Looking down at my feet during the
scary dream sequences didn't help much, though. At one point I knew
someone had approached me and was standing behind me—I could hear
him breathing. I slowly turned around and saw his feet as he was
standing there. He didn't move, but kept breathing. I carefully
raised my head and, as soon as I looked at his face—ARghghgh! Ok,
it freaked me out. I knew it was coming, but it still shocked me. It
never would have in a movie or a normal video game, but in VR, it was
horrifying and that physical chill instantly raced through my body
again. I knew it was a game, I knew that thing wasn't there in front
of me, but what you know intellectually is overridden by VR. My
little dog, sitting on the nearby couch, didn't help me handle the
experience well when he started scratching himself and I could hear
it. I thought someone had come into the room behind me! Well, I
played over an hour of the Inpatient before I had to give my nerves a
rest. I decided to switch games and play some Star Trek: Bridge Crew.
I enjoyed commanding and coordinating with my team and we
successfully completed our exploration mission, blowing up a few
Klingon ships in the process with confident satisfaction. It was a
nice way to clear my mind of the horrors I'd experienced in the
Inpatient. After all, I still had to walk upstairs into my dark,
unlit house, all alone at night!
As seven alien races struggle to co-exist in an uneasy alliance, the Inter-Stellar Union sends Union Guard agents on missions to preserve the crucial balance. These specialized operatives must do what regional security cannot, dealing with smugglers, pirates, terrorists, and even greater challenges in order to bring stability to a universe that needs it desperately. Without the Union Guard, the races will not be prepared to face a looming alien threat they can only hope to defeat together.
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