Magnificent Ships: Volume 1

It's not a bad experience, but there isn't much in it. You can fly around the exterior of things that look like real ships but the scale is off and a lot appears to be missing. There are areas where it looks like a detail or feature was added to be explored but it ends up being a blank square. It is interesting to be able to see the ships from a distance, but if you actually fly towards them, the experience starts to lose value. It is an interesting concept but I do not recommend it. I expected a few more things such as a partially open bridge or some interior spaces. After I spent a few minutes flying around the ships, I realized that some of the details appear as if they were added just to say that they were there but don't serve any real purpose or function. Functional systems are completely missing and objects seem to be in random places where you might think they look appropriate. For example, there are ladders that go up to elevated platforms but no openings for the ladders and some aren't even straight up or down. The galleon might be the most detailed, but it still looks like an empty shell and not a functional ship. Ultimately, I cannot recommend the game because I was sli…

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. You can change the time of day/night which is nice and for each ship there's an extra event you can trigger that sorta demonstrates some of it's power and abilities. You can also sail a mini Remote Control version of it around a small pond (complete with mermaid). There's also a camera on board the RC version so you can have a view off the deck of your mini ship as you sail it around. For some added fun, sail your ship under the mermaid in the pond. It's pretty much the same thing as Magnificent Ships: Volume 2, and I actually reviewed that one firs…

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It's cool. The VR movement is a bit dated I feel, teleportation, or smooth motion would arguably be preferable, but that is personal preference. A bit more interactivity would be nice, not asking the entire ship be modeled inside (far too much work!) but perhaps the bridge on each would be good, or the guns at least. All in all though, a nice chilled experience.

[h1]Nice Experience, Would Love a Snap-Turn[/h1] 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. My only major complaint is the lack of a snap-turn option. I have 360 tracking, but I'm still tethered. Few things break immersion more than constant worry about a wire tangling and twisting. The fact that the joystick is used to toggle between ships made it more frustrating- I accidentally tried to snap-turn on more than one occasion and found myself looking at an entirely different boat. I like the existing trigger and point movement, but a snap-turn would be a huge enhancement to the controls. It would make navigating on and around the boats much more na…

i hate this game.