Farpoint Critic Reviews

Farpoint is the perfect crossover between arcade light gun shooters à la The House of the Dead and old-school First Person Shooters. The result is a jaw-dropping experience that truly becomes unparalleled thanks to the power of VR and to the quality of the Aim Controller peripheral: this might be the first full blown traditional game 100% built around VR, and despite a few shortcomings you literally won't believe your eyes. In its own ways, Farpoint truly takes the shooter genre to a whole new level: if this is not a killer application, we're pretty close to that.

Farpoint isn't an exceptional FPS but far from the traditional experiences, it's one of the very first rea'vl VR games that offers everything a real game should. A must have if you got a PSVR headset.

Farpoint is one of the most complete single-player VR games available today with a high level of polish, compelling combat sandbox with interesting and varied weapons & enemies, and a serviceable story. It's also exciting proof that a more 'traditional' FPS can work in VR.

Judged as a shooter, Farpoint is as generic as they get; thankfully, Impulse Gear’s effort has other things going for it. The side-story is rewarding, even if some of it goes without resolution, and its immersive visuals alone make it a treat to play.

Farpoint is the most ambitious protect that PlayStation VR has right now. This game goes beyond the experience with the new Aim Controller and the possibilities in Farpoint are huge.

It’s not easy to access Farpoint due to all the accessories it demands, but if you do, you will discover a solid game, focused purely on the art of shooting, which dominates through VR and motion control what a lot of games promised and few have achieved.

If you’re going to play Farpoint, then be absolutely sure that you get the lightgun. It adds everything to the experience, making the game one of the most immersive and fundamentally enjoyable shooters that I’ve ever played.

While it has some shortcomings when it comes to its design, Farpoint is a superb example of what can be achieved in VR games when developers think outside the box and don’t just try to port traditional gaming ideas over to VR.

Farpoint is the best realised and executed VR experience I have played – one that gives me hope that we have just begun to scratch the surface of what can be achieved in the medium. It’s unfortunate that the ending of the game and the resolution of the PSVR hold it back, but regardless, it's an enjoyable shooter with a great story.

Farpoint is pretty standard, but it does show how awesome VR can be. The game might not be very innovative, the VR feeling makes it a great experience.

The most complete PlayStation VR title yet. If you play Farpoint, make sure to play with the Aim; don’t just play with the Move controller, because it’s not nearly as engaging.

The Aim Controller is the star of the show. In its grip Farpoint comes close to matching the expectations we have for a VR 'game,' even though that game is just a by-the-numbers alien duck hunt.

An amazingly fun experience. And when you're occasionally let off the rails and allowed to run wild in some of the larger open areas, it culminates in one of the most freeing experiences that PSVR has so far offered.

Greatness was so close, and yet so far.

Quibbles aside, Farpoint is a delight. It doesn't hold the player's hand as so many of this first generation of VR games do, guiding them through scripted encounters. Instead, it offers authentic, often challenging gameplay that is enhanced by VR rather than using it as a gimmick. It isn't afraid to let you fail either, forcing you to improve – and with four co-op missions to battle through with a friend, there's somewhere to put the skills you'll learn in the single player campaign to use, too.

Farpoint makes you truly feel like a bad-ass space marine, like no other game before. It's a pretty short experience, the gameplay is pretty basic and the bundle with the Aim Controller is not cheap. But it's one hell of a ride.

If you have PlayStation VR, Farpoint is a must-have game for you. One of the best VR experiences yet. Also, the Aim Controller its pretty damn great.

This is one of the most interesting PSVR games, really immersive and it plays great with its new controller. If you like this technology, make sure you try it.

Farpoint is a must-have for anyone who decided to buy Sony's virtual reality glasses for their PS4. It is a title that is enjoyed because it offers an experience that until now was unthinkable. It is not perfect, of course, and it has its faults and strikes, but it can be the way to go in the action genre of virtual reality.

Thanks to the Aim Controller, Farpoint is a short but extremly intense experience that lacks gameplay depth.