DownStream: VR Whitewater Kayaking

отличный представитель своего жанра, но блин меня такие игры укачивают(как и Battlewake и т.п.), наверное чтобы не укачивало надо брать реальные вёсла и садится в имитацию плаванья на лодке, и включать вентилятор

Although enjoyable enough to get my recommendation, DownStream really missed the golden ring because of its poor paddle controls! For an outstanding example of proper kayak paddling, try Journey for Elysium, which had a two-handed grip on the single, two-ended paddle (just like a REAL one). Update: The latest kayak simulator is now Phantom: Covert Ops on Oculus Rift, but playable with Valve and HTC headsets on Steam using Revive. The regular two-handed paddle works perfectly in this stealth combat game, as well. But in DownStream, you get two SEPARATE paddles, which is just not right, and breaks the reality for paddling a real kayak. If this were to be fixed, DownStream would be a five-star game.

This one of those gems that slips through the net & no one notices. I’ve done kayaking in the past and this certainly brought back some good memories, it’s very realistic and a great workout, the graphics wouldn’t be AAA standard but they’re more than adequate for the job. Believe me, this baby behaves just how a real kayak would minus the getting wet part. The paddles are separated though unlike a canoe/kayak but once you’ve had a bit of practice you’ll see how intuitive they are. There’s even a graded rumble in the controllers as the paddles enter the water, this really helps and saves you looking down at them. I highly recommend this game, grab it in a sale.

Great game overall. Does give motion sickness to new to VR players but that's not surprising. Lots of cool water features to paddle through and the ability to set the speed of the water makes this game accessable to all. There's also a bunch of maps that you can unlock as you level up, though levels dont seem to have a purpose once you've unlocked them. Having two paddles takes a bit to get used to but it's easy to rig something for your controllers to make it more realistic. Great game. Prepare to make your arms tired.

(Vive) Не сильно отличается от Rush, но та мне показалась отличной, а эта нет. Серьезных недостатков в игре нет, но до моего интереса недотянули несколько параметров. Пейзаж, пусть будет даже схематичный, недостаточно красив. Держать контролы Vive во время гребли совсем неудобно. За полным отсутствием реальной воды вокруг тебя в квартире, нет обратной связи от гребков (тут претензия уже не к игре, понятно). Вообще физика гребков показалась сбитой, могу ошибаться. В общем, телу не понравилась эта активность.

Really brilliant; one of VRs finest games, and I've played many AAAs and other Indies for comparison. It gets more fun the more you play, because you learn the physics of the kayak handling, and get to crazy speeds around corners without crashing. Great for fitness too as it can be a workout. 10/10 package with the music, gameplay, graphics and leaderboards. I just wish there was a sequel or DLC.

(Vive) Anyone use a device or tape their controllers to a stick to make this feel more realistic? Was difficult for me to tape the controllers while not pressing buttons and also having control of the menus...but the gameplay was about a hundred times better so was worth the struggle. The biggest issue was the direction the controllers had to face for it to work. Which is the opposite for something like the double sword in beat saber, for example...so a product for that wouldn't work.... Anyway, if anyone has any suggestions for accomplishing this more successfuly, I'd appreciate it. ...there's gotta be some people in to 3D printing out there right? ...please.... ...I need this.... Lol Anyway, this game is awesome obviously. Get it :P

lots of fun. takes a minute to get just the right height set in properly and to seat yourself properly, and controls are quite different and take a little bit to get used to, but once you get the handle of it, its extremely fun. between grappling hooks, kite sails, you can really enjoy fast paced white water rafting.