Best VR Game of the Year: Rez Infinite
Rez has always been applauded for blending music, visuals, and gameplay seamlessly into a fast-paced, adrenaline-fueled experience. Rez Infinite takes all of this, polishes it to 1080p, adds in some incredible extra levels, and plugs in VR support to ensure that you never want to play Rez any other way ever again.
For those unaware, Rez Infinite’s premise is simple. Players have to shoot down targets as the protagonist ‘entity’ makes its way through the different layers of levels. Trippy, psychedelic neons surround you as enemies fly past from all angles. The camera spins and twirls, only sending you further down the colored rabbit hole.
Taking all of the title’s already excellent gameplay and transforming it into a VR experience creates a fascinating sci-fi world. The unforgettable soundtrack pounds in your ears as you turn your head to aim and fire at an encroaching enemy behind you. It doesn’t take too long for you to have completely forgotten about the world outside of your VR headset, and you’ll be having too much fun to care anyway.
Though there may not be a ton of levels on offer, Rez Infinite’s levels ooze replayability. If you didn’t completely nail it the first time around, you can bet your bottom dollar you’re going to want to. You’ve then also got a handful of bonus levels, alongside a Score Attack mode to master your shooting skills.
Honestly, Rez Infinite may be worth picking up for the new Area X level alone, which really makes use of today’s more powerful hardware while still maintaining the spirit of what makes the original levels so great. Rez Infinite is a fast-paced, incredibly enjoyable sensory overload, and the best VR game of 2016.
Congratulations to Rez Infinite, the winner of our Best VR Game category for 2016! Be sure to visit back this week more award announcements including the big one, our game of the year for 2016! For the full list of award categories for 2016, visit our nomination page here.
