[h1]Experienced on the Oculus Rift and Windows Mixed Reality[/h1]
You can view my gameplay & initial impressions review here: https://youtu.be/S5SBPELVrLA
So I really love this game. It's honestly my dream VR game concept: drive a vehicle in VR in a beautiful landscape. Casual simulation driving for VR. You can also do more than just drive a jeep. However, it needs polish.
So yeah it's not perfect, not by a long shot. Steering can be very tricky. You will easily careen off the roadway, especially if you try to drive fast. I found that driving with only one hand on the steering wheel is the best way to control the jeep through those curved roads. However, you can do everything with your motion controls. You can move the windshield wipers or flip the windshield over if you want a clear view of the road. You set the parking brake manually. You even change gears from 1 to 3 or reverse. The only buttons you push are the gas and the brakes. You even get to honk your horns with the motion controllers movements.
You can also get on a plane and view the island from above. The plane is on auto-pilot so it's only sight-seeing. It's still a pretty cool ride. I tried moving the controls on the plane, but they had no effect. There's also zipline rides you can get on.
There is full locomotion and snap turning. There are instructions for getting to the menu by double tapping, however, I couldn't do it on the Oculus Rift or WMR, no matter what I pressed or double-pressed. There is a vignette on by default that is annoying. It goes on and off for apparently no reason when climbing stairs or going down the zipline.
Unfortunately, there's lots of pathing issues and I got stuck on several places. If your jeep is nearby you can teleport towards it if you get totally stuck, but otherwise you are SOL and have to quit and restart. You can also totally clip through some objects, including the jeep. Then there's invisible walls or barriers in some locations. The collision physics is just off for most of this game.
There is a day and night cycle as well. Even though the game doesn't have the highest quality textures, it does look pretty. On my 1060 GTX, the game did run at about 45 fps.
Despite all the above issues, I still really like this game. I think it's a must download, as long as you are okay with dealing with some of those bugs. It's going to be on my top 100 list of FREE Steam VR games. I would pay for a more polished experience though.
[b]Rate 7/10. This could be one of the best games in VR with just a smoother & more polished experience. [/b]
[i]p.s. Join my Steam Curator Group: Oculus Rift Reviews here: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/Oculus_WMR
Here is my list of the top 100 Free Steam VR games: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/32244664-Oculus-Rift-Reviews/list/29492 [/i]
