I would say VR could fix some of the problems, though. To begin with, the FOV would change to normal eye FOV, and things like camera rotation speed or lack of deadzone wouldn't be a problem as everything would move when you move your head.
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Anyone else feeling physically sick from the Witness?
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Infernostew
Member
I had a headache and had to take aspirin but I'm not 100% sure it was because of the game.
That's not too bad. I typically play games around 90ish.
The Albatross
Member
Interesting you mention HL2 because one of my good friends plays almost every game, FPS and everything else, and HL2 is the only game in history that has made him notably sick. He could only play for about a half hour.
NinjamicWZ
Banned
The Sickness
Icyflamez96
Member
lol
Source games typically have a tight FOV. If I adjust it then I'm usually fine.
Karak
Member
I dont mean to be rude and group you with myself in such a shity catagory but INTERNET HIGH FIVE for all day sickness sufferers. Its a shitty group to be in but I am glad I am not alone.. But unlike others mine doesn't come and go. It usually means I am down for the count for the day. I always take Dramamine for any questionable games which works wonders but didn't touch this.
The games FOV is not the issue for me. Played games with smaller ones and no aiming dot. The title feels. Focusy. Like I swear its making me just mentally taxed while playing it and just walking and my eyes feel weird.
User 479360
Banned
I haven't played The Witness and don't know if I will because it's a puzzle game and expensive, but I had this same issue with Pneuma: Breath of Life.
Playing it made me feel dizzy and nauseous.
I don't think I'd ever had this problem before that.
Playing it made me feel dizzy and nauseous.
I don't think I'd ever had this problem before that.
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
Hopefully it's just a FOV issue and they'll give a slider on consoles as well. Biggest culprits in my gaming career spanning 34 years have been Half Life 2, Condemned and Prey.
AusRoachman
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Last game that gave me motion sickness was Modern Warfare 2 (few hours screwed me for a whole day) , so i am a little hesitant to pick this up on console knowing its affecting people that have never been hit with motion sickness before.
When i played the demo at psx a year ago, i got a little motion sick, but i just chalked that up to being in a cramped room standing too close to a large tv. (only gotten motion sickness in Unfinished Swan and Bioshock Infinite otherwise)
During the demo, there was something offputting about motion in the game, but i can't really put my finger on what it is.
Sad to hear quite a few people are getting motion sickness from this. Hope the proposed patch addresses it
During the demo, there was something offputting about motion in the game, but i can't really put my finger on what it is.
Sad to hear quite a few people are getting motion sickness from this. Hope the proposed patch addresses it
statham
Member
not this game, don't have it, but I suffer from this and it absolutely sucks. but I noticed its not all the same games other have this issue. HL2 big time, I get it from TLoU too, and I quite love that game but can't play for more then 20-30 minutes without taking a 2 hour break. I ended up not finishing it and you-tubing it because the headaches wasn't worth it.
Interesting. I have to admit I felt a bit nauseous when I started watching the Giant Bomb Quick Look. I found that I could ease it somewhat by explicitly acknowledging the cause of the motion sickness to myself: "It's just some colours moving in a square on a screen, look away at something that's not moving, remind yourself of where you're sitting and you'll be fine." The rest of the video was manageable after that.
paperspace
Member
I find it really uncomfortable with a controller, but I have no issues with keyboard and mouse so far (70 puzzles in).
Seraph_Nicholas
Member
Always figured 8 years was too long for a puzzle game, even a massive one. But if it's actually a remake of Polybius that makes more sense~
DarkChronic
Member
Very surprised by the amount of motion sickness reported.
I suffer from terrible vertigo (can't use VR) but thankfully I haven't had any problems with The Witness so far. Played for about 2-3 hours straight tonight.
Sounds like YMMV.
I suffer from terrible vertigo (can't use VR) but thankfully I haven't had any problems with The Witness so far. Played for about 2-3 hours straight tonight.
Sounds like YMMV.
I wonder if remote playing it to Vita would help. Hmmm.
Gah that sucks! I'm surprised youtubin' it didn't affect you as much, or was that mainly for the cut scene/story parts?
Gah that sucks! I'm surprised youtubin' it didn't affect you as much, or was that mainly for the cut scene/story parts?
I started feeling a little queasy when I used the run button and was trying to find the next puzzle/trying to quickly navigate the environment, turning and what not. But when I slowed down it was okay.
For reference, I play CoD and other first person games that have fast movement/turning etc, much faster than the witness, but I've never experienced this before.
For reference, I play CoD and other first person games that have fast movement/turning etc, much faster than the witness, but I've never experienced this before.
TheDarkKnight774
Member
Not for me. Playing ps4
Ricerocket
Member
Not surprised people feel sick, the 60fps feel and really bad fov is a combo for disaster which I hear is a huge part of the game and can't be changed.
Karak
Member
Hl2 is a notorious offender. Honestly first time I have had to cancel and entire gaming day with friends due to being so sick I just had to basically sleep.
I feel lucky not to have had an issue with it now. I'm usually pretty sensitive; I can't watch videos of first person games, I usually need 90+ FOV, and even with that I can still sometimes get sick (looking at you, FC2) but I've been fine so far.
More options are always nice, though.
More options are always nice, though.
Are you playing on a monitor or on a TV? You're meant to think of the screen as a window, and the FoV should reflect that, that's why console games have a low FoV (you're further away from the screen, so the angle presented should be narrower) and on PC you have a high FoV (because you're closer).I tried out the Witness this afternoon and enjoyed it, but felt oddly queasy afterwards. Chopped it up to what I had for lunch, until a lot of people in the official Witness thread mentioned the same thing- nausea, dizzyness, etc.
It's weird because I never get sick with games, so this is kind of crazy to me. Since there's a ton of activity in the OT about puzzle solutions I thought I'd break it out into a new thread and ask...has anyone gotten a little queasy from the Witness? Some are saying its the FOV, the lack of a center cursor, etc. Gonna try it again tomorrow on an empty stomach.
edit: on PS4 here.
I've not played the game yet, so I'm just curious.
SonicKnights
Member
Damn, this sounds pretty awful. I might wait to get this until its patched. Only game I every felt sick from was Decent. That was 20 years ago.
joecanada
Member
I've gotten dizzy and headaches from quite a few. You can try turn down sensitivity and move a bit slower in environment but mostly it's bad framerate that does it to me. If that's it there's no cure but patch
opticalmace
Member
My SO complained about the same thing. Maybe try walking vs. running, and panning the camera at different speeds?
CitizenCope
Member
Odd because I've nearly puked from HL2 and Unfinished Swan but have had no issues with this 4 hours in.
MvmntInGrn
Member
Wow. I had some unexplained nausea this afternoon after playing the game. I didn't make the connection as I've never had game-induced dizziness or nausea before but I bet this is the culprit.