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Honestly Beat Saber burns calories like nobody’s business. Boxing games are great too. I literally need to pause and rest when I’m playing Thrill of the Fight,

Honestly Beat Saber burns calories like nobody’s business. Boxing games are great too. I literally need to pause and rest when I’m playing Thrill of the Fight, but it never feels like a “workout,” just like I’m doing a thing and it’s physically hard. Heard good things about Fit XR, but I think it’s a subscription, which sucks.

kapperchino 3y ago
Thrill of the fight is brutal lol, I just take all the time during rounds and still get exhausted by the end.
- seanmcdirmid 3y ago
  Thrill of the fight requires lots of space though. Beat Saber and Fit XR (and most other rythym games) can be done in place.
arecurrence 3y ago
Thrill of the Fight has the highest average calorie burn in VR right now.
- throwaway2203 3y ago
  I busted my elbow with that one and it never got better.
Sohcahtoa82 3y ago
I thought about getting a boxing game for VR, but I worry about injuring my elbow by punching forward and hitting nothing and having all the momentum get absorbed by the limit of my elbow joint. Do you just avoid punching directly forward, or do you pull your punches, or what?
- seanmcdirmid 3y ago
  It is basically shadow boxing, which requires its own techniques to avoid injury, because ya, no bouncing off of something to stop or even return your energy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadowboxing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadowboxing
- frakkingcylons 3y ago
  Yep, keep your arms tight and stop your arm and bring it back after a punch. Lots of posts on reddit of shoulder injuries from playing these boxing games without being careful: https://www.google.com/search?q=reddit+quest+boxing+shoulder+injury https://www.google.com/search?q=reddit+quest+boxing+shoulder...
xk_id 3y ago
Can’t really understand why thrill of the fight (which has the best engine of the boxing games) only lets you play against realistic, male characters. It would be tons more fun if you could play against fantasy characters and even politically incorrect ones. Everyone i talked to seemed to agree. Once another studio fills this niche, and provided that their engine is just as good, i think TotF will be sidelined.

kapperchino 3y ago

Thrill of the fight is brutal lol, I just take all the time during rounds and still get exhausted by the end.

seanmcdirmid 3y ago
Thrill of the fight requires lots of space though. Beat Saber and Fit XR (and most other rythym games) can be done in place.

arecurrence 3y ago

Thrill of the Fight has the highest average calorie burn in VR right now.

throwaway2203 3y ago
I busted my elbow with that one and it never got better.

Sohcahtoa82 3y ago

I thought about getting a boxing game for VR, but I worry about injuring my elbow by punching forward and hitting nothing and having all the momentum get absorbed by the limit of my elbow joint. Do you just avoid punching directly forward, or do you pull your punches, or what?

seanmcdirmid 3y ago
It is basically shadow boxing, which requires its own techniques to avoid injury, because ya, no bouncing off of something to stop or even return your energy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadowboxing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadowboxing
frakkingcylons 3y ago
Yep, keep your arms tight and stop your arm and bring it back after a punch. Lots of posts on reddit of shoulder injuries from playing these boxing games without being careful: https://www.google.com/search?q=reddit+quest+boxing+shoulder+injury https://www.google.com/search?q=reddit+quest+boxing+shoulder...

xk_id 3y ago

Can’t really understand why thrill of the fight (which has the best engine of the boxing games) only lets you play against realistic, male characters. It would be tons more fun if you could play against fantasy characters and even politically incorrect ones. Everyone i talked to seemed to agree. Once another studio fills this niche, and provided that their engine is just as good, i think TotF will be sidelined.