FREEDIVER: Triton Down

It's a beautiful start of a nice story, but really too short... However, if you find it on sale it's a must buy: the swimming mechanics were innovative at the time! You can watch it here: https://youtu.be/JCQWY9TzoOU

Reviews have tended to criticise the length of this game, and how it can be completed in about an hour, but I think it's worse than that, as this essentially consists of 2 very short games - which are quite different experiences, and won't necessarily appeal equally to purchasers. The 1st half is an underwater sim which looks beautiful in the lagoon but (obviously) less so in the caves. I would have made much more of the pretty opening graphics in the lagoon, and provided more reasons to free roam the lagoon, given how linear and less pretty the rest of the game is. You can free roam in the lagoon, but there's little to see. There is a sunken sub, with holes in its side, but swimming into it reveals absolutely nothing. So much more could have been made of this. The cave sequences are basically a matter of managing oxygen and learning how to grip onto rock walls. And then, in no time at all, we're into the claustrophobic, puzzles of a can-I-escape-the-sinking-ship scenario. If you came here for the open water swimming (as I did) you'll be disappointed to discover that more of your time will be spent in this 2nd act. I can see that making the protagonist a freediver, and so managing her oxygen, adds to tension, but diving without a tank is unrealistic, none of the cave crevices seem so tight that a diver couldn't squeeze through with a tank. The 3rd person cut scenes are immersion-reducing. I'm giving this a lukewarm recommendation, because the concept is unusual, but the devs could have made more of it, so my recommendation only applies if you pick this up with a deep discount. Note that the PSVR2 and Quest Store versions have an Extended Cut, which was never made available on PCVR.

Pros - Amazing visuals - Very good swimming and grab mechanics. - Very immersive experience. - A lot of influence from the movie The Abyss. - Tense in some areas. Cons - Extremely short (40-60mins) - Expanded version exists on PSVR, which has a few more elements/mechanics, and potentially longer. Disappointing that this version has not been updated. - Grabbing objects and environment can be a bit finicky at times. - Once you use an object it's no longer needed (for those that try to keep hold of items the whole game) as there is no inventory/management, only the glow sticks can be stored on arms. . I'm recommending this short experience as it is very enjoyable and has so much potential. I'm a big fan of the movie, The Abyss, and its clear that this game has a lot of influence from there. I can imagine a VR game for that movie would have everything in this game and also include: - Running through hallways in panic, closing shafts behind you to escape flooding water, - Carrying out minor repairs to the rig/ship. - Lots of elements from Frictional Game's Soma, like sea bed walking and exploring. - Operating underwater tech. - Interacting with the aliens/creatures in some way. - More horror/suspense. I'm supporting the Devs in the hopes that this dream comes true one day.

Alright.. Another amazing VR game. Free Diving simulator, where you don't carry a scuba tank with you, so you constantly have to rely on finding air pockets and such. Its not very long at all. My playtime is due to me playing the game 7 times attempting to get an achievement which seems BROKEN. As much as I did enjoy the game, I cannot recommend it because we are at 6 years post release with an unpatched bug having to do with the "Positive ID" achievement. It is incredibly glitchy and won't unlock for several people and I won't recommend games that developers leave unfixed. I also will start immediately refunding broken games due to Steams 14 days refund policy. Developers on this platform have been doing this to their customers for a long time.. I get it you have a life and you have other projects to possibly work on, but this game is still being sold for real money and it has something broken in it. I hope you choose to fix it one day.

玩过一大堆解谜VR游戏，这是最恶心的一个（生理意义的恶心） 平滑移动+平滑转向+密闭阴暗小空间+限时+解谜，把VR的雷区全踩了一遍 所有诱发晕动症的设计，它是一个不落地塞进了游戏，生怕玩家不恶心 不仅如此，氧气、荧光棒都只能维持半分钟。所以你每解谜半分钟，就必须去附件的氧气补给点往返一次。荧光棒又是唯一主动光源，所以你大部分时间没有照明。女主身上的装备怕是连恐怖游戏的弱鸡主角都不如。 而且频繁的平滑移动、阴暗封闭的环境，又再次加重了生理不适感，最终成就了这款解谜体验堪比在教官面前减肥的粪Game 每游玩一分钟都是对身心的双重折磨。跟这游戏比，玩具熊的五夜后宫VR都像个休闲游戏。

Too short...

Decent implementation of swimming and VR mechanics. In terms of production value it does not feel cheap and low budget, exept it is very short. I had no issues with playing using Pico Neo 3 link.