Farpoint

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
71

Mixed or average reviews - based on 62 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 62
  2. Mixed: 30 out of 62
  3. Negative: 1 out of 62
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  1. Guardian
    May 17, 2017
    40
    When set against the non-VR first-person shooters, a genre in which only those games that have benefitted persistent, focused iteration and a king’s ransom of investment can now compete, Farpoint seems embryonic and amateurish. Its thrills are short-lived, but the lessons that can be drawn from its struggles in trying to transpose the genre into VR will surely echo for a long time to come.
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  1. Ars Technica
    May 15, 2017
    PSVR owners should try this partially great FPS adventure, but Farpoint alone shouldn't prompt a PSVR purchase. Skip the Aim Controller.
  2. Eurogamer
    May 16, 2017
    PlayStation VR gets some much-needed support from Sony, but unfortunately Farpoint is a hollow novelty.
  3. Glixel
    May 17, 2017
    If Farpoint were a regular non-VR game it would be unremarkable at best. As a VR experience though, and as a demonstration of the effectiveness of a gun-shaped prop in virtual reality, it represents a ballsy, if embryonic, attempt to try and push things forward. It's experimental and – as something that tries to be a fully-fledged multi-hour "blockbuster" action game – is unusually daring for this period in VR. While we certainly won't ever look back on it as one of the great shooters of all time, we may come to look back at it as significant landmark in VR games.

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#49 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2017
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#64 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2017

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User Score
8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 254 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 196 out of 254
  2. Mixed: 30 out of 254
  3. Negative: 28 out of 254
  1. ZyankaIi
    May 16, 2017
    10
    very good game... I hope more games like this release in the next couple of months. It has a perfect Story (for VR). I really enjoyed it. Butvery good game... I hope more games like this release in the next couple of months. It has a perfect Story (for VR). I really enjoyed it. But u need to play this with the Aim Controller… Full Review »
  2. wavetoyou
    May 16, 2017
    9
    This game is definitely not a 10, but it's far better than these professional reviewers give it credit for. They're comparing it to 2D games,This game is definitely not a 10, but it's far better than these professional reviewers give it credit for. They're comparing it to 2D games, but we're talking about two entirely different platforms in terms of delivery. You don't hold it against other first person shooters when they don't give you the same immersion that VR obviously gives you...so why would you be critical the other way around?

    You just have to experience it for yourself. I'd like to meet the person who has a PSVR and chooses not to try this game and the AIM controller. Both are terrific.    … Full Review »
  3. destinyfan1
    May 16, 2017
    9
    Hands down best vr game that I have played , only maby RIGS , rez infinite can keep up with this game ( but farpoint is still a little bitHands down best vr game that I have played , only maby RIGS , rez infinite can keep up with this game ( but farpoint is still a little bit better)

    positive
    + great atmosphere with decent graphics
    + repititive but cool enemies
    + great gun play
    + decent story
    + acrcade mode is fun
    negative
    - could have been a little longer
    - aim controller needed
    conclusion:
    farpoint is a very good vr game and shows vr shooters can work. Its not a masterpiece of a game, but for a vr game it is a masterpiece that will be known as probably the best vr shooter of 2017.    … Full Review »
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