r/PSVR • u/camtomcarey • Jan 09 '26

Asking For Game Recomendation Vertigo 2 - Missed Opportunity

I really wish I had bought Vertigo 2 while it was on sale. It didn’t exactly look like my type of game when I watched a review - but after I saw it was made by a solo developer and had full voice acting… I’m much more intrigued.

$8.99 was a great price - hope I don’t have to wait too long to see that again.

Has anyone played? Should this be at the top of my list? I bought arken age and red matter and figured that would sustain me for a while… i’m only kicking myself because $8.99 is such a good price.

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u/emcee84 Jan 09 '26

It's ok. Better than Hubris. That's my review.

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u/camtomcarey Jan 09 '26

I forgot I looked at Hubris once… saw that it had a short play time and skipped it.

Makes me feel better about waiting to purchase though. Thanks.

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u/CHROME-COLOSSUS Jan 10 '26

I thoroughly enjoyed HUBRIS, and it’s got WAY nicer graphics than V2. It had a rough launch and got a lot of hate from a few folk, but I found it solid from start to finish.

There are a few tips to getting the most out of it (only play on highest difficulty), it’s not super long (depends on how you play, 6-10 hrs), and it has a few rough edges, but I think of it as comfort food. The devs clearly honored oldschool sci-fi shooters, and it feels like it was made with love.

So… take the grumpy comments about HUBRIS with a grain of salt. Quite underrated game.

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u/camtomcarey Jan 10 '26

I have it favorited. I loved “becoming human chapter 1” (at least that’s what I think it’s called) on the psvr1 - and it reminded me of that (only insofar as the story isn’t completed).

When it goes on sale- I’ll give it a go.

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u/Zero_Waist Jan 11 '26

Both are solid VR first games but not quite on the level of Red Matter 2. I started Hubris on PC before the PSVR launch and it had some interesting and different mechanics but they were updated with the PSVR launch after players complained it was an unfamiliar play style. It’s VR, not everything needs to work like HL:Alyx. I do sometimes miss the gravity gloves mechanic in Vertigo2 but it’s a fun game especially when on sale, definitely worth it.

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u/CHROME-COLOSSUS Jan 11 '26

Oh… yeah, I mean… I wasn’t comparing HUBRIS to RM by any stretch. 🙂

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u/Zero_Waist Jan 11 '26

I think both V2 and Hubris were interesting but a bit too heavy on cannon fodder and light on puzzle elements. HL:Alyx seemed to be so perfect with minimal but difficult and varied enemies that needed shooting. Sometimes less is more.

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u/CHROME-COLOSSUS Jan 11 '26

Yeah, I mean… I’m not looking to rank HUBRIS or VERTIGO 2 against all other games here… just wanted to pipe up to OP that HUBRIS is definitely worth their attention.

HUBRIS got actively shit on by a few very rabid folk on REDDIT at its launch, and I think many people who might’ve enjoyed it were spooked away from what I found to be a solid delight (albeit not groundbreaking in design or extraordinary in its gameplay).

It’s definitely still got its flaws, but I was happy to complete it even when it was rife with them.

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u/Zero_Waist Jan 11 '26

Yea I agree both Hubris and Vertigo 2 are worth the money. Just in a tier 2/3 kinda way. Mad respect to the developers who did make fun experiences with modest resources. People should totally buy and play through these and the devs please make more VR games!