By Joe Osborne
Horror isn’t that hard to accomplish in a virtual reality setting, frankly. Just look at the spate of jump scare generators on the VR game stores. However, Wilson’s Heart for Oculus Rift brings depth to horror in VR both literally and figuratively.
Developed by Austin, Texas-based Twisted Pixel Games, Wilson’s Heart is an 8 to 10-hour VR experience that will leave you (i.e. this very editor) shaking, shuddering and thinking, “what just happened?”
The Oculus Touch-controlled game sets players inside the body of Robert Wilson, a middle-aged man who has just awoken strapped to a vertical operating table inside a ruined medical or psychiatric facility. Upon freeing yourself from the table’s bindings, it’s up to you to determine why you’re here and the best exit.
Twisted Pixel, known for heavily-stylized, cartoonish games like Splosion Man, is a master of dramatic character expression and world building. Unlike its previous playful worlds, though, the studio uses the same artistry to great effect in creating a world that’s just enough out of touch with reality so as to feel surreal within the Rift headset, but grounded enough that it doesn’t feel wholly unfamiliar.
It’s like entering The Twilight Zone
Frankly, it’s like …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Gaming
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