19th May 2019, 12:12 PM
I finished making the steering wheel, and well, it does work... but it's clear that it's a motion control device that controls the wheel with only the tilt sensor in a Joycon. The wheel's not exactly the most responsive thing, and the knobs you turn to switch items aren't the most responsive either. Of course it's amazing that they work at all, since they're just rods with reflective tape on them that the Joycon's IR camera can see, but it's definitely not as good as real buttons or switches.
As for the game, it's an open-world driving game with objectives and such. It's okay, if quite simple, but it needs better indicators telling you where to go -- as far as I can tell it doesn't do that, you just have to figure it out, which can be annoying. Sure, there isn't all that much in this world, but still I don't want to wander around... oh well. It's an okay little game, but yeah I can see why Labo hasn't caught on beyond maybe some kids, it's kind of fun to build but the end product, while definitely functional, isn't as good as a real controller.
As for the game, it's an open-world driving game with objectives and such. It's okay, if quite simple, but it needs better indicators telling you where to go -- as far as I can tell it doesn't do that, you just have to figure it out, which can be annoying. Sure, there isn't all that much in this world, but still I don't want to wander around... oh well. It's an okay little game, but yeah I can see why Labo hasn't caught on beyond maybe some kids, it's kind of fun to build but the end product, while definitely functional, isn't as good as a real controller.