Alright, let’s dive into this swirling chaos of thoughts and insights about nDreams’ latest VR shindig, Reach. So, buckle up, maybe grab a snack? By the way, totally sidetracked here, but have you ever noticed how some VR games make you feel like you’re inside a crunchy potato chip bag? Anyway, back to nDreams.
So, nDreams Elevation — they’ve got this new game, Reach, cooking, and it’s like they dumped all the cool VR tricks they knew into one pot. You know how some VR games are like, “Hey, pretend you’re moving!”? Well, these guys decided to really mess with your brain by making you feel like you’re flipping around like some parkour ninja. It’s kinda mind-bending.
Their design dude, Matt Duff — oh, wait, he’s the design director — was spilling the beans about this in a video (please tell me I’m not the only one who never fully pays attention to those). Reach is built on three things: action, adventure, and… presence? Yeah, presence. Sounds a bit highfalutin, but maybe that’s just me.
They’ve rejigged movement, apparently. You’re reaching and pulling and doing all these moves that make you feel like an acrobat. Does it work? Hard to say without trying it, right? But the way they hype it, I’m itching to give it a whirl. VR jumping — usually, folks get queasy, but they’ve got this mind-boggling system where it tricks your brain, or something like that. Seriously, I wonder how that works. Are we talking Matrix-level stuff here?
And, if you see something you think you can climb — guess what? You can totally do it. It’s like they’re inviting you to climb, jump, and mess around as much as you want. The whole “full-body awareness” gig — no more weird floaty hands! I can’t tell you how many games I’ve played where it looks like ghostly mittens are doing all the work. They’ve put a whole player body in there. You see yourself in-game, like, whoa, that’s me, doing all those wild stunts.
Combat? Oh man, it’s a choose-your-own-adventure-type deal. Explosive arrows, ice arrows, sneak attack options… you either go all Rambo on them or sneak around like a ninja. And yeah, there’s a video showing off all these wild antics if you’re a visual creature.
Set your sights on getting this chaos on your headsets. It’s launching everywhere plausible, like on Quest 3, PSVR 2, and all the PC VR setups. Go toss it on your wishlist if you’re digitally inclined. Just me or does the wait always feel like forever for these things?
