Reviews

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  Grunny

  Jan 10, 2022

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  TweeTwaa

  Feb 7, 2022

  I shoot dog, Police shoot dog, dog stab me, I shoot sun, I play ouija board, I sleep, I live in tv, and I say hi to dog All is good
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  Press start to begin

  Aug 29, 2022

  Combine Duck Hunt with Five Night At Freddy's and you get in my opinion a result that Duck Season gives us. What starts as a harmless nostalgia experience later expands to a true horror that, depending on your playing behavior and 'choices' you make on your own initiative, will also lead to one of the 7 different endings that the game has to offer, this gives very some reasons to replay the game. Watch my gameplay here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHIr2B08mVs So the game starts with the well-known Duck Hunt gameplay in which you more or less have to shoot at flying ducks, the dog comes into play (at first) very friendly, especially because he is so big and looks a bit mascot-like. As you get further into the game you will notice that he can no longer remain so friendly, but you sometimes determine that based on your behavior. What follows is a great horror trip in which (virtual) reality seems to fade with the game. you play the game as a young rascal who has a lot more entertainment at his disposal besides 'Duck Season', you will therefore also find many objects in the living room that are both interactive and non-interactive, Can you find all VHS tapes & game cassettes? So there are various games that you can put in the console and play, and the others you can play while sitting in front of the virtual TV, just like in the past, you will also be able to watch the VHS in this way, which has a lot of nostalgic images to offer. . You also have a baseball bat and a lot of other toys, even magazines with lovely covers. With a little creativity you can also do a lot with these items, you need them to achieve certain achievements.
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  Crazyjavi0521

  Sep 11, 2022

  yo shoot the dog its worth it
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  Andr3wTheGr8

  Oct 24, 2022

  I shot the dog.
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  HeavenSloth

  Dec 27, 2022

  Little repetitive 7 endings Short VR Game
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  baka

  Sep 15, 2017

  66 Mins first play though (not rushed) Well polished fun game, just make sure you understand that it is not a long game. It does have some replayability but not a massive amount, at least for me. I am a massive wuss when it comes to horror in VR and found parts of the game scary, others I have no doubt will consider it very PG. Would be a no brainer at $10 if you find it in the sale in the future, $20 is fair for the quality and effort put into making this game although its abit on the high side for how much I feel I will get out of it Ultimately it was a fun and memorable experience, hence I recommend it
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  Rataphract

  Sep 16, 2017

  This game is horrifically lovingly crafted. Like. There are details on the details on the details. It blows my mind that there is so much going on in what is, fundamentally, a pretty simple game. This is probably one of the few times VR's made me straighten up and go, 'That thing? That thing is art.'
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  Xzanos

  Sep 17, 2017

  [h1]Overview[/h1] I was initially having trouble pinpointing what this game actually is? What do you do in it? Plenty of things are shown in the trailer but I left the trailer feeling very confused. [b]So here's the large and short of it. The main meat of the game is a video game that you play as a 1980's kid called "Duck Season". This game puts you into the VR play space of the classic game "Duck Hunt".[/b] You shoot ducks out of the sky with a rifle and a silly dog collects them and dances around. The quality of everything in this game, and I cannot emphasize this enough, is amazing. The "Duck Season" game itself is large amounts of fun despite being so simple. This game also has a rather dark storyline that happens in between successful "Duck Season" play sessions. Every time you jump into the game, time advances and the story progresses a little farther but I'll get to that later. All this being said it is something that might be best for people who show VR off a lot. There is some replay value but for 20$ you're getting something that can be completed in about an hour. [h1]Duck Season Itself[/h1] As mentioned previously the meat of this game is the "Duck Season" game within the actual game. Starting this game up literally inserts you into the TV where you shoot at ducks for points. You gain more points the more ducks you hit in a row. The shooting feels nice and does something that I've yet to see any game, VR or not, do. This is to say that your ammunition is visible as an outline when you look at your gun, it visually shows you how much ammo you have by outlining the shells in your gun which I absolutely adore as a way to show ammo in VR. When you shoot you have to pump to ready another shell and eventually grab ammo to put into your gun, again all of this feels great. My main criticism is to say that beyond shooting at some ducks there isn't much more to the "Duck Season" game. I don't think there really is anything they could have added but if this is the meat of the game then I'm a bit disappointed. I have plenty of shooting sims already in my library and I'm conflicted as to whether or not I'd actually come back to this one over others. It's as if I've ordered the best ribs I've ever had and I get one solid bite before I'm done. Still, I have to say the quality here is without question one of, if not thee, best vr experiences I've had! [h1]The Rest of the Game[/h1] Outside of Duck Season itself you play as a 7-9 year old boy who is spending a summer evening in front of the telly. The game takes place over several in game hours. As you play Duck Season, VHS's, video games, toys, magazines and snacks will pile up around you. It can be kind of fun to screw around in front of the television with all this stuff. I personally made it a game to see how many things I could chuck at my mom in the kitchen before she might take notice to her son. [spoiler] After the succulent hit her in the eye, and she didn't react, I gave up.[/spoiler] The other "Kingbit system's" games are all played with a virtual controller gun. You shoot at the options on the TV to pick them and none stood out as something I'd do more than once. Some are pretty silly even just as a title but it's pretty clear that they aren't meant to be done more than once or twice. The VHS's you find are mostly meme's of one sort or another and all fit into the 1980's theme rather well. Some of these look to have been made just for this game and none of them are short on entertainment. My friends and I got a really good laugh at a few that were up and even recognized some old youtube videos that were neat to see in game. All in all there isn't a whole bunch to do here, just some fiddling around in between "Duck Season" sessions. [h1]The Story and World[/h1] [i]Spoiler Free[/i] The story is quite simple and short once you see and understand it but holds several surprises that I don't want to spoil. Bottom line, was it enjoyable? Yes! It quite certainly is. The 1980's atmosphere set up is great and the game had me looking over my shoulder nervously multiple times. Each session of "Duck Season." Advances time outside of the game by an hour. Around 4 o'clock, odd things start happening. It's no secret if you look at any of the trailers or tags but this is in fact classified as a horror game. Much to my own delight though it at no point says or lets that fact on. So if you have friends that come over to play VR, or maybe family, you could just throw them in and see how they react. It's not a terribly long story and we were able to finish it in about 1 hour although there was a lot of screwing around and we also had to retry one of the "Duck Season" sessions once as well as retrying the ending. Speaking of the ending there are seven of them. I've found two, the sort of "bad ending" and the "canonical ending". I scratch my head as to how you might be able to get the other 5 though. I'm sure some replay value can be found there as well as the "New Game+" option that opened up but that I did not try. [h1]Verdict[/h1] [i] A clear work of love this game shines but not for long enough. 1 Hour of gameplay for 20$ just isn't what I want for my money[/i] "Duck Season" is one of the highest quality VR experiences that you'll find. It lacks quantity, variety and length but makes up for it all with the sheer amount of love put into each idea and piece of the game. The game is by and large shooting at ducks but it breaks this up often enough that it doesn't become monotonous. I think after the first playthrough you'll probably want to stop but I can't tell you how much fun that short experience is. I've said it previously and it's kind of my verdict here but I recommend this game for a sale. If you think people will play again or if you're dying for a "shooting at things simulator" then I can certainly understand a desire to buy it. That being said I wouldn't recommend a let's play if you're bound to pick this up at some point. The surprises just wouldn't be the same without VR there. [i]Based on a score from -5 to 5 a 0 is "okay" or "non noticeable" a 3 is "quite good" a -3 is "quite bad"[/i] [table] [tr] [th]Category[/th] [th]Score[/th] [/tr] [tr] [td]Graphics[/td] [td]3[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Gameplay[/td] [td]4[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Story[/td] [td]3[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Music[/td] [td]1[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Sound[/td] [td]2[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Replayability[/td] [td]-2[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Legnth[/td] [td]1 Hour[/td] [/tr] [/table] Buy [b][u]Wait for Sale[/u][/b] Watch Avoid Never Touch
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  TheToastGhost

  Sep 19, 2017

  I don't want to ruin any secrets so let me just say this: Anyone with under 3 hours playtime has NOT PLAYED THE GAME PROPERLY. It's a fucking masterpiece.
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  Tom Foolious

  Oct 2, 2017

  I've only gotten 1 ending so far, but I do intend on getting the other endings. The game is such an amazing piece of work. I love it. I do recommend it. Gave me a buttload of nostalgia playing through it. Blowing on the cartridges, VHS tapes, juice boxes, toys! I'm a 28 yr old man who actually decided to sit down in this fake living room and play with the fake toys in front of me like I was a kid again hahahaha. The shooting mechanics were awesome. I really enjoyed firing the shotgun, a couple hiccups here and there with racking and reloading, but nothing that detracts from the game. The horror part of the game is TINY, I wouldn't warn anyone with a low tolerance of fear to stay away. Yeah, I really liked the game and I really recommend it for any 90's kids out there who want a huge nostalgia boost.
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  Inferno

  Dec 26, 2017

  I knew that darn dog was up to no good. 10/10
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  Shadouts

  Dec 30, 2017

  You're a kid, in the 80s, playing that popular duck hunting videogame. This time it has a dark twist. What a weird title. It's really immersive with lots of ways to interact with the environment. Great visuals and several endings will surely get you to come back, though, each round of play is pretty short.
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  Trestles

  Feb 17, 2018

  I bought this game on a whim because it was on sale and I remember playing the classic Duck Hunt so I though, "What the heck?" I fully expected it to be a VR adaptation of the classic game, so I didn't expect more that. Installed it, started playing it around 1:30 AM. Played a couple levels, seemed pretty good, then things got weird. Around 2 AM, I started thinking "WTF is going on?" After a couple more rounds it turned into "HOLY SH*T, WTF WTF WTF WTF". Total caught me off guard, big mistake to start it so late at night....
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  GamingGal

  Jul 9, 2018

  [h1] Audience [/h1] ☐ Your Grandma ☐ Kids ☑ Everyone ☐ Casual Players ☐ Average Players ☐ Pro Players [h1] Graphics [/h1] ☐ Potato ☐ Mud Puddle ☐ Bad ☐ OK ☐ Good ☑ Beautiful ☐ Masterpiece [h1] Price [/h1] ☐ Dude. It's free. Just. Do it! ☑ DEW IT ☐ Good ☐ Average ☐ Wait for a Sale ☐ Refund it if You Can ☐ Don't dew it [h1] Requirements [/h1] ☐ 90's PC ☐ Minimum ☐ Medium ☑ High End ☐ NASA Computer [h1] Difficulty [/h1] ☐ Child's play ☐ Ez ☑ Decent Challenge ☐ Easy to Learn, Hard to Master ☐ Hard ☐ Dark Souls [h1] Game time/length [/h1] ☐ That's it? ( 0 - 2 hours ) ☐ Decent ( 2 - 8 hours ) ☐ Average ( 8 - 12 hours ) ☑ I've been gone for how long? ( 12+ hours ) ☐ What is life? [h1] Completionist Time (After main story) [/h1] ☐ No Collectables? YUS! ☐ That's it? ( 0 - 2 hours ) ☐ That was easy ( 2 - 8 hours ) ☐ Complete it! ( 8 - 12 hours ) ☑ HOW MANY OF THESE THING-A-MA-JIGS ARE THERE?! ( 12 - 20 hours ) ☐ Nope. ( 20+ hours ) [h1] Story [/h1] ☐ No story, No worries ☐ What story? More killing! ☐ Still Better than Twilight ☐ Average ☑ Good ☐ Amazing ☐ Mass Effect [h1] Bugs [/h1] ☐ The game itself is a bug ☐ Bug invasion ☐ Lots of bugs ☐ Few Bugs ☐ You Can Use Them for Speed Running ☑ No bugs, no worries [h1] EA [/h1] ☐ Yes ☐ Cosmetics ☑ No
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  ManiakBunny

  Dec 26, 2018

  If the idea of duck hunt in VR appeals to you and you also enjoy dark horror games, there is a good chance this game will highly entertain you. There are multiple endings. The ones I achieved have taken their emotional toll and permanently changed me as a person. If you’re considering this game avoid spoilers or reading too much. I took the advice from some other commenters to just jump in and experience it, and I was not disappointed.
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  The Horror Network

  Apr 14, 2019

  [h1]Played On: [b]HTC Vive[/b][/h1] Most people probably remember publisher/developer Stress Level Zero for their early consumer VR launch title, Hover Junkers; a game that has sadly faded with time, as the multiplayer portion is now dead and the game has fallen victim to feeling severely outdated three years into the technology. With that said, the company bounced back with a much different, and much improved, release with Duck Season. A single-player shooter with psychological horror elements, Duck Season aims to revive the wonderful feeling of nostalgia for those of us that grew up in the late '80s and early '90s... with a morbid twist. The year is 1988, and after helping your mom put up some groceries she tells you that she rented Duck Season for you; the latest and greatest game for your Kingbit Entertainment System. Sadly, it's only a one-day rental, but hey... you know what that means. You get to spend the whole day glued to the TV with your game while eating pizza and junk food. The only decision that you have to make is whether or not you should shoot that stupid annoying dog mascot. Everyone else does it. All of your friends. All of the missing families in the neighborhood... So of course, Duck Season is much like the beloved lightgun game Duck Hunt. You play level after level shooting down ducks with a shotgun rather than a toy gun, since you're transported into the TV each time you play a level on the Kingbit Entertainment System. In between levels, you're returned back to your living room. There are 8 levels in total, with varying amounts of rounds depending on the difficulty that you choose. While this release can be beaten in about half an hour, stick with me here, the real gameplay starts when you begin to discover the various endings; yes, you will need to beat the game several times over to view them all. There are seven in total, most of them are extremely gruesome, and all of them are worth the 4-5 hours of work that it takes to see them. Another part of the fun of this title is to explore the living room at any given opportunity; every magazine, every cartridge, each game box. The attention to detail that Stress Level Zero has put into Duck Season is incredible. There are also many secrets to discover, including hidden areas and game modes. There are also seven minigames to play, each which come in the form of cartridges. They're simple lightgun games, but almost all of them are fun none-the-less. As you progress throughout the main game, the day will transition into evening and then to night, all the while your mother is in the background doing dishes, cleaning, muttering to herself. All of this combined together creates such an immersive atmosphere that it really does start to feel like the real life of a 10-year-old. The gun mechanics are some of the best that I've personally experienced in VR, and I'm writing this review nearly two years after the launch of this game. If you play on medium or hard difficulties, you have to pump the shotgun before shooting, and once you're out of shells you have to manually reload. However, the real charm comes from the fact that the shotgun actually waivers if you're not using both hands, making accurate shots a lot more difficult and time-consuming. Additionally, looking straight down the barrel will net you with precision accuracy; you're nearly guaranteed to never miss a shot with this method and it's extremely satisfying. Duck Season is a twisted, nightmarish love letter to those of us who grew up in the late '80s and early '90s. I played this game on a beautiful spring day with my windows wide open and a small, but constant, breeze flowing through my house. That atmosphere coupled with this game took me back 20 years, to an era when things were much more simple and fun. Everything about Duck Season is right on point; from the way that the day transitions into evening and night, to what mom is doing in the background, the little-but-significant added details everywhere that you look, the realistically immersive graphics, the remarkable gun mechanics, the hidden secrets, and more. Stress Level Zero have really defined themselves with this release, and they show boundless potential that should be supported by all VR enthusiasts. [h1]Rating: [b]5.0/5.0[/b] - An astonishing achievement, this game must be played.[/h1] The VR Network [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/33182845-The-VR-Network/]Curator[/url] | [url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/thevrnetwork]Group[/url] Click for More The Horror Network [url=http://store.steampowered.com/curator/28221963/]Curator[/url] | [url=http://steamcommunity.com/groups/thehorrornetwork]Group[/url] Click for Gore
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  Not GS

  Sep 17, 2019

  This game is great...if you don't have Valve Index Controllers. With them, you have to put your arms in a weird and uncomfortable position. You could shoot from the hip, but then you can't aim. Also, you don't hold the shotgun by grabbing the pump, you automatically grab it once your hand is close enough. Without a proper update, I wouldn't recommend this for those with the Index Controllers.
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  Steppenwolf

  Nov 27, 2019

  This is a VR game done right. An innovative way to implement the main VR gameplay mechanics (shoot and grab) in a single game. The setting is wonderful for all who grow up with consoles in the 90s and want a nostalgic vibe with a twist. This game even has a nice story and diferent endings. And all for a very reasonable price of just 10 bucks.
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  ils620

  Nov 9, 2020

  DON'T SHOOT THE DOG!