![]() This is a jaw-dropping, tear-jerking experience and I give the developers at Frontier major kudos for getting so ahead of the pack and at an astounding level of quality on their delivery to date. If you have disposable income to spend, the combination of an Oculus Rift DK2 plus Elite: Dangerous is perhaps the best available use of your funds right now. Made me dream of the future more than walking through a custom built house in the DK1 and for the first time truly seeing the future of gaming and recognising the unbridled potential of this amazing new hardware at the hands of thousands of craftsmen and women (Rift devs!). Had me feeling truly lost in space and more in over my head than wandering the shores of the Chernarussian coast in DayZ mod for the first time with flares lighting up despondent zombie faces as they meandered ominously through the fog. ![]() Was a more lucid experience than tunnelling to the core in Minecraft and feeling solitary, confined, and entombed by the glow of lava on the cave walls, wondering if I would ever find home again. Getting pulled out of warp and drawn into a gun battle which I only won thanks to some helpful players was simply epic. More satisfying than after more than 30 attempts defeating the end boss in Unreal Tournament named Xan, yet finally breaking through and securing the victory (and a new skin for muliplayer to show off proudly). I wished I had a hat to throw in the air and cheer. Breaking free of the dock and boosting my engines felt like graduating from some interstellar university. ![]() I nearly shouted 'FREEEEDOM!' In the vein of my Scottish countrymen. Gave me a purer sense of freedom than releasing Epona in The Ocarina of Time and taking a mane-whipping ride across the plains of Hyrule. When you bond with a character so closely, losing them and then losing them again can really jerk you around. Pulled on heart strings harder than failing to resurrect Chrono in Chrono Trigger. Seeing a planet floating yet suspended in the most subtle of motions at full scale is one for the bucket list. Was more impressive than the renowned Half Life moment where a huge tentacle from Xen pins a scientist to the wall, smashing through a pane glass window one of the biggest shocks of my early PC gaming life. I realised am no longer waiting for change, in fact. I know others will feel this with me, in time. As I took a flyby of a floating city and docking station, something about the detail level and ethereal combination of elements caused an involuntary tear to roll down my right check in front of more Twitch viewers than I thought I would ever have. I just sat there and soaked it in as the small beeps and sounds of my ship ticking over reminded me that I, too, was alive and part of it all. So, what floored me and evoked surprise and emotions I never thought would surface while gaming? Initially, it was the sight of a rotating space station with a planet far below and trails of smoke from recent passers by which made the entire scene electric to me. I sat on this statement this morning, comparing memories which may have been better in both indie and triple A titles, but E:D plus DK2 beat them all by comparisons, hands down. E:D in the Oculus Rift DK2 is simply the single best gaming experience I have had to date in my 29 year life. Just moments into the multiplayer game, I realised it. It was a far more fundamental jump than I had expected.Īfter a bit of setup and jumping through various Rift demos, the Elite: Dangerous servers came back online after receiving a major update opening their doors to the world (and me) as part of the Standard Beta. I nearly hugged the driver in anticipation but, boy, was I wrong. Up to that point, I had my hopes set on the DK1 with a bit better resolution. Yesterday, my Rift made it to me in Scotland. I have toyed with Unity and count myself as an enthusiast and on that basis bought a DK2 just 2 hours after sales opened in March. I'm an avid gamer with a passion for games over all other art forms and consider myself a critic with exacting standards. DK2 Impressions by Zimtok5 Warning: Spoilers across several older games below.
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