Farpoint (video game)
{{Short description|2017 virtual reality first-person shooter video game}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}}{{Infobox video game
| title = Farpoint
| image = Farpoint cover art.png
| developer = Impulse Gear
| publisher = Sony Interactive Entertainment
| engine = Unreal Engine 4
| platforms = PlayStation 4
| released = May 16, 2017
| genre = First-person shooter
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
| designer = Seth Luisi
| programmer = Greg Koreman
| artist = Randy Nolta
| writer = Rob Yescombe
| composer = Stephen Cox
}}
Farpoint is a 2017 virtual reality first-person shooter video game developed by Impulse Gear and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4. It was released for PlayStation VR to mostly positive reviews.
Gameplay
Farpoint is a virtual reality space adventure set on a hostile alien planet. It can be played with the PS VR Aim Controller.{{cite web |last=Luisi |first=Seth |date=June 13, 2016 |url=https://blog.us.playstation.com/2016/06/13/farpoint-announced-for-playstation-vr/ |title=Farpoint Announced for PlayStation VR |publisher=PlayStation Blog |accessdate=September 9, 2017}} It also features online cooperative play, and includes a single-player campaign.{{cite web |last=Luisi |first=Seth |date=June 13, 2016 |url=https://blog.us.playstation.com/2017/03/08/farpoint-launches-may-16-on-ps-vr-features-online-co-op/|title=Farpoint Launches May 16 on PS VR, Features Online Co-op |publisher=PlayStation Blog |accessdate=September 9, 2017}}
Development
Farpoint was announced at E3 2016.{{cite web |last=Davis |first=Justin |date=June 13, 2016 |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/06/14/e3-2016-farpoint-ps-vr-game-revealed |title=E3 2016: FARPOINT PS VR GAME REVEALED |website=IGN |accessdate=September 9, 2017}} It was developed by San Francisco-based developer Impulse Gear. A downloadable expansion called Cryo Pack was released on June 27, which featured new maps and levels.{{cite web |last=Luisi |first=Seth |date=June 13, 2017 |url=https://blog.eu.playstation.com/2017/06/13/farpoints-cryo-pack-expansion-arrives-on-27th-june/ |title=Farpoint's Cryo Pack expansion arrives on 27th June |publisher=PlayStation Blog |accessdate=September 9, 2017}} A second downloadable content pack called Versus Expansion Pack was released on December 5, which featured two new PvP modes, three new player skins and 15 new weapons, in addition to a progressive XP system.{{cite web |last=Luisi |first=Seth |date=December 5, 2017 |url=https://blog.us.playstation.com/2017/12/05/farpoint-for-ps-vr-versus-expansion-pack-releases-today/ |title=Farpoint for PS VR: Versus Expansion Pack Releases Today |publisher=PlayStation Blog |accessdate=March 28, 2018}}
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| MC = 71/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/farpoint/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4|title=Farpoint for PlayStation 4 Reviews |website=Metacritic|access-date=June 26, 2021}}
| OPMUK = 8/10
| Edge = 7/10
| rev1 = Road to VR
| rev1Score = 8.2/10{{cite web |last= Lang |first=Ben |date=16 May 2017 |url=https://www.roadtovr.com/farpoint-psvr-aim-controller-review/ |title='Farpoint' + PSVR Aim Review |website=Road to VR|access-date=26 June 2021}}
| rev2 = Wired
|magazine=Wired|access-date=26 June 2021}}
|website=IGN|access-date=26 June 2021}}
| rev3 = UploadVR
| rev3Score = 7.5/10{{cite web |last= Jagneaux |first=David
|date=15 May 2017 |url=https://uploadvr.com/farpoint-shooter-review/ |title=Farpoint Review: A Good Game That Could Have Been Great
|website=UploadVR|access-date=26 June 2021}}
|website=Polygon|access-date=26 June 2021}}
|website=GameSpot|access-date=26 June 2021}}
|magazine=Game Informer|access-date=26 June 2021}}
| Destruct = 7/10{{cite web |last= Carter |first= Chris
|url=https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-farpoint/|title=Review: Farpoint
|website=Destructoid|access-date=26 June 2021}}
|magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly|access-date=26 June 2021}}
|website=USgamer|access-date=26 June 2021}}
}}Farpoint received generally positive reviews and has a score of 71% on Metacritic.{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/farpoint/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4 |title=Farpoint for PlayStation 4 Reviews |website=Metacritic |accessdate=September 9, 2017}}
IGN awarded it a score of 7.5 out of 10, saying "Fantastic gunplay and freedom of movement sets PSVR's Farpoint apart from most VR shooting galleries."{{cite web |last=Rougeau |first=Mike |date=May 17, 2017 |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/05/18/farpoint-review |title=Far Point Review |website=IGN |accessdate=September 9, 2017}} GameSpot awarded it 7 out of 10, saying "Despite shifting gears in surprising ways and extending the life of its gunplay by remixing levels, Farpoint is more like a proof of concept than a game designed to push the envelope on its own terms."{{cite web |last=Clarke |first=Justin |date=May 18, 2017 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/farpoint-review/1900-6416682/ |title=Far Point Review |website=GameSpot |accessdate=September 9, 2017}} Game Informer also awarded it 7 out of 10, saying "Farpoint may not move the needle as a shooter, but it’s a sound VR experience."{{cite magazine |last=Bertz |first=Matt |date=May 16, 2017 |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/farpoint/b/playstationvr/archive/2017/05/16/game-informer-farpoint-review.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520071023/http://www.gameinformer.com/games/farpoint/b/playstationvr/archive/2017/05/16/game-informer-farpoint-review.aspx |url-status=live |archive-date=May 20, 2017 |title=Farpoint Review |magazine=Game Informer |access-date=September 9, 2017}} Destructoid similarly awarded it 7 out of 10, and said "the biggest problem is that all of these technical advancements aren't backed up by a setting that does it justice."{{cite web |last=Carter |first=Chris |date=May 15, 2017 |url=https://www.destructoid.com/review-farpoint-435371.phtml |title=Farpoint Review|website=Destructoid |accessdate=September 9, 2017}}
Farpoint sold 17,100 copies within its first week on sale in Japan.{{cite web |last=Romano |first=Sal |date=June 28, 2017 |url=https://gematsu.com/2017/06/media-create-sales-61917-62517 |title=Media Create Sales: 6/19/17 – 6/25/17 |publisher=Gematsu |accessdate=December 24, 2017}} It debuted at number two on the UK sales charts, and was the highest-charting VR-required game in the UK.{{cite web |last=Dayus |first=Oscar |date=May 22, 2017 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/top-10-uk-sales-chart-injustice-2-debuts-at-no1-fa/1100-6450223/ |title=Top 10 UK Sales Chart: Injustice 2 Debuts At No.1, Farpoint Is Highest Charting VR Game Ever |website=GameSpot |accessdate=January 4, 2018}}
=Accolades=
The game won both the PlayStation VR Award at the PlayStation Awards 2017, and the PlayStation VR Game of the Year award at the Road to VR's 2017 Game of the Year Awards.{{cite web |date=November 30, 2017 |url=https://asia.playstation.com/en-my/events/playstation-awards/history/2017/ |title=Award results in 2017 |publisher=PlayStation Asia |accessdate=March 28, 2018 |archive-date=March 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180329054724/https://asia.playstation.com/en-my/events/playstation-awards/history/2017/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |date=December 22, 2017 |url=https://www.roadtovr.com/road-vrs-2017-game-year-awards/ |title=Road to VR's 2017 Game of the Year Awards |publisher=Road to VR |accessdate=March 28, 2018}} It was also nominated for "Best PS VR Experience" at PlayStation Blog{{'}}s Game of the Year Awards.{{cite web |date=January 11, 2018 |url=https://blog.us.playstation.com/2018/01/11/game-of-the-year-2017-the-winners-as-voted-by-you/ |title=Game of the Year 2017: The Winners, As Voted By You |publisher=PlayStation Blog |accessdate=March 29, 2018}}
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Category:First-person shooters
Category:PlayStation 4-only games
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Category:Sony Interactive Entertainment games
Category:Unreal Engine 4 games
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