When comparing Receiver VR vs Lucky's Tale, the Slant community recommends Lucky's Tale for most people. In the question“What are the best Oculus Rift games?” Lucky's Tale is ranked 36th while Receiver VR is ranked 50th. The most important reason people chose Lucky's Tale is:
Lucky's tale is a 3rd person platformer (much like Mario 64) that normally requires manual control of the camera. By creating the game for VR the user will not need to mess around with camera controls while also needing to control the character as the camera is your head. As you move your head the camera moves, which is not only a lot more intuitive but takes the multitasking out of the gameplay leaving the player to concentrate on controls only.
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Pros
Pro Randomized world
Elements within the world such as enemy positions, item locations, gun state, world layout is randomized, making each playthrough different.
Pro Permadeath
There are no checkpoint or saves. Once the player is killed, he has to start over.
Pro Unique hyper-realistic gun simulation
The game asks the player to manipulate each part of the gun independently. Thus, before being able to shoot a gun, it has to be holstered, the magazine has to be removed, each bullet has to be slid into the magazine individually, the magazine has to be put back in, the safety has to be turned off, the slide lock has to be released and the hammer has to be pulled back.
Pro 3rd person platformer without the need to control the camera
Lucky's tale is a 3rd person platformer (much like Mario 64) that normally requires manual control of the camera. By creating the game for VR the user will not need to mess around with camera controls while also needing to control the character as the camera is your head. As you move your head the camera moves, which is not only a lot more intuitive but takes the multitasking out of the gameplay leaving the player to concentrate on controls only.
Cons
Con Mostly just a proof of concept
The game was made within a week as part of a game jam. The developers built the game on 3 central ideas - gun handling mechanics, randomized levels, and unordered storytelling. As such, the game is lacks polish or purpose.
Con No release date
There is still no release date for this game even though Oculus has been released.