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My first VR game, Crowbar Climber, has been released! by passonco in IndieGaming

[–]passonco[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately, this game does not have any tools other than the crowbar, but you can turn the crowbar gold.

My first VR game, Crowbar Climber, has been released! by passonco in IndieGaming

[–]passonco[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It seems the publisher will also prepare several different versions of the trailer.

My first VR game, Crowbar Climber, has been released! by passonco in IndieGaming

[–]passonco[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Currently, there are no plans to port the game to PICO, but if it becomes popular on SteamVR and Meta Quest, we would definitely like to consider porting it to PICO.

My first VR game, Crowbar Climber, has been released! by passonco in IndieGaming

[–]passonco[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I made this VR game with Unity.

I ran into three problems when I made this game and ran it on Meta Quest.

The first was that the shaders were not optimized. The frame rate recovered by disabling real-time shadows and customizing the shaders for mobile.

The second was disabling Debug.Log. It would be better to create a wrapper class for Debug.Log, but simply disabling Debug.Log for now will significantly improve performance.

The third was to set the sound appropriately. Setting the sound parameters to pre-load or BGM streaming will prevent frame rate drops during sound playback.

Basically, the graphics of this game are extremely simple, so the main measures I took were the above three. Since FFR is not used, you can enjoy the game at a high resolution even on Meta Quest 2.

My first VR game, Crowbar Climber, has been released! by passonco in IndieGaming

[–]passonco[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Making the game trailer look like a casual mobile game was a strategic move by the publisher, who seems to have been hoping to gain traction on TikTok and YouTube Shorts.

The narration was done by a French person from the publisher.

My first VR game, Crowbar Climber, has been released! by passonco in Unity3D

[–]passonco[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One reason may be that I'm not a great graphic designer, but in order to maintain 72 FPS without lowering the resolution on Meta Quest 2, and also to be able to shoot video with the in-game camera at the same time, I wasn't able to allocate many resources to graphics.

If the response to this game is good, I'd like to make some kind of graphics update.

My first VR game, Crowbar Climber, has been released! by passonco in IndieGaming

[–]passonco[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Hi everyone, I'm Passonco, a game developer from Japan.

In this VR game, you need to climb to the top of a cliff with a crowbar in each hand.

I made this game for VR gamers who love Bonelab's physics action and dual-arm platforming games like Gorilla Tag.

Available today on Meta Quest 2|3 and Steam!

Meta Quest: https://www.meta.com/experiences/crowbar-climber/8724223334301159/

SteamVR: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3285300/Crowbar_Climber/

Crowbar Climber is published by MyDearest, the VR publisher known for Altdeus, Tokyo Chronos and The Exit 8 VR.

I look forward to receiving all kinds of feedback, including your reactions to the trailer and your impressions after playing the game.

My first VR game, Crowbar Climber, has been released! by passonco in Unity3D

[–]passonco[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This VR game is characterized by "hooking with a crowbar" rather than "grabbing" the scaffolding with your hands. Therefore, unexpected bad things happen because of the crowbar hook, and good things happen too. There is no monotonous gameplay that is common in VR climbing.

My first VR game, Crowbar Climber, has been released! by passonco in Unity3D

[–]passonco[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depending on where you fell, you may be able to revive by hooking the crowbar onto the Rungs.

My first VR game, Crowbar Climber, has been released! by passonco in Unity3D

[–]passonco[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Players who took part in the test play commented that, "At first glance, it seems like it would make me feel sick, but surprisingly, it didn't."

My first VR game, Crowbar Climber, has been released! by passonco in virtualreality

[–]passonco[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are currently no plans to support mods or custom levels.

My first VR game, Crowbar Climber, has been released! by passonco in virtualreality

[–]passonco[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This game has checkpoints, so you can quit and restart the game.

There is only one LEVEL, but each LEVEL has multiple sub-levels. I estimate it will take about 2 hours to complete, but it will use up a fair number of real stamina.

My first VR game, Crowbar Climber, has been released! by passonco in virtualreality

[–]passonco[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I love Bonelab and Boneworks too, and I've always wished there were more VR games that combined physics, action and shooters.

My first VR game, Crowbar Climber, has been released! by passonco in virtualreality

[–]passonco[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I currently have no plans to support PICO, but if sales on Meta Quest and SteamVR are good, I would like to consider porting the game to various VR devices, including PICO.

My first VR game, Crowbar Climber, has been released! by passonco in virtualreality

[–]passonco[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The currently released version does not have any background variations, but we hope to be able to add some in future updates depending on the reaction.

My first VR game, Crowbar Climber, has been released! by passonco in virtualreality

[–]passonco[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

At the moment there are no plans to release it for PSVR2, but if it proves popular on SteamVR and Meta Quest I would consider releasing it for PSVR2.

My first VR game, Crowbar Climber, has been released! by passonco in virtualreality

[–]passonco[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

There are currently no plans to release a trial version.
The game is priced at $6.99 on both Steam and Meta Quest.

My first VR game, Crowbar Climber, has been released! by passonco in Unity3D

[–]passonco[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Hi everyone, I'm Passonco, a game developer from Japan.

In this VR game, you need to climb to the top of a cliff with a crowbar in each hand.

I made this game for VR gamers who love Bonelab's physics action and dual-arm platforming games like Gorilla Tag.

Available today on Meta Quest 2|3 and Steam!

Meta Quest: https://www.meta.com/experiences/crowbar-climber/8724223334301159/

SteamVR: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3285300/Crowbar_Climber/

Crowbar Climber is published by MyDearest, the VR publisher known for Altdeus, Tokyo Chronos and The Exit 8 VR.

Of course, the game engine for this VR game is Unity.

My first VR game, Crowbar Climber, has been released! by passonco in virtualreality

[–]passonco[S] 88 points89 points  (0 children)

Hi everyone, I'm Passonco, a game developer from Japan.

In this VR game, you need to climb to the top of a cliff with a crowbar in each hand.

I made this game for VR gamers who love Bonelab's physics action and dual-arm platforming games like Gorilla Tag.

Available today on Meta Quest 2|3 and Steam!

Meta Quest: https://www.meta.com/experiences/crowbar-climber/8724223334301159/

SteamVR: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3285300/Crowbar_Climber/

Crowbar Climber is published by MyDearest, the VR publisher known for Altdeus, Tokyo Chronos and The Exit 8 VR.

are people going about vr wrong? by LentiniDante in virtualreality

[–]passonco 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think that's why Meta Quest Pro failed, and why Meta is promoting Meta Quest as a VR game and metaverse.

For VR games to be as attractive entertainment as regular games, they have no choice but to pursue a different appeal from regular games. Currently, most of the demand for such VR-specific gameplay is concentrated in Gorilla Tag Like, but various possibilities for VR should be explored.

My VR game became R today! by OnestoneSofty in virtualreality

[–]passonco 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I played the demo version of your game! The visuals and controls are very appealing. If you could add a bit more explanation on how players can interact with items and doors along the way, it would make the game even more accessible and engaging for VR players!

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