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June 17, 2022

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Deep Dive Interactive

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In Bocce Time! you'll head down to a peaceful park or atmospheric pier to test your bocce skills across 12 distinct courts. Jump into a quick match to 1v1 a random opponent online, create and join private rooms with up to 8 players, or play against AI across 3 difficulties to unlock additional ball customization options. With full cross-play, everyone's invited to join the fun! It's Bocce Time!

Bocce ball is an ancient and simple game about getting your balls closest to the target. Players throw out a small ball called a pallino and then up to 4 teams take turns trying to get their balls closest to it, blocking, knocking, and blasting each others' balls in the process.

The pallino can land anywhere in bounds and every ball can impact the others, resulting in an ever shifting playing field where the target can change with every throw. It's easy to learn, but difficult to master, and when millimeters can make the difference between defeat and victory, individual skill really shines!

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Meta Quest

Meta Quest 2

Meta Quest Pro

Meta Quest 3

Meta Quest 3S

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4.75

97 ratings

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Promising and priced right? 4.7/5

This seems cool but needs that last bit of polish. It's about the right price, but I might suggest dropping it a bit when releasing to the main store (definitely release it as you will make grips of cash and get lots more feedback / motivation), to keep the reviews & player base high, then going the DLC route. I played one game against the bot, and here is my initial impression: First, the menu area felt low-res and pixelated, while the arena felt a bit more antialiased and smooth. Not sure what's up with that, but I would suspect some optimization would enable higher resolution (foveating?). This should also be 90 Hz no problem. Second, the bot's voice is obnoxious after awhile. It's ok, but maybe a vocoder effect to make it a bit less like a random midwest dude or having a few characters (there is an option to silence it). I noticed that whenever I threw, the ball went a bit rightward from where I felt my hand was swinging (?), and I couldn't really figure out how to spin it and tried flicking my wrist as I would with a real bocce ball in all different eccentric ways. Turns out you have to enable spin in settings; surprised that isn't the default or part of an introductory set of questions (e.g. handedness, spin preference, avatar, etc). Finally, I'm not sure why, but watching the balls land and interact, it didn't quite feel right. I think this was mostly about the bot's backspin and how it landed; it had some polygon overlap with the floor that looked weird. It's fine, but maybe you could add a bump map and texture that evolves as the balls hit the dirt, making little dents and discoloration? Other than this, the framerate was buttery smooth and I started to correct my throw to get the ball to go more in the direction I wanted (with zero spin, no matter what :). I rarely keep games but I will keep this one, and maybe get it for my friends. Has the friendly feel of walkabout (high compliment!) but will not hold my attention as long. But it's priced to keep and will be a nice change of pace! Feature request: A second ring for the next closest team (counting points) or highlighting point balls somehow?

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How to gamify a game

Real-life Bocce is fun but this version of Bocce is more fun and challenging than any other I’ve played in VR or in reality. Beautiful graphics, realistic physics and multiple imaginative courses make this one of the best games I’ve purchased for Quest. I see no reason why this shouldn’t be fast-tracked to the main Quest store. The single player mode against talkative AI opponents is a delight. This will appeal to long-time Bocce players as well as newcomers to Bocce.

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Just buy it

Up until recently I thought there was only one game on my Quest 2, which was Walkabout Mini Golf but Bocce time has recently been splitting my time away from WMG. It's such a simple concept which has been executed superbly and is just so easy to pick up and play. What also makes it great fun, just like WMG is the social aspect, it's such a competitive game but you will have many laughs with other players. As an added bonus Bocce is cheap and excellent value, way better than many things on the actual Meta store.

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Poor sounds. Obnoxious bots

This looked like it could be a fun game but once I opened it and tried a game, I knew I'd be refunding it. Released in mid-2022 and no updates since is a sign of a game that's just been abandoned and left to languish in the store with no updates or improvements. Always look at the release date before buying a game and see how many Updates are mentioned on the store page. If none, the game was left to rot. I think developers don't realize the effect that good sounds can bring to a game. The sound when the ball hits the ground, another ball, or object seems carelessly implemented. Just some lightweight tick sound that kills the immersion for me. This app is very bare bones aesthetically and physics wise and carries a price in line with some very polished games in the real Meta shop. I'm all about supporting development, but only if the game has some kind of path forward. Not a basic version that's dumped in the store and never updated or refreshed. If you are a single player person, there are bots to play against that talk trash. I didn't see a way to shut that off so that was a dealbreaker. I'm a casual gamer and taunting whether from other players or bots is poor form. As an option? Fine. But having that forced on you? No thanks.

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Casual, Social Competition. Pretty Envs.

At the time of this review there are currently 12 different courses, with 6 courses being in each of the 2 parks. Different surfaces, angles, and obstacles make each one a unique challenge. Super easy to play, but difficult to master. The game is at it's best when played with others! Grab a friend or 3 and hop in for an absolute blast! If you don't have someone to join you, the Bocce Time! discord is one of the most welcoming I've been in. People are always around for games and hanging out. Very wholesome and welcoming. https://discord.gg/kUmaZZD7HD Get in here!

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Bocce Time!

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jack.pants

Promising and priced right? 4.7/5

therealrick

How to gamify a game

Empzurg99

Just buy it

cvan65

Poor sounds. Obnoxious bots

noblesquashy

Casual, Social Competition. Pretty Envs.

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