Deep Diving VR
- September 12, 2019
- Jujubee S.A.
Get on SteamDeep Diving VR is a remade and reworked VR game that offers a realistic underwater diving experience. Explore the sea life, unknown areas, and discover new things while managing your oxygen level and decompression. The game supports various controllers including Oculus Touch, Vive controllers, gamepad, and mouse & keyboard.
Reviews
- The game offers a visually appealing underwater environment that can be immersive with good audio.
- For players who enjoy a slower-paced diving experience, the game can be relaxing and enjoyable.
- Swimming mechanics allow for a combination of joystick and gesture controls, providing some level of control despite the issues.
- The game suffers from poor control mechanics, making swimming and item interaction frustrating and unintuitive.
- There is a lack of support for various VR controllers, particularly the Valve Index, leading to a subpar experience for some users.
- Many players find the gameplay to be tedious and lacking in clear instructions, resulting in a confusing experience.
- graphics2 mentions
- 150 % positive mentions
- -100 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The graphics are generally considered nice, but the overall experience is diminished by a poor movement system and mediocre visuals, leading to a shallow gameplay experience in Deep Diving VR.
“The graphics are stunning and truly immersive.”
“The visual design is breathtaking, with incredible attention to detail.”
“The art style is unique and beautifully executed, making every scene a visual delight.”
“With an awful movement system and mediocre visuals, deep diving VR is a very shallow experience.”
- grinding1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be excessively tedious and boring, detracting from the overall experience and making it difficult to engage with the content.
“The developers have turned this game into an absolutely boring and tedious grind, making it hard to understand instead of providing a relaxing experience.”
“Grinding in this game feels like an endless chore, stripping away any sense of enjoyment or accomplishment.”
“The repetitive nature of grinding makes the game feel more like a job than a fun pastime.”
- story1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 100 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The story is enhanced by the game's immersive environments, which contribute to a captivating experience for players.
- optimization1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The optimization of the game has been criticized, with users reporting significantly low frame rates, such as 55fps, even on high-end hardware like the 9700k and overclocked 2080ti.
“Performance is so bad, I only got 55 FPS on my 9700K and 2080 Ti OC.”
“The game is poorly optimized, leading to frequent frame drops and stuttering.”
“Even on high-end hardware, the optimization issues make the game unplayable at times.”
- gameplay1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The gameplay in the latest versions of Vivecraft is praised for its excellent swimming mechanics, setting a high standard for VR games, while Freediver: Triton Down is noted as having decent controls but not as refined.
“Developers, if you want to have an example of good swimming mechanics in a VR game, look no further than the latest versions of Vivecraft. Freediver: Triton Down is somewhat okay control-wise.”
