davidmcg wrote:
Synth.osx wrote:
davidmcg wrote:
Edge of Nowhere on Oculus Rift
Batman - Arkham Knight
Batman - The Telltale Series
Metal Gear Solid V
The Witcher 3
Gabriel Knight 2 - The Beast Within
Project Cars - Oculus Rift
Elite Dangerous - Oculus Rift
Microsoft Flight Simulator X - Oculus Rift - Like nothing better than flying a small plane over the Canadian mountains when it's snowing. Completely immersed

There's more, but those are the main ones
What is the best experience you have had with the Oculus Rift so far? I am thinking of buying one and I just want to know what the best games are. I already own DiRT Rally and Elite Dangerous, is project cars worth it? It is on sale with the humble store summer sale at the moment.
I've had a DK2 for maybe a couple of years and used it right up to the release of the CV1. I wouldn't say I got bored with it. I used it regularly for different games and apps. Elite Dangerous is amazing on it. The immersion is fantastic, especially when you're approaching/docking at a space station and going into hyperspace. I can't imagine playing ED without it now tbh. Project Cars is really cool. There are also a number of adventure games such as Edge of Nowhere or RPGs like Chronos. There is also Alien Isolation which I couldn't finish as I couldn't handle the stress. There are also a number of cool apps that are available for it. For watching movies, you can use MaxVR which places you in a cinema with a large screen in front of you and you can load movies onto it. I use this frequently. To be honest, it kind of killed the real cinema for me as I think 'why go to a real cinema when I can have one of my own?'..

Would I recommend it? Yes and No. It depends. If you have a reasonable amount if disposable income then yes, I would buy one. But you also need a VERY powerful PC to get the best out of it so the cost of getting into VR is definitely high. Think it cost me around £2500 to buy the CV1 and build a decent PC.
I'm not even going to get into porn...

I bought a CV1, I already exceeded the minimum requirements and the Oculus Rift didn't cost much more than my G-Sync monitor. I think the Oculus Rift is great value considering that curved 4K or 1440p IPS monitors can cost up to a £1000 in many cases. The Oculus Rift is very light and comfortable, that was one of the major strong points over the HTC Vive for me.
I haven't played many of the titles from the Oculus Rift store but I have tested out games I have purchased from steam. So far, DiRT Rally and Euro Truck Simulator 2 have been great experiences. Elite: Dangerous can be intense and as a newcomer to the game, there is definitely a learning curve to Elite: Dangerous. I am playing through The Vanishing of Ethan Carter in VR and the experience is definitely much more atmospheric with the Oculus Rift, I will purchase Chronos next.
I didn't know Microsoft Simulator X was compatible with Oculus Rift but I will definitely buy it, do you use a HOTAS for flying simulators? Do you own a wheel for racing simulators?
I watched Warcraft 3D and it was a great experience, it was better than the cinema. I have found that Cmoar cinema app works well with x2 supersampling, the environments in the app are great. It isn't perfect and there are godrays but I think the immersion of viewing a cinema screen is worth the money of a headset alone.