It was just last week we got a fresh look at Stormland, the new Oculus Rift S exclusive from Insomniac. But another new trailer arrives this week, just in time for PAX East.
This trailer has a much bigger focus on story. We see what the game’s titular setting looked like before an event called ‘The Tempest’. We also learn that players are in search of ‘the others’, which likely refers to other defunct robots around the world. In the world of Stormland you too embody a robot that appears to have been left offline for many years. Once reactivated, you explore what remains of the world, upgrading your abilities by finding pieces of other robots.
And, finally, we get some more action-packed gameplay clips. While last week’s hands-on mainly focused on exploration, this video reassures that Stormland offers plenty of first-person shooter (FPS) action. Visually the game is easily one of VR’s best-looking titles and our hands-on suggests it’ll be one of its deepest too. Gamers often call for VR to get full, long-form, AAA videogames and Stormland certainly looks like it could fit that bill.
And, yes, Stormland will be playable at PAX East this weekend. Oculus is set to have a pretty big presence at the show, showcasing much of the content it revealed at GDC. Attendees will also get a chance to try out Asgard’s Wrath and Journey of the Gods.
The game should be out later this year. It’ll support both Rift and Oculus’ shiny new PC VR headset, Rift S.
