Pistol Whip: Controversy In VR GamerLand

To buy .. or NOT to buy … THAT is the question …

Billed as a rhythm shooter that sort of puts you inside a John-Wick-Meets-Equilibrium movie, Pistol Whip seems to be getting a huge mixed bag of reviews and comments on social media — ranging from game play to price tag. So what is going on? Should you buy Pistol Whip or not?

Let me preface this article by stating this is not a “proper review” for Pistol Whip (PW from now on). That will come later.

I’ve been following the discussion of this new (controversial?) game on r/OculusQuest on Reddit and felt compelled to respond to some of the game’s criticisms and questions on several threads.

What’s a guy to do with this information from a social network that scrolls messages off every 1.5 minutes? Write a Medium article!

The game appears to have a “love/hate” relationship from a game play point of view and a lot of discourse surrounding the $24.99 price tag.

The Price

Like Jessie Ventura says, “Follow the money!” so we’ll start with the cost of the game.

Pistol Whip on the Oculus Store

PW seems to “enjoy” a lot of comments about the game being “too expensive” at the asking price point…