BONELAB — FAB Shotgun
Now moving on to the FAB shotgun in Bonelab. The model of this thing is just beautiful. It’s fairly short but also has a really long pump grip which gives it a totally unique look.
This shotgun all around is pretty solid, but I think it has the best shell loading sound effect of any that I’ve heard. Again, it’s not a highly realistic noise, but it really effectively communicates the fantasy of sliding a shell into the gun.
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The pump sound is pretty solid too (but I think I still prefer the pump of the Sunshine Shorty).
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This shotgun also has the best muzzle flash I’ve seen. It has these extra trails that project out from the muzzle which gives it some extra depth.
What’s more, Bonelab has a slow motion mode that you can use at any time. And if there’s one thing that feels cooler than using a pump action shotgun in VR, it’s using a pump action shotgun in VR in slow motion. The sound effects and the muzzle flash really play well to the slow motion feature and hammer down on that action-movie feeling.
Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners, Ch. 2 — One-handed Reloads
Speaking of action movies, I want to give a quick shout-out to the shotgun in Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners. It’s completely impractical but this is the only shotgun among those that we talked about which you can cock with one hand… a move straight out of any number of action movies.
And again, this is all about delivering a fantasy to players, so why not?