
Ghost League Pre Alpha - Oculus Quest (through SideQuest)
Ghost League (Pre Alpha)
Ghost League
Oculus Quest
(through SideQuest)
https://playghostleague.com/
https://discord.gg/tRSPNxz
Part one of my first look at Ghost League is one that brings a smile to my face, two of my favourite VR experiences are To The Top and Windlands, so being able to use the grappling and swinging mechanics again instantly brought back happy memories.
This Alpha is only a single player exploration experience, providing two levels of floating platforms that you can swing, run, jump and climb around, collecting power orbs and activating check points. The developers intention is to introduce full combat to the full game which they are hoping to achieve through a kickstarter.
The swinging, at first, did not feel intuitive and it it took me a number of attempts to get the hang, no pun intended, of gaining a pendulum motion. Once you gained the knowledge that you are able climb and push yourself off or jump from surfaces those hard to reach locations became much more attainable. The developers admit they have a lot of work to do still and are learning and listening to the games adopters to help iron out issues, the running does not always work for instance, swinging your arms, the jump also can be tricky to time and get trajectory right.
It will be interesting how Ghost Leagues combat will work, there is promise of grenades and melee from punching, which brings to mind the old TV show Gladiators and a little game called hang tough. If you are able to swing and shoot whilst doing so, meaning that it is important to keep moving rather than have terra firma shootouts than this could be a fantastic multiplayer combat experience.
A game that I am going to be keeping an eye.
Part 2 later this week where I will explore the run and jump mechanics as well as map 2.