Barnstormers: Determined to Win
Derek A. Ham · 2023 · VR, Immersive, Historical, Casual, Baseball
PC
4 user reviews75% · 4
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About Barnstormers: Determined to Win
From the award winning creator of the VR experience “I Am A Man” comes the next big history themed VR project, “Barnstormers: Determined to Win.” Travel back in time to the era of Negro League Baseball. This immersive experience sets you in the 1940's where legends of the game were making a name for themselves in spite of the oppositions set against them. Experience the story first hand as a player during this pivotal time in history. In this VR experience users will face certain struggles in playing the game of baseball during the time of racial segregation. This project is sure to be a hit for people of all ages as you face off with baseball legends such as Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, and Buck Leonard.
This project is a short narrative base experience allowing the players to use mechanics of the controllers to get a taste of playing baseball in the Negro Leagues. Practice your catching and throwing in the outfield. Take your place at bat and try to hit a home run. The VR experience weaves together historical narrative with entertaining game play to introduce you to a hidden chapter of America's past time. During game play you will explore some of the spaces and interact with people and places from the perspective of a Negro League baseball player. Through partnership with the Negro League Baseball Museum, funding from the Epic Games Mega Grant and partnership with Reallusion (the creators of iClone and Character Creator) we are bringing Negro League Baseball to life as they celebrate their 100th year anniversary.
This project is a short narrative base experience allowing the players to use mechanics of the controllers to get a taste of playing baseball in the Negro Leagues. Practice your catching and throwing in the outfield. Take your place at bat and try to hit a home run. The VR experience weaves together historical narrative with entertaining game play to introduce you to a hidden chapter of America's past time. During game play you will explore some of the spaces and interact with people and places from the perspective of a Negro League baseball player. Through partnership with the Negro League Baseball Museum, funding from the Epic Games Mega Grant and partnership with Reallusion (the creators of iClone and Character Creator) we are bringing Negro League Baseball to life as they celebrate their 100th year anniversary.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
I'm giving this game a recommend because I think it tells a brief part of history that many may not be aware of. However, be aware that what you are buying is a 20-minute, quasi-interactive story. If you're hoping for an option for batting practice or anything else, there's nothing... Not even pause.The history is important. (Sadly, the only difference between this and modern times in the gas station scene are the cars.)The gameplay is virtually nonexistent. ATTN: Devs, I like the idea behind this. Maybe there's someone out there with a basic baseball game that you can collaborate with to make a full-fledged Negro League Baseball game to tell the stories of the forgotten/ignored greats.8 found this helpful
Really loved this experience- it's short but sweet and worth the price. It was so cool to feel what it's like to grow up in that time as a kid, and directly experience the camaraderie as well as the discrimination that players faced. It was fun picking up objects in different scenes that helped tell the history, and the interactions with other characters felt very natural and intuitive. The music, narration, voice acting, environments, uniforms and use of color were also very well done and it made me want to explore that world so much more. It reminded me a bit of the Field of Dreams, and definitely created a feeling of magic and possibility. I particularly appreciate that at the end, the narrator gives a call to action prompting players to think about what we can do today to combat racism. It made me imagine an alternate universe where instead of the Negro League players joining MLB, the MLB players joined the Negro League and the Negro League coaches kept their positions. MLB has a long way to go to improve diversity and make coaching and leadership opportunities more equitable, and that's something I'd like to advocate for in sports leagues generally. Games like this should be…
Good Story but a tease. Worth $10 bucks though, but more of a interactive movie.
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