![]() Eventually, I swapped to Air Link, which lets you play PC VR games wirelessly on your Oculus Quest 2 by connecting to the host PC, as long as you have a good WiFi connection. I first played Lone Echo 2 with an Oculus Link cable tied to my RTX 3080 / Ryrig, and it ran comfortably with all settings at max. Lone Echo 2’s major redeeming factor is how good it looks. You’ll go from place to place, pulling plenty of levers while getting a crash course in space station jargon, from conduits to overwrite slots and counter-pulse blast waves. It all makes sense, but the story is delivered at a snail’s pace, without any meaningful twists to shock you out of your boredom. There’s more than enough exposition here to ensure you understand what’s going on in the sequel, too. The good news is that if you didn’t play the original, Lone Echo 2 plays catchup with a neat recap and plenty of callbacks to the main events of Lone Echo, should you need them. At one point you’re literally strapped into a harness for centuries – and trust me, it feels like it. Yes, there’s an agonising amount of sitting and waiting around for things to happen in Lone Echo 2, which feels like a waste when the characters are so lifelike. Interacting with ship systems often feels like following an instruction manual, and the formula can start to grate. Chase that with a load of matter-of-fact dialogue from a robot companion, and it’s hard not to feel like your time is being disrespected. Perhaps Lone Echo 2’s greatest sin in the VR puzzle department is how it can strip you of any intuition and force you to pick all the wrong answers until you get the right one. Maybe it will come to other headsets later down the line, but considering that Oculus is already phasing out the PC-based Rift platform in favor of the standalone Quest 2, sticking to platform exclusivity for this game seems particularly exclusionary. Alas, Lone Echo 2 is locked to the Oculus platform (and not currently available natively on Quest 2). I was playing on PC and Oculus Quest 2 via Air Link, and its peripherals handled the rest of Lone Echo 2’s quirks in style, but I was begging for the advanced finger tracking of Valve’s Index controllers in these few instances. Having a tool mounted on your wrist also gets in the way of Jack’s fingers, so it’s sometimes hard to see what dialogue options or interface elements you’re picking. ![]() Eventually, you’ll have to freeze sensors and coat items to get through sticky Biomass webs that gate important areas. My favourite involved controlling a crane’s limbs with my fingers and using momentum to push it across gaps and mop the little dudes up. Most of the puzzles involve redirecting said Ticks towards non-organic power sources (and eventually blasting them to smithereens) to clear out infected areas and access new information to help find a cure. The fact that you can experience the multiplayer without even buying it means it’s one of the first things any Oculus Rift owner should download. Lone Echo’s well-acted story and interesting environments move at a slow enough pace that you can soak it all in and appreciate the sensation of virtual weightlessness before jumping into the fast, sweaty, competitive action of Echo Arena. Its sense of movement feels great, and it couldn’t exist in any other way. □➦ THIS CHANNEL IS NOT MONETISED.Lone Echo and Echo Arena are the rare games that demonstrate the true value of VR and hand tracking. "ACCESS TO BETA FOR EVERYONE IS 5TH MAY 2020! If you want to buy me a coffee? PayPal: you! Save Cancel If you are on STEAM, come and JOIN my TOP RATED VR Steam Group: In Echo Arena, your team will face off against the competition in a zero-gravity clash of robotic glory as you glide, boost, and punch your way to scoring goals in a breathtaking virtual arena.ĬOME JOIN MY DISCORD HERE: (Hidden VR keys added regulary!)ĪND IF YOU WANT TO HELP SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL? Experience the freedom of zero-g movement while hanging out in the Echo VR social lobby where you can meet new people or jump into the action of Echo Arena. Possibly the future of VR ESPORTS! And this game makes me want 'Lone Echo' on Quest!Įcho VR is your gateway to Echo Arena. ACCESS TO BETA FOR EVERYONE IS 5TH MAY 2020!
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