When comparing #SelfieTennis vs Fantastic Contraption, the Slant community recommends Fantastic Contraption for most people. In the question“What are the best HTC Vive games?” Fantastic Contraption is ranked 22nd while #SelfieTennis is ranked 28th. The most important reason people chose Fantastic Contraption is:
Thanks to the Vive, building a contraption is incredibly fun and actually feels like you're creating something "real". You can move around your machine to adjust it and add new components in a very natural way.
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Pros
Pro Fun twist on the game of tennis
Selfie Tennis works in an original way where the player will serve the ball to then see themselves teleported to the other side of the net to volley it back. This continues until you miss the ball or make a bad shot. Basically it is a two person game of tennis played all by yourself making each and every shot.
Pro Easily take in game photos of the silly gameplay
While you are playing the game there is an option to take "selfies", this can then be shared with friends or acquaintances through social media.
Pro Amusing characters
You can play as a unicorn, which makes for light hearted and funny gameplay.
Pro Very fun to build and create machines
Thanks to the Vive, building a contraption is incredibly fun and actually feels like you're creating something "real". You can move around your machine to adjust it and add new components in a very natural way.
Pro Encourages creativity
By giving you a task and leaving how you will complete it up to your own devices the game allows for a sense of creativity as well as the feeling of accomplishment.
Pro Cute art style
The art style is cute and when you look at how you look only to see you're a cute animal, it can be quite funny and sweet. You also have a pet cat named Neko that you get your supplies from, and a dog that you press to go to the next level.
Pro Comes free with the vive bundle
Comes free with the Vive bundle, which is a bundle with no additional cost, but has limited stock, so may be difficult to obtain.
Cons
Con Movement is limited
As the player teleports between each side of the court, there is no way to choose what part of the court you teleport to, which can make it difficult to get shots that are near the edge of the court.
Con Somewhat simple for the price
There are no settings to adjust and there is only one goal of the game, to volley the ball back and forth as long as you can. This may not make for a deep enough game for some especially when considering the $20 price tag.
Con Expensive
It's the most expensive game on the Vive costing $39.99. When comparing price to content, there may be better options out there at a lower price.
Con Building can be frustrating and causes a lot of trial and error
It is almost impossible to attach objects completely straight to one another, meaning if you are trying to use multiple wheels, each will be a bit crooked, causing a lot of adjusting and restarting, which can be very frustrating.