This game is unbelievably fun. The guns are very crisp and excellent to work with. Each gun has its own particular way of reloading as well as learnable recoil pattern very similar to Counter Strike. In fact, this game is very much similar to CSGo/CS2 in VR and even has a large amount of CS maps ported over. This game has a VR Esport community around this idea, while the community is smaller now due to other games taking player counts over the years and lack of updates in the past. I think the real downfall of this game is the loss of years and years of previous passionate players mods when Pav switched to the new Unreal Engine. Still, theres so much to find and do, and this game is a thrill to try to get good at. It even has PS5 Crossover.
Admittedly the game looks among the BEST in VR with only HLA really being a better contender. But in regards to tight realistic and short TTK gritty VR gameplay, this is as good as it gets.
Lots of maps, lots of modes, so much to try and master.
From:
Cod Zombies mods, TTT, Prophunt, BAttlefield like modes with rush on vietnam/WW2/Modern, Vehicles in some modes like tanks and helicopters, TDM, DM, CSGo bomb like mode: (SND), There are infection modes of various sorts, Tarkovlike modes, PubZ like modes, I think even more - really the possibilities are only limited to the mods and the player counts in a game like this.
I have a lot of time and history with this game, and will always love the community, the game, the developers, and even where the game is now.
But,
After the big UE5 Update, so much feels missing. Even though the modding tools are better than they were before, knowing how much was lost hurts a lot. Especially as some of my favorite VR experinces like FNAF2 VR, CODZombies Origins, Some RP Servers, are just - gone. For me, i felt like i experinced the Golden Years of Pavlov during Covid and beyond, and some of the best days in Esports for the game in the VRML (look em up!)
I think i will play this game even without major players counts, since im in a community who regularly plays anwyay, I at least have access to fun and balanced games. But as a player who may be new or as a player not interested in clan scenes - 'Pub' (public) servers/lobbies might be a bit of a challenge as lots of good players still hop in from time to time, absolute newbies to VR step in to VR all the time, and generally there are not as many lobbies as I remember. But still 4-8 good lobbies for TDM/DM/SND are open at a time, and I think its worth overcoming the begginer gap to become adept at. This game is worth playing at as eventually maybe the Clan or Community will draw you in, as you will most certainly meet us as you play. Lots of us old pavlov vets are around, some are what you expect, some are memy/toxic, but a lot of us are supporting, freindly, and ready to see you get better. Don't be shy to ask for help, eventually you will find someone willing to help if you need it (look through the community dashboard on steam to find some usernames)
Grab some beers, and have some fun! I Reccomend this game, even just to try It's still fun even with so much missing. Theres still a lot to do! If you mod. this is where you want to be.
