HOPE VR: Progressive Meditation

[b]Pros:[b] - MANY locations to see, all in pretty nice graphics - interesting method explained, exercise then meditate concept - very large areas -different levels of mini games that are proceduarlly generated, so the same game has different targets every time - affordable price for a full VR game, perhaps cuz it's early access - Responsive developers [b]Cons:[b] (Taking in mind that it's in early access) -BIG AREAS! needs more lively creatures, like the flying whale in the snow area -not sure how, but a story mode would be very nice, or some sort of progress -needs more interactive elements, like more animals, perhaps mini games -the procedural concept in the games is good some times, and bad some times. [b]Overall:[b] [b]Recommended[b] but take in mind that it's early access, so hopefully the developers will keep updating it and expanding on the experiences

Mindfulnes, DBT, Meditation or just relaxing - doing breathing exercises in VR in an array of different locations is a great way to escape from the real world nonsense. Also, we can have therapy pets, exercise our bodies and build things! https://youtu.be/6a1uE7zoC-I

Really interesting concept, the travel locations are nice and there are some interactive elements, has more functionality than the last time i tried it hence my recommendation, seems like the developer is doing continues upgrades, though there isn't a story at this point, its more travel to locations and do breathing exercises. Note: I noticed the addition of a pet calling button, i see alot of potential with that concept, please keep improving it

seems like voice commands were removed, and perhaps for the best! menu commands work perfectly and respond instantly. definitely recommend it at this stage, my favourite is the snow area at night with the aurora in the sky! i'll keep an eye on this one as the developer promised more updates to come. Edit: the game changed so much from the release date! Kudos to the developer for sticking to it, now the game has alot more to do and I'm loving it!!

The Boxing game is my favourite! looking forward for more levels

[h1] RECOMMENDED- Played Version 10.0 [/h1] [b] PROS [/b] [i]-MANY LOCATIONS with multiple weather,conditions and times of day, including the frkn MOON! (there is Morning, Night, Dawn and cloudy foggy) except the moon, which sort of makes sense and some of those locations are still in the beta section -ability to do breathing training anywhere -Zen platforms slowly elevate you and if you stay long enough the view is amazing! -very realistic rain effect after you unlock it -full control of breathing training, song choice, guide sound, rain effect and guide direction -Chaos\Zen platforms where in one you play a game and meditate in the other, interesting concept in comparison to the normal meditation games where one objective is there -Valve index supported automatically [/i] [b] Cons[/b] [i]-the mini games do need some work, they are a bit weak but we'll see the result in future patches as the developer told me that many things are in the plans -The teleportation mechanic is a bit basic for such large areas, some other movement mechanic might boost the engagment and make use of the large open areas -the virtual pets are also basic [/i] [b] 7/10 [/b] tested on patch 10.00 so over all the game delivers when it comes to meditation and natural locations, but falls short in the extras provided, though that is expected and as long as the developer continues patching updates then this will be a great game, if the updates stop, then it might be a different story. [spoiler] Disclaimer:I was asked by the developer for a comprehensive review after reporting a bug which they fixed [/spoiler]

'HOPE VR: Emotional Intelligence Assistant' is supposed to be a relaxation and breathing assistance app that takes you away from it all with magical locations and dream-like flying whales. Only this app offers only flying pigs and anger. The app itself has some good potential and I do like the look of the few locations it offers, but the voice only command system is nothing short of an epic fail. Most of the time you end up shouting at it just for it to hear you, then it won't do what you asked it to do! Then there are the "unlockable" areas meaning you have to stay in the same one for a very long time doing various breathing tasks. If they got rid of the voice commands and allowed us to simply enjoy the locations I would have given this app a recommendation, but at the moment I simply can't recommend it all due to the voice-only operation so sadly I had to get a refund.

HOPE VR: Progressive Meditation is a paid VR game that also has meditation. It worked on my HTC Vive and Index system, looked ok, played ok, sounded ok. Has animals to pet. Has 3 rhythm mini-games: archery, pistol shooting, boxing, each with more difficult levels to unlock. Has a Zen spot for breathing meditation. Has different stuff to unlock by playing the games. The environment look nice. Has VR movement of teleport. You have to move around the map long distances to get to different activities. Buy this on deep sale. I got a free key for this from the Steam Curator program. [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/23133713-VIVE-VR/]ViVE VR curator group[/url]

[h1]Experienced on the Oculus Quest 2[/h1] You can view my initial impressions review & gameplay here: https://youtu.be/hTTWbw1H2yI I just can't recommend this app. I think it fails as a meditation / relaxation app. This app is closer to a mini-game collection and the mini-games here just aren't good. I do think the environments / maps look nice enough. You have 3 maps, day or night - the North Pole, Mountain, and Lake View. You also have a bonus rain room and 3 companion pets you can unlock. The mini-games are boxing, archery, and gun range shooting practice. None of them were fun for me to play. They were just stripped down versions of other VR games that were done better. The same goes for the relaxation. You basically have one breathing exercise that is bare bones that you can do on easy, medium, or hard difficulty. I think the only difference is that you have to hold your breath longer for the harder difficulties. Game is running on the Unreal Engine. On my RTX 3080, I was getting mostly 90 fps with most graphical settings on high. You only have teleportation (you can turn in your teleport). You are limited in the areas you can teleport to though. There just wasn't enough here for me to recommend. The maps are okay, but the mini-games are bad and the breathing exercise is very sparse. I know it's in Early Access, but there's not much relaxation in this relaxation app. [b]Rate 4/10.[/b] [quote]Please note: I received a free Steam key through the Steam Curator Connect program. You can join my Steam Curator group here: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/Oculus_WMR [/quote]

expected much less for an early access game, still needs some more work but it seems like it's heading there, definitely recommended!