.


FEATURES:

• A complete 360 degrees immersive gameplay.

• Different game modes and styles.

• Multiple upgradeable turrets, path blockers, mining harvesters.

• Possibility of non-linear equipment upgrade between missions.

• Arcade style shooting from an upgradeable drone using conventional or super weapons.

• A unique storyline revealed through cutscenes and dialogues.

• Amazing voice acting and music which adds to the gameplay in the true style of classic RTS games.

• Beautiful and stylized environments with mysterious atmosphere of an unknown planet, showcasing various biomes where battles ensue.

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