• 3 months ago
Marine verse Kayaking FIRST IMPRESSIONS on the Quest 3

Explore, Connect, and Unwind with MarineVerse Kayaking.

THIS IS AN EARLY-ACCESS VERSION. Please join the MarineVerse Discord to share your feedback and ideas.

Step into a virtual kayak and glide effortlessly through captivating landscapes. Whether you're here for the serene views, the physical thrill, or some friendly competition, MarineVerse Kayaking offers something for every type of adventurer.

Key Features
- Stunning Environments: Discover picturesque locales that offer a perfect backdrop for your paddling journey. ( Currently just 2 locations, but more are cominig )
- Time trial racing ( For now 3, more coming )
- Multiplayer ( Initial version )

About Us
MarineVerse is an indie team based in Australia. We're the folks behind MarineVerse Cup, and we’re driven by one mission: to bring the joy and challenge of water sports to everyone through virtual reality.

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Intro Music by Gareth Gittins:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmdY1-aNLf97ZRwRtfRFNyA

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Transcript
00:00What a guy, I'm a man on the street. What a guy, I'm loose on the beat.
00:11Stop!
00:13Now after playing Phantom Covert Ops, which is spent in a kayak, I decided to give Marineverse a try after sitting on it for a while.
00:22Now, I know it's early access, so it's why I'm going to say the parts which are nice and the points I feel could be improved on.
00:30So firstly, as you load into the game, you are greeted with menus. Now first impressions always count in a game.
00:37So in my opinion, the first thing that needs work is put a nice beautiful backdrop which represents the game in,
00:45not these ugly blue boxes that look like they have jumped out of a PC's 95 windows.
00:52I know they must be working on something as it's inside a building and there are a few kayaks laying around, but as it stands, it's just walls and a roof.
01:01So there are only three scenes to choose from right now, with a fourth one that's faded out.
01:07But three of these four are set at the same location, but just are in different times of day, sunset, day and night.
01:16Now in the final version, I would expect at least eight locations and then for each location to have day and sunset,
01:24and then maybe night if it can offer something unique to that night time, like all the different times need to offer something unique.
01:33The locations that are available look fantastic. The sea, the skies, the scenery, then the water looks amazing, the way it moves,
01:44the light reflecting the sun and the way you can see the floor in some locations.
01:49The kayak also reacts great and you can set how high or low you wish to sit in it. The rowing is good, it all works very well.
01:59So in the game menu, you are offered a relaxing paddle where you just paddle and explore.
02:06Then you have time trials. This is a nice idea. A race to the finish line and collecting stars which knocks off time.
02:16It also then has a global ranking, so it gives you purpose to the game. It also gives you a bit of a workout, so that's a good thing.
02:25Though it could do with maybe three extra games altogether. Maybe a race to get out of a maze or something.
02:34Another could be to pop balloons in any order you wish that are scattered around the map or a treasure hunt to collect pieces of a jigsaw.
02:42So a few ideas I think that I can prove this game. So as I said earlier, with night time, it could offer more marine life.
02:51Maybe glowing fish swimming around or the lighthouse working. Then in each location, as much fun as it is to explore, there's not really much to explore.
03:02You go from one end of the map to the other just looking at stuff.
03:07I think some great ideas here would be to add a series of canals that you can navigate through.
03:13Like in the Arctic, have lots of mountains and icebergs you can go between, like a maze.
03:20Then have wildlife sitting on some of the icebergs, so there's something to view.
03:25Maybe caves that you can wander and paddle through that offer some beautiful crystals in the ceiling.
03:31Or a volcano erupting and you have to get away from the lava.
03:35There really is so much that can be added and is needed to really make this game great.
03:41So overall, there is a lot of potential in this game and I look forward to seeing where it will be this time next year, which will be September 2025.
03:51But right now, I would hold off in buying this game until a lot more has been added.
03:57Unless you want to pick it up for the cheaper price that it is now of course.
04:02So, thank you as always guys for watching my videos.
04:05Now please push that like button if you enjoyed this video.
04:08Drop a comment on any ideas for this game you might have, as maybe the developer might read them.
04:14Then come be part of this growing community and hit that subscribe button.
04:18Thanks guys and happy gaming.
04:31Well done, you made it!