Fast Travel Games and Paradox Interactive about the development of the horror Wraith: The Oblivion - Afterlife. It will be the first VR game in the World of Darkness universe, serving as the basis for Vampire: The Masquerade, as well as the first video game adaptation of the board game Wraith: The Oblivion, which tells about ghosts.
In Wraith: The Oblivion - Afterlife, players will unravel the mysteries of Barclay's modern mansion as a ghost. The first teaser does not reveal any other details.
"I'm a big fan of games like Amnesia: The Dark Descent and , — admitted the creative director of Fast Travel Games Erik Odeldahl (Erik Odeldahl). “It always seemed to me that such horror games with an emphasis on storytelling and exploration would be perfect for VR. I have long dreamed of working on a game of this format in the entourage of the World of Darkness, and the rich mystical world of Wraith: The Oblivion attracts me especially strongly. I look forward to sharing the first details about her.”
“Any game in World of Darkness, whether traditional, tabletop or virtual reality, allows you to immerse yourself in a dark urban fantasy through which the modern world looks through,” said Sean Greaney, brand manager of World of Darkness at Paradox Interactive. . “From the perspective of a monster, we better understand what it means to be human. We are excited to start moving from the world of the living (Skinlands) to Stygia in such an innovative way. In Wraith: The Oblivion, death is just the beginning."
The release date for the game has not been announced. The first gameplay trailer will be revealed during the Gamescom Now digital show, which August 27th. New details will appear next week in an exclusive material from the portal .
Fast Travel Games was founded in 2016 in Stockholm by Oskar Burman, former head of Rovio (Angry Birds) Stockholm division. In the past, he has worked on Battlefield Heroes at Electronic Arts, as well as Just Cause at Avalanche Studios. Odeldahl was a DICE employee - he acted as lead designer . The team has released several VR games: action game Apex Construct, adventure game The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets, and stealth action game Budget Cuts 2: Mission Insolvency. All of them received fairly warm reviews from the press.
Several more games in this universe are in development. Paradox Interactive continues to work on Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, which is expected to release later this year on PC, current and next generation consoles. At the same time, the premiere by Cyanide studio. Also this year Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York, a standalone expansion to the Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York visual novel by Draw Distance.
Source: 3dnews.ru