Seeing this all play out on the Oculus Quest 2's meager mobile CPU was nothing short of astounding. Pots, bowls, weapons, or even tables and benches are interactive and can be lifted, each with its own physical weight and proportions seemingly in line with real life.

True to the sandbox fashion, you can choose to fight these enemies any way you'd like by steel, by magic, or with the robust physics engine built into the game.Ĭasting spells can be an effective way to zap, burn, or pull your enemies into a black hole, and lifting objects with telekinesis and flinging them haphazardly at your unwitting enemies never really gets old. Most destinations are designed to be true sandbox arenas where you can select from dozens upon dozens of different enemy options who will spawn in waves to battle you over and over again. The game is a full sandbox from the get-go, featuring half a dozen locations and any medieval weapon you can imagine. Half a dozen different destinations await you at launch, and there's more to come as the game's developers announced that they'll continue to update the game alongside the PC version - just not at the same time since both games are quite different on a technical level. Within your humble abode, you'll be able to practice with any weapon you choose, cast any spell available to you, and decide where your next adventure will take you. It's a quaint place with a lovely fireplace, comfy breakfast nook, and just about every medieval weapon you could think of tucked away into the corner of the room. Upon starting the game each time, you'll find yourself inside what can only be thought of as your home. Taking this extra time also prepares you for the 'Dungeons' mode that you can also play at any time.

The Goldilocks of VR weapon handling, if you will.Īs each weapon feels quite different, you'll want to play around with all of them to find out which ones are your favorite - something that's certainly possible thanks to the developer's fully-sandbox design. It's a balanced mix of 'video gamey' and semi-realistic that feels just right. Unlike Until You Fall, however, most Blade & Sorcery: Nomad weapons don't feel overly heavy or slow. Just as in games like Until You Fall on the Oculus Quest, each weapon has its own virtual size and weight that affects how you can attack with it, how much damage you do, and how it'll handle if you use it with one or two hands.īlade & Sorcery: Nomad's physics-based combat feels like the Goldilocks of VR weapon handling. From the moment you start up the game, you'll get that familiar feel of the world, of the physics engine, and of the free-flow combat that made the PC version so popular. In most cases, Blade & Sorcery: Nomad is essentially identical to the PC version of Blade & Sorcery.

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