Big Hit VR Baseball

New Review: In much faster turnaround then expected, the bugs listed below were fixed or greatly improved. While there is still some room for improvment (like additional game modes) I can now feel like I just suck instead of the game not working correctly. Still a high price point for how much content there is, but it keeps feeling better every patch. Old review: I have been looking for a good baseball game for VR but this just wont do. I think tracking on the swings is a bit messed up, but even if it isnt and I just suck there are a good number of game breaking bugs. Not the least of which is that after a few pitches the ball will start to stand still where it should have connected with your bat, allowing you to swing again, almost guaranteeing a homerun. The ball also likes to get stuck in the 'catchers' mitt with no hitbox but the pitcher will refuse to throw a new ball. Aside from that, it also doesnt like ending the game after a round of homerun derby is over. The good parts about this game are the customizable options to make the game match your skill level. But the core mechanics are broken so I cant reccommend this title. For $20+ I took a huge gamble and struck out.

Big Hit VR Baseball is generally one of the big things I wanted in a VR baseball experience: Batting practice. Homerun derby and homerun smashing all the way around is real fun. First day I got it I probably swung at 800 or so pitches and my arm won't be feeling too great tomorrow. PROS: -Hitting is pretty smooth -6 different pitches, 5 different difficulty (speeds) each, and the ability to spot pitches means fantastic variety -Can change ball size for a little help or general fun -Can change how hard the ball is hit and flies for REAL fun... Get to see balls soar over buildings and hit 800ft on a line -Simple controls CONS: -Price: $25 is not really reasonable for the content provided in this game. I paid becuase I was willing to give it a chance so I could give feedback in HOPES that the developers add new stuff or change a couple of the bugs I found -Bug 1: So people have been saying the ability to refresh a pitch and reload the pitcher bugs out on them, some say they have to reset for it to fix... I encountered this issue and my findings is that it glitches like that if you press the bottom button to open up the Steam/Vive menu (opening the in game menu to change pitch selections is fine, but the other way around will cause the pitch to fail to be reloaded when you don't make contact). I don't know if this is the only reason it happens, but I started to notice the pattern a couple hours in, then I was able to properly load all my pitches when I didn't look at the Steam menu during a 450 pitch marathon. -Bug 2: The achievement 'Measuring Tape' in which you hit a ball 800 feet failed to register for me even after hitting 4 balls over 800 feet. I don't see any extra stipulations and I did it with HOF fastball, juice 5, ball x1 size. -Can wear ya out pretty fast: Swinging a lot can hurt if you don't stop when you should, but otherwise it really can't hold someone's attention that doesn't like just swinging a bat. It'd be nice to get to do a full 9 inning game, or some other things like leaderboards for homerun derby's and homerun distances per pitch. EDIT: One thing I forgot to mention; it'd be nice if you could recalibrate and reposition the homeplate positioning in the play area. For me it had the homeplate almost in the wall of my boundary, it wasn't much of an issue but it'd be nice to not have to worry about swinging your remote into a dresser or a wall by moving or recalibrating a few inches back or so. EDIT 2: Another thing I just found out about the achievements... They fail to register and award you the achievements for hitting 10 homeruns in homerun derby. Yes I made sure the pitcher was Ace, ball was no greater than x4, and it was juice 3. Just another bug that I hope can be fixed.

I've put in about five hours into the game and am happy to report that this is the best VR baseball hitting simulator to date! The inclusion of 6 different pitches adds an extra element that makes batting practice that much more realistic/enjoyable. Don't believe me? Set the pitcher to lefty, HOF, with nothing but fastball and slider (hello Aroldis Chapman). The HR derby mode is great and allows for customization. There are definitely a few kinks to be worked out (sometimes the settings don't carry over when you reset a game), but overall this is a great product if you're looking for a baseball simulator. I would love a "story mode" where you go up against pre-programmed pitchers with different pitch sets and your job is to score a certain number of runs off of them. Have them move pitches around and intentionally throw balls and strikes. If you don't love baseball and going to a batting cage, then this game may not be for you. But if that's your cup of tea, you'll love this simulator! Update - 5/15/2017 The game as it currently stands appears to be broken/very glitchy. When a pitch is thrown, the game doesn't register that it's been thrown and you're forced to reset the game in order to have another pitch thrown. This is very frustrating as it's been happening more times than not right now. It seems like it's happening when a ball is thrown and the system doesn't register that the pitch passed through the plate. Please work on a fix for this!

Oculus Quest 2でも動作します。日本語対応はしていませんが英語がわからなくてもニュアンスで全部わかると思いますので、身構えなくても大丈夫です。操作もシンプルですし。 野球未経験なので実際との剥離ぐあいはぜんぜんわかりませんが、やっててとても楽しいです。 等倍の野球ボールだと空振ってばかりですが、そういう私みたいな人の為にボールのサイズを調整できます。 20倍とか30倍とかギャグみたいな倍率も指定できます（サンプル画像の最後から2番目のイメージです）。 球種はストレート、カーブ、フォーク、チェンジアップ、シンカー、カットボールの6種。球種ごとに玉の速さを5段階に調節できます。最初はストレートしかなく、ホームランの回数を重ねるごとに開放されます。 ただし、初心者でもボールをデカくして飛びやすい設定にすればすぐホームランできるので、すぐ解放できます。

I love how it just works as a swinging practice. Personally I have never played the sport before besides watching Ohtani and Judge dropping bombs after bombs, and I casually spent 40 minutes on first session with it. Swung for around 300 pitches at 76-ish heaters, and missed almost 250 of it. Holy moly mother of loving god I am doggon ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ at swinging at baseball. A solid 8/10. Edit: typo

Still worth 12.99. Content wise it's literally a batting practice simulator. But honestly it has enough features to keep you coming back and honestly is insanely addictive. You got different baseball sizes, different pitches that can be set to different speeds, and an option to juice the balls on how far they go when you hit them. games a 10/10. super simple and insanely addictive.

It doesn't look like much but in this game I can put the baseball size to 1.0, track it and hit it. And the batted ball physics feel right most of the time. It feels like the ball goes where you hit it. And hitting the ball is sufficiently challenging. Too bad this is the least visually appealing baseball game I've seen. I wish somebody would just give me a batting cage that works. So far this is the closest I've seen.

I wish the game was still being updated and wasn't abandoned. I've spent so much time in this game and would definitely recommend it to others even though there won't be anymore updates.