In the game (which was made in 1982) you play as Custer - a randy chap with a cowboy hat and a very visible erection - and your objective is to dodge a hail of arrows and reach a naked, bound Native Indian girl on the other side of the screen.

However, its parallels to Westworld are uncomfortably clear. And, to be honest, Rez VR is one of the most beautiful games you’ll ever play, so it’s worth a shot anyway!Īctually, maybe don’t play this one, because it’s vile. Why? Because it features a rogue AI and asks players the question: what does it mean to have life? If you’re sentient - like the AI in the game - what right does the player have to remove you like a virus? You have to really dig deep into the philosophical debate to make the links between Rez and Westworld, but they exist. I could really have chosen any VR game and said “There you go”, but I’ve gone with the one that looks ripped straight out of a dystopian ‘80s B-movie about technology gone mad. However, in terms of feeling like you’re actually there, nothing comes as close as VR. Obviously nothing in VR games is real, and you can’t physically touch or interact with objects made of pixels.

Virtual Reality is - essentially - the bridge between current gaming and the reality of Westworld, in that it takes players beyond the ‘flat screen’ of traditional games and actually places them inside the experience.

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