For as long as I've played modern VR, I've been searching tirelessly for an immersive first-person game with novel, VR-specific locomotion and satisfying combat. Many games have come close, but none QUITE featured a movement system that felt truly empowering thanks to VR-specific technology, that fully took advantage of VR to make me feel superpowered. Or, among the ones that do succeed in locomotion, none had combat that was interesting, or rewarding, or satisfying. On the rare occasion that a game scratched both itches, it lacks content or is riddled with bugs. So I've kept looking.

Jet Island is the game.

It's fun for parties and beginners, yet begs for you to practice and master its systems, and is wholly rewarding as you do so. It features a plentiful amount of content, especially for VR games and the price. The developer is active in discussions, replies promptly, and is still adding oft-requested or just goddang cool content and additions. It's got co-op, which I haven't tried yet. Most importantly, it feels absolutely amazing to fly along on a glider using hand-strapped jet rockets and grappling hooks. The other reviews aren't kidding; I'm prone to motion sickness and experienced little to none (some tunnels were a bit queasy), and it's every bit as exhilerating as you'd hope.

If Jet Island were only just the game I'd been searching all this time for, that'd be enough. But it's more. It's remniscient of Shadow of the Colossus, exploring a massive mysterious world to hunt and kill massive behemoths. The same jaw-dropping spectacle happens here, augmented by VR's naturally awe-inspiring presentation. The combat system itself is simple - you have a gun that shoots projectiles with a max range, and the gun requires charging, enemies have weak spots with independent health, damage weak spots to win - but this is good, because it lets you focus on movement, and that's exactly how I want it. I've shot guns in VR, Jet Island doesn't need to be a robust shooter.

In conclusion: If you feel the same itch I did, this is the game that'll finally scratch it.

For as long as I've played modern VR, I've been searching tirelessly for an immersive first-person game with novel, VR-specific locomotion and satisfying combat. Many games have come close, but none QUITE featured a movement system that felt truly empowering thanks to VR-specific technology, that fully took advantage of VR to make me feel superpowered. Or, among the ones that do succeed in locomotion, none had combat that was interesting, or rewarding, or satisfying. On the rare occasion that a game scratched both itches, it lacks content or is riddled with bugs. So I've kept looking. Jet Island is the game. It's fun for parties and beginners, yet begs for you to practice and master its systems, and is wholly rewarding as you do so. It features a plentiful amount of content, especially for VR games and the price. The developer is active in discussions, replies promptly, and is still adding oft-requested or just goddang cool content and additions. It's got co-op, which I haven't tried yet. Most importantly, it feels absolutely amazing to fly along on a glider using hand-strapped jet rockets and grappling hooks. The other reviews aren't kidding; I'm prone to motion sickness and experienced little to none (some tunnels were a bit queasy), and it's every bit as exhilerating as you'd hope. If Jet Island were only just the game I'd been searching all this time for, that'd be enough. But it's more. It's remniscient of Shadow of the Colossus, exploring a massive mysterious world to hunt and kill massive behemoths. The same jaw-dropping spectacle happens here, augmented by VR's naturally awe-inspiring presentation. The combat system itself is simple - you have a gun that shoots projectiles with a max range, and the gun requires charging, enemies have weak spots with independent health, damage weak spots to win - but this is good, because it lets you focus on movement, and that's exactly how I want it. I've shot guns in VR, Jet Island doesn't need to be a robust shooter. In conclusion: If you feel the same itch I did, this is the game that'll finally scratch it.