GrabBag Reviews

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GrabBag by Developer Shadow Factory is $1.99 on Steam. Clocking in at a slightly over 2 GB – GrabBag is a fairly simple game in which you ride along a predetermined course grabbing objects with your hands. Some objects are good, some objects are bad. On the mardi gras level for instance, grabbing beads is good but grabbing a shoe is bad. It has 3 difficulties across 3 courses ranging from easy to hard with the difficulty. From best I could tell, affecting the amount of negative objects on your run. My honest opinion? For $2 – it works. All of the menus worked and it was very intuitive. But yes, it is a gimmicky VR game for $2 – my expectations are usually met if the game simply works and it does. The level detail actually is fairly impressive on the second and particularly the 3rd level. The thing that baffled me during my playthrough is that perfection seemed fairly easy to obtain and replayability is quite limited. So do you buy it? It is a decent “check out my VR system” title and if you have parties and want to show off something – it is OK. There was some objects quite far to the right so make sure you have plenty of room to make the long reach before you put your hand through a window. Final grade – 6 out of 10.

+Interesting Graphics +Cheap -Virtually no content -Boring -Hit boxes for items that you need to grab (Main part of the game) goes right through hands sometimes. 2/5 Even though it's a fun little mini-game and relatively cheap. I can't recommend this at all due to the main mechanic not working 100% and the whole game just feeling like a cheap mini-game that should be bundled with a dozen other games. [Quote] If you liked this review Make sure to [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/33220185-VR-Games-and-Tools/]Click here[/url] and give a follow for more reviews of good, bad and decent VR titles. And [url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/HonestVR/]Click here[/url] if you want to request reviews on other VR titles. [/Quote]

Remember Arcade games? Back in the day when you'd drop a handful of quarters in a machine and maybe get a good 20 mins out of a game? Welcome to GrabBag. It's worth $2 if you're into a new experience or looking to work on your "grabbing stuff flying at your face" skillz.

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.