When comparing The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed vs Sairento VR, the Slant community recommends Sairento VR for most people. In the question“What are the best HTC Vive games?” Sairento VR is ranked 3rd while The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed is ranked 14th. The most important reason people chose Sairento VR is:
Simple things like crouching during a slide to slow it down, prediction of moments when you want it, make you feel like slowing time is just a natural power you possess.
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Pros
Pro Gameplay has wide appeal
More a walking simulator with puzzle aspects, this is a highly narrative focused game, meaning it should be accessible to many different types of potential players as there is no combat or worry about having to make split second reactions through the games controls.
Pro Great graphics
One of the better looking games out for the Vive in its infancy, the visuals are fantastic giving a real sense of being in the environments. For those looking for a very good visual experience on the Vive, this would definitely be a game to consider.
Pro Puzzles feel natural and not overly complex
Many adventure puzzle games see obtuse clues and hidden items that require back tracking, making for an exhausting experience having to constantly research areas. The Gallery does not have this issue at all as each puzzle and items that need found feel natural and intuitive in the same way searching for something in real life does. There is never a moment where the player will have to continually research or apply objects in order to guess how to solve something, all conclusions come with ease (though not that the game is too easy, more that puzzle solving is just intuitive).
Pro Intuitive and reactive controls
The games controls work quite well and are very responsive. For instance when slowly pressing down the rigger button, the players hand in the game will start closing their fingers. Once the button is depressed all the way the player will now be showing a fist in game. This is all pressure sensitive and natural feeling.
Pro Bullet time done right
Simple things like crouching during a slide to slow it down, prediction of moments when you want it, make you feel like slowing time is just a natural power you possess.
Pro Movement
Movement mechanics are so good they make every other game feel like you're stuck.
Pro The ultimate VR experience
No other VR game offers this much freedom in movement, it's truly amazing what you can do in this game. It's still Early Access and you should look forward to the constant stream of updates that come from this team. They are by far the most responsive development team in a VR game in dealing with bugs and taking people's feedback into account and implementing suggestions. If you got an Oculus Rift or HTC Vive and want a game that truly makes you feel badass this is the one to get.
Pro Flexible ninja fighting
You can use a bow, swords, pistols, fully automatic weapons, throwing knives, or combinations - the common denominator is that you get to stylistically carve your way through enemies leaving flying bodies in your wake, feeling like a total badass.
Pro Makes you feel like a badass
The movement scheme is by far the best in any VR game. Jumping, sliding, wall-running, back-flipping, ground-slamming, slow motion, trackpad or teleport locomotion...it's all there. And there are tons of settings so that you can tweak the movement to your exact liking. Add to that a bow, swords, pistols, shotgun, machine guns, many throwable weapons, and a deep relic system that adds many different abilities and modifications. This game should be held as the golden standard in VR development. And there's so much more coming! The fun never ends with this game.
Pro Progression
Character levels and loot. VR is pretty lacking in this area, which really hurts replayability for many gamers. Sairento's got the remedy.
Pro Great locomotion implementation
Jumping feels just like it should without causing any problems with nausea or sickness of any kind.
Pro Involved devs
The developers are very involved with the community and listen to all suggestions. For example the backflip move was added literally ten hours after it showed up on the forums as a suggestion.
Pro One of the best VR games to date
Responsive devs, Easy to pick up though hard to master.
Pro Great AI
Keeps you engaged.
Cons
Con Poor movement mechanics
While this game doe use a teleport mechanics (as many other Vive games do, where you point to where you want to teleport to in a level), the actual mechanics provided in this game are lacking. It feels imprecise and can make for a frustrating time moving around.
Con Picking up objects can be difficult
At points in the game there are objects that need picked up off of the floor, players can run into an issue here when the floor in the game is lower than the users actual floor, making the objects out of reach. basically this seems to be a bug and not a calibration issue which will need addressed but currently is not.
Con First epsiode is short
An episodic game that will be much longer when all episodes are out, but is short for what is on offer within the first episode. Lasting at about 2 hours of play for $30.00, this may be a bit pricey for some.