When comparing FATED: The Silent Oath vs Vector 36, the Slant community recommends FATED: The Silent Oath for most people. In the question“What are the best HTC Vive games?” FATED: The Silent Oath is ranked 32nd while Vector 36 is ranked 37th. The most important reason people chose FATED: The Silent Oath is:
There are points in the game where NPCs will ask yes or no questions in the title, the player can then reply by shaking their head yes or no, to which the NPCs will respond to. Not only is this a natural reaction, but the fact that it is taken advantage of as a control mechanism shows how immersive and intuitive VR gameplay can be.
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Pros
Pro Intuitive interaction
There are points in the game where NPCs will ask yes or no questions in the title, the player can then reply by shaking their head yes or no, to which the NPCs will respond to. Not only is this a natural reaction, but the fact that it is taken advantage of as a control mechanism shows how immersive and intuitive VR gameplay can be.
Pro Highly polished
The graphics are top notch, as well as the music and voice acting. A quality title that has a lot of polish, which for such a new medium, is still a bit rare.For those looking for something to experience what the best VR storytelling may have to offer, Fated is a good choice.
Pro Immersive story telling
The game fits the term, "walking simulator" where in there is little gameplay but is more focused on telling a story. The story told is quite intriguing, especially with the added benefit of VR, where in you feel as though you are experiencing the events yourself as they unfold.
Pro Very satisfying feeling of control and speed
The driving behavior is completely physics-based, each change in components placement or input leads to the expected behavior. Skimming close to the surface gives you more lift, so you can afford to lean the ship forward for bigger acceleration. Angling your thrust vector smoothly while high speed drifting around corners is challenging and rewarding at the same time.
Pro Immersive VR cockpit
All important information is integrated into the physical cockpit, which closes around you at the start of each race. You can even get out of the cockpit and walk around your ship on the surface of Mars while waiting for repairs in VR roomscale just to get back in when it is ready to continue the race.
Pro Great Drum 'n' Bass soundtrack
Cons
Con Very little actual gameplay
Short of a few nods here or there, there is actually very little game mechanics to be found in this title. More an interactive movie than a game, which may disappoint some users.
Con Does not work with Vive controllers
The game is controlled through a regular gamepad, not the Vive controllers, which lessens the immersive aspect of the game over other titles that do make use of the Vive controllers. Mainly this is due to the game being created with the Oculus in mind, back before they announced their own controllers, so is geared more towards being a game you sit and play with the VR headset on.
Con Short and linear
The game is quite short and the gameplay is quite linear meaning that there is little to revisit once the story is completed.
Con Clunky garage interface in VR
To finetune parts, like the flight controller, you have to move your head up/down or to the side, because otherwise the menu elements overlap.
Con No multiplayer yet
There is an online leader board, and ghost ships will come soon. But Multiplayer will only be added by the developer, when enough people are playing the game.