Price: $9.99 (via Oculus Store), $9.99 (via Steam Store).Headset: Valve Index, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift (Oculus Quest via air link or cable).Buy Spheres for $9.99 on Oculus Quest 2 or Oculus Rift S.Then, just when you’ve seen the most Spheres has to offer, it takes things to a whole other level, but it wouldn’t be fair to spoil the surprise. Writer Eliza McNitt’s interpretation of a black hole is breathtaking enough but Spheres briefly puts you in control of this galactic sinkhole, letting you reach out to slowly devour a doomed sun. All three chapters, Chorus of the Cosmos, Songs of Spacetime and Pale Blue Dot are excellent but Songs of Spacetime is worth the asking price alone. The voice-overs serve to set the scene, but it’s the stunning visuals and subdued but haunting soundtrack that make Spheres such a memorable meditation on the cosmos. Their presence, compared to regular voice actors, doesn’t elevate Spheres but, for the most part, the narration (and writing) comes across as sincere, only once edging into near-parody. It’s split into three ten minute chunks, narrated by Millie Bobby Brown, Jessica Chastain and Patti Smith respectively. Spheres is not so much a scientifically-accurate exploration of space as it is a semi-interactive art piece. Download Mission: ISS for Oculus Quest 2 or Oculus Rift S.And this is all from a free game, with not an in-app purchase in sight short of drifting off into the void, you really can’t go wrong. In your head the only thing keeping you in the vicinity of the ISS is a few metal hand-grips and your SAFER pack. The stars are quite clearly textures but once you’re out there it still feels disquietingly real. You get to play with the ISS’s docking arm, but if you’d prefer a truly harrowing experience, spacewalking is where it’s at. Mission: ISS’s attention to detail is real a joy you can’t go around just flipping switches, but chances are you’ll spend ages poring over buttons, reading labels and batting ketchup bottles about. You can “cheat” and navigate the ISS using the controller’s joystick, but pushing yourself along using the various wall-mounted bars makes for a more authentic, if slightly chaotic outing. Ever wanted to roam around the International Space Station? Mission: ISS lets you do just that and the freedom it bestows upon you is really something.
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