How is the game as a normal 2D game though? Don;t think I've played a flight sim for maybe 30 years although I am loving Ultrawings. Just not sure of all the shooty shooty stuff but very tempted in this.
I am presuming there will be more VR missions coming, being a timed exclusive on PSVR surely means more than just 3 missions or so.
Think I would have to get a Hotas though
Oh and this is the definitive flight sim - first one I even played...
Ha, someone needs to port that BBC micro simulator to VR, surely! Surprisingly good authentic plane sound effects coming from that beeper.
There are no plans as of now for more missions. Someone mentioned above that there will be a year of more VR support but I think he misinterpreted. PSVR has an exclusive on the VR for a year then they will bring it to PCVR. It is arcadey and flies very much like in Rogue One except can do wicked barrel rolls. I am finding combat really hard, though, loads harder than Rogue One VR...I have never played piloting games other than the Wing Commander series back in the 90s. So I am very slow to learn the techniques here which btw, there is no tutorial whatsoever even in the 2D mode. Its unnerving how the other pilots in the game is following my lead as a I am meant to be a veteran only to find I can't shoot anything for peanuts!
But despite my failures in combat, this VR mode is sensational. As for 2D, I had a go on the solo campaign (hoping for some tutorial) but still playing inside my PSVR headset on the largest cinematic screen mode. Then I realised once I already played it in VR, the 2D game mode pales so much in comparison (even worse if playing it on TV). Having said that, even though there is no tutorial, the 2d campaign is a more gradual climb, so I think for beginners like myself, it is actually best to play the 2D campaign to hone the skills before the VR campaign...but I dont want to, I want to just play VR now, lol.
But it makes me think, will I ever be satisfied with the 2D once I played the VR missions. The 2D campaign feels so ordinary and restrictive (ie not being able to look around and track enemies with your head, etc). But because the 2D is the main story campaign, I may be compelled to play though it...though always with that empty feeling of missing the VR element. I actually feel the same way with the racing games, Wipeout, GT Sport, Driveclub and Trackmania but at least their VR modes are very substantial in length.
I paid £45 for the disk version with the idea of trading if the game's VR does not have longevity for me or if the 2D does not appeal but I am not sure if I will or if its a keeper at this point. But I sure don't regret buying it for that awesome VR experience.