wraggster
November 11th, 2013, 19:03
If there's one thing it seems Oculus Rift will be useful for, it's terrifying us to our very soul.
Have a gander at this trailer for The Forest (http://survivetheforest.com/hom/), a Rift-compatible survival horror which puts players in control of a plane crash survivor who lands in a forest inhabited by a clan of mutant creatures.
The Forest is an open-world adventure where survival from the elements is as important as survival from the enemy. Players have to chop down trees to build a camp, start a fire to keep warm, scavenge food to prevent starvation and find and plant seeds to grow crops.
Traps can also be built, and over time players will be able to strengthen their shelter, building fortresses to protect them from the mutants that roam during the night.
According to its developer, SKS Games, the game lets players "enter a living, breathing forest with changing weather patterns, plants that grow and die. Tides that roll in and out with the day/night cycle. Below ground, explore a vast network of caves and underground lakes."
One thing SKS doesn't discuss too deeply is that The Forest will likely reduce us to blubbling wrecks, flailing around the room with our Oculus Rifts on and knocking countless family heirlooms off our shelves in the process.
Already greenlit for Steam, an alpha version of The Forest is due for release later this year, with the full game expected some time in 2014.
Turn off the lights.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/437465/blog/the-forest-looks-like-an-fps-blair-witch-project/
Have a gander at this trailer for The Forest (http://survivetheforest.com/hom/), a Rift-compatible survival horror which puts players in control of a plane crash survivor who lands in a forest inhabited by a clan of mutant creatures.
The Forest is an open-world adventure where survival from the elements is as important as survival from the enemy. Players have to chop down trees to build a camp, start a fire to keep warm, scavenge food to prevent starvation and find and plant seeds to grow crops.
Traps can also be built, and over time players will be able to strengthen their shelter, building fortresses to protect them from the mutants that roam during the night.
According to its developer, SKS Games, the game lets players "enter a living, breathing forest with changing weather patterns, plants that grow and die. Tides that roll in and out with the day/night cycle. Below ground, explore a vast network of caves and underground lakes."
One thing SKS doesn't discuss too deeply is that The Forest will likely reduce us to blubbling wrecks, flailing around the room with our Oculus Rifts on and knocking countless family heirlooms off our shelves in the process.
Already greenlit for Steam, an alpha version of The Forest is due for release later this year, with the full game expected some time in 2014.
Turn off the lights.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/437465/blog/the-forest-looks-like-an-fps-blair-witch-project/