Watching the game being played by some of my favorite Star Trek actors was just amazing - especially how into the experience LaVar Burton was. It was like he was home again and it warmed my heart to see it!
This game is the game that I've dreamed of for some time. There surely are space simulators that allow you to take on different roles on a bridge (Artemis, for example), but I really wanted to do it in the Star Trek universe and actually, along with my friends, take command of the ship and go where no one had gone before...and likely blow some things up along the way. In addition, while it's not TRUE virtual reality in that you reach out and touch virtual controls, each player is in charge of their station and uses a controller to do their thing. You can even look over at other crew members to see what they're doing.
Then reality set in. I don't have VR gear for my PS4 or an Occulus. Those things cost about $400ish these days. And even if by some miracle I got such an expense past the CFO (my wife), finding four buddies who also have a VR headset is outside the bounds of reality. They all have their own CFOs to whom they have to answer.
So the sad reality is that this looks like a dream of a game that I'll never get to play. Maybe someday the VR gear will come down in price to a point where other married folks with bills to pay and other responsibilities can own them, but for now it's because of the price matter that I can't see this game doing very well in sales.
If you and four or so of your friends have VR gear, please feel free to comment on this post and tell me how the game was - I'd love to at least live vicariously through you!
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