Reviews

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  Baba

  Dec 6, 2021

  I get that it's in early access but I don't think it needs to go further, it's so hard to play ANYTHING on the kit, most of the time it's not even that responsive
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  SlurpyDurpy

  Jun 21, 2016

  It's a very interesting idea and a something new for my VR. It's still in early access so I hope they will improve on quite a few things. At the moment when you hit the drums it's a bit like hitting a button, it plays the same sound no matter what. In future I hope they will add more technical detail to it, like difference in sound depending on how hard you smash it, being able to drag the stick on the surface and hear the sound it makes. But as it stands in it's current state it's still a very much so functioning drummer set. This however is definitely not a "game" there are no objectives and so on, so if you plan on buying this just know that it's a drum set, not guitar hero. They have a board in the game with upcoming features, and they sound very promising.
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  baka

  Jun 21, 2016

  Its very basic at the moment but the core systems work well. I find the kick drum on the trigger a little awkward but you can get used to it. It does what it says on the tin, its a drum kit in a garage. If you would have fun with this in the real world then give it a shot. Some tutorials and maybe playing along with songs would help new drummers keep intrest in it perhaps. Looking forward to see where this goes in the future
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  NDK

  Jun 23, 2016

  thnks for the world most expensive home with drum set... :) Very good for a E.A. reaction time is wonderful no input lag Besides i want to use my racing pedal for this drum please make some custom settings for extra gear for hihats and kicks.. We also need guitars for my friends.... =P
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  Player 5

  Jul 4, 2016

  Initial review from someone who can hold a beat. Garage Drummer VR shows incredible promise even in this early, unpolished version. It's a virtual drumkit! Wanted one of these since I first bought a Vive and it costs less than a meal at Taco Bell. After about 15 minutes of playing around I was able to work out a good, steady beat and even a bit of fill. I never thought it would be so intuitive after such a short time. The cons: - Text is terribly aliased, unreadable in any of the graphic options. - The menu selection is fidgety. Clicked on the garage door opener half a dozen times before anything happened. Same for graphics selection. - I know there's a snare rim hit but I can't hit it accurately. - No spatial audio. Everything sounds mono. What I'd like to see in future updates: - Metronome adjustment - Deperately needs a loop recorder/player so I can build on basic beats. Loop recorder should have adjustable beat time. - A way to move, add drums to the set - A way to adjust the room around the player like Pool Nation does. Frankly this should be a part of every VR experience from now on. It's that good. - Programmable, importable drum sounds/effects. - Love the top/bottom hit on the cymbals, reproduces a great roll effect with one hand. Want to see that on drums too. - Reprogrammable buttons, PLEASE!
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  1anc3

  Jul 10, 2016

  Drummer here. So far every attempt at providing a drumming experience in VR has been a miserable failure, and this is no exception. There are some serious issues that may not be surmountable. Foot pedals are essential; without feet you can't do much but play the bongos. Precision collision detection is essential - when a stick pixel lightly brushes a cymbal pixel there has to be a reaction, otherwise all sense of presence, interaction and tactility disappears. Velocity and weight must be accounted for, and not just one or two 'settings', but a full range of dynamic force detection that alters not just volume but also the tone and timbre of the instrument struck. Similarly, the different parts of each instrument must make different sounds; hitting the rim of the cymbal and the bell should sound recognizably different. But perhaps most important of all, and the point which makes me doubt the ability of VR to ever simulate drums well, the sticks need to bounce off a reactive surface. Without a surface to work off, most of the technique of drumming is gone - no dragging, no rapid percussion, no way to develop fluid rhythm. Not to mention the strain that constantly arresting your hand movement and drawing it back up (non-drummers might not realize that much of the energy of drumming comes from the force of gravity+rebound); long-term this is a recipe for wrist ligament damage. TLDR: VR drumming is like playing basketball without a floor
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  The Illegible Poet

  Jul 14, 2016

  pretty cool game although I'm not convinced playing the drums translates really well to VR. Very fun if you just want something to screw around on. I made a 1.5 minute video review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAf1rkffYFU
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  UEAKCrash

  Jul 30, 2016

  Drummer here. Way too innaccurate. Very unintuitive to play. At it's core it's probably a flawed concept due to lack of pedals, and triggers don't do it nearly enough justice (especially as typically you manipulate your sticks using those fingers!) Feels like this could cause beginner drummers to develop really poor practices if they started with this. Thought it'd be a fun little toy to play around with and do some basic beats, but I can barely get that out of it. I'm curious what someone really practiced on this would sound like, but even the trailer video shows how difficult and sloppy it is to play. Really wanted to like this, but ultimately it's just not what I was hoping it would be.
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  lil

  Aug 1, 2016

  Early Access Review: The idea is nice, groundwork is there. Pros - Offers chance to play Drums Cons - Can't play drums. Game, in current form, crashes a lot. Subtle movements (and you can see the sticks doing it, showing the system's doing it), aren't reacted to by the drums well. Also, the interface (switch on wall, for example) seems almost un-interactable. Interface needs work.
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  Frantic

  Aug 18, 2016

  I can't hear sounds in Development kit, can u help me?
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  samljer

  Dec 14, 2016

  This game, is not good. The hit detection is way off one just ONE of the drums. The sound clips arent very good, and the game feels laggy. (none of my other titles feel this way) The in game browser didnt work either, it comes up, but just sits there un-responsive. The idea is fantastic, but an idea isnt enough, this needs a lot of work. I understand its early access, and you should too if you get it. Ive had early access titles before, and they at least worked.
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  wgren

  Jan 8, 2017

  Now that there is a new Vive Tracker accessory on the way you can hopefully simulate pedals, but the other big problem remains and I don't see any way for the devs to get around it - you don't get tactile feedback when hitting the drums in VR, and sometimes you get an annoying double sound when you move the drumstick up again through the virtual drum. I had to carefully poke the surface with the stick, which doesn't feel half as fun or real as for instance playing the Guitar Hero drums.
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  DdongE

  Jan 23, 2017

  :)
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  gomuma

  Mar 10, 2017

  I like the game a lot. I'm not a real drummer and the game has given me the opportunity to become one in VR. No motion sickness, everything works smooth on 970 with Oculus. It's rather a limited title, but gives lots of fun.
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  Xmenekai

  Apr 5, 2017

  [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4wj5nHnEiE]Watch here comparison on three VR drum games[/url] Idea was good, but accuracy is not. Most of hits are missing. It's very good that you have lots items to pick up, but I don't think that it's realy important in drum simulator. Browser and youtube are not conveniently, I always missed search line and always browser spawns through roof or under floor. All I liked here is environment. Drums sound also could be better. Look how it made in Drums Hero or DrumKit VR
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  wantwon

  Apr 8, 2017

  Barely works on any graphics settings with a decent card and no updates in a very long time.
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  Pastor Lando

  Jun 6, 2017

  This comes free with Steam VR Home
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  HowlinWolf_PL

  Jun 24, 2017

  great idea an potencial space to develop even further
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  ⎛⎝Duckers McQuack⎠⎞

  Aug 29, 2017

  It's more or less abandoned.
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  Damp Moose

  Oct 13, 2018

  nooooooo. nothing detects correctly, theres no oculus support at all (i know thats not advertised). it sounds alright, when you can manage to hit something. if you do what a normal drummer would do and rest the stick on the snare after each hit, the sound just loops at a hundred miles an hour. i really really wanna see a good musical game in vr other than beat saber.