Chess Ultra

mapuc · 01-03-23, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Skybird

I briefly checked Ultra Chess since it was to be had as a steal in recent Steam sales. Visually glorious in 2D, the promised VR implementation was terrible (absolutely blurry, the blurriest mess I have ever seen in any VR), and the chess engine was an imposition even at highest level, that weak it played, making often total nonsense moves and knowing nothing about anything. It moved pieces around in compliance with the rules, that was all.

The title is by a developer whose earlier chess software I already knew from PS4. There too it looked superb, and played terrible. The developer also made a decent pool game, once again stunning visuals, but the AI left to be desired although it provides the player with an opponent, the title is okay. Only in Snooker the AI sucks, I enjoyed the AI in Virtual Pool 4's Snooker part much more.

Stunning 2D looks, broken VR promise, terrible chess competence is what Ultra Chess is about. After 20 minutes and two matches at a medium and the maximum difficulty level: refunded.

I did not notice a big difference between both levels, btw.

Thank you for your feedback.

I haven't been playing for weeks I so to say lost interest-NOT in playing chess but in this game, after a member in this forum got me to download it and then left.

The first 3-4 weeks I search for him every Thursday and Saturday...no Mr. X couldn't be found.

I tried some chess game at the place you gave me a link to https://lichess.org/

Markus

Skybird · 01-03-23, 05:32 PM

Why dont you just download Arena (its free), load any engine, and then adapt the difficulty level to what feels right for your own skill level? Keep it simple for a start.

https://www.playwitharena.de/

If you want to socially interact online, use Facebook or this forum or whatever. If you want to play chess, it doe snot matter whether it is man or computer as long as the way it is done in meets your needs. The challenge lies in chess itself, not in the nature of your opponent. One could say your opponent'S identity is irrelavant - the position on the board stays the same.

01-03-23, 05:32 PM	#2
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,694 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Why dont you just download Arena (its free), load any engine, and then adapt the difficulty level to what feels right for your own skill level? Keep it simple for a start. https://www.playwitharena.de/ If you want to socially interact online, use Facebook or this forum or whatever. If you want to play chess, it doe snot matter whether it is man or computer as long as the way it is done in meets your needs. The challenge lies in chess itself, not in the nature of your opponent. One could say your opponent'S identity is irrelavant - the position on the board stays the same. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.