Duck Force

There's so much to like about this game. Graphics and sound effects are good but i got really queasy with the 3rd person perspective - you're directly behind the little duck as you fly and that means clipping through terrain at chest height when your duck is near ground level. Yes, you can fly the duck 'remotely' but that's nowhere near as immersive. There's nothing else i can criticize about this game and it's obviously not an issue for other reviewers but i refunded because of that issue alone.

While it's a little commplex in terms of controls and mechanics when compared to most VR games out now, Duck Force is easily my favorite game I've tried so far. Nothing else has come as close to that feeling of flight that this game captures. There's no timer which makes the exploration of the map feel free and relaxed. There's not much to do, but I love the way the flying feels so much that I've just been replaying the demo level over and over. I actually tried this off of my friend's account, but liked the way this game felt so much that I had to buy it for myself. Anyone who has ever had that dream about flying should buy this just to see how it compares. Just be prepared for some quirks and a learning curve. It takes some practice to get this to really feel natural, but once you get it it's magnificent. The controllers do tend to float away if you fly with the duck for an extended period, but after I got comfortable with the controls I really stopped caring where my controllers were. I understand the game isn't even technically released, so I wouldn't be surprised if that's fixed soon. There are also some weird instances of pellets not registering a hit, and the duck flying …

(Updated 9th Mar 2017) When I first reviewed Duck Force I gave it a Thumbs Down because of what I felt was a poorly implemented representation of a certain bodily function. Thanks to a recent update this issue has been well and truly put to bed. Not only that, but the dev has made available a free demo, so there is now officially NO REASON for duckophiles (or those who are merely duck-curious) to not give Duck Force a go. And give it a go you should. Duck Force is a VR game with nice cartoony graphics, decent (and amusing) audio and a novel control method which is difficult to describe, because there is no other game I know of that I can compare it to. Basically, you point (in 3D space) your Vive controller in the direction you want the duck to fly. You can also make the duck instantly do a 180, or speed him up (with the awesome power that is DUCK FARTS) or slow him right down (with the power of I don't know what. It's probably just a duck thing. Go ask a duck.) The duck can also, in much the same way as a real life duck, shoot projectiles out of its head, which can obliterate environmental hazards, particulary wooden structures with coins inside them, which makes them easier fo…

Great game. One of my favorites in VR. Very clever and immersive gameplay. This game doesn't give me motion sickness even in the "follow" mode where you're flying behing the duck which I use quite often. click the trigger to teleport to the duck and hold it to follow works very well . You find yourself teleported to some wonderful vantage points. Speaking of which the graphics are gorgeous but a bit performance heavy. The game is very immersive in VR. Definite keeper.

Barely scrapes a recommendation. The controls suck and the ending is awful, but there is some fun to be had along the way here. It'll take you about 90 minutes to finish.