Travel back in time with me to 1970 Quebec as I drive trucks, search for clues, and tip over Ski-Doos in Kôna, a first-person survival adventure game that can be played with the Oculus Rift.
Download the demo at its (successfully funded) Kickstarter.
Kôna is made by Parabole.
A screencap of Kôna's controls.
From ZeroTransform, the developers of Vanguard V, Proton Pulse is a first-person Breakout-like game developed specifically for virtual reality, and it's some of the most fun I've had with the Oculus Rift yet.
Here are my impressions I wrote on NeoGAF:
I finally checked out ZeroTransform's Proton Pulse. The developer made an updated version of it and released it as a way to help advertise their Vanguard V Kickstarter, which didn't meet its goal. The best way to describe it is it's a first-person VR version of Breakout. You control the paddle with your head movement to bounce the ball back to destroy the bricks. You also get power-ups like lasers to help you out. It took me about 20 minutes to play through the whole thing. It has a great soundtrack and I'm looking forward to the full version of the game. Proton Pulse is a good showcase of taking a familiar concept like a Breakout clone and designing it specifically for VR. It's simple, but I was engaged the entire time.
I just checked out the Vanguard V site and the link to the latest version of Proton Pulse isn't available right now. It seems they are now raising funds via other means for Vanguard V.
From the makers of Proton Pulse comes Vanguard V, a third-person rail shooter designed specifically for virtual reality.
Get the demo at their Kickstarter.
Here are my impressions I wrote on NeoGAF:
I also finally checked out Vanguard V, a third-person rail shooter designed specifically with virtual reality in mind. It reminds me of Rez/Child of Eden in some ways. You use the Oculus Rift headset to aim your reticule over targets and fire while trying to dodge objects and attacks yourself. I like the look and music, and the gameplay, menus, and text input are handled well. The same developer made Proton Pulse, and they've shown an understanding of how to design systems specifically with VR in mind. I hope they continue making projects.
The game's Kickstarter ends in 38 hours. It doesn't look like it'll be reaching its goal, but you can acquire the demo by making a donation. I donated $8 myself, but you can donate just $1 to get a link to the demo. It'll take a little bit to get your download link emailed to you, but I think it's definitely worth checking out.
