imagine someone would put every good part of the different games together (like the water from this game, the weapons from another game and so one). It would be incredible!
Just played the demo for this and now really looking forward to the full release. I love real life kayaking and this does a pretty good job translating it to VR.
Interesting game! I'm not one to play sports video games such as soccer, racing games, boxing, tennis, basketball, golf, etc... but this game is interesting because of its realism because it helps the video game industry focused on virtual reality and augmented to follow, create, improve, expand, help or whatever the way of VR to the general public and the great consumer... to create quality VR games that are as realistic as possible.
This really needs full body inverse kinematics. I really hope they add realistic arms and body to the experience. It's not hard - individual people have written mods for games like Skyrim VR and it works amazingly well. Or that ultra short Batman experience from a few years ago. Having only the paddle floating in space breaks the otherwise amazing looking experience.
Idk you really really don't notice the arms missing in this one. You're way too busy looking at the environment to be noticing little things like a body. It would be cool but I'd rather them focus on longer courses. The demo course only takes like 5 minutes
Great video, just imagine I'm playing this game with my Varjo Aero it's amazing blows my mind, what is cool also you can put your head in the water to see fish. Best game ever in VR. 10/10
the best way to turn sharply is to stick the padle in the water and push forwards. in other words paddle backwards on the inside of a turn instead of normal paddle strokes on the outside.
great game ! can't wait to play it ! if you're in contact with the dev, please ask him to make a rower version , it would be awesome to make sport with our real rower with the controllers attached on it and see the landscape in VR ! sure it'll bring me to sport more often :-D
i got this game couple of days. its excellent. storm mode in norway is spectacular. it feels so real. hope developer adds more locations in future esp storm modes,
If it's graphics you are after you will need a good headset like the Valve Index or if you are willing to spend the money get a Varjo headset. The Varjo XR3 is widely regarded to have the best display of any headset but just cost too much for consumers. Not to mention you need a beast of a computer to run the graphics that high. The downside to that headset is it does not have a mic and you have to plug in your own headphones for sound. That is where something like the Valve Index is a much better buy. It has a great display, off ear speakers that sound pretty good, and a good quality microphone. The Valve Index is very well rounded I would say it's a much better headset for playing video games where the Varjo XR3 is a better headset for simulations like flying a plane.
@@thejman3489 no mention of reverb g2? widely renowned as the best graphics semi affordable headset... better than valve index anyway, even if it is worse in most other ways. the visuals are certainly better.
@@socks2441 The HP Reverb G2 does have a better resolution. The thing about that headset is that it has inside out tracking meaning the headset is tracking the controllers. If your controllers go somewhere the headset can't see it won't be able to track them. Also the accuracy of the tracking won't be as good as base station laser tracking used by the Index. The other thing to consider is that the Reverb G2 has a 90hz refresh rate while the Index has 144hz refresh rate. It's all just things to consider.
@@socks2441 So here are the headset resolutions: Valve Index: 1440x1600 per eye Oculus Quest 2: 1832x1920 per eye HP Reverb G2: 2160x2160 per eye Pimax 8k: 3840x2160 per eye (important to note this headset has a very wide field of view) Varjo XR-3: 2880x2720 per eye
Finally got to try the demo this weekend, and even on my GTX 1060 6GB I was able to turn all the graphics settings to max except for antialiasing (on is ok) and pixel density > 1. Beautiful and very playable.
It looks like it doesn't convey weight very well. When kayaking, the weight of pushing a paddle through water is quite large, but a good push can really build speed very quickly.
Oh, wow, that sound design is really good... At first I was like, "Wow, so realistic, amazing!" then watching the actual gameplay I realised... eh, maybe a little _too_ realistic? It looks tiring. I could just kayak in real life, and might enjoy it more in the Marina then here. It would be more dangerous to do that, though, as well as be harder to get to.
Just got this. Been hanging out for ages, since the demo. I didn't know you could stick your controllers on the end of Rod like this ? I'll definetly try this out. Maybe I can use my actual Kayaks Paddle? Amazing! Especially because it's winter here in Melbourne, Vic. Australia. Can't wait for new locations, and shop add-ons.
What we need is more open world vr games that add features like this to the game so we can have it all pooltable ping pong gta or rdr2 style gameplay onward sns Alex have it all in one game so we can have it all for everyone
Kayaking is extremely intuitive in real life. It looks like you're moving the paddles too fast, if you try in real life you'll see that the water resistance is huge. It's like sticking them into molasses.
Bro, if you wanna play PC level VR games you will need something much better than a mobile headset. You won't be playing something like this on Quest until at least the Quest 4.
Hey man, Vox Machina got a standalone quest version. If there's anyone that could put that game under a spotlight its you.. I think its pretty good and people need to know about its existence
2:30 trials 2 hd was amazing. i lost interest a bit on the other games as despite being called 'trials' they were more akin to 'motocross' in style. but still kind of fun. trials 2 hd was so hard it was hilarious to play with friends though, and captured the essence of what trials riding is actually about.
somebody needs to benchmark the dlss modes in this game, so far there are not many vr games with dlss support and those that do it doesnt seem to help much, sometimes messing with frametimes (from what i remember anyway, could be wrong.)
no you did not. on a serius note i really like your videos, you condense information really well and go straigh to the point with insighfull comments. Bravo. (also subbed).
Uh yeah, this is nothing like the real thing. The movement is way off. Your kayak would have been going much much faster down the stream in real life. Looks great though.
yeah i've been going on a VR rampage these last two weeks and tried EVERYTHING i could. currently the "full" aaa games can almost be counted on one hand... then you got the sim scene with racing or flying which is nice but that's where it stops. i would really like to see VR evolve a little faster...
@@sub23DaRkNeSS it's sad alright. Quality VR games have taken a backseat thanks to Quest marketshare dominance. And I don't see it getting any better any time soon. Quest 3 still won't be capable of running high poly, high lighting, high physics games. So it will continue the trend of low poly cartoon style graphics, limiting what devs can do with atmospheric world building for years to come. VR software has to suffer to try to gain mass adoption. Which it has. I'd love to see retention numbers from Quest users past their first year, but we know they'll never show those, just continue to tell us how good it's selling and how it's good for VR.
@@GameJunky513 you need to look at a bigger picture. Quest has something that no other headset has - it's cheap and easy to use. For "premium VR" you need a costly PC HMD and a costly PC, and some knowledge, time, determination and accomodation conditions, most of the players plays on low end/mid range machines barely capable of running VR (Steam HW survey has its covered for you), so they'd need to upgrade their PCs, buy an expensive VR and often upgrade their houses, cause not everyone has conditions to make a room scale setup with those cameras and other crap in their houses/rooms. That's why premium VR is a total niche and that's exactly why there's no more AAA games and most VR games are just tech demos - because making an AAA VR game is unprofitable - no one is making high budget games for pure fun. With Quest, the VR gaming has at least a chance to be something in the future, premium VR won't be mainstream until it won't be so demanding on the financial and technical side. That's why PSVR or Quests succeeds while other VRs fails, the next big VR chance is PSVR2, cause it will be probably easy to use like the first one and it's not going to cost so much, and the console is much cheaper (even bought from scalper) than PC with the same power. It's all about money, mate, most of the people can't afford such luxury and don't want to meddle with it, they just want to play, it's the same with consoles and PCs - since 2007, no one is making killer-graphics PC exclusive games, cause it's just unprofitable, the cheaper and simplier devices are trend setters, not complicated and expensive ones, like it or not.
Psvr 2 is on the way. While the high end market may have stalled a bit, Sony is still invested. We'll have plenty of games coming out soon enough with a mainstream high end headset like that.
Can't wait for Kayak VR: Inferno and Kayak VR: Dust 2
I see what you did there
Counter-Strike reference. Nice.
Kayak VR: Piranesi
Kayak VR: Ragnarok
Id love a kayak waterworld
imagine someone would put every good part of the different games together (like the water from this game, the weapons from another game and so one). It would be incredible!
It will happen one day
technology hasn’t advanced that far yet
@@naurorasen8063 Right, it usually a trade off between one thing or another. Can't have it all.
1972: Pong. 1980: Pacman.. 40-50 years from that to this. Another 40-50..
just add fishing to this game along with other features
I'll buy it for the graphics alone god damn.
I got a hold of a test build just to see the graphics in my Pimax 8KX: It's GORGEOUS
Just played the demo for this and now really looking forward to the full release. I love real life kayaking and this does a pretty good job translating it to VR.
looking forward to attaching some weights to my controllers while playing this game for maximum arm workout
cant wait to buy this, the fact that only 3 people made this is quite an understatement
The water looks so cool!
I love Kayaking, this looks awesome.
Interesting game! I'm not one to play sports video games such as soccer, racing games, boxing, tennis, basketball, golf, etc... but this game is interesting because of its realism because it helps the video game industry focused on virtual reality and augmented to follow, create, improve, expand, help or whatever the way of VR to the general public and the great consumer... to create quality VR games that are as realistic as possible.
I'd love to try this with an actual kayak anchored in a pool and real oars to see how the immersion feels.
WoT?
😂
if you have the money to do that, you probably have the money to get into real kayaking
This really needs full body inverse kinematics. I really hope they add realistic arms and body to the experience. It's not hard - individual people have written mods for games like Skyrim VR and it works amazingly well. Or that ultra short Batman experience from a few years ago. Having only the paddle floating in space breaks the otherwise amazing looking experience.
Idk you really really don't notice the arms missing in this one. You're way too busy looking at the environment to be noticing little things like a body. It would be cool but I'd rather them focus on longer courses. The demo course only takes like 5 minutes
Honestly gameplay is just a bonus for a game having water like that
GTX 1080 being the minimum requirement is a bummer though
Great video, just imagine I'm playing this game with my Varjo Aero it's amazing blows my mind, what is cool also you can put your head in the water to see fish. Best game ever in VR. 10/10
the best way to turn sharply is to stick the padle in the water and push forwards. in other words paddle backwards on the inside of a turn instead of normal paddle strokes on the outside.
great game ! can't wait to play it ! if you're in contact with the dev, please ask him to make a rower version , it would be awesome to make sport with our real rower with the controllers attached on it and see the landscape in VR ! sure it'll bring me to sport more often :-D
I have no interest in kayaking but i feel like i would play this game just to stare at the water
@Unmei too wet
You should try kayaking sometime. It is actually really fun
@@bigrat6030 water isn't wet tho
@@shelltoe_soul That's what she said
I, I've never been to a sea view. I've never seen a sea (only rivers, plateau and Himalayas etc). So games like this are beautiful for people like us.
Thanks for the review. Looks amazing!
i got this game couple of days. its excellent. storm mode in norway is spectacular. it feels so real. hope developer adds more locations in future esp storm modes,
Beautiful. Is there possibilities to look under the surface and enjoy the underwater views? Maybe you could show us.
This looks so peaceful
Id love for this to be on Quest.
I’m seriously considering buying a kayak paddle and attaching my touch controllers to them for this game.
Broomstick 😂
it's coming to psvr2
Multiplayer would be amazing for races
It looks beautiful😍
This isn't just the best water in VR. I'd say it's a strong contender for best water period.
If it's graphics you are after you will need a good headset like the Valve Index or if you are willing to spend the money get a Varjo headset. The Varjo XR3 is widely regarded to have the best display of any headset but just cost too much for consumers. Not to mention you need a beast of a computer to run the graphics that high.
The downside to that headset is it does not have a mic and you have to plug in your own headphones for sound. That is where something like the Valve Index is a much better buy. It has a great display, off ear speakers that sound pretty good, and a good quality microphone. The Valve Index is very well rounded I would say it's a much better headset for playing video games where the Varjo XR3 is a better headset for simulations like flying a plane.
@@thejman3489 no mention of reverb g2? widely renowned as the best graphics semi affordable headset... better than valve index anyway, even if it is worse in most other ways. the visuals are certainly better.
@@socks2441 The HP Reverb G2 does have a better resolution. The thing about that headset is that it has inside out tracking meaning the headset is tracking the controllers. If your controllers go somewhere the headset can't see it won't be able to track them. Also the accuracy of the tracking won't be as good as base station laser tracking used by the Index. The other thing to consider is that the Reverb G2 has a 90hz refresh rate while the Index has 144hz refresh rate. It's all just things to consider.
@@thejman3489 yeah I agree, I only mentioned it as you were specifically referring to visuals, which the reverb g2 excels at.
@@socks2441 So here are the headset resolutions:
Valve Index: 1440x1600 per eye
Oculus Quest 2: 1832x1920 per eye
HP Reverb G2: 2160x2160 per eye
Pimax 8k: 3840x2160 per eye (important to note this headset has a very wide field of view)
Varjo XR-3: 2880x2720 per eye
Finally got to try the demo this weekend, and even on my GTX 1060 6GB I was able to turn all the graphics settings to max except for antialiasing (on is ok) and pixel density > 1. Beautiful and very playable.
It's scary how far VR has come
It looks like it doesn't convey weight very well. When kayaking, the weight of pushing a paddle through water is quite large, but a good push can really build speed very quickly.
Oh, wow, that sound design is really good... At first I was like, "Wow, so realistic, amazing!" then watching the actual gameplay I realised... eh, maybe a little _too_ realistic? It looks tiring. I could just kayak in real life, and might enjoy it more in the Marina then here. It would be more dangerous to do that, though, as well as be harder to get to.
Just got this. Been hanging out for ages, since the demo. I didn't know you could stick your controllers on the end of Rod like this ? I'll definetly try this out. Maybe I can use my actual Kayaks Paddle?
Amazing! Especially because it's winter here in Melbourne, Vic. Australia.
Can't wait for new locations, and shop add-ons.
Just played the demo. It really is very impressive.
What we need is more open world vr games that add features like this to the game so we can have it all pooltable ping pong gta or rdr2 style gameplay onward sns Alex have it all in one game so we can have it all for everyone
What about world peace??
@@diogo763 I gess have of and off toggles so you can make what ever u want
It's made by three people, but it has DLSS support? Omg
4:00 agree on the menus, they need to stay in place not follow your head.
What trial game is that you were playing?
I want there to be rainy rivers
Kayaking is extremely intuitive in real life. It looks like you're moving the paddles too fast, if you try in real life you'll see that the water resistance is huge. It's like sticking them into molasses.
Any idea if it would be available for the Quest 2 soon?
They released a demo of this a while back. Remember playing it. Have the sorted out the clipping on the kayak so it isn't full of water?
I didnt have that issue
So I'm looking for this game on the Oculus. Typing in Kayak only gives me the Phatom Covert Ops game.
How do I install this? Where do I find it?
Bro, if you wanna play PC level VR games you will need something much better than a mobile headset. You won't be playing something like this on Quest until at least the Quest 4.
what headset are you using?
How did you fix the controllers on that stick/paddle?
I havent tried it yet but the developer used cable ties attached to a broom handle
Wow this game looks great
It does definitely look interesting
Art of rally music heeyaawww
Thanks. Great looking game.
looks fantastic
Will you be able to play this on a Quest 2?
Hey man, Vox Machina got a standalone quest version. If there's anyone that could put that game under a spotlight its you.. I think its pretty good and people need to know about its existence
3 people made this game?
When does this game come out?????
it is out
2:30 trials 2 hd was amazing. i lost interest a bit on the other games as despite being called 'trials' they were more akin to 'motocross' in style. but still kind of fun. trials 2 hd was so hard it was hilarious to play with friends though, and captured the essence of what trials riding is actually about.
Kayaking in real life seems easier honestly lol. I've done it before and this looks harder
"If I went to kayak in RL I would be able to handle it pretty quickly" LoL 10x to VR kids really do become delusional :)
Always uploading videos i didnt know i want
As someone who kayaks... The paddling looks nothing like kayaking...
Because this is someone who doesn't kayak, the paddling isn't the game, it's the player.
Damn, too bad I can't get this on Quest...
When does it come out?!
March 31st
man the recommended specs is a 2080. damn
somebody needs to benchmark the dlss modes in this game, so far there are not many vr games with dlss support and those that do it doesnt seem to help much, sometimes messing with frametimes (from what i remember anyway, could be wrong.)
how were you given a copy? was it a review copy, or a gifted copy from their discord (if there is one)
I contacted them through their discord and they gave me access to the playtest build
@@virtualinsiderSimilar graphics to Hubris
did you mention it's gorgeus?
no you did not.
on a serius note i really like your videos, you condense information really well and go straigh to the point with insighfull comments. Bravo. (also subbed).
Uh yeah, this is nothing like the real thing. The movement is way off. Your kayak would have been going much much faster down the stream in real life. Looks great though.
1:50 you dont need to kayak in vr to learn how to kayak irl. it should take 5 minutes. it aint rocket science.
Looks awesome, but every game that promises "more locations" later never delivers. Every VR game it just a tech demo that gets abandoned.
yeah i've been going on a VR rampage these last two weeks and tried EVERYTHING i could. currently the "full" aaa games can almost be counted on one hand... then you got the sim scene with racing or flying which is nice but that's where it stops. i would really like to see VR evolve a little faster...
@@sub23DaRkNeSS it's sad alright. Quality VR games have taken a backseat thanks to Quest marketshare dominance. And I don't see it getting any better any time soon. Quest 3 still won't be capable of running high poly, high lighting, high physics games. So it will continue the trend of low poly cartoon style graphics, limiting what devs can do with atmospheric world building for years to come. VR software has to suffer to try to gain mass adoption. Which it has. I'd love to see retention numbers from Quest users past their first year, but we know they'll never show those, just continue to tell us how good it's selling and how it's good for VR.
@@GameJunky513 exactly... It's like consoles holding pc's back all over again...
@@GameJunky513 you need to look at a bigger picture. Quest has something that no other headset has - it's cheap and easy to use. For "premium VR" you need a costly PC HMD and a costly PC, and some knowledge, time, determination and accomodation conditions, most of the players plays on low end/mid range machines barely capable of running VR (Steam HW survey has its covered for you), so they'd need to upgrade their PCs, buy an expensive VR and often upgrade their houses, cause not everyone has conditions to make a room scale setup with those cameras and other crap in their houses/rooms. That's why premium VR is a total niche and that's exactly why there's no more AAA games and most VR games are just tech demos - because making an AAA VR game is unprofitable - no one is making high budget games for pure fun.
With Quest, the VR gaming has at least a chance to be something in the future, premium VR won't be mainstream until it won't be so demanding on the financial and technical side. That's why PSVR or Quests succeeds while other VRs fails, the next big VR chance is PSVR2, cause it will be probably easy to use like the first one and it's not going to cost so much, and the console is much cheaper (even bought from scalper) than PC with the same power. It's all about money, mate, most of the people can't afford such luxury and don't want to meddle with it, they just want to play, it's the same with consoles and PCs - since 2007, no one is making killer-graphics PC exclusive games, cause it's just unprofitable, the cheaper and simplier devices are trend setters, not complicated and expensive ones, like it or not.
Psvr 2 is on the way. While the high end market may have stalled a bit, Sony is still invested. We'll have plenty of games coming out soon enough with a mainstream high end headset like that.
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