I wasn’t able to afford to get this straight away as I had just brought another game but I feel I dodged a bullet tbh. I was so excited for this game but I couldn’t believe how weird it was after seeing reviews all day. Good thing is this made the choice between this and crossfire a lot easier 😅
They really missed a big opportunity with not allowing loads of psvr2 owners to beta test. All for this could have been fixed before launch. But the devs gatekeeped and now this is the garbage we have.
Tried playing launch day with a squad of 3 tried for 2 hours and didnt get a single game. absolutly shocking they didnt put out even a closed beta test
The contrast is all washed out too. The darkest shadows are a green-ish grey color instead of black in-match. The should give us an option to change that. In the hub the are true black but just not in-match.
Pavlov feels light & nimble where as FWU feels heavy, slow with strange gun mechanics. I found you can crouch IRL till you use the crouch button then it won't recognize when you crouch IRL & then the height changes. Hoping a patch or 2 will smooth it out. I have buyers remorse ATM but lets see what a few patches do.
Thanks for your honest opinions on this. I was thinking there may be some issues but not as many as you mentioned. I hope they patch up the game quickly. Seeing their past support, it seems likely they’ll work out the issues.
I'm hugely disappointed -the controls are a mess , the aiming is horrific , and it made me, a 7 year vr veteran dizzy af - it made me realize that a big part of my enjoyment of zero hour was the precision of the aim controller -it made me forget I wasn't actually interacting with anything
@@a.thomas9734 yeah pavlov is cool but the aiming is still a little off in it and it needs a lot more polish - the original firewall had precise aiming with the aim controller and it's sorely missed here
Totally ageee with you GT and also many of the comments here. I was so looking forward to this as a Firewall Zero Hour fan and i must say, for me, it feels like a bit of an easy cash grab from First Contact. It definately gives me that "flat screen mod" feeling and i dont think that re-vamping all the old maps was a good decision in the long run. We were craving something new and i think once the nostalgia hit from playing the same maps 5 years ago will wear off fast. Also, one other thing that i found really cumbersome and an obvious oversight - you cant have your gun ANYWHERE NEAR a door handle when you're holding L1 to open it. My character just kept grabbing the foregrip of the gun rather than opening the door! I really do hope they patch this game fast but i think even for the original, die hard fans, this isn't what we wanted and it's such a shame.
I wasn’t a zero hour fan back in the day so surprisingly I’m actually enjoying ultra despite the abysmal menu navigation and the bugs. I’ve gotten used to the automatic reloading so it’s not much of a game breaking feature for me. Hopefully all these issues will get ironed out soon because it really is fun (when the matches actually start!)
Thank you for your observations. They seem to tally up with the majority. For me the button presses, auto reload and weapon wheel make it a hard pass and if only pick it up on a stupidly deep sale. Really looking forward to Crossfire Tuesday 🤞🏿
Personally I think ultra was going to be released as an update to firewall zero hour using the aim controller but Sony pushed it onto the psvr2 very late in it's dev cycle. We will never see the hardcore mode either fce have a history of promising things and not delivering.
There really is a great game there hidden underneath all the problems. Basically FCE were so focused on all the new changes and features they could add to Firewall but they didn't take a second to consider if they should.
It makes a lot of fun to me - do my first extraction in coop mode today 😊 but it feels like a beta at this moment.. a lot of things dont work right at this time! But im shure they will fix it...
After playing RE8 village in VR2, I had such high hopes for firewall Ultra. The shooting mechanics in re8 are great so how can a game which is only a shooter mess this up? Its like having every game use R2 to shoot and now someone thinking it needs to be square...
Due to almost no Hands-On test ahead of launch I was concerned that this might be an issue. I agree it's kind of a shame, I was pumped for this. Now I'm probably going to wait as well, at best
I am a experienced VR player and I have never played the original Firewall and i love this game. The only thing is the progression and ability to get guns and kit, but I think they will fix that with assignments.
This game sent me into a deep depression after playing the tutorial. I’m going through a rough time (left an abusive relationship, selling the dream home, she took the car) and I preordered the deluxe version of this. I just wanted something to escape into this game and everything about this game is just wrong. It honestly makes me consider leaving VR gaming all together
I agree with you wholeheartedly!! It takes two steps fused with the flashlight mechanic, graphics and eye tracking for flash grenades rusty really adds immersion but the old lock in system keeps breaking the immersion. I so hope the hardcore mode elevates this game to where it needs to be on psvr2
Great review GT as usual, your honest and to the point which is why i always trust your opinion. It feels like another missed opportunity for the psvr2 ,with this and green hell vr here are 2 big vr titles to push the headset forward and they've both missed the mark . I'll stick with the massively improved no man's sky for now,cheers GT all the best squire 🙂👍🍻
I’d also like to point out that there is only one new map. I’ve never heard of a multiplayer game where most of the maps are from the last game. The new game should have had at least 6 new maps and the originals as DLC if that
Maps can't be DLC because they will never be played. If you're on a server and it switches to a map you don't own, you get thrown out. So every time a game switches to those maps, half the server gets kicked, and the other half just leaves because the server is empty. That's why multiplayer games just don't have DLC maps. Splits up the playerbase and kills games almost instantly. Your point stands though, this game should have had new maps.. For sure. That's like the least I'd expect.
Bugs get fixed....but i wonder were the foveated rendering has gone. You cant tell from the Socialscreen if its on or not. So if it is already active, please crank it up @ Devs. We can always use a little bit more resolution..or give at least some preset options to choose from "Balanced, best resolution, best fps". I would love to see developers leaving this "one setting for them all" policy and give us a bit freedom of choice.
Not sure if anyone has said it yet but ADS can not be used by anyone the way it is set up. I am right handed but left eye dominant and there is no option to add your dominant eye. So if I use ADS I can no longer see as well down the sight. It’s also completely unnecessary in VR as you can just hold the gun closer to get this effect surely? I played fwzh since day one and love the game play on ultra, but there are so many things that are buggy or unnecessary like the damage grenade throwing, squading up with your friends being broken. There is long list. So I won’t go on. I’m hopeful these will be fixed soon though because there is potential here.
As an og fan it’s pretty heartbreaking to spend £50 on a game released in this state, refund is not an option now so I guess I’ll wait some more see if they can fix it 😢
Thanks for the honest opinion. I haven’t got it, but to me they have missed out all the interactions that make VR gaming fun and unique. The actual gameplay itself seems to have real potential as you mentioned but this just looks a real missed opportunity. All that was really needed was firewall with full VR interactions, extra maps, the round system and faster lobbies and they would have most likely been on to a winner.
Thank you for the honest review, you explained all the frustrations I have with this game, wish I'd waited... hopefully they fix it.... £50 down the drain lol yes I'm stupid and got the deluxe version
You're not stupid dude. Firstly: I feel like I let you guys down due to gamescom but I did try really hard to get a key and get involved for well over a year to help this situation. Secondly: You were excited to play the sequel to what used to be a top notch VR fps back in the day. You love VR and that is not stupid Tallon.
I'm a dummy as well, I preordered it 4 hours prior to release just so I'd have it preloaded... And I have internet that would let me download this thing in like 10 minutes anyways... Didn't play it until 90 minutes after launch. Just a series of mistakes culminating in disappointment. 35 bucks poorer and a baffled look on my face richer.
If it's any consolation, that No Man's Sky patch really tickles the eyeballs in a wonderful way. It's lovely in there. Perfect way to soothe the disappointment. Just find a pink solar system and chill out. Haaaaauoommmmmmm.
This is the perfect example of whats holding back the psvr as well as vr in general from reaching mass popularity. VR doesn’t have the extensive catalog that is released each year like consoles so there is less wiggle room when a game disappoints. It feels like this is a recurring theme with psvr games. Certain games are hyped up and prior to release look like they could be a big selling point for psvr2. Then when it comes out, its full of bugs and isn’t complete. Whether its this game or Switchback its hard to get as excited about vr after this trend
This is my first time playing any firewall never played the original and yeah, it’s got some bugs but I love it for some reason not the bugs, but the game itself especially if you are playing with people, you know and people who talk😂 i’m having a blast it might take a little bit to get into a game but after you’re in a game so much fun
Guys trust me, if gamertag says a game isn’t good, it really isn’t. He said that wanna-be mario kart vr game was trash and I didn’t listen. It was indeed trash. I was hoping he’s wrong because I grew up with the mario kart on the N64 but man this game is so bad.. hopefully we get a better one like crash racing for vr. Thanks for the video GT
I've not played the original but I love this game, warts and all. I just hope that they patch rapidly the many bugs. My priority would be the totally broken Invite system. You simply CANNOT play with friends
These are the same people who made Solaris on Quest and they have a really odd way of thinking about controls in VR. It's probably okay to have this type of game for people who want to throw grenades with their eyes and auto reload but I imagine most players in VR are playing for more closer-to-life mechanics.
I forgot that this was the same team that did solaris... Literally learned nothing from that fiasco. This is a dev that does not deserve the praise it's gotten... Zero lessons learned.. They should actually rename this one to Firewall: Zero Course Correction...
@@vgaportauthority9932I honestly feel conned. Sony refused my to give me a refund and on their discord they blatantly ignored me and a few others when asking about refunds. All they do on there is answer the people who praise the game. Why they would praise a game in this state I will never know.
OMG Bruv! If ppl weren’t a fan of Urs before, they shud be now! Just for being U and doing what U do. 🙇♂️ I’m a day1 FW:ZH…fanboy (for lack of a better term) and when I played this, I had No words to describe how/what I thought/felt about this version of the game. 🤦♂️ The comment of this being a port of a flat game is the best I’ve heard and I feel the same. To which I think is SAD AF, but what do I know about knowing stuff with my smooth 🧠.!? As always GG GT! 👊😎 [I think FCE dropped the ball on this ‘Next Gen’ game and it’s a result of SONYs influence, which isn’t cool. IMO]
@@GAMERTAGVR they’re enjoying the game and I do as well, but the learning curve of the new menu system if vast and a bit cumbersome, IMO. Even though, just like any game, once U get the muscle memory for it, it’ll be a bit more seamless. Although, it won’t be as quick, which I believe may have been the reason for it. 🤷♂️ Or, it was SONY demanding them to utilize as much of the next gen tech as possible.
I’m with you 💯 as a big fan of the original, I had no hesitation in pre-ordering this Unfortunately, it’s been a bit of a disappointment, I can deal with the lobby problems, most multiplayer games seem to have issues day one with lobbies not working correctly I can also deal with the auto reload Choosing weapons and grenades can be a little frustrating, in the heat of battle pulling up a menu, looking at the item you want and making sure you’ve selected it with the eye tracking can be problematic, however the aiming grenades with eye tracking once you get accustomed to it is super accurate My biggest disappointment lies with the mura effect and the sharpness or lack there of, of the environments, I’m really struggling to play it and ended up with a headache after playing on launch day, everything feels like there’s a layer of Vaseline smudged on my lenses, I checked all my settings, re-checked my ipd even swapped out headsets as I thought there might be an issue It feels like a low quality upgrade from firewall simply to bring it to the system and like you say add as many of the technical aspects of PSVR2 as possible The gameplay is fun though and when you get in a match, you can have a good time, it’s such a shame, and hopefully they can turn it around I’m so hoping breachers comes across, that game’s a ton of fun, and maybe crossfire will deliver for the more single player/Co-op mission side of things Thanks for sharing your thoughts GT, glad I’m not alone in mine
If a game can't be reviewed at launch day. Then the game isn't sold as a finished product. But FCE isn't known for being honest regarding the quality of their games. Just the fact that they aren't interested in feedback from real players, is showing that they haven't changed a bit.
The eye tracking is really laggy and can make it extremely difficult in the menus. The ads is terrible but not using it looking manually down the sight just doesn't look as good as it does in other games. I can forgive the matchmaking as that can be sorted and even some bugs, but I can't help to feel with these new mechanics that I'm missing out on what woukd be a brilliant game. I loved the first one , but this seems like a step back purely bebecause of the very weird mechanics
@@GAMERTAGVR I do that anyway. I kept trying the game then getting frustrated after an hour or so. Then I'd give it another go and just get frustrated again. Then early hours this morning I tried it again and I messed around I'm the shooting range until I felt OK with a certain play style. Went to go into a match and in 2 hours I managed 1 full game and half a game. It seems like some players are getting straight into games and others are stuck in the lobby. We woukd get 4 people I'm the lobby but one wouldn't register, so it just never loaded into a match. Tried to get a refund from Sony and they refused. Every now znd then I feel cheated with certain games , but I honestly feel like I've been well and truly done over with this game and all I got was abuse from other players on the fce discord channel
I really enjoyed zero hour. What a great community and i cashed in my old ps4/psvr to get psvr2 at launch and get in on firewall early doors but now... I dunno..
I was waiting it, bought it at release but man... how broken it is. Firewall looks nicer than Pavlov but awful controls and lots of bugs makes it really uncomfortable to plan. Left game for better times...
Thanks, GT. This vid is a great pro/con opinion that feels honest, as always. I think that First Contact will not stop updating this title until they feel like they have their old happy community back. I think it's a great start but we are all ultimately paying for the beta run. It will get there, if their previous history for continuity continues. God bless!
Thanks for watching. Such a shame that they only start listening once it’s been released. Poor devs can’t even celebrate the release. PSVR2 needed a win with this one and I hope in time it turns out to be one. Have a great weekend
I feel like the history has proven this to be false.. First Contact had, what, 6 years to make the game less of a lobby simulator? They did nothing, then they kinda doubled down on the same lobby-sim vibe for this game.. Watching streams of this game is just sad cause it's mostly people just babbling in lobbies YET AGAIN... I have almost zero faith in this dev to make this right. They listened to zero criticism before release, just completely certain that they nailed it. The people who played it a few months ago also said the controls were weird, and the devs did nothing... No testing, nothing.. Just absolutely certain they reinvented the wheel... I had extremely low expectations and I had pretty bad fears. My fears were all confirmed, and on top of that they made manual aiming horrible.... It's the least VR game of all time, and they made it that way on purpose.. If they're gonna "fix this" they'll have to redo the entire control system.... A control system that is so out of touch with VR gamers it's hard to see how they could fix it without pretty much redoing pretty much every aspect of the player... grabs, physical loadouts, throwing nades, reloads.. None of it exists in this game. Are they going to redo their entire gameplay to fix it? Hell naw. They're going to listen exclusively to the fanboys and double down on every dumb decision they've made. They won't make manual aiming better, they'll make eye-snap GTA aiming better so that everyone will just eyesnapKABAM their way through this game.
Always appreciate hearing your take on things, GT. I'm not an MP shooter guy, so it doesn't really affect me, but I'm bummed that this game wasn't a slam dunk. I know how many people were super hyped for it. Regarding the beta, I'm pretty sure Sony wouldn't let them. They're being stupidly restrictive for what developers can do to promote their games before launch.
Never played Firewall before… Was upset after 1-2 hours. Went back in with some friends and got some tips. Everything clicked and I love it now. I can see the flaws but its really really fun.
I actually like auto reloading and the grenade throw mechanism. Manual reload was the reason i not playing Pavlov. But door opening and interacting with other object should be possible without hold a bottom.
Hey gt! Man i was a huge og firewall fan here and loved it with the aim controller on psvr 1. To me the direction they went with the controls is a big step backwards , and a massive missed opportunity to really make firewall next gen. We now have REAL vr controllers here!!! To me this shows either laziness to not be able to at least throw a grenade, or reload a weapon. Ot if not laziness, possibly how in experienced FCE is in maybe implementing proper vr controls in the game?? Just a graphics upgrade and eyetracking after all this time making the game to me is just really sad...the aiming looks super janky if i could use a aim controller with ultra id be all about it! I mean it seems like they planned it for a dualshock or something...no benefit from the new controllers if all your doing is button reload and a button press for ADS? To me sadly not worth the money ...upgraded graphics , with worse aiming and controls is all it seems like from what im seeing. Ty for the thoughts gt!
I can work with the button reload or whatever but what really turns me off are streamers saying that in order to aim straight they have to aim a little higher or a little more to the left, basically saying its off and I reeaaallyyyy don't like that
The no beta tests or early copies were a clear strategy to sell more copies before any bad reviews came out. Honestly the amount of people who still support FCE is shocking, this one will go the same way as Solaris
I noticed, Right away they're using a very different control scheme. Which I think is wonderful. It works great! I believe, the more I play the game the better it gets. I really enjoyed playing this game. It is actually very Fun! I plan on playing more of it. It will improve in time just like every other game. Being able to play a game in this style sitting down is Fantastic. Been playing in my massage chair. It is Wonderful! 😉👌
@ThatNigga-iv5db They say good things come to those that wait. Been waiting in the lobby for a match to start for awhile. And once it did. I realized why I bought this game. It is Awesome! Sure, it needs a lot of work. True! But, it sure is Fun! I Enjoy it. I'll be back when I have more time to play. You Sir, Have a Wonderful Day! 😊👋
Definitely appreciate what you are saying with Firewall Ultra. Really odd as feels very broken atm. Seems like it was rushed out the door with mechanics not working and features missing. Also very suspicious and quite telling that they were no reviews out before launch. Disappointed, but all that said, I can't stop playing it! 🤔
I was a huge fan of the original but at some point I got bored of waiting in the lobby. I thought that if that was the biggest problem they’d fix it right away but no. So this and all the other weird mechanics is a pass for me. Which is sad since I was very hyped for it. At least we have Pavlov, which wasn’t the case back in 2018 on PSVR
2024 is going to be a good year for PSVR2 on the multiplayer shooter front. That's when we're getting the Contractors Battle Royale game. If they have the same controls as Contractors, we'll have a game to enjoy for years to come. 2023 did not end up being a great year for multiplayer shooters on PSVR2 sadly. Fantastic year for VR racing though. And puzzle games.
@@vgaportauthority9932 Good point. Hoping that Contractors will come to PSVR2 at some point since I don’t own a Quest but not sure if they have some kind of exclusivity
Firewall needs more modes. I doubt that will happen and that’s a shame. As for the design choices, I’m not sure if the devs are looking to bring the game to flat screen?
I'll think I'll wait for Crossfire Sierra Squad and it that one doesn't deliver it will be a sad day for PSVR2. Back to the flatscreen and Starfield then...
Ouch. Zero Hour was amazing in it’s day and this sounds like a poor follow up. If they don’t fix the issues quickly this game won’t recover and will die on the vine. Especially if Cross Fire Sierra Squad is good and out very soon.
GT you are making the same points most content creators I watch have said. I don’t have a PSVR but I have watched many reviews and gameplay and the consensus is exactly what you said. If your a fan you’ll overlook the issues. If not, you won’t like the game!
The game is disappointing but it's not horrible for 40 bucks. Thats the cost of a cheap dinner. It just didnt live up to the hype. It's like they didn't play other VR shooters before releasing this. I hated it on release day and am enjoying it today. Aint too many shooter options on the psvr2.
Feel really bad for the developers and the hardcore fans, but I did not like the original game. Why make a vr game without vr interactions or at least choice like after the fall? Thanks GT for your options and observations
I read somewhere that the first game took almost a year to be perfect. Any insight on that. I probably should have passed since crossfire is coming next week and most likely the game I'll play more.
They are SLOW with the fixes, and even after that first year, the game was still mostly a lobby simulator because they never addressed the one-round thing.. Now they add 3 rounds, so very often it's a 2 round game and straight back to the lobby.. Check back in on this game in like 6 months. That's about when the launch issues will be somewhat sorted. If you want the "ultra mode" with manual reloads, that's probably not coming due to how this game was received by the people who wanted that.
@@vgaportauthority9932 I'm actually fine with auto loading and would probably get destroyed playing against real players with it but I'd love to try it out someday anyway.
So glad i didnt pre order this game, ill wait and see how it plays with the hardcore mode and manual reloads, but they still have to fight the blurry fov for distances and the shooting is clunky compared to Pavlov. Hoping for the best, the last game was okay was hoping FCE could redeem themselves. For those hanging on the fence watch out for the over enthusiastic FW fanclub cult lol
new tech? eye tracking that's it. no standard VRfps mechanics.. none. no immersion. none. feels like the game has been made for a duelsense controller or light gun. it feels like you don't even need the VR headset just a flatscreen tv and a controller.
The graphics are great, but the mechanics of the gameplay feel off. Frankly, PAVLOV is MUCH better in terms of gameplay mechanics. The guns feel far more real in PAVLOV, and the act of manually reloading feels much more natural. I also noticed some maps are missing in Firewall now, such as the hotel map. Maybe I missed something, like a previous update on the original that changed the maps, as I haven't played that in a long time.
I've never played firewall but I have been enjoying it. Even though very glitchy and a bit annoying but met some good blokes playing it and having a laugh.
The reason why they didn't do a beta is because they knew the hype around the game and knew it would sell as is, but with a beta it would potentially scare others away and they wouldn't receive nearly as much revenue. I feel scammed and I want my 60 back
I feel like I was just a stupid person for buying it. All my fears were confirmed when I played it and I just felt like a mark. Certain parts are exactly as bad as I envisioned, and lots of other parts are WAY worse. I figured that with my skill (toots own horn) in VRFPS games I could hold my own with manual aim.. But the manual aim feels horrible as well... I did not see that one coming. I figured they at least had that sorted. NOPE.
ive never played the OG firewall but Im really loving the new one. Im a big time pavlov player and the funky changes in controls feel fresh to me. I just want lobbys to be improved and xp to be earned faster
Nice video. This game is blatantly using Firewall Zero Hour's old code and just porting it to PSVR2 with some small "updates" that come off as actually worse lol. Shame.
To hell with the bugs, bugs will always happen especially with new games. But I want to know why OH WHY they didn’t use an AIM controller type?!!?!? I know they can make this damn device! The ADS is sooooo stupid on ultra 🤦🏻♂️
I wasn’t able to afford to get this straight away as I had just brought another game but I feel I dodged a bullet tbh. I was so excited for this game but I couldn’t believe how weird it was after seeing reviews all day. Good thing is this made the choice between this and crossfire a lot easier 😅
They really missed a big opportunity with not allowing loads of psvr2 owners to beta test. All for this could have been fixed before launch. But the devs gatekeeped and now this is the garbage we have.
Tried playing launch day with a squad of 3 tried for 2 hours and didnt get a single game. absolutly shocking they didnt put out even a closed beta test
The contrast is all washed out too. The darkest shadows are a green-ish grey color instead of black in-match. The should give us an option to change that. In the hub the are true black but just not in-match.
Pavlov feels light & nimble where as FWU feels heavy, slow with strange gun mechanics. I found you can crouch IRL till you use the crouch button then it won't recognize when you crouch IRL & then the height changes. Hoping a patch or 2 will smooth it out. I have buyers remorse ATM but lets see what a few patches do.
99% of the hardcore firewall zero hour community is not happy with this unfinished game. We basically paid to be beta testers 😢
Sad as F pay me Sony or goodbye NOPE....... ALL BS
@@ShariPatterson-soupershef sony is giving refunds on Ultra, they know its broken
Thanks for your honest opinions on this. I was thinking there may be some issues but not as many as you mentioned. I hope they patch up the game quickly. Seeing their past support, it seems likely they’ll work out the issues.
they have never been a good studio and their games always have glaring problems.
I'm hugely disappointed -the controls are a mess , the aiming is horrific , and it made me, a 7 year vr veteran dizzy af - it made me realize that a big part of my enjoyment of zero hour was the precision of the aim controller -it made me forget I wasn't actually interacting with anything
You should maybe get a gunstock. The vader one is amazing
Yeah exactly. Try PAVLOV, the weapons and mechanics are MUCH better in that.
@@a.thomas9734 yeah pavlov is cool but the aiming is still a little off in it and it needs a lot more polish - the original firewall had precise aiming with the aim controller and it's sorely missed here
I bought it yesterday.. thats teribble .. the most teribble xperience in psvr2 for me
I bought it half an Hour ago and comeback to pavlov. If i want to reload with button i will cod. I think that i will never play it again
Totally ageee with you GT and also many of the comments here. I was so looking forward to this as a Firewall Zero Hour fan and i must say, for me, it feels like a bit of an easy cash grab from First Contact. It definately gives me that "flat screen mod" feeling and i dont think that re-vamping all the old maps was a good decision in the long run. We were craving something new and i think once the nostalgia hit from playing the same maps 5 years ago will wear off fast. Also, one other thing that i found really cumbersome and an obvious oversight - you cant have your gun ANYWHERE NEAR a door handle when you're holding L1 to open it. My character just kept grabbing the foregrip of the gun rather than opening the door! I really do hope they patch this game fast but i think even for the original, die hard fans, this isn't what we wanted and it's such a shame.
I wasn’t a zero hour fan back in the day so surprisingly I’m actually enjoying ultra despite the abysmal menu navigation and the bugs.
I’ve gotten used to the automatic reloading so it’s not much of a game breaking feature for me. Hopefully all these issues will get ironed out soon because it really is fun (when the matches actually start!)
I actually prefer the auto reload. Hope they don't ruin it with a patch or keep the option to use it if they do patch it
Thank you for your observations. They seem to tally up with the majority. For me the button presses, auto reload and weapon wheel make it a hard pass and if only pick it up on a stupidly deep sale. Really looking forward to Crossfire Tuesday 🤞🏿
Sierra Cross fire ?
Personally I think ultra was going to be released as an update to firewall zero hour using the aim controller but Sony pushed it onto the psvr2 very late in it's dev cycle. We will never see the hardcore mode either fce have a history of promising things and not delivering.
That was my first thought. There are a few things in the mechanics that could only be explained by this.
There really is a great game there hidden underneath all the problems. Basically FCE were so focused on all the new changes and features they could add to Firewall but they didn't take a second to consider if they should.
It makes a lot of fun to me - do my first extraction in coop mode today 😊 but it feels like a beta at this moment.. a lot of things dont work right at this time! But im shure they will fix it...
amy favorite thing about the first firewall was getting to use the aim controller
After playing RE8 village in VR2, I had such high hopes for firewall Ultra. The shooting mechanics in re8 are great so how can a game which is only a shooter mess this up?
Its like having every game use R2 to shoot and now someone thinking it needs to be square...
So they rereleased Firewall and made everyone pay for it again, sounds about right for this studio, glad I stuck with PC now, thanks GT 👍
yeah man, im kinda avoided this one. shame
Due to almost no Hands-On test ahead of launch I was concerned that this might be an issue. I agree it's kind of a shame, I was pumped for this. Now I'm probably going to wait as well, at best
I am a experienced VR player and I have never played the original Firewall and i love this game. The only thing is the progression and ability to get guns and kit, but I think they will fix that with assignments.
Fr idek how to get new guns I got the Felix that comes with camos that I can’t even check out 😮💨❌
This game sent me into a deep depression after playing the tutorial. I’m going through a rough time (left an abusive relationship, selling the dream home, she took the car) and I preordered the deluxe version of this. I just wanted something to escape into this game and everything about this game is just wrong. It honestly makes me consider leaving VR gaming all together
Play ghosts of tabor
I hope you can recover from all that man.
Don't give up on VR just yet.....theres gonna be some awesome stuff coming soon! I totally feel you tho this game was a massssssssive letdown smh.
I agree with you wholeheartedly!! It takes two steps fused with the flashlight mechanic, graphics and eye tracking for flash grenades rusty really adds immersion but the old lock in system keeps breaking the immersion. I so hope the hardcore mode elevates this game to where it needs to be on psvr2
Great review GT as usual, your honest and to the point which is why i always trust your opinion.
It feels like another missed opportunity for the psvr2 ,with this and green hell vr here are 2 big vr titles to push the headset forward and they've both missed the mark . I'll stick with the massively improved no man's sky for now,cheers GT all the best squire 🙂👍🍻
I’d also like to point out that there is only one new map. I’ve never heard of a multiplayer game where most of the maps are from the last game. The new game should have had at least 6 new maps and the originals as DLC if that
Maps can't be DLC because they will never be played. If you're on a server and it switches to a map you don't own, you get thrown out. So every time a game switches to those maps, half the server gets kicked, and the other half just leaves because the server is empty. That's why multiplayer games just don't have DLC maps. Splits up the playerbase and kills games almost instantly.
Your point stands though, this game should have had new maps.. For sure. That's like the least I'd expect.
Thanks for the video man I’m having fun it just takes a while to get into games! But still having fun firewall lobby hour!
Good stuff Sean. I had some fun too
Bugs get fixed....but i wonder were the foveated rendering has gone. You cant tell from the Socialscreen if its on or not. So if it is already active, please crank it up @ Devs. We can always use a little bit more resolution..or give at least some preset options to choose from "Balanced, best resolution, best fps". I would love to see developers leaving this "one setting for them all" policy and give us a bit freedom of choice.
I don’t think there is dynamic foveated here
Lobby hour unfortunately…. But I’m still there…. There now….. will be in 2hrs!
Im getting crossfire instead on the 29th
Not sure if anyone has said it yet but ADS can not be used by anyone the way it is set up. I am right handed but left eye dominant and there is no option to add your dominant eye. So if I use ADS I can no longer see as well down the sight. It’s also completely unnecessary in VR as you can just hold the gun closer to get this effect surely? I played fwzh since day one and love the game play on ultra, but there are so many things that are buggy or unnecessary like the damage grenade throwing, squading up with your friends being broken. There is long list. So I won’t go on. I’m hopeful these will be fixed soon though because there is potential here.
As an og fan it’s pretty heartbreaking to spend £50 on a game released in this state, refund is not an option now so I guess I’ll wait some more see if they can fix it 😢
Thanks for the honest opinion. I haven’t got it, but to me they have missed out all the interactions that make VR gaming fun and unique. The actual gameplay itself seems to have real potential as you mentioned but this just looks a real missed opportunity. All that was really needed was firewall with full VR interactions, extra maps, the round system and faster lobbies and they would have most likely been on to a winner.
Thank you for the honest review, you explained all the frustrations I have with this game, wish I'd waited... hopefully they fix it.... £50 down the drain lol yes I'm stupid and got the deluxe version
You're not stupid dude. Firstly: I feel like I let you guys down due to gamescom but I did try really hard to get a key and get involved for well over a year to help this situation. Secondly: You were excited to play the sequel to what used to be a top notch VR fps back in the day. You love VR and that is not stupid Tallon.
Well I bought Daikatana and Duke Nukem Forever back in the day 😬
I'm a dummy as well, I preordered it 4 hours prior to release just so I'd have it preloaded... And I have internet that would let me download this thing in like 10 minutes anyways... Didn't play it until 90 minutes after launch.
Just a series of mistakes culminating in disappointment. 35 bucks poorer and a baffled look on my face richer.
@@GAMERTAGVR appreciate the kind words
So many strange decisions, it is like it was made around the aim controller.
Im just going to wait for Crossfire
I was gonna buy this. Ended up just getting NMS instead after the updates. Ill stick with Pavlov in the meantime.
Im really gutted about this game. One of the main reasons I got the headset and I spent the launch day of FW playing mini golf 😢
Oh dude. Sorry man
If it's any consolation, that No Man's Sky patch really tickles the eyeballs in a wonderful way. It's lovely in there. Perfect way to soothe the disappointment. Just find a pink solar system and chill out. Haaaaauoommmmmmm.
Thanks for the video buddy.....I am a bit worried your microphone has hypnotised me though 😉
😂 many people love the mic. It’s a HyperX
This is the perfect example of whats holding back the psvr as well as vr in general from reaching mass popularity. VR doesn’t have the extensive catalog that is released each year like consoles so there is less wiggle room when a game disappoints. It feels like this is a recurring theme with psvr games. Certain games are hyped up and prior to release look like they could be a big selling point for psvr2. Then when it comes out, its full of bugs and isn’t complete. Whether its this game or Switchback its hard to get as excited about vr after this trend
This is my first time playing any firewall never played the original and yeah, it’s got some bugs but I love it for some reason not the bugs, but the game itself especially if you are playing with people, you know and people who talk😂 i’m having a blast it might take a little bit to get into a game but after you’re in a game so much fun
Whew...glad I waited on this one, guess I'll be sticking to Pavlov
When Breachers comes to PSVR 2 (and I think it will unless Sony blocks it) I don’t think Firewall Ultra will have much of a future.
Need ghosts of tabor
@@gomersimpson777ram it’s on its way, but Breachers is significantly closer in gameplay style to Ultra.
Guys trust me, if gamertag says a game isn’t good, it really isn’t. He said that wanna-be mario kart vr game was trash and I didn’t listen. It was indeed trash. I was hoping he’s wrong because I grew up with the mario kart on the N64 but man this game is so bad.. hopefully we get a better one like crash racing for vr. Thanks for the video GT
I like the slow down fine tune part of ADS but not the snap to function. Wish they would drop that part.
Thanks man. Your reviews are the best 💪
I appreciate that!
I've not played the original but I love this game, warts and all. I just hope that they patch rapidly the many bugs. My priority would be the totally broken Invite system. You simply CANNOT play with friends
These are the same people who made Solaris on Quest and they have a really odd way of thinking about controls in VR. It's probably okay to have this type of game for people who want to throw grenades with their eyes and auto reload but I imagine most players in VR are playing for more closer-to-life mechanics.
I forgot that this was the same team that did solaris... Literally learned nothing from that fiasco.
This is a dev that does not deserve the praise it's gotten... Zero lessons learned.. They should actually rename this one to Firewall: Zero Course Correction...
@@vgaportauthority9932I honestly feel conned. Sony refused my to give me a refund and on their discord they blatantly ignored me and a few others when asking about refunds. All they do on there is answer the people who praise the game. Why they would praise a game in this state I will never know.
Thanks much for this. Great commentary.
Cheers my brother
OMG Bruv! If ppl weren’t a fan of Urs before, they shud be now! Just for being U and doing what U do. 🙇♂️ I’m a day1 FW:ZH…fanboy (for lack of a better term) and when I played this, I had No words to describe how/what I thought/felt about this version of the game. 🤦♂️ The comment of this being a port of a flat game is the best I’ve heard and I feel the same. To which I think is SAD AF, but what do I know about knowing stuff with my smooth 🧠.!? As always GG GT! 👊😎 [I think FCE dropped the ball on this ‘Next Gen’ game and it’s a result of SONYs influence, which isn’t cool. IMO]
Damn man I was sure the hardcore would be ok with this. How’s the pumpkin crew doing?
@@GAMERTAGVR they’re enjoying the game and I do as well, but the learning curve of the new menu system if vast and a bit cumbersome, IMO. Even though, just like any game, once U get the muscle memory for it, it’ll be a bit more seamless. Although, it won’t be as quick, which I believe may have been the reason for it. 🤷♂️ Or, it was SONY demanding them to utilize as much of the next gen tech as possible.
I’m with you 💯 as a big fan of the original, I had no hesitation in pre-ordering this
Unfortunately, it’s been a bit of a disappointment, I can deal with the lobby problems, most multiplayer games seem to have issues day one with lobbies not working correctly
I can also deal with the auto reload
Choosing weapons and grenades can be a little frustrating, in the heat of battle pulling up a menu, looking at the item you want and making sure you’ve selected it with the eye tracking can be problematic, however the aiming grenades with eye tracking once you get accustomed to it is super accurate
My biggest disappointment lies with the mura effect and the sharpness or lack there of, of the environments, I’m really struggling to play it and ended up with a headache after playing on launch day, everything feels like there’s a layer of Vaseline smudged on my lenses, I checked all my settings, re-checked my ipd even swapped out headsets as I thought there might be an issue
It feels like a low quality upgrade from firewall simply to bring it to the system and like you say add as many of the technical aspects of PSVR2 as possible
The gameplay is fun though and when you get in a match, you can have a good time, it’s such a shame, and hopefully they can turn it around
I’m so hoping breachers comes across, that game’s a ton of fun, and maybe crossfire will deliver for the more single player/Co-op mission side of things
Thanks for sharing your thoughts GT, glad I’m not alone in mine
Cheers for sharing Phillip. Always a pleasure to read your thoughts
If a game can't be reviewed at launch day. Then the game isn't sold as a finished product.
But FCE isn't known for being honest regarding the quality of their games.
Just the fact that they aren't interested in feedback from real players, is showing that they haven't changed a bit.
The eye tracking is really laggy and can make it extremely difficult in the menus. The ads is terrible but not using it looking manually down the sight just doesn't look as good as it does in other games. I can forgive the matchmaking as that can be sorted and even some bugs, but I can't help to feel with these new mechanics that I'm missing out on what woukd be a brilliant game. I loved the first one , but this seems like a step back purely bebecause of the very weird mechanics
Make sure before starting the game you re-setup eye tracking. Why for this title you have to do that I don’t know but it helped
@@GAMERTAGVR I do that anyway. I kept trying the game then getting frustrated after an hour or so. Then I'd give it another go and just get frustrated again. Then early hours this morning I tried it again and I messed around I'm the shooting range until I felt OK with a certain play style. Went to go into a match and in 2 hours I managed 1 full game and half a game. It seems like some players are getting straight into games and others are stuck in the lobby. We woukd get 4 people I'm the lobby but one wouldn't register, so it just never loaded into a match. Tried to get a refund from Sony and they refused. Every now znd then I feel cheated with certain games , but I honestly feel like I've been well and truly done over with this game and all I got was abuse from other players on the fce discord channel
I never played firewall and I'm loving it. Way better for me than Pavlov
I really enjoyed zero hour. What a great community and i cashed in my old ps4/psvr to get psvr2 at launch and get in on firewall early doors but now... I dunno..
I was waiting it, bought it at release but man... how broken it is. Firewall looks nicer than Pavlov but awful controls and lots of bugs makes it really uncomfortable to plan. Left game for better times...
Thanks, GT. This vid is a great pro/con opinion that feels honest, as always. I think that First Contact will not stop updating this title until they feel like they have their old happy community back. I think it's a great start but we are all ultimately paying for the beta run. It will get there, if their previous history for continuity continues. God bless!
Thanks for watching. Such a shame that they only start listening once it’s been released. Poor devs can’t even celebrate the release. PSVR2 needed a win with this one and I hope in time it turns out to be one. Have a great weekend
I feel like the history has proven this to be false.. First Contact had, what, 6 years to make the game less of a lobby simulator? They did nothing, then they kinda doubled down on the same lobby-sim vibe for this game.. Watching streams of this game is just sad cause it's mostly people just babbling in lobbies YET AGAIN...
I have almost zero faith in this dev to make this right. They listened to zero criticism before release, just completely certain that they nailed it. The people who played it a few months ago also said the controls were weird, and the devs did nothing... No testing, nothing.. Just absolutely certain they reinvented the wheel...
I had extremely low expectations and I had pretty bad fears. My fears were all confirmed, and on top of that they made manual aiming horrible....
It's the least VR game of all time, and they made it that way on purpose.. If they're gonna "fix this" they'll have to redo the entire control system.... A control system that is so out of touch with VR gamers it's hard to see how they could fix it without pretty much redoing pretty much every aspect of the player... grabs, physical loadouts, throwing nades, reloads.. None of it exists in this game. Are they going to redo their entire gameplay to fix it? Hell naw.
They're going to listen exclusively to the fanboys and double down on every dumb decision they've made. They won't make manual aiming better, they'll make eye-snap GTA aiming better so that everyone will just eyesnapKABAM their way through this game.
Always appreciate hearing your take on things, GT.
I'm not an MP shooter guy, so it doesn't really affect me, but I'm bummed that this game wasn't a slam dunk. I know how many people were super hyped for it.
Regarding the beta, I'm pretty sure Sony wouldn't let them. They're being stupidly restrictive for what developers can do to promote their games before launch.
Curious if you’ll be covering the recent foveated rendering update to no man’s sky?
Coming today
Thx for your review of FW Ultra 👍
Thanks for your thoughts GT, wish I had watched this before I bought the game, oh well
Sorry I couldn’t get in sooner
Never played Firewall before… Was upset after 1-2 hours. Went back in with some friends and got some tips. Everything clicked and I love it now. I can see the flaws but its really really fun.
I actually like auto reloading and the grenade throw mechanism. Manual reload was the reason i not playing Pavlov. But door opening and interacting with other object should be possible without hold a bottom.
Hey gt! Man i was a huge og firewall fan here and loved it with the aim controller on psvr 1. To me the direction they went with the controls is a big step backwards , and a massive missed opportunity to really make firewall next gen. We now have REAL vr controllers here!!! To me this shows either laziness to not be able to at least throw a grenade, or reload a weapon. Ot if not laziness, possibly how in experienced FCE is in maybe implementing proper vr controls in the game?? Just a graphics upgrade and eyetracking after all this time making the game to me is just really sad...the aiming looks super janky if i could use a aim controller with ultra id be all about it! I mean it seems like they planned it for a dualshock or something...no benefit from the new controllers if all your doing is button reload and a button press for ADS? To me sadly not worth the money ...upgraded graphics , with worse aiming and controls is all it seems like from what im seeing. Ty for the thoughts gt!
I hear you dude. Let’s hope things improve and thank you for the kind comment Robert
I can work with the button reload or whatever but what really turns me off are streamers saying that in order to aim straight they have to aim a little higher or a little more to the left, basically saying its off and I reeaaallyyyy don't like that
The no beta tests or early copies were a clear strategy to sell more copies before any bad reviews came out. Honestly the amount of people who still support FCE is shocking, this one will go the same way as Solaris
Very disappointing, I think I’m gonna give this one a miss and get crossfire sierra squad instead.
It's not multiplayer though
@@RoyHoy it’s co op. Not to worried about pvp.
Honest and balanced feedback. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching Simon
I noticed, Right away they're using a very different control scheme. Which I think is wonderful. It works great!
I believe, the more I play the game the better it gets. I really enjoyed playing this game. It is actually very Fun! I plan on playing more of it. It will improve in time just like every other game. Being able to play a game in this style sitting down is Fantastic. Been playing in my massage chair. It is Wonderful! 😉👌
Livin tha life 🤣💪🏾🙏🏾 this game is hella fye it jus shoulda neva been realest at this state ❌😮💨
@ThatNigga-iv5db They say good things come to those that wait. Been waiting in the lobby for a match to start for awhile. And once it did. I realized why I bought this game. It is Awesome! Sure, it needs a lot of work. True! But, it sure is Fun! I Enjoy it. I'll be back when I have more time to play. You Sir, Have a Wonderful Day! 😊👋
Whats the rugby score ?
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Definitely appreciate what you are saying with Firewall Ultra. Really odd as feels very broken atm. Seems like it was rushed out the door with mechanics not working and features missing. Also very suspicious and quite telling that they were no reviews out before launch. Disappointed, but all that said, I can't stop playing it! 🤔
It's could be a awesome if they can sort the match making out.. The invite don't work at all so you can't put a squad up.. 😢
I was a huge fan of the original but at some point I got bored of waiting in the lobby. I thought that if that was the biggest problem they’d fix it right away but no. So this and all the other weird mechanics is a pass for me. Which is sad since I was very hyped for it. At least we have Pavlov, which wasn’t the case back in 2018 on PSVR
2024 is going to be a good year for PSVR2 on the multiplayer shooter front. That's when we're getting the Contractors Battle Royale game. If they have the same controls as Contractors, we'll have a game to enjoy for years to come.
2023 did not end up being a great year for multiplayer shooters on PSVR2 sadly. Fantastic year for VR racing though. And puzzle games.
@@vgaportauthority9932 Good point. Hoping that Contractors will come to PSVR2 at some point since I don’t own a Quest but not sure if they have some kind of exclusivity
Firewall needs more modes. I doubt that will happen and that’s a shame. As for the design choices, I’m not sure if the devs are looking to bring the game to flat screen?
How is the framerate? Is it native or reprojected?
Repo
I'll think I'll wait for Crossfire Sierra Squad and it that one doesn't deliver it will be a sad day for PSVR2. Back to the flatscreen and Starfield then...
Ouch. Zero Hour was amazing in it’s day and this sounds like a poor follow up. If they don’t fix the issues quickly this game won’t recover and will die on the vine. Especially if Cross Fire Sierra Squad is good and out very soon.
Il see how it is after a month or two if it's fixed il pick it up until then hopefully crossfire will give us our FPS fix
Thanks for the review 🍺👍
GT you are making the same points most content creators I watch have said. I don’t have a PSVR but I have watched many reviews and gameplay and the consensus is exactly what you said. If your a fan you’ll overlook the issues. If not, you won’t like the game!
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I must to choose between firewall ultra and crossfire Sierra . What's better ?
The game is disappointing but it's not horrible for 40 bucks. Thats the cost of a cheap dinner. It just didnt live up to the hype. It's like they didn't play other VR shooters before releasing this. I hated it on release day and am enjoying it today. Aint too many shooter options on the psvr2.
Feel really bad for the developers and the hardcore fans, but I did not like the original game. Why make a vr game without vr interactions or at least choice like after the fall? Thanks GT for your options and observations
I love this game so much. Guess I'm in the minority. 🤔
I read somewhere that the first game took almost a year to be perfect. Any insight on that. I probably should have passed since crossfire is coming next week and most likely the game I'll play more.
They are SLOW with the fixes, and even after that first year, the game was still mostly a lobby simulator because they never addressed the one-round thing.. Now they add 3 rounds, so very often it's a 2 round game and straight back to the lobby..
Check back in on this game in like 6 months. That's about when the launch issues will be somewhat sorted. If you want the "ultra mode" with manual reloads, that's probably not coming due to how this game was received by the people who wanted that.
@@vgaportauthority9932 I'm actually fine with auto loading and would probably get destroyed playing against real players with it but I'd love to try it out someday anyway.
Hi when you put the ps vr2 on and play games are there black lines
So glad i didnt pre order this game, ill wait and see how it plays with the hardcore mode and manual reloads, but they still have to fight the blurry fov for distances and the shooting is clunky compared to Pavlov. Hoping for the best, the last game was okay was hoping FCE could redeem themselves. For those hanging on the fence watch out for the over enthusiastic FW fanclub cult lol
new tech? eye tracking that's it.
no standard VRfps mechanics.. none.
no immersion. none.
feels like the game has been made for a duelsense controller or light gun.
it feels like you don't even need the VR headset just a flatscreen tv and a controller.
The graphics are great, but the mechanics of the gameplay feel off. Frankly, PAVLOV is MUCH better in terms of gameplay mechanics. The guns feel far more real in PAVLOV, and the act of manually reloading feels much more natural. I also noticed some maps are missing in Firewall now, such as the hotel map. Maybe I missed something, like a previous update on the original that changed the maps, as I haven't played that in a long time.
Easy pass for me, the absurd decisions from the devs are a huge letdown. They may as well have made a flat screen game ffs
I've never played firewall but I have been enjoying it. Even though very glitchy and a bit annoying but met some good blokes playing it and having a laugh.
Pavlov for sure is a much better VR Shooter and it’s cheaper.
Haven’t booted up my pre order yet. All the reviews have me nervous :/
I have played VR games for many years and this is the best looking VR shooter and one of the most fun and engaging VR games i have ever played
Its fun i just dont like the shooting when you have to hold L1
Why would you have to close your eye? That is not the way to look through a scope.
I played for an hour and got 2 games which I enjoyed but they only lasted 5 minutes unfortunately
I've said it b4, I'll say it again: after the Solaris abandonment, I'm skeptical on this one...
This is hauntingly like Nightfall release....
The reason why they didn't do a beta is because they knew the hype around the game and knew it would sell as is, but with a beta it would potentially scare others away and they wouldn't receive nearly as much revenue. I feel scammed and I want my 60 back
I feel like I was just a stupid person for buying it. All my fears were confirmed when I played it and I just felt like a mark. Certain parts are exactly as bad as I envisioned, and lots of other parts are WAY worse. I figured that with my skill (toots own horn) in VRFPS games I could hold my own with manual aim.. But the manual aim feels horrible as well... I did not see that one coming. I figured they at least had that sorted. NOPE.
@@vgaportauthority9932 trust me you are not alone with your thoughts
ive never played the OG firewall but Im really loving the new one. Im a big time pavlov player and the funky changes in controls feel fresh to me. I just want lobbys to be improved and xp to be earned faster
Nice video. This game is blatantly using Firewall Zero Hour's old code and just porting it to PSVR2 with some small "updates" that come off as actually worse lol. Shame.
To hell with the bugs, bugs will always happen especially with new games. But I want to know why OH WHY they didn’t use an AIM controller type?!!?!? I know they can make this damn device! The ADS is sooooo stupid on ultra 🤦🏻♂️