4 people found this review helpful
Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 0.6 hrs on record (0.3 hrs at review time)
Posted: 15 Aug, 2018 @ 6:28am

Specs:
Ryzen R7 1700
Gtx 980ti Classified
20gbs of ddr4 Ram
HTC Vive

First Impressions:
Overall this is a very well made game and will be in my view for a while as it grows and progresses. However, there are some problems that I have found with this game which are not completly the creators fault, but does not help with the problems of VR right now.

Level 1:
This is probably the first level people will try and the biggest issue is that the art style really shows the screendoor effect that pops up with VR. This causes it to be difficult to see the items that are coming and get a good understanding of the diference between what is coming since you have good and bad items. Also the items I would like to see either a bit bigger or more colorful since they are very hidden in the background until they are right on top of you. Like I said though not completly the creators fault, but should be something to think about.

Level 2:
Very laggy compared to the other two. A lot of wasted reasource hogging effects going on. The confeitee and the models on the side and such really start tearing down the framerate. Not sure if they used a particle system or what, but might be good to look into a different system to lower this since VR is very reliant on high FPS. Also with the level being as dark as it is I had a hard time seeing what Items were coming my way since they are fast and can be difficult to tell apart. However the theme was great.

Level 3:
I really do not have much to say about this level except that it was an astounding piece of work and for sure the showcase of the project. I even buckled a little when the tram started to take off and really felt like I was moving. The lighting was great and the items were easy to tell apart. So I would say this is a great starting point to looking into the other two levels.

Final Thought:
All in all this is a great game and worth more than $2 for sure. I am hoping to see more games from this developer in the future and hoping that they might even let a modding community start as this would be an amazing game for even say beginners that want to get into modding try their hand at it with the simple nature of the game.

Would I Recommend?:
Hell yes. This is a perfect game to get into VR for a great price. Planning to let me 6yr old niece try her hand at it since the other games I have are out of her league.
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3 Comments
Llama_SoL 20 Aug, 2018 @ 8:28pm 
@BOBMAN It is my pc not reading the ram properly currentlly. Need to pull the 2 4gb sticks out since they are messing up my 16gb sticks from reading all 32 gigs
BOBWORKS 18 Aug, 2018 @ 7:44am 
20gb of ram? WTF? how does that even sync up?
ShadowFactoryTeam  [developer] 15 Aug, 2018 @ 8:17am 
blockishsky, we hope you and your niece have a blast with this game! We built it in the hopes it could act as a fun introduction to VR so its great to hear others think the same.

Your feedback is amazing, and we will try our best to fix the concerns and criticisms you outlined as quickly as possible.

Regarding your concerns with performance might I suggest you turn down some graphical settings (Options - Advanced) until we resolve in the next update.

We're especially glad you like "OrbSmash" as we hope to build a more ambitious game within a similar city and atmosphere!