Cartoon Network Journeys VR – Augmented & Virtual Reality Confabulation

August 5, 2020

Cartoon Network Journeys VR Updated With New Content, Index Support

Cartoon Network Journeys VR released last year as a free experience for SteamVR users, with three separate ‘journeys’ on offer. Now, the game has received a new journey that is unlocked after completing its existing content.

As we noted upon release last year, Cartoon Network Journeys VR features new content and characters created by the Cartoon Network team for VR. Sadly, it doesn’t feature anything from Cartoon Network classics like Dexter’s Laboratory or The Powerpuff Girls, but instead opts for to tell an original story through the VR medium.

On launch, the game was available for free and featured three different experiences — Beyond Beevile, Jest to Impress and Kosma Kwest. The new journey added to the game is an extension of Kosma Kwest, called Kosma Kwest: The Lost Episode. The bonus journey is described by the developers on Steam as follows:

A tale of two capadildong caterpillars, each living in mirror opposite dimensions. Befriend one and isolate the other. Learn the pointless importance of dimensional currency and balance – all while being guided by your favorite honey child deity, Kosma.

This is a re-master of the original, unreleased pilot for Kosma Kwest. Created by the same Cartoon Network team that brought you Kosma Kwest.

There’s also a new mode called King Mode, and while the patch notes don’t make it clear what it actually entails, it apparently unlocks after completing the Jest to Impress journey.

Valve Index owners can also now enjoy the experience, as support has been added for the headset and its controllers.

Have you tried Cartoon Network Journeys VR? What did you think? Let us know in the comments.

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September 27, 2019

The VR Game Launch Roundup: Puzzles, Horror and More in Store

As September draws to a close, VRFocus brings you a roundup of the last videogames of the month along with a few from early October. Make sure to check out our accompanying video compilation at the bottom to see the titles in action. The VRFocus team has spent the last few days in the US getting all the latest VR news first-hand from the Oculus Connect 6 (OC6) event. Stay tuned into the site and all our social channels for various news and coverage from the event.

Carly and the Reaperman – Escape from the Underworld – Odd Raven Studios

Offering both single-player and local co-op multiplayer Carly and the Reaperman – Escape from the Underworld is a puzzle adventure which follows the story of Carly and the Reaperman as they take on the Underworld. With over 50 levels and 10+ hours of gameplay, you can either control both characters by yourself, with the giant Reaperman picking up and moving platforms for Carly to run across, or grab a friend.

Supported Platforms: PlayStation VR
Launch Date: 2nd October

Cartoon Network Journeys VR – Paper Crane Games, TwinSky Games, Cartoon Network Studios

In Cartoon Network Journeys VR, join Gormlorm the wizard of this multiverse as he guides you into an adventure into new enchanted worlds. This is a VR collection of three minigames developed by Cartoon Network Studios and featuring new and original characters and locations.

Supported Platforms: Oculus Rift & HTC Vive
Launch Date: 1st October

Drums of War – Grind Core Games

Featuring warfare, orcs, village burning and… drums? In what has been described as a cross between Overlord and Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, in Drums of War, you must drum along to an original metal soundtrack while battling dwarves with the aim of achieving the coveted title of King of the Mountain. The odds are against you, and you must fend off hordes of fantasy beings to achieve your goal.

Supported Platforms: Valve Index, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift & WMR
Launch Date: 1st October

Dreadhalls – White Door Games

In Dreadhalls, you find yourself trapped in a dungeon completely unable to defend yourself in any way. You must have your wits about you to detect any slight movement around you as you navigate through endless, winding and dimly lit corridors with only a flickering candle to assist your journey. Previously released in 2013, the game was released for Samsung Gear VR then as an Oculus Rift launch title, this stealth-filled title is now getting the Oculus Quest treatment. For existing owners of the Oculus Rift title, cross-buy will be offered for the two titles.

Supported Platforms: Oculus Quest
Launch Date: 3rd October

HyperStorm – MotionHouse

In HyperStorm, pilot futuristic fighters in this arcade shooter that sees you launch all the way from earth to space. Zap your enemies throughout landscapes all over the Earth as well as those in the deepest depths of outer space in this immersive, high-speed adventure developed and published by up-and-coming Korean studio MotionHouse.

Supported Platforms: Valve Index, HTC Vive & Oculus Rift
Launch Date: 4th October

September 17, 2019

A Free Cartoon Network VR Game Is Coming Next Month

The eccentric world of Cartoon Network is soon to get the VR treatment.

Cartoon Network Journeys VR doesn’t bring famous shows like Dexter’s Laboratory or Powerpuff Girls into VR. In fact, it doesn’t even feature any of the new shows that I’m too old to understand. Instead, it features three original adventures that hone in on unique interactions and experiences.

In Beyond Beeville, for example, you play a one-winged bee that sets out on a journey to save its colony. Meanwhile, in Jest to Impress, you take on the role of a court jester and must make your king laugh. Finally, in Kosma Kwest, you train in metaphysical lessons to replace The Supreme Being before he heads out on holiday.

While it’s initially disappointing to learn the game won’t feature classic characters, each of these minigames seems genuinely considered and intriguing. Beeville has you exploring nature in minute detail, while Jest to Impress puts you on edge with the risk of failure. Kosma Kwest, meanwhile, looks like it’s full of all sorts of trippy.

The game appears to be jointly-developed by Paper Crane Games and TwinSky Games. It’s the second project to come out of the Cartoon Network’s VR Lab following last year’s We Bare Bears: Food Truck Rush. The game is already listed on Steam.

The LA Times says Cartoon Network Journeys will release on Steam on October 1. It’ll support the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive and be available for free. Don’t expect it to be the longest game, then, but we’re looking forward to it all the same.

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