Haha, I did already have favorites even before VR. But I know what you mean. I've always preferred POV videos as it looks more like interpersonal interaction. Never was a fan of 3rd person perspective views where we watch some guy getting fucked, cos the thought is always "WTF? Why this ugly old fat dude and not me?" I mean did you watch STARS-306? Mana Sakura, Ogura Yuna (in her brunette phase, where she was hottest), and Tadai Mahiro. Imagine being sandwiched by that trio. Clearly the guys in there were totally having fun in the shoot despite it being 'work'. So jealous...The perception of girls changes completely in VR. Before VR I didn't know a single name of a Japanese actress, I didn't care a bit. But when you see them in VR you see them as real people, and you start to be interested to know if they have shot more VRs, or if they are in upcoming releases.
One thing that happens to a lot of people is that a VR movie is much more intimate, the girls talk to you, and you have the fantasy that the girl is with you, and not with an actor. With the actresses you like, you don't want to see them in 2D with other actors, you get a little jealous...
So for me, VR is the ultimate JAV experience since its almost always POV. I don't have to see the faces of all those other dudes anymore.
But yes, having a closer view of the girls plus them speaking more personally to you instead of a 3rd person dude makes all the difference - even if the conversation is rather 1-sided. My opinion of Sakura Momo went up a ton. I liked her even before this but I didn't rate her that highly before. I didn't pay much attention to Kasui Jun either, I ranked her below Ishikawa Mio in the girls with smooth white skin and are also paipan category. But she overtook Mio for me in VR where she just looks amazing. Her skin and complexion is almost unreal. And those perky pink nipples...oh... For this very reason, I've also become a fan of Saitou Amiri. If they have perky pink nipples they can bring up close to the camera in VR, I'm totally a fan.