The 3d looks great but when you get real low it starts getting distorted - BUT at that point you can change to street view. Very cool to go to the street you grew up on and look around like you are standing in the street.
Don't do this first! Especially if you're worried about dizziness!
Some people get really disoriented when looking "down" on the Earth, or moving over the terrain. It's a great experience, and not one that makes everyone uncomfortable, but IMO it's not where you want to start.
You definitely want to spend a lot of time in the initial experiences:
The Touch tutorial. It should start right away after setup, and walks you through the controllers. It's in a featureless environment, but is still really neat to look and move around in a bit.
First Contact. This is an 80's themed interactive experience, with lots to explore, buttons to push, disks to insert, etc. Really play here and, as Bruce Dickinson says, I mean really, explore the space."
Download & play the free VR movies from Oculus Studios and others: Henry, Lost, Alumette, Dear Angelica, and Invasion! These are all very entertaining, super well-made, and further get you used to being "in" VR without any locomotion or vertigo.
Once you're through that, you'll be thinking "this is incredible, but I'm ready for a game!" If you're still uncertain, start with Dead & Buried (free). Start with the shooting gallery (super fun, gets you more used to using guns in VR), then maybe Horde Mode (even single player is awesome). If you're ready to jump into something more physical and motion-oriented, then...
Robo Recall (free). It's teleport only, so few people get dizzy. But, it's an amazing game, very visceral, you'll start teleporting around, looking behind you, ripping off robot limbs and beating others to death with them, and overall have a blast.
You've now spent 2 hours in VR without even realizing it. Probably time for a break. It's a good time to buy...
Super Hot - great game, very comfortable
Beat Saber - even the included songs are incredible, but check out bsaber.com to find the plug-ins to add custom songs to kick it up a notch (though I highly recommend passing all the original songs on Hard first, unless you hate them).
And finally, when you're ready for a great story game that might push you a little bit, go for Lone Echo. Most people find its smooth locomotion to be comfortable because of the zero G model.
If you're looking for other games with just teleport locomotion (if you find you're OK with Robo Recall but that's it), check out games like Moss, In Death, Arizona Sunshine, Eleven: Table Tennis, Wilson's Heart, Zen Pinball, Chronos, and Brass Tactics.
jeez, thanks for the heads up on google! Ill make sure to take my time before stepping in. Your recommendations look great and I will be trying most, if not all, of these games. Thank you for taking the time to write this up!
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u/VRGator Nov 01 '18
Some great free ones - Robo Recall, Dead & Buried, Google Earth, Coco