Walkabout Mini Golf - Quest / Rift

2004typer · 18 Oct 2020 at 22:21

Anyone tried this - bought it the other day due to having £8 credit that Oculus gifted me, the game is £10.99 so worked out practically free.

It's great fun if you have even a slither of interest in mini golf.

Need to convince my brother and step brother to buy this so we can start some tournaments up, could see it getting pretty competitive lol.

melmac · 18 Oct 2020 at 22:59

This was one of my first purchases for the Quest 2. Yeah, It's really good, much better than I was expecting!!

Kyrne · 20 Oct 2020 at 19:59

is it cross play? my friends have Quest 2's I've got the Rift-S

ssmacc · 20 Oct 2020 at 20:40

Kyrne said:
is it cross play? my friends have Quest 2's I've got the Rift-S

Looks like it (has both listed when you go to buy)

Kyrne · 21 Oct 2020 at 16:27

Not managed to get MP up and working

ssmacc · 25 Oct 2020 at 14:23

Kyrne said:
Not managed to get MP up and working

I bought this last night and played MP with a friend, just set up a private game and told him the name, he was straight in without any issues. Not tried a public game so maybe there is a issue with that?

jesus2nd · 25 Oct 2020 at 20:22

Me and the lads have recently discovered this little gem, spent hours just chilling shooting some holes!

glenimp617 · 26 Oct 2020 at 12:24

What a game this is!!

Definately worth the £10

glenimp617 · 26 Oct 2020 at 13:58

I think we need to get an ocuk group going for these multiplayer games.

Not just yet though, I'm awful lol

krooton · 26 Oct 2020 at 15:24

Can you multi play on a single headset, like me and the wife taking turns?

jesus2nd · 26 Oct 2020 at 15:28

krooton said:
Can you multi play on a single headset, like me and the wife taking turns?

I don't think so! Wish they'd implement it though

melmac · 26 Oct 2020 at 18:22

TheOracle said:
I think we need to get an ocuk group going for these multiplayer games.

Not just yet though, I'm awful lol

I am awful too!!

2004typer · 26 Oct 2020 at 23:43

melmac said:
I am awful too!!

Best advice I could give is don't stab at the ball - try to swing as you would with a real putter from the shoulders in a nice smooth action (i.e. don't pivot your wrists), and make sure you're fully over the ball for each stroke. For alignment imagine a line from your target to the putter face, and try to keep the putter face perpendicular to this imaginary line through impact.

For more distance, rather than trying to hit the ball harder, just take a longer stroke but using the technique above.

ssmacc · 27 Oct 2020 at 21:34

Has anyone figured out how to see your best round?

Me and Mrs are addicted, we can see the best score ever (from some random) but not our own?

melmac · 27 Oct 2020 at 21:38

2004typer said:
Best advice I could give is don't stab at the ball - try to swing as you would with a real putter from the shoulders in a nice smooth action (i.e. don't pivot your wrists), and make sure you're fully over the ball for each stroke. For alignment imagine a line from your target to the putter face, and try to keep the putter face perpendicular to this imaginary line through impact.

For more distance, rather than trying to hit the ball harder, just take a longer stroke but using the technique above.

Thanks!! will give these tips a go.

2004typer · 28 Oct 2020 at 08:11

melmac said:
Thanks!! will give these tips a go.

You're welcome - you'll have to let me know if it makes a difference to your score.

2004typer · 30 Oct 2020 at 10:36

Just out of interest what kind of scores are people getting on this - best I've done up to now is -15 on the easiest one (Tourist Trap) but reckon with more playing can probably lower this further.

glenimp617 · 30 Oct 2020 at 13:48

2004typer said:
Just out of interest what kind of scores are people getting on this - best I've done up to now is -15 on the easiest one (Tourist Trap) but reckon with more playing can probably lower this further.

erm, about 50 over par

2004typer · 30 Oct 2020 at 13:50

TheOracle said:
erm, about 50 over par

Try my tips above - might help!

Really enjoying this game - hope they keep up support and add new courses to buy, I want one with moving parts like you see on the TV - a recreation of the one in the Simpsons would be fantastic.

https://youtu.be/mh7rVPfZKa4

tangey · 4 Nov 2020 at 14:40

Thanks to all that recommended this.

It's a great game and perfect for the wireless quest. The graphics of the background etc are pretty poor, but the courses themselves and the physics of the ball are very interesting, and of course VR lets you have courses that wouldnt be practical in real life, such as a hole that plays over 4 storeys. I think there is lots of potential for the developers to expand or beautify this, and I hope they do so.

For someone like me thats likes things like Alyx and campaign shooters, didn't think I'd like it, but its a totally different genre that I'm really get hrs out of.