Continuum Does Its Part Today On Quest

Starship Troopers: Continuum adapts the sci-fi sequence with a brand new VR co-op shooter, and it is out as we speak on Quest.

Developed by XR Video games and Sony Footage Digital Actuality, Starship Troopers: Continuum follows the cult basic film, presenting an arcade-style wave shooter with roguelite parts. Set 25 years after the battle of Klendathu, the warfare between the Federation and the Arachnids has change into deadlocked. You play as a ‘PsyCommander’ that makes use of psychic powers to instantly management troopers on the sector.

I went hands-on with the Quest 3 model earlier than as we speak’s launch, leaping right into a co-op session with our video producer, Don Hopper, and later going solo for comparability. A surprisingly prolonged opening tutorial particulars this universe’s historical past effectively for newcomers earlier than touchdown at Camp Triumph, your in-game hub for purchasing new weapons, choosing missions, and extra.

Continuum retains weapons administration easy with an on-body stock system, putting two weapons over your shoulders with pouches close to your waists for each ammo and grenades. Manually reloading your weapons is not too in-depth which is okay for the gameplay; I additionally like that you would be able to swap to computerized reloads with out visiting a settings menu by pointing the gun down and urgent A.

You possibly can shortly inform Starship Troopers: Continuum is supposed for co-op. Enjoying alone is not that enjoyable however as you discover these large maps, it is instantly clear this was designed for multiplayer. I loved strategizing with Don whereas Arachnid hordes began flooding in from all instructions. Blowing them up with rockets and shotguns is fairly satisfying, taking down bosses affords an appropriate problem and the enemy numbers appear well-balanced relying on occasion measurement, too.

What’s attention-grabbing is that the PsyCommander will not die however the trooper you have inhabited can, biking by means of numerous lives for a neverending warfare. Demise places you again to degree 1, eradicating all perks your fallen trooper earned within the meantime. This creates a good way to boost the stakes throughout fight that punishes the careless. Co-op mode affords teammate revivals, no less than. You possibly can proceed your mission after dying 5 instances, and I did not discover out what occurs past that.

I want extra time to evaluate the development system; what I’ve seen to date is promising, no less than. Leveling up steadily earns a welcome vary of perks, like elevated harm for guide reloading or quicker motion pace. When you maintain your trooper alive lengthy sufficient, they’ll then “graduate” to citizenship for extra bonuses, which XR Video games states will advance your powers quicker.

I am simply undecided what’s right here in Continuum shall be sufficient to maintain an “8-10 hours” marketing campaign. I am additionally fearful the remaining missions will largely really feel related, although any degree selection judgments proper now can be untimely. As somebody who’s performed quite a few VR wave shooters throughout the years, mowing down customary enemies on repeat is not that thrilling.

The visible presentation on Quest 3 is not nice both, and I’ve but to play on PlayStation VR2 for comparability. The extra cartoonish strategy was the best name for standalone {hardware}, these harsh desert environments aren’t that attention-grabbing to discover. Visible pop-in and flat environmental surfaces had been additionally obvious, and I encountered a number of efficiency stutters when Arachnids emerged.

Nonetheless, it is a good first impression for Starship Troopers: Continuum total. It is not probably the most revolutionary VR multiplayer shooter, positive, however blowing up house bugs in co-op affords satisfying enjoyable, and the development system efficiently incentivizes you to be strategic. Whether or not that is sufficient for the total marketing campaign, I am undecided, however it’s an excellent begin.

Starship Troopers: Continuum is out now on the Meta Quest platform, and the PS VR2 model will observe on November 25.