The 2016 PAXI Event: A Hands-On Look at HTC Vive's Latest Gaming Demo

We would like to extend our gratitude to Logitech and Discord for bringing us to this year's PAXI event. Unfortunately, we're still dealing with some vocal cord issues that are affecting our voice quality in the video, but we'll do our best to provide you with a comprehensive review of the event.

As we made our way through the crowds at the Intel Booth, we stumbled upon an impressive display of raw data from CIO. This was hands-down the best HTC Vive demo we've had the pleasure of trying yet, and it's clear that this game is still in its early stages of development. The demo itself is an active combat game that requires players to stand up, move around, and engage with enemies using a variety of swords and firearms.

The concept behind the game isn't particularly new, as players are tasked with defending themselves and their surroundings from waves of enemies. However, what sets this game apart from others in its genre is the innovative use of virtual reality technology. Players can deflect incoming projectiles, dodge attacks, and even shoot enemies in slow motion using a "bullet time" effect that's reminiscent of classic sci-fi films.

One of the standout features of the demo was the intuitive control system, which allows players to pick up and drop weapons, reload, and perform other actions without needing to take their hands off the controller. The game also promises to include traversable levels and full locomotion in the future, which would enable players to explore and interact with the environment in new and exciting ways.

We were impressed by how natural it felt to shoot a shotgun using the VR setup, requiring only one hand to pump the handle while keeping the other on the controller. This level of immersion is crucial for creating an engaging gaming experience, and it's clear that the developers are committed to delivering just that.

While the demo was still in its early stages, we're excited to see where this game will go from here. It currently only supports land-based gameplay, but the developers are actively working on adding online multiplayer capabilities, which will enable players to compete with others around the world.

We were able to explore three different systems that powered the demo, each one showcasing a unique take on VR gaming. The first client was an MSI GT72s laptop, which is officially rated for Vive VR. This machine boasts a Core i7 6820HK processor, 16 GB of DDR4 memory, and an Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 graphics card – all of which contribute to its impressive performance.

The second system was a full-fledged desktop machine, complete with water-cooled components and a custom-built zyex PC. This setup boasts an Intel Core i9 76700K processor, 16 GB of DDR4 memory, and dual NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan X graphics cards. The addition of a 750 series 400 GB SSD also provides ample storage for the game's data.

For those interested in checking out Logitech's latest products, we've included links to their website in the video description below. Additionally, Discord has been a long-time supporter of the gaming community, and their free voice and text chat servers are an excellent resource for connecting with others around the world.

As we wrap up our review of the 2016 PAXI event, we want to thank Logitech and Discord once again for their support. We're excited to see how this game develops in the coming months, and we're confident that it will deliver a truly immersive gaming experience for players around the world.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthank you to Logitech and Discord for bringing us to pxi 2016 this year my voice is gone but if you want to see their stuff click the link in the video description down below all right guys welcome to the Intel Booth we are checking out raw data from CIO this is hands down the best HTC Vive demo I have tried yet and it is far from completion which is super cool it is an active combat game so that means you're standing up you're moving around you're trying to deflect things with swords and shoot things and go into bullet time and God it's awesome the concept is fairly basic we've seen it before you stand in the middle of the room you defend yourself and the things around you and you kill waves of enemies that's not super complicated but they add in some great stuff that comes with VR like you get basically a lightsaber it's a sword but it's basically a lightsaber and you can deflect incoming projectiles you can physically Dodge them you can go to Bullet time and Dodge them you can bullet time and shoot people in the head you have to hold on to different weapons you can drop them pick them up using the controller and you have to reload by using your movement which is actually super cool they do plan on adding things in the future like traversable levels and full Locomotion so you can actually travel through a level as you complete it which is fantastic none of that like teleport around kind of stuff which is not super great in my opinion it's great for immersion because of the intuitive controls and the fact that you just kind of expect something like a gun to be on your hip and to reload pulling it down back behind you feels very natural to shoot a shotgun you have to hold it with one hand pump it with the other hand again feels very natural the whole game feels very natural which is extremely extremely important which is the reason why I just said it so many freaking times you need to feel immersed when you're playing a game things need to make sense and they do which is great right now it only supports land but they are actively working on online multiplayer and they will get it working the game will be in early access sometime in the summer and if you're kind of like me and are probably going to wait for the full version that will be coming hopefully before the end of this year so powering all this awesomeness is three different systems first of all we're going to check out one of the clients which is an MSI gt72s this is an official like Vive VR rated laptop which is pretty badass it has a core i7 6820 HK 16 GB of ddr4 memory and an Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 not a 980m this is actually a fully-fledged desktop graphics card that's part of the reason why it's rated for VR next up we have the server this is a full-fledged desktop machine it's all water cooled Hardline badass stuff like that it has an i76700k 16 gigs of ddr4 memory and a gtx980 TI setup which is pretty insane it also has a 750 series 400 GB SSD now you don't need this you want to play this game you don't need a dedicated server at all you can have one of the people host the game the other person connect to you that is completely Okay the reason why they have a server here is so that they can have a spectator view someone who's able to look around the level independent of the two players and look at things externally which are up on these TVs up here and look super awesome at an event but isn't actually required to run the game and the last system is the client for the second HTC Vive setup this is a custom zyex PC hopefully I'm saying that name correctly it has an i76700k 16 GB of ddr4 memory dual NVIDIA GTX Titan x's and another 750 series SSD again pretty badass Hardware you could probably get by with less than this but I don't know if I stretched that far one way to check your VR capability is to run steam's VR check utility thing it's actually pretty great I would recommend doing that all right guys thanks for watching thank you to Logitech for bringing us here this year if you want to check out all of their stuff mice keyboard headsets racing wheels whatever their link will be in the video description down below also thank you to Discord they're awesome they have free voice and text chat servers you can sign up for a server you can join someone else's whatever you want want to do their link is also in the video description down below sorry for my voice I know it is horrible if you want to see all the rest of our raspy voice packs East content stay subscribed to LSthank you to Logitech and Discord for bringing us to pxi 2016 this year my voice is gone but if you want to see their stuff click the link in the video description down below all right guys welcome to the Intel Booth we are checking out raw data from CIO this is hands down the best HTC Vive demo I have tried yet and it is far from completion which is super cool it is an active combat game so that means you're standing up you're moving around you're trying to deflect things with swords and shoot things and go into bullet time and God it's awesome the concept is fairly basic we've seen it before you stand in the middle of the room you defend yourself and the things around you and you kill waves of enemies that's not super complicated but they add in some great stuff that comes with VR like you get basically a lightsaber it's a sword but it's basically a lightsaber and you can deflect incoming projectiles you can physically Dodge them you can go to Bullet time and Dodge them you can bullet time and shoot people in the head you have to hold on to different weapons you can drop them pick them up using the controller and you have to reload by using your movement which is actually super cool they do plan on adding things in the future like traversable levels and full Locomotion so you can actually travel through a level as you complete it which is fantastic none of that like teleport around kind of stuff which is not super great in my opinion it's great for immersion because of the intuitive controls and the fact that you just kind of expect something like a gun to be on your hip and to reload pulling it down back behind you feels very natural to shoot a shotgun you have to hold it with one hand pump it with the other hand again feels very natural the whole game feels very natural which is extremely extremely important which is the reason why I just said it so many freaking times you need to feel immersed when you're playing a game things need to make sense and they do which is great right now it only supports land but they are actively working on online multiplayer and they will get it working the game will be in early access sometime in the summer and if you're kind of like me and are probably going to wait for the full version that will be coming hopefully before the end of this year so powering all this awesomeness is three different systems first of all we're going to check out one of the clients which is an MSI gt72s this is an official like Vive VR rated laptop which is pretty badass it has a core i7 6820 HK 16 GB of ddr4 memory and an Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 not a 980m this is actually a fully-fledged desktop graphics card that's part of the reason why it's rated for VR next up we have the server this is a full-fledged desktop machine it's all water cooled Hardline badass stuff like that it has an i76700k 16 gigs of ddr4 memory and a gtx980 TI setup which is pretty insane it also has a 750 series 400 GB SSD now you don't need this you want to play this game you don't need a dedicated server at all you can have one of the people host the game the other person connect to you that is completely Okay the reason why they have a server here is so that they can have a spectator view someone who's able to look around the level independent of the two players and look at things externally which are up on these TVs up here and look super awesome at an event but isn't actually required to run the game and the last system is the client for the second HTC Vive setup this is a custom zyex PC hopefully I'm saying that name correctly it has an i76700k 16 GB of ddr4 memory dual NVIDIA GTX Titan x's and another 750 series SSD again pretty badass Hardware you could probably get by with less than this but I don't know if I stretched that far one way to check your VR capability is to run steam's VR check utility thing it's actually pretty great I would recommend doing that all right guys thanks for watching thank you to Logitech for bringing us here this year if you want to check out all of their stuff mice keyboard headsets racing wheels whatever their link will be in the video description down below also thank you to Discord they're awesome they have free voice and text chat servers you can sign up for a server you can join someone else's whatever you want want to do their link is also in the video description down below sorry for my voice I know it is horrible if you want to see all the rest of our raspy voice packs East content stay subscribed to LS\n"