VR Games and demos..... experiences so far.

[[VR] Mad Mike]

Right I had an hr or so last night and have some experiences worthy of mention.

I wrote this elsewhere but seems relavent here... (DAMN links not copied properly, you will have to do some work, may update later)

titles marked

** are good ones to get your VR legs.
*** are possibly adult supervision needed (scary)
**** May push your VR legs, try at own risk.

freebie demos......

*** Alone in the Rift - I wont say too much due to spoilers but try it....
Alone in the Rift - A horror game demo (DK2 ready v1.11) | Oculus-ready Games and Demos | Oculus Rift Developer Forums

*** Lost in the rift - I wont say too much due to spoilers but try it....
Lost in the Rift (Episode 1, Horror, DK2 ready v1.10)) | Oculus-ready Games and Demos | Oculus Rift Developer Forums

** Proton Pulse.... 3D breakout crossed with pong version of squash. (nice game, no need for controller)
Proton Pulse rises, again! | Oculus-ready Games and Demos | Oculus Rift Developer Forums

Warscape Alpha..... cool 3D tank game
Warscape Alpha VR v1.1 with DK2 support. | Oculus-ready Games and Demos | Oculus Rift Developer Forums

*** Ocean Rift.... check out the detail on the eel and feel the scale of the whale before heading into the deep.
Ocean Rift goes DK2 | Oculus-ready Games and Demos | Oculus Rift Developer Forums

**** Helix (possibly the best coaster game I have played) - get your VR legs 1st!.
HELIX - The NEXT level - DK2 Beta (SDK 0.4.0) | Oculus-ready Games and Demos | Oculus Rift Developer Forums

Polyworld... proof that you do not need amazing graphical fidelity for an effective VR experience.
Polyworld on DK2 | Oculus-ready Games and Demos | Oculus Rift Developer Forums

** Mining Mike...... A nice little endless runner.
[DK2 READY] Mining Mike - An Endless Runner | Oculus Showcase | Oculus Rift Developer Forums

** Endless Reach..... a shootemup in space.
Endless Reach VR [shmups in VR! - supports DK2] | Oculus Showcase | Oculus Rift Developer Forums

**** Radial G VR racing game. early days and lacking in content but a nice VR demo.
Radial G

All of the above use SDK 0.4. Set your rift to extend to destop, (primary screen) and also portrait mode then click the direct to rift exe (I get better fps using extended than i do setting the oculus software to direct)

full games.

DCS & elite I have already commented on, as have others so will not go over again.

Euro truck simulator 2.
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this took me a bit of faffing. I have not played extensively but I did get working (must lower graphics to low before having proper go) it seems impressive however the menus need work.

in steam RMB on the game title, got to beta and select the oculus version. This will download patch.
Then in the option to add extension to the executable put in -oculus
set the rift to extended desktop (primary screen portrait mode) and 75hz refresh.

Then you are good to go, run the game and it should work.


**** Warthunder.
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follow same directions as ETS above. This is my 1st dissapointment so far. Hopefully it can be improved but....
The perspective was all wrong I felt like a midget in the land of giants, my plane and avatar were huge.
Also the planes were all detailless blobs and also I felt pretty nauseous in it.
Hopefully more tweaks will be made.
On the plus side head tracking worked well..... And it WAS still planes in VR but DCS felt way better to me

 

[Sir.Tj]

I like this thread.

I just wish they'd release Alien Isolation so I could scare the kids (amd myself) witless.

 

[jabokai]

Good thread, saves me some searching (although if your links worked it'd save me even more ) - have some rep, mad one.