It does look like fun - maybe - has anyone tried the game?
https://www.oculus.com/experiences/rift/1421550817913990/
There's a non-VR version released years ago, but it did get many nice ratings - about 80% average on the PS4 and PC.
The new VR trailer seems based on the 2015 trailer, although the gameplay sequences aren't identical:
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Agreed, it looks like a great game (and ship animations are nice), but to me the stuttering was way too severe, I chose to refund. Especially when paying $20 such simple arcade games must be completely smooth (even lowering SS to 1.5 there was stuttering - had this been Lone Echo I'd get solid 90 fps using ss 1.5 in comparison). This is only v. 0.20, guess the devs have a lot of optimization to do. I'm not playing this game in super-blurry ss 1.0 (in case that removes all stuttering) - then I'd rather not play the game at all. Also there's isn't much VR to this game - if feels much like playing the old 2D version using Big Screen.
Note that the specs for the old pancake version is really low:
MINIMUM:- OS: Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo (2.6 GHz) / AMD Athlon 64 X2 (2.6 GHz)
- Memory: 3 GB RAM
- Graphics: Radeon HD 2900 XT (512 MB) / GeForce GT 430 (1024 MB)
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Gamepad, Mouse and Keyboard Support
In VR the recommended video card is a GTX 980 Ti - seems way too high for this sort of game.
In comparison Anshar Wars 2 is solid 90 fps using super sampling 2.0 on my system - everything maxed:
More about Galak-Z here:
https://www.oculus.com/blog/suit-up-in-the-anime-inspired-shooter-galak-z-the-virtual-now-available-on-rift/
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1. Feels like a 2D game shown on Big Screen - doesn't really feel like a VR game. Borders break immersion.
2. Gameplay was nice but I don't consider it revolutionary within the genre.
3. I felt the game was slightly overpriced with $20.
4. The game felt poorly optimized.
I have a great backlog of games I'd easily rate 5/5, so I tend not to keep games I rate 3/5 or worse, unfortunately. And of course taste differs - do support the devs, I'm sure they need it! For now I'd rather spend my time on a game like Xion:
https://forums.oculusvr.com/community/discussion/70522/xion-awesome-and-original-retro-shooter/p1
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