Cloudlands: VR Minigolf

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Cloudlands: VR Minigolf is a single player and multiplayer casual sport game. It was developed by Futuretown and was released on April 5, 2016. It received positive reviews from players.

"Cloudlands: VR Minigolf" is a virtual reality golf game that transports players to a lush sky course. Use intuitive controls to putt your way through 54 holes of challenging minigolf. Customize your experience with various game modes, including single player, online multiplayer, and local hotseat. Immerse yourself in the beautiful, interactive environments and become a master of virtual minigolf.

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Audience ScoreBased on 535 reviews

graphics40 positive mentions

music22 negative mentions

The game offers a fun and immersive VR mini-golf experience with intuitive controls and enjoyable graphics.
The level editor allows for endless replayability with user-generated content, making it a great party game.
Multiplayer mode enhances the experience, allowing friends to play together and share laughs.

The game suffers from frustrating physics issues, where the club often passes through the ball, leading to inconsistent gameplay.
Only 18 holes are included, which some players find insufficient for the price, and many holes are overly complicated or long.
Online functionality is lacking, with reports of dead multiplayer lobbies and connectivity issues.

graphics
60 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Overall, the graphics of the game are generally praised for their beauty, simplicity, and artistic quality, with many reviewers noting that they are well-optimized and visually interesting, especially considering the game's release date. However, some users have reported graphical glitches and inconsistencies, such as flickering textures and awkward positioning after teleportation, which detracted from their experience. Despite these issues, the visuals contribute to a calming atmosphere and enjoyable gameplay, making it a solid choice for players.
- “Graphics are beautiful and simple, very relaxing.”
- “The graphics are great and the scale/presence are spot-on.”
- “The graphic style is great, the courses are unique and most of all it's really fun!”
- “On top of that, graphics were flickering, and at one point, the world started twisting and swaying, forcing me to pull the headset off, and gave me a headache for 2 hours.”
- “Additionally, weird graphical glitches have made the game a little disturbing to play for me.”
- “Also, the visuals need improvements; I mean the main wall texture is terrible.”
gameplay
54 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is praised for its accuracy and immersive mechanics, providing a user-friendly experience that appeals to both casual and skilled players. While the controls and physics are generally well-received, some users find the single-handed putter mechanic limiting and the teleportation feature awkward. Overall, the game offers a fun and creative mini-golf experience, enhanced by multiplayer options and a level editor, though some players desire more variety in hole designs.
- “Very impressed with the controls and gameplay... harder than I thought it would be, but I love it!”
- “The immersion is great, the courses are creative and fun, the gameplay is spot on and user friendly.”
- “The gameplay is actually really fun and a lot of thought and time was obviously put into the courses and the environment.”
- “This was one of the games I was looking most forward to when waiting for my CV1 and for my Touch... I love the scenery, but the gameplay is so underwhelming. I was hoping to be able to hold the putter with both hands, but you can only hold it with one.”
- “The teleport mechanic is awkward, and the hole design leaves a lot to be desired.”
- “Limited number of holes (though with the amount of clever mechanics and 'tricks' used so far I have no doubts this number won't go up).”
music
52 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game has received overwhelmingly negative feedback, with many players describing it as repetitive and annoying, often leading them to turn it off entirely. While some users appreciate the option to mute the music and enjoy the ambient sounds, the lack of volume control and the limited variety in the soundtrack detracts from the overall experience. Despite recent updates adding new music, the consensus is that the soundtrack significantly hinders enjoyment, making it a common point of frustration among players.
- “Cloudlands VR is such a relaxing game, with its picturesque landscapes and soothing background music (new music was recently added in an update).”
- “It's got a nice atmosphere to talk while you putt away (if you turn off the music) and it has a level editor, so every time we come back we play on new stages.”
- “The music can be disabled but there are no sliders to adjust ambient sounds like constant loud chirping noises, interface sounds like sudden loud door slam when someone leaves a multiplayer session or knock!”
- “The music is awful, just the same three notes repeated incessantly.”
- “I'm not kidding, I think this is genuinely the worst music I've ever heard in any video game.”
- “The song isn't bearable to me for even five seconds, and it repeats endlessly.”
replayability
18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Overall, the game is praised for its high replayability, particularly due to the ability to create and download custom courses, which offers endless gameplay options. While the main 18 holes are enjoyable, some users feel that the core game can be completed quickly, leading to limited replay value without additional features like a functioning track editor. However, the game's easy learning curve combined with its depth ensures that players will find plenty of reasons to return.
- “Easy to learn, hard to master and has a ton of replay value.”
- “Has lots of replayability especially because you can make your own courses or download others.”
- “With the addition of workshop courses, the game has endless replayability.”
- “Because of this it doesn't take long to go through the entire game and there's very little replayability.”
- “If the track editor was working, it might have some replay value.”
- “There are a lot of great VR games out there, but Cloulands has the highest replay value thus far.”
stability
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's stability has received mixed reviews, with users reporting various graphical glitches and performance issues, particularly with certain graphics cards like the GTX 980ti and GTX 1080. While some players found the game mostly bug-free and enjoyable, others experienced significant stuttering and gameplay disruptions, leading to a less enjoyable experience. Overall, there is hope for improvements in future updates.
- “Mostly bug free and good physics too; if you need to play minigolf in VR, pick this one up and hopefully it will get better someday.”
- “The environment glitches in and out (GTX 980 Ti) and is plain not fun.”
- “I'd like to give it a thumbs up but when I bought it about a month ago it worked wonderfully and now something changed. I'm getting terrible performance (I'm running GTX 1080), stuttering, and sometimes glitches such as the club not hitting the ball unless I make sure the club face is lower than the ball.”
- “Additionally, weird graphical glitches have made the game a little disturbing to play for me.”
optimization
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Overall, the game's graphics are praised for their artistic quality and initial optimization, but many users report experiencing performance issues such as stuttering and glitches after updates. While some players with lower-end hardware have had smooth experiences, others with more powerful setups, like the GTX 1080, have encountered significant performance drops, indicating a need for further optimization.
- “Graphics are good enough and feel 'artistic' and are well optimized.”
- “I've got a 980 Ti, a subpar i5, and I've got my lighthouses way too far apart (close to 20 feet) and I had no stuttering or anything.”
- “It confuses me a bit that people are complaining about performance issues in this game when Job Simulator is downright unplayable on my potato.”
- “I'd like to give it a thumbs up but when I bought it about a month ago it worked wonderfully and now something changed. I'm getting terrible performance (I'm running GTX 1080), stuttering, and sometimes glitches such as the club not hitting the ball unless I make sure the club face is lower than the ball.”
- “Needs optimization as it had some stuttering that I haven't had on any other VR game so far.”
- “It confuses me a bit that people are complaining about performance issues on this game when Job Simulator is downright unplayable on my potato.”
atmosphere
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's atmosphere is highly praised for its beautiful scenery and calming visuals, creating an enjoyable environment for players, especially in multiplayer settings. The intuitive mechanics and the option to customize levels enhance the overall experience, making it a delightful space for casual play and conversation.
- “This is an amazing game for how accurate the mechanics of the game are, as well as how beautiful the atmosphere and scenery are.”
- “Great atmosphere and a very enjoyable experience, especially if you play with a friend who has another Vive.”
- “The game is simple and intuitive, with fun visuals, and a calming atmosphere.”
humor
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is highlighted by its absurdity and the enjoyment of laughing at friends' mishaps, making for a hilariously challenging experience. Players appreciate the lighthearted nature of the game, although some feel that the inability to interfere with friends' golf balls limits potential comedic moments. Overall, the game successfully combines fun and humor, ensuring players remain entertained.
- “Hilariously challenging at times, but it's so ridiculous I never feel frustrated about it.”
- “Only downside to this is that you can't hit your friends' golf balls when they're in your way (since the hole is finished for them) on the course, which I'm sure would lead to some funny situations.”
- “If you like to whack at a ball and enjoy laughing at your friends' failures as I did, then this game is up your alley.”
emotional
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users express frustration with the emotional experience of the game, citing technical issues like tracking problems and teleportation mechanics that detract from immersion and enjoyment. Despite the potential for creativity with user-made holes, these frustrations led some players to feel disconnected from the core gameplay, ultimately resulting in refunds.
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find that switching the headset around alleviates some of the tedium associated with grinding, making the experience feel less monotonous.