<s>
Serious	B-Application
Sam	I-Application
VR	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Hope	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2017	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
game	O
for	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
(	O
VR	O
)	O
developed	O
by	O
Croteam	O
VR	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Devolver	O
Digital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
several	O
updates	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2017	O
for	O
Windows	O
with	O
compatibility	O
for	O
the	O
HTC	O
Vive	O
and	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
VR	B-Device
headsets	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Serious	B-Application
Sam	I-Application
VR	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Hope	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
played	O
in	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
(	O
VR	O
)	O
from	O
a	O
standing	O
or	O
seated	O
position	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
uses	O
various	O
weapons	O
—	O
including	O
ranged	O
weapons	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
pistols	O
,	O
shotguns	O
,	O
and	O
rocket	O
launchers	O
)	O
,	O
chainsaws	O
for	O
melee	B-Application
,	O
and	O
hybrid	O
weapons	O
like	O
power	O
swords	O
—	O
and	O
can	O
wield	O
up	O
to	O
two	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Croatian	O
game	O
studio	O
Croteam	O
began	O
experimenting	O
with	O
VR	B-Application
games	I-Application
when	O
it	O
received	O
development	O
units	O
of	O
the	O
HTC	O
Vive	O
and	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Croteam	O
members	O
also	O
examined	O
existing	O
VR	B-Application
games	I-Application
offered	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
but	O
were	O
unsatisfied	O
and	O
wanted	O
to	O
"	O
show	O
the	O
world	O
how	O
it	O
's	O
done	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
incrementally	O
added	O
VR	O
features	O
to	O
Serious	O
Engine	O
,	O
Croteam	O
's	O
in-house	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
and	O
added	O
rudimentary	O
support	O
for	O
both	O
VR	B-Device
headsets	I-Device
to	O
their	O
game	O
The	B-Application
Talos	I-Application
Principle	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Impressed	O
with	O
the	O
immersion	O
this	O
support	O
presented	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
expanded	O
it	O
to	O
Croteam	O
's	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
considered	O
creating	O
proper	O
movement	O
options	O
the	O
biggest	O
challenge	O
of	O
VR	B-Application
game	I-Application
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
stationary	O
approach	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
created	O
a	O
test	O
level	O
with	O
some	O
enemies	O
and	O
weapons	O
from	O
previous	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
re-used	O
further	O
elements	O
and	O
tweaked	O
them	O
for	O
higher	O
graphical	O
fidelity	O
and	O
created	O
original	O
environments	O
,	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
weapons	O
using	O
tools	O
like	O
Autodesk	B-Language
3ds	I-Language
Max	I-Language
,	O
Autodesk	B-Language
Maya	I-Language
,	O
and	O
Autodesk	B-Application
MotionBuilder	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
wrote	O
The	O
Last	O
Hope	O
as	O
a	O
training	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
for	O
the	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
,	O
based	O
on	O
his	O
experiences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allowed	O
them	O
to	O
connect	O
the	O
story	O
elements	O
to	O
the	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
canon	O
while	O
leaving	O
much	O
flexibility	O
for	O
future	O
work	O
,	O
as	O
Sam	O
's	O
recollection	O
would	O
not	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
entirely	O
accurate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oculus	B-Application
VR	I-Application
offered	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
The	O
Last	O
Hope	O
with	O
an	O
undisclosed	O
but	O
substantial	O
financial	O
contribution	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
temporary	O
exclusivity	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
via	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Application
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Croteam	O
's	O
first	O
early	O
access	O
game	O
and	O
first	O
VR	O
title	O
,	O
The	O
Last	O
Hope	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
testbed	O
for	O
potential	O
further	O
VR	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
was	O
added	O
when	O
its	O
motion	B-Device
controller	I-Device
system	O
,	O
Oculus	B-Application
Touch	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
ensure	O
compatibility	O
with	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
's	O
tracking	O
system	O
,	O
levels	O
with	O
360°	O
movement	O
were	O
not	O
implemented	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
returned	O
to	O
the	O
Croteam	O
offices	O
sometime	O
thereafter	O
to	O
finish	O
their	O
work	O
while	O
on	O
painkillers	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
The	O
Last	O
Hope	O
,	O
composed	O
by	O
Damjan	O
Mravunac	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
via	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
in	O
July	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Croteam	O
also	O
developed	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
VR	O
:	O
Arcade	O
,	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
The	O
Last	O
Hope	O
for	O
location-based	O
entertainment	O
facilities	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
video	O
arcades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Last	O
Hope	O
was	O
among	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
supported	O
by	O
Variable	O
Rate	O
Supersampling	B-Algorithm
(	O
VRSS	O
)	O
—	O
a	O
technology	O
developed	O
by	O
Nvidia	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
image	O
quality	O
of	O
VR	B-Application
games	I-Application
using	O
supersampling	B-Algorithm
—	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
January	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
early	O
access	O
period	O
,	O
Serious	B-Application
Sam	I-Application
VR	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Hope	I-Application
was	O
subject	O
to	O
a	O
mixed	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alec	O
Meer	O
of	O
Rock	O
Paper	O
Shotgun	O
opined	O
that	O
the	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
series	O
 '	O
simple	O
gameplay	O
style	O
was	O
ideal	O
for	O
VR	O
and	O
that	O
The	O
Last	O
Hope	O
,	O
therefore	O
,	O
formed	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
better	O
VR	O
shooters	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
especially	O
with	O
the	O
dual-wielding	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
and	O
Rock	O
Paper	O
Shotgun	O
each	O
included	O
The	O
Last	O
Hope	O
in	O
their	O
lists	O
of	O
best	O
VR	B-Application
games	I-Application
in	O
April	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
