A dream within a dream.

It starts with a squeeze of the trigger and a flick of my left wrist.

I feel like Darth Vader at the end of Rogue One.

Synapse - a hand connected to an enemy by magical silly string.

I feel unstoppable, I feel superhuman and I feel nothing for the foes I’m crushing.

This is a pure power fantasy.

This is what VR is all about.

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However the obvious stars of the show are the telekinetic powers.

It feels so natural to do, and it works almost flawlessly at first.

As much as I did love playing Synapse though, it certainly isn’t perfect.

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The mindscape levels themselves also become way too familiar over time.

And then finally there’s the telekinesis powers themselves.

Synapse accessibility options

Ability to play the entire game seated.

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Ability to turn on/off controller vibrations, subtitles, headset vibration, motion vignette and gripping indicator.

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