When comparing Hover: Revolt of Gamers 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 Hover: Revolt of Gamers is ranked 43rd. 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.
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Pros
Pro Fluid parkour craziness without the motion sickness
The game allows for fluid quick movement in a parkour style, but also is implemented well so that the player does not get sick from the quick actions while using VR.
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 Small text/font
If you happen to have somewhat poor visual acuity and use the Oculus' manufactured lenses, you may end up having a difficult time reading the tutorial or GUI.
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.