Cloudlands : VR Minigolf

UPDATE: The new course editor is fantastic. Creating courses is actually fun, and showcases the strength of motion controllers as tools for creation. It also eliminates the shortage of holes. The workshop support has been integrated throughout the game and mkaes this an easy recommend. Played a full round of 18 holes with my friend online. Probably one of the best experiences I've had with the vive so far. Pros: - The physics and atmosphere are great. - Fantastic as a social multiplayer game. - Course editor completes the game Cons: - The physics can be wonky at times.

Needs optimisation as it had some stuttering that i haven't had on any other vr game so far. Also actually getting the club to hit the ball requires some finesse as you can easily end up ghosting right through it. Also the physics are bugged, with the ball reliably bouncing backwards away off a gentle slope. Not the best vr game out there, needs work, but at its core it's still fun. the bugs just push it toward the edge of frustration. Still did all 18 holes. You'd be better served going to play it in real life. That said, i'm sure there'll be updates and fixes.

This game has some bugs to work out. The scenery can't be beat, but the multiplayer is EXTREMELY frustruating with one headset. Also the really tough levels with Par 40 can be fun the first time but are not okay for multiplayer. The music is awful, just the same three notes repeated incessantly. Fortunately you can turn this off. I would suggest making the multiplayer do one player at a time for the whole course and the multiplayer course only par 5 and below. A lot of potenital but not there yet.

Cloudlands: VR Minigolf is a game that I bought excited about a multiplayer game that you just pass the HMD to the next person. That is not in the game yet but will be coming with a future update. I still enjoyed the game although I don’t really have the patience for it and some of the holes are frustrating. [b]Pros:[/b] [list] [*]After hitting the ball you can press the trigger button and instantly warp to your balls current location. This is perfect and necessary for a game like this. [*]Controls felt good, after a couple test swings I felt like I knew exactly how hard I need to hit it. The haptics on the controller were spot on as well. [*]Good course design. I personally like the simple wholes like you would find at an actual minigolf place but if you are a fan of wacky and difficult this game will cater to you as well. [*]Graphics are well done. [/list] [b]Cons:[/b] [list] [*]Frustrating at times, I played hole that had a Par of 42??? It was fun for maybe the first 5 or 6 hits then it was just annoying and I was swinging like a madman trying to finish it. It may be I don’t have the patience for it, I am sure some people will love it. [*]No spectator mode: If you have people that are trying to watch your game on the TV/Monitor it will only show what the person playing is looking at so it ends up being really shakey and not enjoyable to watch. I am not sure how they could fix this maybe incorporate a 3rd person spectator mode. [/list] [b]TLDR:[/b] The game is fun don’t get me wrong. I recommend it on a sale, but personally I only like about half of the holes. The simple ones are a lot of fun but holes that are just crazy and have par 42 were not enjoyable and made me lose my patience. There is not a whole lot of content as of writing this review but I hope with future updates and free DLC more content and courses are added. I think if the Devs made the courses more like 3D Ultra Minigolf it would be fantastic, I think it would be cool to have multiplayer where you could use powerups and such it would make it an insane party game.

Cloudlands is a game where all you really have to ask yourself is whether or not you like minigolf. The motion controls are pretty much perfect, and this is probably the closest you can get to actual minigolf without leaving your room. The courses are another matter entirely; some of them are pretty standard, like the usual 3 or 4 par traditional courses you'd see on a real mingolf course, but some of them are enormous sprawling 40+ par courses filled with ball cannons. rotating obstacles, half-pipe curves, and more that are really fun to play with a friend. It has both online and local multiplayer, with the local play involving each player playing the course and then passing the headset to the next player. It may not be the most exciting game on the Vive, but if you've got friends who are up for some minigolf you can get a pretty good time out of this.

A relaxing zen like miniature golf experience. The game uses one touch controller for the putter and is based on physics, some skill, and dumb luck of course. It comes with 18 holes but there are alot of user made holes thatre pretty good and accessible through the game. I like to play a random nine in the games standard course for now. I think this game is worth it, for the good VR mini golf experience and the workshop support.

Best vr golf game out there, with its caveats. I'll start with the bad since people like t o thrash this game so much, I have played like 10 hours on viveport before buying it on steam. The bad : - Tracking could be better. Fore example, you can't make a full swing at 100% speed since the trackers don't register a fast movement. - some desync and random disconnect when playing online. It doesn't happen that much though and you can always join back the game you were in. - music it awful. I muted it after 10 mins. Ok now the good : - for a game which released back when the first oculus came out, the graphics are not that bad at all. - controls are surprisingly intuitive and actually work correctly. - it can run on pretty much every decent pc - I always have a blast playing this game with friends - It's clearly the most polished golf game out there at the time of this review. - tons of modded courses. like tonssss of them. Verdict : it's not a perfect game by all means, but you could clearly have a lot of fun playing with friends, especially if you can buy it on discount. if you like golf/mini-golf, you'll really like this game. Just lower your expectations, it's not a AAA title.

A truly amazing VR minigolf experience!