Top 5 Asymmetrical Games for Vive
If you're reading this and wondering what in the world are 'asymmetrical games', basically it means that one person plays the game from the Vive headset while another person plays the same game from the PC. This can come in different formats from cooperative to versus, but either way it's a different gaming experience with your buds and here are 5 of the best games that do that.
Containment Initiative
Containment Initiative puts the HMD player in a tough situation whether it's fighting off waves of the undead, gathering supplies, or defending a key objective, they're in the middle of the apocalypse putting their life on the line. The PC player? Oh, their life isn't in any danger, in fact the HMD player's life is in their hands. The PC player is perched up safely in the distance armed with a high caliber sniper rifle picking off the undead. Work together as a team to get the job done or the Vive player will die trying.
Hide & Spook: The Haunted Alchemist
Chances are if you have one friend you might have another (sorry for those of you with less than 2 friends) and you all can play this game! The "alchemist" takes the headset while the two "ghost" take a controller each and try to sneak around the room and extinguish several candles. The alchemist tries to catch them by staring at them and thus dispelling them from this earthly dimension. Oh, and it's free.
Mass Exodus
A game of cat-and-mouse in VR. Mass Exodus places the PC player as a rogue android, tasked with making it out alive but turning off generators to the facility as the Seeker (played by the HMD player) must stop him at all costs. Each player has their own set of unique abilities, but the catch is that there are 100s of other androids, that look just like the PC player, walking around and the Seeker must find the real culprit. Thanks to a recent update up to 4 players can play on the PC making the game much more intense.
Nemesis Perspective
If you're a gamer you've played countless boss fights, but now you must face the ultimate boss fight; your friend. The HMD user now becomes a feared beast and as the PC player you must stop him using all your skills. A truly unique 1 v 1 experience that you can't get anywhere else.
Blue Effect VR
Blue Effect VR is a unique experience on its own; basically a wave shooter in the dark against cyborg-like creatures that can quickly become a horror experience if you're not careful. Now updated for asymmetrical gameplay, Blue Effect VR give you the chance to outsmart your friend as one player controls various creatures and must kill the HMD player. If you're good enough you might just get them to scream.
As a reminder everything in this article is strictly opinionated by the author. VR is a truly one of a kind and amazing experience, what you experience is determined by your own ambitions and curiosity. Make it your own.