XLR

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XLR is a single player and multiplayer strategy game. It was developed by Metaware Limited, LLC and was released on April 5, 2016. It received negative reviews from players.

XLR is a multiplayer team based arena shooter. Party up into teams (with friends, or just join a random match), select a player class, then deploy to the arena for battle. Or practice your skills against enemies in singleplayer training mode. Choose from different player classes to even the odds.

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Audience ScoreBased on 22 reviews

graphics3 negative mentions

The game has a unique concept that combines tower defense and first-person shooter elements, offering a fresh experience.
The visuals and graphics are praised for their style, with good lighting and a sense of immersion in VR.
There is potential for fun gameplay, especially in multiplayer, where players can collaborate on building defenses and taking down enemies.

The game feels unfinished and lacks substantial content, leading to a shallow experience that can become boring quickly.
There are significant control and gameplay issues, including wonky mechanics, poor weapon handling, and bugs that disrupt the experience.
The developers have not provided updates in a long time, leading to concerns about the game's future and its status as abandonware.

gameplay
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Gameplay is currently hindered by messy mechanics and a lack of engaging content, leading to frustration during quick matches. While the variety of guns offers unique mechanics, the overall experience feels flat, with limited activities beyond survival. However, the teleporting mechanic is a standout feature, though it could benefit from further refinement.
- “Loads of very different guns, each with their own mechanics for loading and cocking.”
- “The teleporting mechanic is pretty cool and allows you to teleport a really far distance, which is nice.”
- “The teleport through minimap mechanic is awesome.”
- “We wanted to play a few quick matches and ended up just restarting the game three or four times, through a one hour session maybe clocking in 5 minutes of actual gameplay.”
- “Consider an option for the player to just get an auto-reloading gun; right now the mechanics are very messy and, while original, are more fiddly than enjoyable.”
- “Unfortunately, and somewhat understandably so as this is in early access, the gameplay is somewhat flat and there isn’t too much to do beyond trying to survive the waves of enemies.”
graphics
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics are praised for their impressive "robot" design and excellent lighting effects, including shadows. While still a work in progress and somewhat buggy, the visuals are considered amazing and are expected to improve further with additional features in the multiplayer shooter.
- “Great robot graphics that work well, and excellent lighting including shadows for everything!”
- “The style and visuals are amazing.”
- “The graphics are still a work in progress and quite buggy, but they promise to support many features missing in other multiplayer shooters for Vive.”
- “The visuals are lacking polish and feel outdated compared to other titles in the genre.”
- “While the game has potential, the graphics leave much to be desired and detract from the overall experience.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game is currently a work in progress and exhibits several bugs, particularly with controls during intense gameplay. However, it promises to introduce a range of features that enhance stability and gameplay experience, such as improved locomotion, weapon management, and graphics.
- “Still a work in progress now (buggy too), but it is going to support a lot of features missing in other multiplayer shooters for Vive: better locomotion (it seems comfortable too), improved weapon management (inspired by H3VR), classes of soldiers, and better graphics.”
- “The controls are still buggy in the heat of battle.”
story
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The user expresses a strong enthusiasm for exploring the story of the game "XLR" after acquiring their VR headset, indicating a high level of anticipation and interest in its narrative.