Fit in my 40s: a virtual rave with sabers and songs – what’s not to like? | Zoe Williams

In Beat Saber, you slice away at big squares that come rushing at you - it's like colouring in and partying at the same time

When somebody suggested Beat Saber to me, I wasn't interested. First, it looks rather intimidating from the demo videos: you're inside a virtual reality headset, with a controller in each hand, which resembles a swishing lightsaber on your screen. You have to slice through bright blue and red blocks as they come rushing towards you, having first noticed which way their arrows point. Plus there's music. If you can imagine being in an arcade with a hangover, that's the dread that went through me.

Second, you have to invest in a headset. There are about six that people recommend - including a thrifty Hamswan one (19.99) - but only one that's a stand-alone, in that you don't need to already have a PC to connect it to. I borrowed one, the Oculus. It's expensive (299) and I didn't want to buy one. Except then I did, because I didn't want to give it back.