The event studio behind the VR success Gorilla Tag provides a primary glimpse of its new VR recreation that’s strongly harking back to Echo VR.
After the large success of Gorilla Tag, One other Axiom is now engaged on one other formidable VR recreation. Codenamed “Challenge A2”, the workforce goals to revive the legacy of Echo VR.
Gorilla Tag is understood for its easy gameplay mechanics and low graphical necessities. Regardless of this, the VR recreation boasts spectacular participant numbers on the Quest 2, and whereas it might look completely different at first look, there’s an skilled workforce behind the VR hit.
David Neubelt was one of many individuals chargeable for the lately discontinued VR basic Echo VR on the VR studio Prepared at Daybreak, which was acquired by Meta. A recreation that’s extremely regarded at One other Axiom. Kerestell Smith, co-founder of the studio, sees Echo VR as one of many important inspirations for Gorilla Tag.
Mixture of Echo VR and Gorilla Tag
On One other Axiom’s Discord server, the studio has now given a glimpse into its present plans and introduced a VR recreation, presently codenamed “Challenge A2”.
Just like Prepared at Daybreak’s VR sports activities basic, you will be shifting as a “robotic champion” in zero gravity. “We’re focusing on human scale speeds with extra physicality, hand-based collision, sliding, and paddle-based momentum mechanics, all whereas utilizing only a few controller inputs,” the announcement reads.
The VR recreation additionally goals to create a seamless social construction, the place gamers can navigate between completely different “stations” within the recreation and meet completely different communities. There will even be massive stadiums the place customers can compete in groups or sit within the digital stands as spectators.
Early entry deliberate
Just like Gorilla Tag, the social element permits for random encounters and networking moments inside the recreation. Intensive customization choices are additionally deliberate.
“We’ll share our plans on how gamers can run their very own servers, management their very own stations, host their very own rule units, average and customise the feel and appear of, actions, posters, recreation modes and extra,” the studio writes.
Challenge A2 just isn’t scheduled for launch till late 2024 on the earliest. Earlier than that, nevertheless, the studio plans to supply an early entry model.