Discovering Space 2 VR Review & Gameplay

[HiFlyer 9,359]

Recommended!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/496740/Discovering_Space_2/

https://www.oculus.com/experiences/rift/1108062115894494

Compatible with HTC Vive, Oculus CV1 and DK2.

Discovering Space 2 is all about exploration. There’s no action, shooting or explosions, just sightseeing, discovery and relaxation on an epic scale.

Calming, wondrous and adventurous.
 

• Take control of your ship, or follow a tour, and immerse yourself in a journey through the Solar System.
• Feel the awesomeness and remoteness of deep space.
• Experience the mood and atmosphere of worlds far away from home.
• Explore at your own pace, and learn about what you see.
• Come back with a new sense of amazement of what is out there.

Built from the ground up for VR, you have a small space ship and the entire Solar System to explore. 

The end result is an experience that conveys the scale, awe and feeling of planetary exploration, in a fully immersive way. You really feel like you are there, and it is at times breath-taking. You can travel vast distances, view the planets (and their moons) from afar, execute some close fly-bys and plunge through their atmosphere down to the surface. Along the way you can listen to on-board commentary that adjusts its content depending on whether you take your time, or just dive straight in.

Key Features
 

• Vast expanse of the Solar System to explore.
• Easy to use tour mode.
• Easy to use flight controls and navigation.
• Seamless and continuous travel from deep space down to the planetary surfaces.
• Planets modelled to true scale.
• Planets rendered using custom shaders that go beyond simple texture mapping.
• Procedurally generated terrain and procedural and multi-layered textures to enhance the planet surfaces.
• Planetary atmospheres enclothe the planets, providing striking sunrise and sunset vistas and re-entry effects.
   
• Simple navigation system allows you to easily fly to your desired target destination.
• Jump gates / hyperspace to allow quick jump to distant systems.
• Near speed of light effects – Red shift, view contraction and “headlight”
   
• Capture your view with in-game snapshots at the touch of a button.

Fly your ship with either an xbox / gamepad style controller, or "use the force" with HTC Vive wands. 

Note: Oculus touch controller not yet fully supported