When it comes to certain gaming sessions, you can’t beat a bit of hilarious chaos. My go-to game for that mood is Overcooked, so seeing a virtual reality chef game has me all kinds of hyped. Clash of Chefs VR, from Flat Hill Games, dropped yesterday, on Steam and Viveport. It is a VR cooking game where you have to prepare the tastiest meals faster than your opponents. All while keeping your hungry customers satisfied. Try to reach the top of the leaderboard with skill alone, or with some tasty sabotage. However you play, Overclockers UK has a wide range of VR gaming accessories to help you be the best, like no one ever was.
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Clash of Chefs VR can be played single-player through a variety of challenging levels, or as a multiplayer battle with friends, either online or asynchronous. Straight off the bat, this game is giving you great options for gameplay. You play as a chef through a range of restaurants, making burgers, sushi, and everything between. You have to perfect a whole ruck of recipes! Making gameplay more comfortable, the countertops can be adjusted to match your height. If only real kitchens were like that.
One thing that certainly has me on the fence about VR, is motion sickness. (But then, I can’t watch Cloverfield without feeling nauseous.) Flat Hill Games boasts that this is not an issue with Clash of Chefs VR. I guess you’ll be feeling too hungry, putting all this food together that you can’t eat.
Another nifty feature, there is the capacity for customising waiters. Put this with the many hours of fun to be had, competing against friends, it’s time to sharpen up those cooking skills. Oh yes, and make sure you are fully equipped to dominate the virtual kitchen!
Better Than Reality
VR is the latest forefront in gaming. Whilst not an entirely new concept, it’s been around since the 90s, but it’s only in recent years that it has become the stuff of sci-fi dreams. Thanks to leaps and bounds in technology, we can fully immerse ourselves into incredible games designed for the platform. Such as Clash of Chefs VR.
Here at Overclockers UK, we stock VR gaming accessories from HTC Vive. Equip yourself with headsets, touch controllers, and complete bundles – everything you need to achieve the best VR gaming.
Of course, you will also need to make sure your gaming PC is VR ready and up to the task. Naturally, we have a comprehensive range of gaming PCs and laptops which fit the bill. Right now, I am going to use the OcUK Gaming Harrier PC as a baseline for what you need to have installed to play Clash of Chefs VR and more.
| Specification |
|---|
| AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Six-Core Processor |
| ASRock B550 Phantom Gaming AC ATX Motherboard |
| 16GB DDR4 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit |
| AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB Graphics Card |
| 500GB NVMe M.2 & 512GB 2.5″ SATA Solid State Drive |
| DirectX 12 |
| Windows 10 64 Bit |
For comparison, here are the minimum system requirements for running Clash of Chefs VR:
| Component | Minimum Spec |
|---|---|
| Operating System | Windows 7 / 8.1 / 10 |
| Processor | Intel i5-4590 Equivalent or better |
| Memory | 8GB RAM |
| Graphics | Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 AMD Radeon R9 290 |
| Additional Notes | VR only |
Vive la VR!
First, let’s look into HTC Vive. Established in 2011, they have a number of series for their headset and VR tech. At Overclockers UK, we stock their Cosmos and Pro series. The Pro series is designed to keep up with even the most demanding VR gaming, whilst the Cosmos models are more modular.
As you know, we love to tier things. Here are three HTC headsets and their specs.
Gaming-Tier
Cosmos Elite
- Dual 3.4″ diagonal screens
- 1440 x 1700 pixel per eye resolution
- 90Hz refresh rate
- 110-degrees field of view
- Stereo audio
- Integrated microphone
- G-sensor and flip-up visor
With the Cosmos Elite, you can enjoy high precision within your VR world. The SteamVR™ Tracking and controllers grant you the freedom to navigate with quick and smooth actions, all with great accuracy. Its pixel resolution is 88% higher than the original Cosmos headset, plus features a one-of-a-kind flip-up design. You can easily return to the real world – no red pills involved.
Pro-Tier
Pro 2
- Dual RGB LCD screens
- 2448 x 2448 pixel per eye resolution
- 90/120Hz refresh rate
- 120-degrees field of view
- Hi-Res audio
- Dual microphones
- SteamVR Tracking V2.0
If you thought 4K resolution was phenomenal, get ready for 5K resolution – because the Pro 2 has it. Offering up an absolute feast for your eyes, this operates on a 120-degree field of vision, which aligns pretty much with your natural scope. You’ll be able to see those waiters coming as if you were actually there. Plus, with a 120Hz refresh rate, you can enjoy smooth gaming the way it was intended.
Elite-Tier
Pro Eye
- Dual AMOLED 3.5″ screens
- 1440 x 1600 pixel per eye resolution
- 90Hz refresh rate
- 110-degree field of view
- Hi-Res audio
- Dual integrated microphones
- Gyroscope and eye tracking
The Pro Eye is truly the cream of the crop. Not only does it include controllers and base stations, but it features innovative eye-tracking technology. Hyperrealistic and immersive gaming is taken to a whole new level. Designed with comfort in mind, you can enjoy long VR gaming sessions to perfect those cooking skills, plus it fits a wide range of head sizes and vision types. Oh yes, you can keep your glasses on with this headset.
All of these headsets, and more from the range, are brilliant for VR gaming. Every single one is going to immerse you into the Clash of Chefs VR world, letting you focus on the meal before you. That “none pizza with left beef” isn’t going to make itself!
Time for Some Food Prep
Hands up if you are as excited as me to play Clash of Chefs VR! Let us know which your favourite level is and how far up the leaderboard you are. I, personally, like the look of the burritos.
PC specs are subject to change.
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Emily Haylock
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Emily is a board and cosy gamer, keyboard obsessive, and content copywriter for Overclockers UK. She has been with Overclockers UK for two years, writing about everything from noblechairs to 8Pack PCs. She writes from within her desk nest with a foster pup at her feet. (What, a desk duvet is a totally normal thing!) In her downtime, she likes to play board games, farming sims, and old-school Final Fantasy. IX to be specific. It is the best, and that is a hill she will die on.
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