Into the Metaverse Theme Park Ride Experience (Steam VR)

VR Shop Score – Gold Award

System: Valve Index & HTC Vive
Price at Time Of Review: Free
Comfort Rating: Yellow (Mild Movement)
Genre: Non-Interactive Experience
Input: Tracked Motion Controllers
Best Playing Position: Sitting
Multi-Player: No
Age Rating: PG

 

Description: Into the Metaverse is a Virtual Reality Dark Ride Pilot about humanity’s quest for ever deeper immersion, showing scenes from the past, present and future. 32 scenes total of which 8 are available in this 10 minute polished and very immersive “Pilot”. If you love dark rides like some of the greats from today and the past such as Horizons, World of Motion, The Haunted Mansion, Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean, Spaceship Earth, The Amazing Spider-Man, Journey into Imagination, Adventure Thru Inner Space and so many more, you will be pleasantly surprised how much of that experience can be had in Virtual Reality now. The Future of Virtual Theme Parks starts here.

Review: “Into the Metaverse Theme Park Dark Ride Experience” is a non-interactive slow ride tour through the ages that I can only guess ends with us inventing VR technology. I say that I can only guess because this free version is only 8 out of the 32 scenes planned. Sure, it might be only 8 scenes, but I have to say they are all well animated and filled with interesting facts about that time period. Also, there are hidden symbols all around that encourage you to look at the full scene which I thought was a nice touch. Sure, there isn’t a whole lot here, the graphics are a little basic and the narrator’s voice needs improving. But I for one will be looking forward to the full ride tour.