Originally released on PSVR 2 and PC VR earlier this year,\u00a0Arken Age is headed to Quest 3 and Quest 3S this November. This well-regarded title is one of the most immersive and engaging single-player games we\u2019ve played this year, and the Quest port looks surprisingly good.<\/p>\n
Arken Age<\/a>\u00a0feels like a game made by developers that have played lots of VR games themselves and have drawn inspiration from some of the best. Out of the gate it\u2019s got vibes of Stormland (2019) and Lone Echo (2017),\u00a0single-player VR games that are well regarded for their \u2018hands-on\u2019 gameplay which brings high levels of immersion.<\/p>\n Arken Age\u00a0features ranged and melee combat along with exploration and significant verticality thanks to some great climbing mechanics. The game\u2019s immersion is driven by its deft use of two concepts we\u2019ve covered extensively in our\u00a0Inside XR Design series: embodiment<\/a> and diegetic design<\/a>.<\/p>\n The game also has better looking graphics than the average VR game, and we\u2019re glad to see that appears to carry over well to the Quest version. It\u2019s not one-for-one with the tethered VR platforms, but it looks surprisingly good compared to many other games ported to Quest, at least from what we can see so far in the trailer:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n A likely reason why Arken Age looks good on Quest is because the game will only support the more powerful Quest 3 and Quest 3S headsets, leaving behind the nearly five year-old Quest 2.<\/p>\n