![]() ![]() Enemy animation is quite stiff, and appears to be running at a lower framerate than the rest of the scene. Extremely low detail geometry combined with some misaligned textures (that were never expected to be scrutinised up close) is disappointing. There’s no escaping the fact that the original assets had mobile rendering in mind the poor quality of the obstacles used for cover is particularly noticeable, as they can be inches from your head. The visuals are functional at best, and the environment detail is very limited. While it is impressive that a mobile game can hold up at all, these are poor graphics for a PC game in 2016. It’s a testament to the quality of the original level design by Craneballs Studios that a mobile game can not only survive the transition to VR, but also make the move to first person without major problems in terms of object and environment scale. Overkill 3 was designed as a third-person, cover-based shooter, but Overkill VR’s action takes place in first person, and thankfully, it’s a reasonably satisfying result. It works well enough, but it’s not an encouraging start. The UI has barely changed, with a Vive controller acting as your pointer. In fact, it isn’t a VR interface at all it comes directly from the touchscreen menu of Overkill 3, a game developed for mobile platforms in early 2015 on which Overkill VR is based. Instead, you’re simply there to point at a large display on the wall, which functions as the main menu – pretty uninspiring for a VR game. You’re prevented from moving beyond your physical play space, and none of the objects are interactive. Beginning in a large armoury with a vast collection of weapons on the wall, the game immediately thwarts any notion of interacting in this inviting space. Overkill VR’s opening area is a strange one. Developed by Starloop Studios and published by Game Troopers, it offers a large arsenal of upgradeable weapons, plenty of levels and varied boss battles. Out now on Steam Early Access, Overkill VR is a First-Person Shooter available for the HTC Vive. ![]()
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