Bang Bang Land

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"Bang Bang Land" is a very lame early access VR tech demo that tries to be a basic carnie shooter... yeah, the developer seriously thought gamers wanted milk bottle shooting in VR instead of Counter-Strike or Baldurs Gate 3. No spoilers here, but the developer was wrong. This has some really mediocre looking graphics that will understandably be a turn off for a lot of gamers, and it's a big contributor to the failure of the game to attract gamers despite having no up-front cost. Gaming is a primarly visual medium, and if developers want to succeed, they must understand that it's not an area for compromise. You deserve better than compromises. It's VR exclusive, and that shows the developer failed to understand the most basic axiom of VR game design... if the only cool thing about your product is VR support, your product is not cool. Not every "free" game really is. There's often MTX, or content locked behind DLC, or donations being requested, or any other number of things that could mislead gamers, but in this case I'm glad to say this really does appear to be a fully free game. Nothing demonstrates a developers belief in themselves and their work than giving it away withou…

it's okay.

its really fun to do and try to get a higher score. was way more fun then expected.

[b]In General[/b] This is remarkably good fun and there is a fair bit more to it that it would at first appear. Once you get set up (Use the height poster next to the settings panel) you can do pretty much anything you like in any order.[i] I did find that the stairs were a problem until I realised that I had made myself much too tall. This was fixed completely the moment I used the poster and matched the size[/i]. The fairground rides are pretty good all on their own, and having the ability to choose from a bunch of weapons to shoot targets while riding them is a novelty all of itself, however do beware if you suffer from motion sickness in VR - some of the rides are full on rollercoasters and you might find yourself having to close your eyes although there are a fair number of "Stand Still and Shoot" games to play as well. Its a simple game where beating your own score seems to be the way forward, but there is a lot to explore, including a drivable boat that can go right around the Island. [b]Bugs and/or Problems[/b] I found a few. Firstly I play on an HTC Vive but use Index Controllers and am not keen on having to constantly hold the grip in order to hang on to my guns. There …