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Sairento Untethered Dev Working on Upgrades Including Possible Multiplayer Co-op

At the end of June, developer Mixed Realms released an Oculus Quest version of Sairento VR, called Sairento Untethered. A cut back version of the PC and PlayStation VR original, Sairento Untethered still managed to retain the same gameplay characteristics but with less content. Now, the team has revealed plans to update the experience, adding visual upgrades as well as seeing if multiplayer co-op can be implemented. 

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Over on the Oculus Quest sub-Reddit, Mixed Realms detailed what updates are being worked on and those that are planned. Currently, it looks as though the maps are going to get visual improvements, while issues reported by players such as unnatural weapon angles and game pausing are going to be addressed in a patch which could be appearing in a couple of weeks.

As for other improvements the studio plans to patch in over the next few months, these include:

  • “Addition of height calibration for better sliding experience”
  • “Further optimization of the gameplay to provide a better challenge”
  • “New game mode(s)”
  • “Other cool stuff and features that are possible to accomplish with the Quest”

Then there are the features Mixed Realms is looking into but isn’t making any promises on, namely multiplayer co-op and more maps. It seems as though the former is keenly sought by players, with the studio saying: “Many of you have been asking if we can incorporate Multiplayer Coop. We are not quite sure if we would be able to do it yet, so no promises here. But we are certainly trying to figure it out. You will be sure to hear it the moment we have an answer.”

When it comes to more maps, the original Sairento VR had 13, while Sairento Untethered has five maps, simply due to the processing power of Oculus Quest. It looks like more could be squeezed into the experience as the team state: “Lastly, we can confirm that after some testing, we are confident that we will be able to add more maps to the game.”

So Sairento Untethered fans will be seeing regular improvements rolling out this summer. As patches are released, VRFocus will keep you updated.

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Sairento Untethered Coming to Oculus Quest This Week

First-person combat experience Sairento VR is one of the more intense virtual reality (VR) experiences for PC VR, mixing fast gun and melee combat with super-human manoeuvring capabilities. Mixed Realms has now confirmed that gameplay will be coming to Oculus Quest in Sairento Untethered.

The reason for the slight name change is quite simple, it’s not exactly the same videogame as the previous version. Due to the Oculus Quest’s capabilities, the studio isn’t porting Sairento VR to the standalone headset, instead, providing a cut back version with new content.

Mixed Realms want to keep the same gameplay mechanics as the original, allowing players to wield a variety of guns alongside katanas, throwing knives and shuriken, whilst being able to perform massive leaps and crazy wall runs. But to do this on Oculus Quest meant the amount of content had to be reduced. So there are five brand new locations to fight through instead of Sairento VR’s 13 locations.

As with most Oculus Rift ports to Quest such as Apex Construct, Sairento Untethered has also taken a graphical hit to maintain the gameplay. “Graphics are understandably not as good as compared to the PCVR version due to the Quest’s technical limitations but we focused on maintaining the awesome gameplay Sairento is known for,” states the team on Reddit.

Sairento Untethered will also be a single-player only experience, losing both the co-op modes and multiplayer PvP and PvE modes. Because of this, the Oculus Quest version will be cheaper than its PC cousin, although Mixed Realms has yet to confirm what that cost will be.

VRFocus enjoyed the original Sairento VR, giving it four stars, saying: “Sairento VR is one of the best free-flowing combat titles available for VR headsets, showcasing how far development of VR locomotion has come.” So as long as the gameplay is still in place as the developer states, then Sairento Untethered maybe worth a look.

For those that happen to own a PlayStation VR, don’t forget the Sairento VR will be getting a physical launch thanks to Perp Games on 5th July. Sairento Untethered arrives for Oculus Quest on Thursday, 27th June. For further updates keep reading VRFocus.