AMID EVIL VR

The first way I played Amid Evil was in VR, and I quickly came to love the gameplay, aesthetic, and level design. After finishing it, I purchased the non-VR version and found that the graphics were noticeably better, with the gameplay feeling more natural—closer to how the developers likely intended the game to be played. Still, I cherish my experience with the VR version. There's nothing quite like exploring the cyclopean structures in virtual reality.
The weapons are mostly well-translated to VR motion controls, with the exception of the curved sword and the spiked mace. By default, these weapons fire with a flick of the wrist, but this method isn't foolproof. As a beginner, you'll often find yourself swarmed by enemies, and these flick shots might fail to launch correctly. Fortunately, you can disable the flick feature for these weapons in the options menu, switching to firing them with the trigger like the rest of the arsenal.
Overall, it's a solid port, and I wish more "boomer shooter" developers would consider making VR versions of their games.

This is far from a low-effort VR conversion. The game translates surprisingly well to VR, making it an excellent excuse for another playthrough.

Combat is satisfying as ever. The weapons, which were 2D sprites in the OG game, are now high-poly 3D models, which feel great to hold and look amazing. Swinging gestures were added to many of the weapons. They take some time to get the hang of, but you can use the trigger button to fire if you prefer. There's also more interactivity than before (throwing planets, throwing your weapons at enemies, etc.).

It still doesn't feel like a built-for-VR game, though. The constant strafing doesn't feel well-suited to the medium, and the games's many spiral staircases feel awkward at best.

The graphics settings offer a lot of scalability in performance, so this game should run well on most systems. Low settings turn the game from "impressive-looking" to "good for a VR game". I would recommend low settings so that you can play this twitch shooter at 120 FPS like God intended.

If you are already into VR and haven't played this game yet, it's an enjoyable first playthrough, provided you can handle a little jank. I would recommend getting the bundle and playing the flat-screen version first, saving the 2nd playthrough for VR. It's a fun time and I'm hoping New Blood ports more of its games to VR.

This is how to do a proper VR port! Amid Evil VR takes the core game (includes it with your purchase) and augments the game with natural interactive movements, new throwing mechanics, and an improved UI.

If you enjoy the base game, you will love this VR port. If you enjoy old-school games like Heretic and Hexen, you will love this game. It feels like going back in time and re-discovering a ground-breaking game like Quake for the first time.

This game is what VR in the 90's Promised. I haven't played a ton as of this writing, but it's a straight forward Quake-like in VR. Could just be Nostalgia inspired by 90's broken promises, but I'd like to think it's just a fun game.

Phenomenal. Makes me proud to be a Kiwi and a fantastic VR game in its own right.

I can barely play this for more then 15 minutes at a time.
It is the greatest VR game I've ever played

Very fun to play. Plays like a true VR game with high speed movement, insane weapon swinging, shooting. Feels pretty OP the first few levels, but becomes more and more difficult with eacht level and realm you do. Every realm has it's own type of enemies that move and fight very differently. Very cool. Also doesn't need the highest specs PC, though some things might look slightly better if you do, it doesn't matter much. I love the colorfull retro style. It's very pleasing to the eyes.