In terms of Marvel there’s one character who at all times springs to thoughts first when the phrase ‘meta’ is thrown into the combo. He goes by many names: the Merc with the Mouth, the Regenerating Degenerate, Wade Wilson. Most know him as Deadpool, the fast-talking, gun-slinging, incredibly-annoying-but-lovable antihero who now has his personal VR sport on, fittingly sufficient, Meta Quest 3.
Taking part in at Gamescom 2025, standing in a spacious sales space with a window so passersby can have a look at my little doubt excellent strikes (I’m petrified of what they noticed), I am dropped into the world of Deadpool VR. And not using a second to spare, Neil Patrick Harris because the voice of Wade begins monologuing at a tempo even Ryan Reynolds would battle to match. No complaints up to now.
Quips and zippers
Key data
Developer: Twisted Pixel Video games
Writer: Oculus Studio
Platforms: Meta Quest 3 / 3S
Launch date: November 18
In terms of motion, we’re a far cry from the previous days of pointing and clicking. Deadpool VR has you management the character with the left joystick, with the suitable stick permitting you to rotate in small increments left and proper. The supposed motion although is so that you can twist and switch your physique. Now, as a participant with a penchant for effectivity when platforming and combating, I struggled initially to get on board with what the Meta Quest 3 title was asking of me.
Whereas utilizing my grappling hook to ascend a small cliff, I discovered myself standing diagonally from it, that means I needed to goal extra exactly, which was a problem as the sport’s controls weren’t as exact as I might hoped, though this was probably a calibration difficulty greater than a design one. Nonetheless, I finally bought with this system when confronted with a platforming part that required a number of rotations.
Armed with a double bounce and a slide mechanic, I spend a lot of my hands-on attempting to reconcile the in-game peak with remaining stationary in actuality, as if two halves of my mind have been butting in opposition to one another. This got here to a head once I practically misplaced my steadiness, prompting me to streamline my traversal strategies. Fortunately this second got here simply earlier than my first significant fight sequence.
Daddy wants to precise some rage
The extra inventive your kills, together with particular animation you unlock by ending shocked foes, the upper the rating.
Deadpool VR presents an array of firearms however predominantly you will use Wade’s pair of Desert Eagles to shoot down enemies. The foes in query being red-clad ninja-esque minions who dodge and leap in regards to the enviornment, throwing shuriken earlier than approaching with blades drawn. Fortunate for me, Wade has blades too, and I am in a position to attract out swords from behind each of my shoulders, cleaving my attackers in two and not using a care on this planet.
Throughout the session, developer Twisted Pixel’s lead sport supervisor Phil Therien begins watching my playthrough, telling me that the true nature of fight is creativity. Taking this on board I throw a handgun into the face of 1 assailant earlier than drawing a sword to slash at one other dangerous man loitering to my left, all of the whereas emptying my remaining Desert Eagle into any and all unfriendly faces I see. The extra inventive your kills, together with particular animation you unlock by ending shocked foes, the upper the rating you get on the finish of fight sections.
Grabbing different firearms across the map like shotguns and blasting via enemies earlier than slinging the weapon at them after which catching it to seek out it magically reloaded is about as satisfying as a first-person shooter can get. Casually flicking a grenade to my proper and blowing a miniboss into the afterlife whereas flinging a sword to my left and into the pinnacle of some unfortunate goon feels equally excellent.
The one actual unfavorable is Deadpool himself who simply will not shut up. I do know that is on model, and Neil Patrick Harris delivers with each line, however there’s moments the place I might’ve torn clear into Wade Wilson like Wolverine and never felt a shred of regret. The upside of this although was I channeled my rage into the sport, unleashing bullets and blades in a way Wade Wilson himself would’ve been pleased with.
Deadpool VR is well probably the most entertaining VR sport I’ve performed so far because of its inventive fight and self-aware humor, highlighted every time Wade addresses the participant instantly. Nonetheless, I am undecided I might deal with a whole sport of the Merc with a Mouth except I can nail it shut.
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