'Adr1ft' News: Game Demoed at E3 With Oculus Rift Virtual Reality Headset
"Adrift" or also known as "Adr1ft" is an upcoming first-person interactive video game that was developed by Three One Zero and published by 505 Games that will be released in September 2015 for PC, the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One. It made waves at the E3 however when a demo of the game was made available using the Development Kit 2 model of the Virtual Reality headset Oculus Rift.
According to a report in IGN, the game demo on the Oculus Rift VR headset was quite an experience. The 2D versions of the game which is available for the PC and next generation consoles, the report cites, are good enough to depict a sense of loneliness and desperation of an astronaut floating around in space. The 3D perspective that the Oculus Rift VR headset provides what the report called "a physically visceral layer to the game's underlying emotional tension."
The report talked about the reporter's experience while he was playing a 10-minute section of the game. With the headset on, the player is an astronaut floating in space after his space station was destroyed. With limited oxygen, the player must find a way to keep his oxygen going long enough to piece together what happened to his space station and his comrades and hopefully find a way out of the situation.
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The game is obviously set in space with zero-gravity, with the player taking control of Commander Alex Oshima in an open environment, which meant he can move and float in any direction. Movement is restricted by an oxygen limit which must be replenished somehow. There are five areas that need to be explored, where a series of puzzles that needs to be completed. The player also has access to audio logs which can help in the puzzle solving. The game has two main objectives – to survive and to return home to Earth.
"Adr1ft is a game about personal exploration, fueled by tension and desperation, and the Oculus Rift only amplifies that experience," IGN said in its review.
