Then there are all of the various ways it takes advantage of being a VR-only title. The 3D spatial audio makes it more immersive than ever to listen for approaching guards, reaching around corners to take out enemies with a stun dart, and physically ducking down to avoid being spotted all come second nature. The devs also have some novel mechanics that add a lot to the gameplay, like little cameras on the backs of your wrist that can be used to look around corners and mark enemies without being detected and even toss the camera orb out and stick it to a surface to keep track of the bad guys.
Perhaps best of all is the climbing system. Using the slow-mo power you can even fling yourself across entire rooms too. Hanging over the edge of a barrier, reaching over with the camera to find an enemy, then reaching back over with a gun to blind fire and take someone out is insanely satisfying. Espire 1 is full of supremely satisfying moments of VR interaction that end up making you feel like a supremely creative spy genius.
In non-VR stealth games I often find myself wondering what the game designers intended for me to do in situations, but in Espire 1 I find myself wondering what I actually want to do. From a comfort perspective, Espire 1 is incredibly innovative. Using this mode, when you move you can enable a vignette that blocks the edges of your vision with a transparent visor.
Better yet, there are a litany of options that let you tweak and adjust the position and sensitivity, making this one of the few smooth movement only VR games that pretty much anyone should be able to enjoy no problem. You can also adjust where items are located on your body to get the placement just right and even play seated if you want.
Even though the campaign is a bit brief to get through once, this is a game truly designed to be replayed in various ways. The leaderboard function fosters competition and being able to unlock cheats makes side objectives actually worth pursuing. On top of all that are an assortment of challenge levels that task you with smaller maps targeted at testing your stealth, climbing, combat, and more.
When you add up the amount of time it would take to get through all of the challenge maps that easily adds on a few more hours to the amount of content assuming you play each scenario and mission only once — which is certainly the bare minimum. Given the overall flexibility, excellent visuals, and high degree of polish it feels like a very feature-complete adventure with tons of room for iteration and improvement if Digital Lode is able to work on a sequel. The small touches of polish go a long way towards selling the immersion and opening your mind to the creativity on display to complete missions and the inventive VR-focused mechanics make it a pleasure to play actively in a roomscale space.
We were not able to test the Quest or PSVR versions prior to the review embargo, but have played the Quest version previously. Categories Categories. Special Sections. Player Support. Community Hub. Espire 1: VR Operative. Digital Lode. Tripwire Interactive. The future of VR action is now. Experience unprecedented stealth gameplay as you step into the shoes of the deadly Espire Agents with Espire 1: VR Operative.
Sneak, shoot or do both. The choice is yours. All Reviews:. Popular user-defined tags for this product:. Nominate this game for an award. Is this game relevant to you? Sign In or Open in Steam. VR Support. Languages :. English and 5 more. View Steam Achievements Includes 35 Steam Achievements.
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VR Only. Add to Cart. Bundle info. Add to Account. View Community Hub. Yes, the danger - including motion sickness - has been minimized, but the threats are very, very real. In Espire, full-freedom movement maintains immersion and feels more comfortable than ever. So you can worry less about taking a break, and more about how you want to play. The noises players make can draw the enemy to their location — adding a new way to gain the advantage.
Instead of memorizing dozens of button combinations for every action, players perform them as they would in real life. Operatives can crouch and enter cover by physically using their body. Mature Content Description The developers describe the content like this: This game contains some content that is not recommended for all audiences, including gun violence.
The game essentially is rendered twice. Once to the HMD, once to your external display. Designed and developed in Melbourne, Australia. See all. Customer reviews. Overall Reviews:. Recent Reviews:. Review Type. All Positive Negative
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