The developer behind the hits Crysis and Ryse: Son of Rome has made a splash during Paris Games Week 2015 by announcing its next release, a VR title called Robinson: The Journey.
Running on Crytek’s famed CryEngine, Robinson: The Journey looks poised to become one of first great titles for the new PlayStation VR platform, if the release trailer is to be any indication. Crytek, for it’s part, is promising crisp and breath-taking visuals, along with a compelling and emotionally complex story line, although specifics are scant at this point.
Crytek gave limited details regarding the release after it was announced at Games Week in a blog post;
“In Robinson, you assume the role of a young boy who has crash-landed on a mysterious planet, and must become a pioneer of sorts as you explore your surroundings, interact with the world around you, and discover amazing secrets at every turn,” he explained. “I can’t go into too many specifics right now, but that’s the (very) high level overview.”
In the same post, Crytek executive Elijah Freeman admits that the idea for this game sprung from the positive reaction to the Back to Dinosaur Island demos, which demonstrated CryEngine’s ability to create immersing environments on the VR platform.
Crytek certainly seems excited for the launch of this title, and it definitely will be one of the more anticipation VR releases. The trailer to me gives off a sort of “Turok” vibe, and that stirred up a bit of nostalgia for this gamer, so you can bet i’ll be following this one further.
