Insomniac Games has been on a roll lately with announcing their VR content, such as their upcoming brawler Feral Rites, and now they’ve released a new teaser for the third-person VR adventure game, Edge Of Nowhere. Check it out below.
Edge Of Nowhere tells the story of a man by the name of Victor Howard who is searching for his long, lost fiance in the cold and dangerous expanse of Antarctica. Insomniac Games notes that Victor will have to cling to his notion of reality as he succumbs to moments of utter madness while facing a slew of horrifying creatures and natural hazards, all in the name of the one he loves. You will battle unknown beasts, endure the fury of the natural world and fight against insanity while trying to decipher the twisting world around you—all in virtual reality.
When I played Kholat, which was also set in a cold and snowy environment, I had to find clues as to what happened to the hikers that disappeared there. My purpose just seemed a little less urgent, like I can take my time finding these clues and there's no sense of danger. It was comfortable exploration. But in Edge Of Nowhere, you're on a mission to help Victor find his missing fiance and suddenly there's this very unnerving sense of urgency. Will she die before I get to her? Is she already dead? I need to know! And that sense of urgency is what would drive me through the game until my questions are answered.
It’s one thing to hang from a cliff holding a PS4 controller and watching on a TV screen, but it’s a whole other experience when you’ve got a VR headset on and you’re looking down past your feet at the ground below, hundreds of feet away. Something tells me this game will take the VR experience to the next level, utilizing it in a way that plays on your fears and emotions. Games like this produce excitement for those who haven’t had the opportunity to experience an environment like this in VR.
I've played a couple games that have taken place in snowy environments now, Kona and Kholat, and I can understand why so many horror game developers are jumping at the chance to take advantage of this environment. Places like Antarctica or the far north present this chilling sense of isolation and fear, knowing you are nowhere near help if you need it. The cold is also, as I believe, worse than being hot and its horribly uncomfortable, so this is communicated with the player as they watch their character traverse the cold and barren landscape. Honestly, I'm not sick of the cold and snowy atmosphere yet and I'm interested to see how other games utilize it.
Edge Of Nowhere was originally announced last year at E3 2015 and has since stayed pretty quiet. The game is set to release June 6 for the Oculus Rift. If you would like more information, head over to the official website.
