[karurosu]

I think the main point is not emphasized enough: VR is physically exhausting. Unless you are playing with stick control (which is nice but nauseating) you will be moving a lot, I am a big guy that can barely kneel and you expect me to do super soldier stuff? yeah, no

I find the best experiences for me are those that require less "getting your VR legs": puzzling places, zombieland or that kayak infiltration game. Of course everybody has different preferences, but to the author's point: not everyone wants (or can) play high intensity action games (which is what AAA focuses on).

As an aside: the other big one are sports games (usually racquet), playing ping pong or tennis feels realistic and its a good exercise.

[crooked-v]

I feel like the other obvious area that VR games have barely touched on is simulation games. Think of Theme Hospital, Rollercoaster Tycoon, and the like as floating dioramas you can manipulate and zoom in and out of.

[karurosu]

yeah! there are a few for the quest, heck, there is even a port of cities skylines!.

But all of them run into the fact that making a good simulation (VR or not) requires time and money, and that's something VR games rarely have in abundance.

[red-iron-pine]

Put another way, if I want to pretend I'm still in the military, to get all dirty, to get exhausted, etc., I'll go play paintball or airsoft.

Sure, those aren't going to immerse me in a sci-fi or fantasy world the same way, but if recreation is the goal I'll take the in-chair experience.