Magnificent Ships: Volume 1

Magnificent Ships: Volume 1

Nice Experience, Would Love a Snap-Turn

Played on Oculus Rift CV1 with Touch controllers. I don’t have a particular interest in ships or maritime history, so I was reluctant to pick this up. Since I like casual VR experiences, and all the reviews are positive, I thought I’d give this one a try. I purchased a bundle (Volumes 1 and 2). The wave effects and time of day changes are excellent. I wouldn’t mind a little more resolution on some of the ship textures, but they still look good. I have really enjoyed watching the sunrise and sunset from several of the ships. I also had fun playing with the model ships in the park.

Real player with 5.9 hrs in game


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From the same people who brought you “VROOM: GALLEON”, this is essentially just a detailed 3D model of various ships with some added effects. Spending $10 on it might be a bit much since there’s no game here, but each ship is pretty well modeled (on the exterior anyway) and you can even go below the water level to get a look at the hull, rudder and propellers/screws.

You get 6 ships to choose from: a 16th century pirate ship (much like VROOM: Galleon), an Oil Tanker, a Navy Submarine, Iowa class battleship, a Zumwalt class Destroyer, and the Queen Mary 1. Some of the textures could use some work, but overall it’s still pretty neat.

Real player with 2.1 hrs in game

Magnificent Ships: Volume 1 on Steam

Big Breezy Boat - Relaxing Sailing

Big Breezy Boat - Relaxing Sailing

This combined with its companion “VR Regatta” takes me back to the days when I could get in a boat and handle sails.

This is very immersive and will help everyone with any interest in sailing

The devs are responsive, and the community is great BUT these products are only for VR so be warned

Most of my time has been spent in the dinghy, just getting the feel of a much bigger boat

Real player with 2.7 hrs in game


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“Be free and go sailing on your own yacht surrounded by relaxing ocean!” describes it perfectly.

If you have a stressfull day and just want to unwind? Then this is for you.

Only con i can find is the day/night cycle

Real player with 2.2 hrs in game

Big Breezy Boat - Relaxing Sailing on Steam

Furious Seas

Furious Seas

Very impressive game so far. I recommend it over many VR games out there.

Pros

-Controls are easy to understand and use.

-No motion-sickness and is a game that can be played standing or sitting.

-Graphics are great, I really like the wave effects and sky

-Cannons load at a perfect speed. Any slower or faster and it might make it too difficult or easy.

-Collect items after defeating enemies, some of which are temporary weapons, gold, and health.

-The constant wind, whichever way you are sailing, is good to keep the game moving. If true wind directions were used, many players would be like sitting ducks in the headwind.

Real player with 7.7 hrs in game


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Highly recommended, even in its current state it’s in. There’s three chapters to the game where it welcomes you into the first, pits you against a fun ‘Demon Sisters’ run on the second, and an interesting third leaving room for more fun chapters and campaign fun. Even if it’s a demo, it’s great fun with many more things planned for the game. When you boot up the game you’re basically standing at a shipwreck with the wheel, bell, and a firing turret which makes this an interactive menu, something I praise highly. To your right you’ll find your objectives sinking three bosses with a funny skeleton posing next to the chest. The game is interesting in that semi-realistic yet arcade manner where you have to jump between steering, firing both side guns, while even (by choice) raising and lowering the sails with the two bells with 1 on either side of the wheel.

Real player with 4.0 hrs in game

Furious Seas on Steam

IronWolf VR

IronWolf VR

Ironwolf really nails the idea of being a VR game. Everything (apart from the menus) is controlled by wheels and switches that you have to pull or turn or require other physical tasks. It makes the game much more immersive, yet it doesn’t make the game more annoying or tedious.

The game can be played as singleplayer, but it’s much more fun to play together. Up to 4 players can play together, and the more players are playing, the more fun the game gets. Sadly right now It can be hard to find a full lobby, however it isn’t too hard to find at least 1 player to play with. The community itself is extremely nice too, I didn’t encounter even one player who was toxic, yelled at others or insulted anyone, and mistakes were often forgiven, even if they caused the mission to fail.

Real player with 98.3 hrs in game

First off, love the game, and I am using a Samsung Odyssey Mixed Reality headset and controller - which isn’t listed in the supported headsets, but works great. Controls all work and are where they should be.

The graphics in this game are, in my opinion, not phenominal, but definitely good enough to be a highly immersive experience putting you in a WWII era submarine. I bought a space ship SIM based on a highly popular sci-fi franchise the same day as this one, and while the graphics in that one are very nice and polished, I don’t think it is anywhere near as fun as this game is.

Real player with 82.0 hrs in game

IronWolf VR on Steam

Magnificent Ships: Volume 2

Magnificent Ships: Volume 2

it good and it fun

Real player with 9.2 hrs in game

Similar Experience to Volume 1- I Liked It, but I Still Want a Snap-Turn

I just posted my review below verbatim from what I wrote for volume 1. Essentially, I felt that the pluses and minus are the same.

Played on Oculus Rift CV1 with Touch controllers. I don’t have a particular interest in ships or maritime history, so I was reluctant to pick this up. Since I like casual VR experiences, and all the reviews are positive, I thought I’d give this one a try. I purchased a bundle (Volumes 1 and 2). The wave effects and time of day changes are excellent. I wouldn’t mind a little more resolution on some of the ship textures, but they still look good. I have enjoyed watching the sunrise and sunset from several of the ships. I also had fun playing with the model ships in the park.

Real player with 3.4 hrs in game

Magnificent Ships: Volume 2 on Steam

Ragnarock

Ragnarock

Ragnarock has the best tracks of any rhythm game and I’ve played almost all of them. It takes time learning to hit the drums and booster shields accurately and getting the timings right. It’s a simple concept, but hard to master. Completely skill based. The multiplayer races are super fun and as far as I know, unique to Ragnarock.

Real player with 173.5 hrs in game

The best multiplayer VR Rhythm game hands down, easily accessible to new players while offering great features for veterans, awesome soundtrack with support to import additional custom tracks.

Details for rhythm veterans; a faithful translation of a 4-lane VSRG into VR with tight timing windows and extremely competitive leaderboards even on lower difficulty songs. Highly customizable controls (angle/length/offset type settings for hammers), custom scroll speeds, practice mode with variable playback speed up to 120%.

Real player with 61.9 hrs in game

Ragnarock on Steam

VR Regatta - The Sailing Game

VR Regatta - The Sailing Game

UPDATE: It has been over 2 years since I initially reviewed this title. I have plenty of time in it both here on Steam as well as in the Oculus Quest port. The title has evolved a lot over the years, so my description in the original review doesn’t include any of the numerous elements that have been added to VR Sailing.

I just wanted to update my initial review because I remain extremely impressed with this title and especially the developer who is the most committed VR developer I’m aware of. VR Regatta is obviously a passion-project for this team, and they have gone to great lengths to continuously improving the title in order to spread their love and knowledge of sailing. It really is an awesome title, and I do recommend it to anyone who is slightly interested.

Real player with 9.8 hrs in game

https://youtu.be/NamI6wTJY-8

I don’t know anything about boats or sailing, but having played VR Regatta I feel a little wiser. This game is a sailing simulator and in general a relaxing VR experience. Features of the game include learning about the different parts of the boat, learning about wind and sails, and then of course actually sailing the boat in races or just free-sail relaxation modes. There is also an experimentation mode allowing you to sail on turbulent ocean waters and another mode that lets you walk around the surface of a galleon. It is still in Early Access right now so I feels to me like the game is still finding its identity.

Real player with 4.2 hrs in game

VR Regatta - The Sailing Game on Steam

Battle Fleet 2

Battle Fleet 2

Now six years later I thought I would take a look one last time at a now classic turn based game. If you remember the old Panzer General series games or if you loved Naval tactical games. Then Battle Fleet 2 may be for you. Let’s take one last look at what Battlefleet 2 did well and what they can do to improve if they continue the series.

PROS

Game play: Let’s face it. You don’t need much for great naval fun. It has a lot to offer for the price. Great Carriers, subs, destroyers, planes, all on an overhead risk type map. Solid sounds, effects, colors, layouts, all you need to get started.

Real player with 97.5 hrs in game

There are two parts of the game, the overall map of the pacific and naval battles. Both are turn-based.

The naval battles are fun if you enjoy turn-based fights based largely upon positioning your ships and estimating distances. Though unfortunately, you don’t choose the starting formation of your fleet. It is definitely satisfying to see the shell hit from over a mile away, you can really feel the distance between the ships, and then see it crash into the ship and possibly disable some critical component such as one of their guns, or engine. The armament of your ships will also play a role in how things go. For example, the submarine can be shielded from most damage by being submerged, but can only hit the enemy from 1500 yards while the largest guns have a range of 4000 yards. It pays to have a versatile fleet. The enemy may have a tightly formed fleet with many AA guns, making your carriers less effective, or battleships with big guns but few/no torpedos, making your subs more effective. The battleship can otherwise outshoot anything, but can fall prey to repeated airstrikes from an aircraft carrier that is too far away to shoot. Ramming is possible and could be fun, but I’ve only accidently rammed my own ships. Try not to do that. When your ships can destroy the enemy from miles away, you tend not to end up getting so close. The AI on hard provides enough of a challenge to be interesting.

Real player with 94.1 hrs in game

Battle Fleet 2 on Steam

Battlewake

Battlewake

Short Review: A great 9/10 VR Full game

It has great visual effects, big ships, krakens , simple progression applied to ships and charachters, good Single Player campaign, Multiplayer support (PvP and Coop Missions!).

All wrapped working correctly, plays great with VR Controls.. what else could we ask?

Probably a longer Single Player Campaign, and I want more BIG MONSTERS and Magic effects!

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Totally recommended game that in my opinion is worthy of a full price buy, because you have a full product here, not an early access one.

Real player with 5.5 hrs in game

This is a fun game.

Typical Servios - slick, good game mechanics, great visuals and production values - instant sense of ‘you need this in your library.

But also typical Servious in being a little arcade orientated (this is not a criticism - this is what they do, and do well - but it does leave many wanting more depth - including myself).

So another great game from one of the top VR studios who are frankly just pumping out great game after great game.

But there is one thing that needs mentioning here. You will know what I am going to say, if you too have played a game called ‘Furious Seas’. The game is pretty much identical - only Servios have more resources to throw at their game. I am not accusing Servious of stealing ideas here (coincidences happen right?) but the parallels will be obvious to anyone who has played both games.

Real player with 4.1 hrs in game

Battlewake on Steam

Powerboat VR

Powerboat VR

Right now the best boat simulator there is, its what ive been looking for years and finally found it. graphics are awesome, physics are good and overall its fun and makes me want to have a boat even more!!

10/10

Real player with 27.3 hrs in game

this is a game iv been waiting for in vr,great boat physics and so relaxing to play.always been a fan of power boats and this one has great water effects.the game needs the islands improved and better race courses but its still work in progress.looking forward to further updates

Real player with 6.0 hrs in game

Powerboat VR on Steam