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HTC Vive Reviews Thread

Shadowmask72
Honored Visionary

Here's a thread for HTC Vive reviews (please post any you find) as the official launch is hours away.

Note: If you're not interested in the Vive on the Oculus forums then don't click the topic or read it.

Cramgaming.com

https://youtu.be/wB2qXp2SSNI



Destructoid

"VR is here, and I have been sold as a believer. While the Oculus is a very strong VR headset, the Vive feels like it's in a league of its own comparatively. The big sticking issue is how the market reacts to the price long term, and if development of new games maintains a consistent pace."

Kotaku

While the Vive’s best moments are some of the coolest I’ve experienced in video games, I can’t recommend purchasing it right now. You’d be spending $800 on something that’s going to be much better after months’ worth of software (and maybe even hardware) revisions, and there currently aren’t enough great games to justify the investment.

The Vive really is something you should see for yourself, but if you want to try it, go to a store that’s demoing it, or make friends with somebody who already ordered one. I’m excited about what the future holds for the Vive, but the future’s not here yet. 


The Verge 8/10


    GOOD STUFF

  • Lots of innovative motion control-based games and experiences
  • Emphasizes motion control and body movement
  • Rich, customizable user interface
  • Solid construction
  • BAD STUFF

  • Heavy and ungainly
  • User experience can be glitchy and confusing
  • Many games still feel unfinished
  • Highest total cost for a VR headset


POLYGON 8/10

So yes, the Vive asks a lot from anyone buying the platform, but it gives just as much back, if not more so. Everyone has the same reaction after a demo, in our experience: They remark on how complicated it seems and how little they’d want to set one up in their own home, and then they get wide-eyed and want to tell you all about how amazed they are by the experience. Valve’s challenge is to get the second part of that reaction to overrule the first, and the company will have an uphill battle on its hands, but it’s off to a very promising start.

GAMESPOT

Before you take the plunge with Vive, you have to prepare yourself accordingly. Unlike Rift, Vive comes with strict spatial requirements if you plan to utilize its hardware's full potential. It's not the easiest suite of hardware to set up, nor is it as refined as Rift, but Vive delivers the most advanced VR experience to date, a luxury that comes at a cost and with compromises. Where Rift feel's like a VR headset built for mainstream consumption, Vive caters to the hardcore crowd that will stop at nothing to get the best VR experience. Over time, Oculus can presumably catch up when it releases its Touch controllers and sells individual sensors to expand Rift's interactivity and motion-tracking capabilities. But for people who can't wait, who are willing to go the extra mile right now, Vive is the only way to experience today's most advanced VR technology from the comfort of home.

ENGADGET 

The Vive is no doubt the geekiest thing I have in my home right now -- and that's saying something. It's an impressive effort by HTC, which has had a rough few years in mobile, and Valve. It's oh-so-close to being the Holy Grail of VR experiences. It's just too bad that ergonomics get in the way of truly enjoying it.

At the same time, I'm sure there's a market for the Vive, even in its current incarnation. Hardware geeks are known for sacrificing their bodies for the glory of technology, and I'm sure they won't have a problem with a few aches and pains for glorious, immersive VR.

Tested - 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiDBp6OnsKY



IGN Review - 9.3/10 


AMAZING

The Vive's room-scale VR and motion-tracked controllers make it an incredibly powerful system.


Pros:
  • Amazing VR
  • Room scale
  • Motion controllers
  • Comfortable
Cons:
  • Tracking issues



System Specs: MSI NVIDIA RTX 4090 , i5 13700K CPU, 32GB DDR 4 RAM, Win 11 64 Bit OS.
381 REPLIES 381

DrOculus
Adventurer
@notsram sorry to hear about you and the missus mate, but on a positive note......get in there, more room for VR yehhaaa 🙂

VizionVR
Rising Star

SpineDoc said:

Anyone else notice the little things?  Like in The Brookhaven Experiment you can use your flashlight with your palm up, or you can flip it over and use it like a police officer might, maybe even crossing over your gun hand under it.  Yeah I watch too much TV, but just these little details really make the experience amazing.


Gun owner here. Played by using the flashlight hand to support weapon hand. It really helps with aim control and VR immersion. Can't wait for the real kick pistol peripherals to come out. Wish I could remember the name but they're coming.
Not a Rift fanboi. Not a Vive fanboi. I'm a VR fanboi. Get it straight.

Anonymous
Not applicable

notsram said:



@notsram how did you like the lab experiences? Those were my favorite when I first tried my Vive.



Nice review btw


Just tried it. Seems awesome but I had some tracking issues whenever I looked left and down at a certain angle. If I hadn't been pretty much up against a wall I'd have fallen over. Going to try something seated now!


Try out the Arcade game in the Lab (I forget the name), but that by far impressed a lot of my friends when we all played the Vive. It's just a whole new unique way to play a basic arcade shooter, and works insanely well in VR. Also you don't need much room for it, only standing. 

SickleFoot
Protege
@VizionVR
That's what I did. The red laser upgrade really helps with those headshots too!

How many waves are in the demo?

Anonymous
Not applicable

DrOculus said:

@notsram sorry to hear about you and the missus mate, but on a positive note......get in there, more room for VR yehhaaa 🙂


Yeah, shit happens. At least it's amicable!

godwisper
Expert Protege
yay...seems finally my Vive is with the local DHL so waiting to be delivered at work 😄

Anonymous
Not applicable

godwisper said:

yay...seems finally my Vive is with the local DHL so waiting to be delivered at work 😄


Fingers crossed they haven't messed up the address on your package. My place of work was missed off, so the driver didn't have a clue where to deliver it, once he'd found the street. Luckily, he had my mobile number, so gave me a call and we got it sorted out.

godwisper
Expert Protege
I bought mine off ebay so shipping address should be ok 🙂 still waiting though sigh..,....but still need to work up to 1700


UPDATE: .Vive arrived, installed and enjoyed 🙂 so happy with my purchase till now.. almost bought all vr games on steam lol. Unfortunately one of the wands had little power so tried only for 15 minutes.

Anonymous
Not applicable
This should be interesting. Just found out that a friend of mine (yes, I do have friends! Not everyone hates me for buying a Vive 😛 ) is dropping by tomorrow for a couple of hours. Just so happens that he has a Rift. He's not bringing it with him, unfortunately, but he's very keen to try the Vive. He's a big Oculus fanboy, so his opinion could be pretty interesting.

Zoomie
Expert Trustee
Resurrected just for Zenbane and Atmos73!|

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It's the Vive Review Megathread!



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