When comparing Quakespasm Rift vs Surgeon Simulator, the Slant community recommends Surgeon Simulator for most people. In the question“What are the best Oculus Rift games?” Surgeon Simulator is ranked 13th while Quakespasm Rift is ranked 52nd. The most important reason people chose Surgeon Simulator is:
There is not much in the way of hand holding in the game as many situations can be passed more easily once the payer understands the ins and outs of the game. Things like a green serum not being explained that it helps with a patient bleeding will only be discovered through trial and error, which in the end is rewarding to finally learn all of the mechanics of the game.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Classic Quake gameplay for modern times
Quakespasm is a port of the original iD engine for Quake with modern systems and conventions in mind. It adds correct 64-bit support, modern controls, bakes music in the game instead of asking for a CD, etc. Quakespasm Rift builds on top of that codebase to add Oculus Rift support.
Pro Rewarding exploration based gameplay
There is not much in the way of hand holding in the game as many situations can be passed more easily once the payer understands the ins and outs of the game. Things like a green serum not being explained that it helps with a patient bleeding will only be discovered through trial and error, which in the end is rewarding to finally learn all of the mechanics of the game.
Pro Purposefully difficult controls create slapstick humor
In the game the player controls the movements, rotation, raised/lowered stated of the surgeons hand as well as each finger separately. It's purposefully difficult to control the movements of the hand well. The difficulty of controlling actions creates lots of opportunities for slapstick.
Cons
Con VR may cause nausea
There are some sensory information mismatch issues created by the in-game characters movements and players stationary position as well as the sheer speed of the gameplay that can easily induce nausea.
Con Can get frustrating
While lack of accuracy of the controls is the main draw of the game it can at times get unnecessarily frustrating.