When comparing #SelfieTennis vs Brookhaven Experiment, the Slant community recommends Brookhaven Experiment for most people. In the question“What are the best HTC Vive games?” Brookhaven Experiment is ranked 23rd while #SelfieTennis is ranked 28th. The most important reason people chose Brookhaven Experiment is:
The premise of the game is that you need to ward off waves of zombies coming at you from all sides. What makes this excel as a VR title is the immersiveness of the environment. Sound production in the game is superb, it is multi directional and allows the player to hear each and every creature coming at them with a clear sense of what direction they are. On top of this the visual are quite dark and creepy in that you have to use a flashlight in order to see what is coming at you. So you are constantly trying to reveal what is coming and from where in quite a bit of darkness. The creatures themselves also look quite scary, which just ads to the horror of the game.
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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 Extremely creepy/scary atmosphere
The premise of the game is that you need to ward off waves of zombies coming at you from all sides. What makes this excel as a VR title is the immersiveness of the environment. Sound production in the game is superb, it is multi directional and allows the player to hear each and every creature coming at them with a clear sense of what direction they are. On top of this the visual are quite dark and creepy in that you have to use a flashlight in order to see what is coming at you. So you are constantly trying to reveal what is coming and from where in quite a bit of darkness. The creatures themselves also look quite scary, which just ads to the horror of the game.
Pro Fully a complete self contained game
When many games for VR are considered tech demos or early access, Brookhaven is actually a finished title, complete with a story and an ending. While normally this is not much of a feat, to sell a finished game, currently VR does not offer a ton of titles that are feature and story complete.
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 Can feel repetitive
Wave after wave of enemy, while being forced to basically being forced to stand in one place can not only feel a bit unnatural, but also quite repetitive, as there is little to change up this scenario in the game. While the stages can be quite different, offering a good bit change to the scenery, the gameplay itself stays the same throughout.