Beyond Medusa’s Gate – Augmented & Virtual Reality Confabulation

May 13, 2019

Ubisoft’s Escape Room Title Beyond Medusa’s Gate Arrives at VR Arcades Worldwide

Ubisoft continues its growing involvement in virtual reality (VR) today, announcing the launch of another title for location-based entertainment (LBE) venues. Ubisoft Blue Byte has just released escape room experience Beyond Medusa’s Gate for VR arcades in the US and Europe.

Beyond Medusa's Gate

Designed as a multiplayer cooperative VR experience, Beyond Medusa’s Gate uses Assassin’s Creed’s Odyessy’s recreation of Ancient Greece as it’s the backdrop, in a similar vein to Ubisoft Blue Byte’s previous VR experience Assassin’s Creed Origins: Escape the Lost Pyramid which was based in Ancient Egypt.

The minimum number of players is two, with up to four being able to create a team. They then have 60 minutes to find a way out of a vast Aegean coastal cave where the legendary ship of the Argonauts is anchored. Being a team-based experience, player’s do have to work together (so no falling out halfway through!) to solve complex puzzles and devious riddles to be victorious in this room scale challenge.

To make the videogame a bit more customisable and unique to each player, everyone has the option to choose from six avatars which will represent them in-game. Additionally, before the adventure starts each avatar can be further modified with ancient Greek accessories.

Beyond Medusa's Gate

Beyond Medusa’s Gate is available exclusively at over 100 VR arcades via the Ubisoft Escape Games platform. European locations include the UK, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, Spain and Sweden, while there are numerous locations across the US and Canada. Check this interactive map to find a location near you.

Alongside Ubisoft’s dedicated LBE VR experiences its most recent VR release was another multiplay called Space Junkies. Available in VR arcades as well as home headsets like Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and PlayStation VR, the first-person shooter (FPS) arrived at the end of March after numerous public beta tests. The studio has already outlined future plans for the videogame including PlayStation Move support, additional modes, maps and characters, all of which could be coming during the course of 2019.

VRFocus will continue its coverage of Ubisoft’s latest VR LBE plans (as well as Space Junkies), reporting back with the latest updates.

April 1, 2019

Beyond Medusa’s Gate: Neues Escape-Room-Spiel für VR-Arcades von Ubisoft

Ubisoft präsentiert nach Escape The Lost Pyramid seinen zweiten Titel für VR-Arcades im Universum von Assassin’s Creed von Entwicklerstudio Ubisoft Blue Byte. Der virtuelle Escape-Room versetzt die Spieler in das antike Griechenland, wie es aus Assassin’s Creed Odyssey bekannt ist, um sich gemeinsam mit Freunden einer 60-minütigen Herausforderung zu stellen.

Beyond Medusa’s Gate – Ubisoft präsentiert neues Escape-Room-Game für VR-Arcades

In Beyond Medusa’s Gate tauchen zwei bis vier Spieler*innen in das antike Griechenland ein, um eine geheimnisvolle Höhle rund um die Argonautensage zu erforschen. In einer ägäischen Küstenhöhle liegt laut einer Legende das sagenhaft schnelle Schiff Argo verborgen, um mutige Abenteurer anzulocken. Doch nach dem Eintreten in die verhängnisvollen Gefilde werden die Spieler vor zahlreiche Herausforderungen gestellt, um in 60 Minuten einen Weg aus der gefährlichen virtuellen Umgebung zu finden.

Um die virtuellen Rätsel zu lösen, müssen die Teams kooperativ zusammenarbeiten und Teamarbeit, Kommunikationsfähigkeiten und ein präzises Timing an den Tag legen. Zudem wird stetig die Problemlösekompetenz und Kreativität der Spieler*innen auf die Probe gestellt.

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Image courtesy: Ubisoft

Im Unterschied zu realen Escape-Rooms soll die virtuelle Adaption Möglichkeiten gewährleisten, die unter realistischen Bedingungen unmöglich wären, wie Cyril Voiron, Executive Producer der Ubisoft Escape Rooms von Blue Byte erklärt:

“Wir wollen in VR nicht die Dinge ermöglichen, die man auch im echten Leben tun kann. Das Erste was wir im VR-Erlebnis machen, ist den Spielern eine Fackel zu geben.”

Auch Benedikt Grindel, Managing Director von Ubisoft Blue Byte spricht vielversprechend vom neuen VR-Erlebnis:

“Das Level der Immersion in Beyond Medusa’s Gate ist erstaunlich und wird den Spielern das Gefühl geben, wirklich Teil des Spiels zu werden. Unser Ziel bei Ubisoft’s Escape Games ist es, die LBE-Industrie zu revolutionieren und Virtual Reality einem breiteren Publikum zugänglich zu machen.”

Ähnlich wie im Vorgänger stehen diverse Avatare mit Individualisierungsoptionen zur Auswahl. Insgesamt sechs verschiedene Charaktere können so nach eigenen Vorlieben ausgewählt werden, um sich den Herausforderungen zu stellen. Mit typischen Accessoires der antiken griechischen Zeit können diese daraufhin angepasst werden.

Wir haben den Vorgänger Escape The Lost Pyramid bereits ausprobiert und können eine klare Empfehlung aussprechen. Wir dürfen gespannt sein, ob der neue Titel die Maßstäbe ebenso erfüllt oder vielleicht sogar verbessert.

Beyond Medusa’s Gate ist ab dem 7. Mai in Europa und USA in verschiedenen VR-Arcades spielbar. In Deutschland wird das Spiel unter anderem in Düsseldorf, Berlin sowie in der Nähe von Frankfurt angeboten.

Eine genaue Liste findet ihr auf der offiziellen Webseite.

(Quellen: Ubisoft Escape Games | Venture Beat)

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March 26, 2019

Beyond Medusa’s Gate is Ubisoft’s Second Location-Based VR Experience, Arriving May 2019

Unlike many big videogame studios, Ubisoft has clearly embraced virtual reality (VR) with a variety of immersive titles both for home use as well as location-based entertainment (LBE). Having previously created Assassin’s Creed Origins: Escape the Lost Pyramid Ubisoft Blue Byte has announced its latest LBE experience, Beyond Medusa’s Gate.

Image Credit: Ubisoft – Escape the Lost Pyramid

Beyond Medusa’s Gate is the second location-based VR escape room experience from the studio based in the Assassin’s Creed universe, set in the re-creation of Ancient Greece from Assassin’s Creed Odyssey.

A cooperative videogame design for between two to four players, they’re challenged to find a way out of a vast Aegean coastal cave where the legendary ship of the Argonauts is anchored within 60 minutes. Each game starts by players choosing their own character which can then be customised using Ancient Greek accessories. Players then have to work together to solve various brain-teasing puzzles and riddles.

“Ubisoft’s Escape Games are tapping into two popular and growing entertainment trends—combining escape rooms and location-based VR in highly immersive, one-of-a-kind experiences,” said Cyril Voiron, Executive Producer for Ubisoft’s Escape Games in a statement. “Beyond Medusa’s Gate continues the legacy of our game design and storytelling expertise, pushing the Escape Room experience category with memorable state-of-the-art VR experiences that go beyond what is physically possible.”

Image Credit: Ubisoft – Escape the Lost Pyramid

“The level of immersion in Beyond Medusa’s Gate is astonishing and will make players feel like they are truly in the game,” said Benedikt Grindel, Managing Director at Ubisoft Blue Byte. “Our goal with Ubisoft’s Escape Games is to revolutionize the Location Based Entertainment industry and bring virtual reality to a mainstream audience.”

Beyond Medusa’s Gate will be coming to over 100 locations across the US and Europe on 7th May. As further details are released, VRFocus will keep you updated.

March 26, 2019

Beyond Medusa’s Gate Is Ubisoft’s Next Assassin’s Creed VR Arcade Game

Ubisoft is pressing on with its location-based VR business. The company today announced its second game for the initiative, which again ties into the world of Assassin’s Creed.

Beyond Medusa’s Gate will be arriving at locations across the US and Europe on May 7th. It’s again developed by Blue Byte, the studio that made last year’s excellent Escape the Lost Pyramid. Whereas that piece tied into Assassin’s Creed Origins, though, Beyond Medusa’s Gate is set in the world of last year’s Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. As the name suggests, that’s ancient Greece.

The game can be played with either two or four players. Teams will have up to 60 minutes to work their way out of a coastal cave. It houses the ship of the Argonauts. As with Escape the Lost Pyramid, you’ll need to work together to solve puzzles in order to get out alive. Don’t expect any combat, but you’ll at least get a taste of the world of Assassin’s Creed inside VR. We don’t have any other images to go on right now other than the one above.

We really liked Escape the Lost Pyramid when we tried it out last year. While it might not be the full Assassin’s Creed VR experience fans want, it shows VR at its collaborative best.

Elsewhere, Ubisoft’s Space Junkies is now in VR arcades across the globe too, though it launches today on home VR headsets. We’re hoping to see some of the company’s other famous brands like Far Cry and Rainbow Six make their way into the location-based realm too.

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