You might wonder why third-person games are really a thing in VR, though titles like Moss and Edge of Nowhere provide more than enough reasons. PSVR’s Astro Bot: Rescue Mission is also aiming to provide a few of its own.
According to the PlayStation Blog, every level of this upcoming platformer will feature moments that could only be achieved in VR. The blog, for example, details a level set inside the body of a whale that swallows the tiny robot players control.
“This massive wave will smash into your face,” Creative Director Nic Doucet told the site. “Our system can scale up a wave for a VR moment, or scale it down for a gameplay moment.”
You can see a little of what Doucet is talking about in the video above. These ‘VR moments’ will include huge boss fights that really capitalize on the sense of scale VR brings to the table. There’s also unique moments of player-character interaction, like firing ninja starts from your Dualshock 4 controller to create platforms for your robot to jump on.
No word on a release date for Astro Bot just yet, but we’re keeping an eye out.
