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Man

Member

• Nov 13, 2015

• #1

Seems like GearVR lucked out with a small launch gem. I have finished 3 out of

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5?

chapters so far and I'm very impressed. Land's End is a first person puzzle adventure (think middleground between Journey and Monument Valley) on Gear VR. It's expertly polished with established VR-laws in-mind, atmospheric with impressive visuals and totally comfortable. The pay-off near the end of chapter 3 was breathtaking. Goes to show what's possible to do in this new medium using a smartphone. While I haven't finished the game yet the levels are increasingly large and I would guess that this delivers a couple of hours long quality experience (multiplied by number of people you share this with, you will want to!). Fits any age.

Platform: Samsung Gear VR (powered by Oculus)
Release date: Out now worldwide.
Price: $7.99
Gear VR is releasing November 20th in the US at $99. Very soon (before end of year) in the rest of the world. You will need a 2015 Samsung mobile in addition.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCoR35sXM2w

http://www.landsendgame.com/

It's the featured game on the Gear VR / Oculus Mobile storefront and seems like a favorite among Oculus founder Palmer Luckey.

[Polygon] Land's End is one of the best VR games so far, this is how it was created

 

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hohoXD123

Member

• Nov 13, 2015

• #2

Sweet, is this the first consumer VR game OT?

The game looks so good, but can't find it on the UK store.

 

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Man

Member

• Nov 13, 2015

• #3

hohoXD123 said:

The game looks so good, but can't find it on the UK store.

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I bought this from the 'Scandinavian' store (which might just be the US store, no idea).

 

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hohoXD123

Member

• Nov 13, 2015

• #4

Man said:

I bought this from the 'Scandinavian' store (which might just be the US store, no idea).

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Wow, apparently it was available for the Note 4 initially but then Oculus pulled the game and refunded everyone.

 

ZiZ

Member

• Nov 13, 2015

• #5

Are Gear VR games anyway compatible with Google Cardboard?

 

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hohoXD123

Member

• Nov 13, 2015

• #6

ZiZ said:

Are Gear VR games anyway compatible with Google Cardboard?

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Nope.

 

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Man

Member

• Nov 14, 2015

• #7

John Carmack tweeted:
@ID_AA_Carmack: Land's End is great VR! I had a great time playing through; I'm really proud to see quality like this showing up on Gear VR.

 

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YuShtink

Member

• Nov 14, 2015

• #8

Man I might have to get a Samsung phone and Gear soon. This title looks awesome.

 

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Schryver

Member

• Nov 14, 2015

• #9

Would love to try this out. Gotta convince my buddy to get a GearVR

 

Prat

Member

• Nov 15, 2015

• #10

Ho man, I need a Gear VR!

 

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Man

Member

• Nov 15, 2015

• #11

Completed the experience. It was really well made and the ending was beautiful.
It has a small story to it but just as a framework to deliver some nice visuals.
It's short like expected but I feel that it was the right decision as it's an optimal introduction to VR and everyone will get something out of this.

 

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Blizzard

Banned

• Nov 15, 2015

• #12

ZiZ said:

Are Gear VR games anyway compatible with Google Cardboard?

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I was wondering if they were compatible with the Oculus Rift, since it's associated with Oculus. I'm guessing not? It almost feels like they're undercutting one of their headsets if they are doing GearVR exclusives.

The game looks nice. The visuals remind me of The Witness or Firewatch, and I like the look of those games too.

 

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Mdk7

Member

• Nov 15, 2015

• #13

I wish i could play this one. Isn't it a Gear VR exclusive? If yes, i'll never play it i guess.

 

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POWERSPHERE

Banned

• Nov 15, 2015

• #14

Only just played Monument Valley and its an amazing game, so this has my sword.

 

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Man

Member

• Nov 17, 2015

• #15

They're preparing the Note 4 version and are facing some challenges locking the framerate due to lower specs: http://vrfocus.com/archives/25137/u...n-gear-vr-for-note-4-a-significant-challenge/
Good on them for doing it though as I expect it to be quietly overlooked by most devs since the S6 / Note 5 has changed to Samsungs internal Exynos CPU.