This is a tech demo. I was under the impression it was a full story at least an hour of content. This is a single quick mission that can play out a few ways. Great concept - they should have extended the game out for steam release as it appears this was an arcade vending machine vr game. 1.99 for the experience sure. Indie game price? Not worth it.
Starship Commander: Arcade
- Release Date:
- Sep 10, 2020
- Developer:
- Human Interact
- Publisher:
- Human Interact
- Platforms:
- Windows
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About This Game
Comfort And Input Info
STARSHIP COMMANDER is a seated experience that lasts 10-20 minutes, has replayability based off what you say, requires you to speak English, and is comfortable for new and experienced VR players alike. Non VR-Players will need a combo headphone/headset microphone and a mouse for an optimal experience.
Passion At All Costs
Included as Free-DLC is the long form documentary Passion at All Costs a 52 minute, behind the scenes look at the early beginnings of a canceled precursor project called "Crime Watch" and the trials Human Interact had to go through to create the groundbreaking natural language processing system necessary for Starship Commander to exist.
About the Game
The Arcade Experience finally comes home! Starship Commander: Arcade is a cinematic, choose-your-own-adventure narrative, inspired by classic PC adventure games like Day of the Tentacle and Telltale's Walking Dead series. Go faster-than-light on an adventure through space, as you infiltrate an alien spy facility on a top-secret mission.Want to role-play as a serious and stoic commander? A brash and argumentative hard-ass? Or just troll the game every chance you get? The open dialogue system allows you to speak freely into the microphone, and the NPCs react accordingly. No dialogue wheels, no clunky controls, just natural conversation.
COMMAND YOUR STORY
Want to know more about your ship and the lore? Just ask Sergeant Sarah Pearson. Ready to blow things up? Just say "Let's go." You command the story, at your pace and with your style, using a next-gen AI system developed by Microsoft and Human Interact. The future of adventure games is here, today.
ACTION AWAITS
Command the XR71, the galaxy's most advanced fighter, on a mission to infiltrate and destroy the Ecknian spy facility at all costs. Your choices and your performance determine who lives and who dies.
VISUALLY STUNNING
Made in Unreal Engine 4, and with outstanding visuals designed by AAA game industry veterans, STARSHIP COMMANDER has been meticulously crafted to have a lived-in feel. Mechanical engineers and experienced concept artists worked hand-in-hand to craft the rich environments which you will traverse.
NEW HOME FEATURES
Steam Achievements, and a non-VR mode makes the 15 minute original VR arcade classic more accessible and fun than ever. Included along with the package is a documentary called "Passion at All Costs", about the VR industry as well as the development of Starship Commander from its inception in 2015 to the Steam release today in 2020.
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User Reviews
I can't recommend this to anyone other than those that want to support VR development. Sorry, but I was thoroughly unimpressed with every single aspect of this project. I'm not sure I would have even been impressed 3 years ago. It's just not a good game. Period. The graphics are uninspired. In a world with Alexa and Siri, the voice recognition and responses are pathetically limited. In a world with Half Life: Alyx, this hardly even qualifies as a VR tech demo... even for a mobile VR platform, let alone the Vive Index I played on. However, I'm going to let you keep my money based solely on the documentary. If you're going to insist on charging for this, I'd recommend incorporating the documentary into a VR experience and highlighting it. Your goal was valiant, but I think you missed the mark by quite a bit, and it wasn't simply a failure of the industry. Take my money and do better.
[h1]Experienced on the Oculus Rift[/h1] You can view my (edited) gameplay here: https://youtu.be/FoH5CmxQVvo This is an approximately 13 minute cinematic experience, which has varying scenes depending on your voiced answers. This is like a 360 stereoscopic video, choose your own adventure type experience, which is like the stuff on Amaze VR. You don't use motion controllers at all. It can be fun to try to find new scenes based on your novel responses. Unfortunately, even though the reviewer VR Focus said the AI was good, the AI responses really aren't good and have severe limitations ... but they can be funny (I wouldn't trust VR Focus who seems more concerned about clicks than accuracy in his reports). This is running on the Unreal Engine. I was getting about 45 frames per second on my 1060 GTX. I did get some slight stutters, but it was nothing game-breaking. It did not really effect my enjoyment of the cinematic experience. The stereoscopic 3D here was well-rendered, but it wasn...
Sadly while a very cool concept it is just a very short tech demo with some replayability perhaps another 10 minutes or so, while this is accurate on the store page it doesn't make up for the lack dialogue you can have with the NPC not very impressed at all. Also found the game to be very nauseating which is a first and I play lots of FPS and space sims. I wish all the best to the devs but it is sadly not a game for me.
Truly Starship Commander is the beginning of what will be the next evolution in the gaming industry. Never before have I genuinely felt that I was speaking to living and breathing NPC. Even at times when I would test the game with more uncommon phrases, I would get pretty sound response as if I was talking to a real person. Playing in VR definitely makes for the most immersive experience and it only makes you yearn to play more. Though Starship Commander is on the shorter end, it more than makes up for it by being a pioneer in the growing VR world. I tip my hat to the Human Interact team and can’t wait to see their future endeavors.
I've only played once so far, but it does what it promises to do. It is a glimpse into the future. Some parts are clearly limited, but overall the voice commands do work quite well. Still waiting for the day when an AI is generating the game depending on what I say. If you try to notice the boundraries, you will see them. It is really short, that's kind of a bummer, but worth the money in my opinion.
This game is awesome! It's both a tightly-packed adventure and a showcase of a BUNCH of innovative ideas that I've never seen anywhere else. The voice control is a really unique experience & works well. It's not long, but it looks gorgeous, runs on modest hardware, has some EXCELLENT tunes, and everything is so concisely put together that it really doesn't need any extra padding. There's plenty to go back for over multiple playthroughs. HIGHLY recommended! Protip: use a reasonable quality mic & make sure you tune your input levels, it REALLY helps the experience.
Release more of this game, Please! The story seems interesting and the music is good. The voice recognition is amazingly fast and accurate compared to any other voice controlled game I've ever played. This is where I'd like to eventually see more RPG's go, where I can converse naturally with the people I am interacting with. Tired of the good/bad/jerk response mentality we've been boxed into.
Don't bother. It's a tech demo. It's not fun and the story is non existent.
Amazing arcade experience! Never played anything like this
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System Requirements
Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5-4590 / AMD FX 8350
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 970 or equivalent
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 7 GB available space
- VR Support: SteamVR. Keyboard and mouse required
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5-6500 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 1080 Ti or equivalent
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 7 GB available space
FAQ
How much does Starship Commander: Arcade cost?
Starship Commander: Arcade costs $2.99.
What are the system requirements for Starship Commander: Arcade?
Minimum: Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i5-4590 / AMD FX 8350 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 970 or equivalent DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 7 GB available space VR Support: SteamVR. Keyboard and mouse required Recommended: Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i5-6500 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 1080 Ti or equivalent DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 7 GB available space
What platforms is Starship Commander: Arcade available on?
Starship Commander: Arcade is available on Windows PC.
Is Starship Commander: Arcade worth buying?
Starship Commander: Arcade has 64% positive reviews from 45 players.
When was Starship Commander: Arcade released?
Starship Commander: Arcade was released on Sep 10, 2020.
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