When comparing Quake II VR vs Edge of Nowhere, the Slant community recommends Edge of Nowhere for most people. In the question“What are the best Oculus Rift games?” Edge of Nowhere is ranked 28th while Quake II VR is ranked 51st. The most important reason people chose Edge of Nowhere is:
The game takes place in isolated Antartica and features Lovecraftian horror, making for a game that will be scary and isolated, which works well with VR.
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Pros
Pro Has a lot of VR options to tweak
There are multiple HUD and menu adjustments, control schemes options, low color options available as well as toggles for low persistence, head tracking and gun laser sight.
Pro Based on Lovecraftian horro
The game takes place in isolated Antartica and features Lovecraftian horror, making for a game that will be scary and isolated, which works well with VR.
Cons
Con VR may cause nausea
There are some sensory information mismatch issues created by the in-game characters movements and players stationary position as well as the sheer speed of the gameplay that can easily induce nausea.
Con Some stages are really dark
While this does add to the element of surprise in a horror game, it can be tough to tell what is around you and where to go due to the game having very dark stages, which can be frustrating.