Gem Hunter: VR vehicle-based platformer inspired by Super Mario 64
20Gameplay from Gem Hunter, a story-based VR platforming game where you drive a flying tank and hunt witches.
Gem Hunter is a $9.99 VR platformer that supports the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. It uses vehicle based locomotion where you are in the cockpit of a tank and control your movement with a VR motion controller, while adjusting your firing angle with the other controller. You can also play it while standing and use gaze-based locomotion. The goal is to collect diamonds that are hidden through each map, collecting more diamonds let you unlock new levels and advances you through the story. The VR gameplay is inspired by Super Mario 64 and similar 3D platforming games.
Official game description of Gem Hunter on Steam:
"Gameplay
Gem Hunter is a story-driven action adventure platformer for the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. Fly your Hovercraft on a quest to help recover the Fox King's stolen Diamonds and defeat the three Witch Sisters. Mine gems, battle creatures, uncover secrets, solve mysteries, customize your ship, and claim the highscore on the online speedrunning leaderboards for monthly prizes!
Game Content
-2-4 hours of Story-driven Gameplay, spanning across 10 full Stages to explore and 28 Diamonds to discover and collect.
-4 Epic Boss Fights that will require you to hone your skills to complete.
-Multiple Endings based on who you decide to help or betray.
-Competitive Speedrunning Leaderboards with monthly prizes for top scorers. Compete in both 100% and Any% categories
-Comfort Options: Steer your Hovercraft via Motion Controllers or by Headset. Uses Peripheral Vignetting to ease rotation.
-Original Orchestral/Synth Soundtrack
-Challenging Platforming & Thinking puzzles
-Hovercraft Customization & Upgrades: Gain the ability to Dash, summon Shields, and Spring Jump high into the air. Discover secret new Ammo types, change your ship's Color scheme, upgrade your Thrusters, etc.
-6+ Unique enemies, ranging from Rock Golems to Flying Robot Drones, and Venom-spewing Plants to Dragons.
-Mine gems out of rocks to give your ship new powers! Collect Citrine, Amethyst, Emerald, Ruby, and Sapphires.
Story
The Fox King has hired you to reclaim the Castle's stolen Diamonds from the three Witch Sisters; Dezravella, Petrichora, and Ravanna. His emissary explains that the sisters have scattered the missing Diamonds across the magical worlds contained inside each of the Castle's many Paintings. As you begin your journey by tracking down Dezravella, a Dragon Riding Fire Witch, you discover that not all is as it seems, and there may very well be two sides to this story. It is up to you to choose right and wrong: Whether you ought to fight the Witch Sisters and collect Diamonds for the Fox King, or to break oath and help Ravanna restore peace to those worlds the Diamonds have been taken from.
Locomotion Disclaimer
This game uses Sliding Locomotion. If you are prone to VR Motion Sickness, there are Comfort Settings and alternate locomotion methods available in game that haven proven extremely effective for Roomscale VR players. However, for extreme cases they may not be adequate. You have been warned."
Check out Gem Hunter on Steam:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/613020/Gem_Hunter/
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Computer Specs:
OS: Windows 10 64bit
Video Card: GeForce GTX 1080
Memory: 32 gigs
Processor: 4.0 GHz Intel Core i7-5820K
Motherboard: MSI X99S GAMING 9 ACK EATX LGA2011-3
VR Hard Drive: Samsung 840 EVO 1TB 2.5" SSD
This video was filmed with the HTC Vive virtual reality HMD, check it out on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/HTC-VIVE-Virtual-Reality-System-Pc/dp/B00VF5NT4I/?tag=bumble0b-20