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It’s a PlayStation VR Triple as GT Sport, Megaton Rainfall and No Heroes Allowed! VR Launch Today

PlayStation VR’s anniversary sale has now ended so hopefully you picked up a few bargains over the last few days. If you didn’t then maybe you were waiting to spend your cash today as three new titles have now launched, Gran Turismo Sport, Megaton Rainfall and No Heroes Allowed! VR.

The long awaited Gran Turismo Sport doesn’t need much of an introduction, with Polyphony Digital’s latest iteration of its famous driving simulator franchise featuring 4K resolution and HDR visuals to make it the best looking yet. As previously reported Gran Turismo Sport will have partial VR compatibility offering a 1 vs 1 mode rather than the entire videogame.

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If your not into racing titles then there’s Megaton Rainfall, a first-person superhero videogame in which players must fend off a global alien invasion, all by themselves. They’ll be able to unleash lethal energy blasts at foes whilst flying around the world, but care needs to be taken to avoid inflicting too much collateral damage, destroy too many buildings and it’s game over.

Coming from Japan and only confirmed for an English release last month, No Heroes Allowed! VR is a real-time strategy (RTS) videogame where players become the God of Destruction and, together with the Badmen and Badmella, work towards world domination. Armed with a series of hives, the player must strategically place their units to encourage monster growth by feeding them. Superior monsters become available once enough food – i.e. lesser monsters – are gained under your control on the battlefield.

Naturally all three titles can be found on the PlayStation Store, priced at $59.99 USD, $15.99 and $29.99 respectively. For the latest PlayStation VR announcements, keep reading VRFocus.

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Test: Alien-Action mit Megaton Rainfall für PlayStation VR (PSVR)

Mit Megaton Rainfall betritt ein ganz besonders Spiel die Bühne, denn es wartet hinter dem Namen kein gewöhnlicher Shooter, sondern ein Spiel, welches euch zu einem echten Superhelden macht.

Megaton Rainfall im Test

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Im Spiel gibt es keine Zeit zu verlieren, denn die Erde wird von einer Alien-Invasion heimgesucht. Ihr seid auserwählt, um die Menschheit zu retten und begebt euch nach einer kurzen Einweisung direkt auf die erste Mission. Obwohl Mission es nicht ganz trifft. Der Planet und die umliegenden Planeten sind jederzeit erkundbar, doch die Action passiert immer an bestimmten Orten und ihr müsst die Einwohner beschützen. Ihr selbst seid nämlich unverwundbar, doch ein Abschnitt zählt als gescheitert, wenn eine gewisse Anzahl an Menschen getötet wurden.

Bei den Kämpfen mit den Aliens zählt Zielgenauigkeit und im späteren Verlauf auch die richtige Taktik. Generell besteht häufig die Schwierigkeit darin, möglichst wenig Schaden in der Stadt anzurichten, während ihr euch riesigen Raumschiffen, mechanischen Würmern und laufenden Gebäuden entgegenstellt. Ok, die Gebäude laufen nicht wirklich, doch manche Raumschiffe können sich als solche tarnen und sich fortbewegen.

Das Fliegen durch die Welt fühlt sich hervorragend an, jedoch solltet ihr unempfindlich gegenüber Motion Sickness sein. Die Welt ist sehr groß und dementsprechend sieht nicht jedes Detail in der Nähe besonders hübsch aus. Dafür lassen sich aber alle Gebäude und andere Objekte zerstören, wodurch eine sehr spannende und actionreiche Schlacht inszeniert wird. Die Welt ist glaubhaft, obwohl sie teilweise wie eine zu spät geladene Google Earth Welt aussieht. Ein Kompromiss mit dem wir leben können.

Zwar ist in Megaton Rainfall nicht jede Großstadt der Welt vorhanden, aber die Entwickler haben zumindest die Erde als Vorbild ausgewählt und diese zumindest teilweise nachgebildet. So finden sich auch ein paar Sehenswürdigkeiten auf der Karte, die von euch entdeckt (zerstört) werden wollen.

Zum Durchspielen des Spiels benötigt ihr rund 3 bis 4 Stunden. Doch auch wenn man nicht das Ziel hat, seinen eigenen Score nach dem Durchspielen zu verbessern, macht auch ein erneutes Spielen durchaus Spaß, da die Schlachten zwar die selben Gegner bereithält, aber sich je nach Strategie unterschiedlich spielen.

Ein wenig genervt hat uns allerdings das Erlernen neuer Fähigkeiten, da dies unnötig lange dauert und die Texte, auch wenn sie schön aussehen, nur schwer zu lesen sind. Zudem ist es schade, dass die Entwickler nur eine Steuerung mit dem Gamepad erlauben. Zwar fliegt es sich damit gut, doch wenn schon Hände eingeblendet werden, warum dann kein Support für Motion Controller?

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Megaton Rainfall macht euch zum Superhelden, und die Macht ist spürbar. Das Wechseln der Flughöhe ist trotz spät ladender Objekte beeindruckend, doch wenn man Probleme mit Motion Sickness hat, dann sollte man einen großen Bogen um das Spiel machen. Wenn man dies verneinen kann, dann sind die aufgerufenen 15,99 Euro definitiv gut angelegt und wir empfehlen, die „Anti-Motion-Sickness“-Optionen im Menü zu deaktivieren. Guten Flug!

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Alfonso Del Cerro Talks About Being the Ultimate Superhero in Megaton Rainfall

Originally set to release on the 26th of September for the PlayStation VR, superhero virtual reality (VR) game Megaton Rainfall will now be released on the  17th of October. Nina Salomons from VRFocus discussed what the game was like after playing it at Gamescom, but in this video interview she asks developer Alfonso del Cerro what the game is all about. 

Alfonso del Cero, the developer of Pentadimensional Games tells VRFocus how in Megaton Rainfall, you have to save Earth from aliens that are attempting to destroy the world. The only pitfall is that because you are a superhero, you become a threat to the city you’re saving. This means you have to be careful not to shoot lasers at the city or its citizens as you attempt to kill the Aliens. Del Cero says, “You are indestructible in this game, but this city has a health bar and every time you kill human people, destroy buildings et cetera, the bar will go down and it will be game over.”

The game will be available on the PlayStation VR, but will come to SteamVR next year. Watch the video below to find out more.

 

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PlayStation VR’s Megaton Rainfall Delayed Until October

Due to launch yesterday for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR was Pentadimensional Games’ superhero themed experience Megaton Rainfall. That arrival never happened with the studio announcing a delay of three weeks yesterday.

On Twitter, the developer stated that the title would now be released on 17th October, saying on its blog that: “We underestimated how long would it take to us to go through the all the bureaucracy in this (crowded) time of the year.” The team did follow up that first tweet saying: “We genuinely apologise to those of you that have been waiting for this game for years.”

Announced back in 2015, Megaton Rainfall is a first-person superhero videogame in which players must fend off a global alien invasion, all by themselves. They’ll be able to unleash lethal energy blasts at foes whilst flying around the world, but care needs to be taken to avoid inflicting too much collateral damage, destroy too many buildings and it’s game over.

Megaton Rainfall will support both virtual reality (VR) and non-VR modes, and it’ll retail for £12.99 GBP/ $15.99 USD / €15.99 EUR. Additionally, EU PSPlus subscribers will get an additional 20 percent discount if they pre-order.

VRFocus will continue its coverage of Megaton Rainfall, reporting back with any further updates.

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What It’s Like To Be An Invincible Superhero In Megaton Rainfall

VRFocus recently wrote an article about the top Superhero videogames coming to virtual reality (VR) and Megaton Rainfall popped up. VRFocus has covered Megaton Rainfall for a while, and went off the radar. However Nina got hands with Megaton Rainfall at Gamescom and can give you insight on what the game is like.

The best way of describing Megaton Rainfall is like clicking a major city on Google Earth in VR, and flying towards that city to find aliens destroying it. Your job then is to protect the city from the spaceships and aliens without harming the city with your body or other powers, specifically your lasers. You can see the damage you or the aliens do to the city in a small bar on the left.

As you travel, blinkers will appear in order to prevent motion sickness. This means that your 360° visibility will suddenly turn to a 180 degree-like black sphere. Although the video says that a date has yet to come, we now know that Megaton Rainfall will be released on the 26th of September for the PlayStation 4 and PlaySation VR with more VR platforms in the works.

Watch the video below to find out more:

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Megaton Rainfall Release Date Confirmed

Developer Alfonso del Cerro has been working on superhero simulator Megaton Rainfall for quite some time. The tile has been in development since 2015, with many people eagerly awaiting news of its release. Well, it seems to the wait is almost over, as del Cerro has revealed the official release date for the PlayStation VR.

Megaton Rainfall puts the player in the shoes of a superhero, a powerful, almost godlike being with incredible strength and power. The player is tasked with saving the world from an alien invasion, but the player will quickly discover the problems inherent in superpowers when the rest of the world seems to be made of cardboard. Players must learn to be careful when deploying their powers, as missing a target can lead to massive collateral damage – if the level of damage becomes too much, it’s game over.

Megaton Rainfall will be coming to PlayStation 4 with PlayStation VR compatibility on 26th September, 2017. Lead Developer Alfonso del Cerro has also said that the title will come to Steam next year and there are plans for it to be available on other virtual reality (VR) platforms. Which other VR platforms this refers to has yet to be confirmed, but Oculus Rift and/or HTC Vive is a fairly safe bet.

The title will be playable with or without VR. The PlayStation Pro will have an enhanced 4K mode available which will use checker board rendering to offer a framerate of 60fps.

A price point for Megaton Rainfall has not yet been confirmed.

VRFocus will bring you further news on Megaton Rainfall and other upcoming VR titles as it becomes available.

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‘Megaton Rainfall’ Delayed Until mid-October on PSVR and PS4

Described as the ‘ultimate superhero experience’, Megaton Rainfall tasks the player with preventing a global alien invasion, with a full-scale Earth as the destructible backdrop. The game, which was supposed to launch today, is unfortunately delayed for 3 more weeks for PSVR and PS4, now slated to launch October 17th.

Update (09/26/17): Megaton Rainfall was supposed to launch today, but according to the developers, it’s now delayed until October 17 for PS4 and PSVR. As for the PC version, the build on Steam is still set to launch October 26th, but doesn’t advertise either HTC Vive or Oculus Rift support. There’s no telling at this point if the game will remain a PSVR exclusive or if it will eventually head to other headsets.

Original Article (08/23/17): In an unfortunate turn of events, it appears the Earth is scheduled for demolition. In Megaton Rainfall’s action-packed gameplay trailer, scenes reminiscent of various The War of the Worlds-inspired works show environmental destruction on an enormous scale, as the player flies around at supersonic speeds, battling a global attack using superpowers apparently as dangerous to humanity as the alien presence itself.

Del Cerro describes the main character as “an indestructible superbeing” in a recent entry on the PlayStation Blog, who gains abilities as the game progresses. The player can only roam the entire Earth at the beginning of the game, but your powers will increase, letting you “fly to the Moon or walk across the surface of the Sun.” As a result, you can cause just as much accidental damage as the aliens.

“Your basic shot destroys entire buildings every time you miss your target,” writes Del Cerro. “Your telekinesis can prevent enemy grenades from damaging the humans, but it can also send vehicles careening down the street. The gigaton blast can destroy an enemy mothership… or the entire city.”

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Image courtesy Pentadimensional Games
Image courtesy Pentadimensional Games
Image courtesy Pentadimensional Games
Image courtesy Pentadimensional Games

This remarkable planet scale and destructibility is achieved with a custom engine designed to handle ‘seamless rendering’, with ‘semi-procedurally generated’ cities. While the game claims to feature a ‘real-scale Earth’, Del Carro has explained that players shouldn’t expect accurate landmarks. “Keep in mind it’s not like Google Earth,” he answers in the PlayStation Blog comments. “You won’t find your home or lots of recognizable places.”

Megaton Rainfall has been in development since 2012, taking a huge jump in presentation quality since its early footage. As noted on the game’s own blog, considerable effort has gone into optimising the game for VR, both in terms of holding a solid 60fps on PS4, and the development of six different control interfaces. Flying around at supersonic speeds in first person without a cockpit to ‘ground’ the player in VR—not to mention all the ‘strafing’ seen in the trailer—sounds like a strong recipe for nausea, but the variety of control options hopefully means that players will be able to find one that’s comfortable. According to another of Del Carro’s answers on the PlayStation Blog, the default controls will be “right stick to do quick turns”, which should be comfortable for those most prone to VR sickness.

While the non-VR PC version of the game is listed with an October 26th release date on Steam, support for VR on PC is not currently confirmed, but with all of the optimisations it received for Sony’s headset, it’s probably safe to assume Del Cerro is keen to bring the VR experience to PC in the future.

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PSVR: Megaton Rainfall erscheint im September 2017

Das Entwicklerstudio Pentadimensional Games beziehungsweise der Hauptentwickler Alfonso del Cerro arbeitet bereits seit 2015 am First-Person-Superheldenspiel Megaton Rainfall für die PlayStation VR (PSVR). Nun verkündet der Entwickler endlich ein offizielles Veröffentlichungsdatum: Der Titel soll am 26. September 2017 erscheinen.

Megaton Rainfall: Als Superheld die Alieninvasion vernichten

Das spanische Entwicklerstudio Pentadimensional Games verkündet die Veröffentlichung des VR-Titels Megaton Rainfall im September 2017. Die lange Entwicklungszeit soll sich jedoch gelohnt haben, wie Alfonso del Cerro – Gründer des Indie-Studios und Hauptverantwortlicher – erklärt. Er arbeitete hart an dem Titel, um die bestmögliche Immersion, Steuerung und Bewegungsfreiheit zu bieten. Zunächst entwickelte er allein den VR-Titel, doch er erhielt später Unterstützung von Sony, um das Projekt abzuschließen. Seitdem greifen dem Entwickler Grafiker, Illustratoren und weitere Helfer unter die Arme.

In Megaton Rainfall schlüpft ihr in die Rolle eines mächtigen Superhelden, der die Welt vor einer Alieninvasion retten muss. Dabei verwendet ihr eure Superheldenkräfte, um die Aliens abzuwehren. Klingt zunächst nicht außergewöhnlich, jedoch gibt es dabei einen Haken: Feuert ihr mit euren Energiewellen daneben, so entstehen Kollateralschäden in den umstehenden Städten und Gebieten. Zerstört ihr aus Versehen zu viel eurer Schutzbeauftragten, verliert ihr. Jedes Gebäude ist anfällig für Zerstörung, weshalb man mit Bedacht agieren muss.

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Der Spieler ist also unverwundbar, die Umgebung besitzt jedoch Lebensenergie. Doch ihr verteidigt dabei nicht nur ein Gebiet, sondern müsst die komplette Welt umkreisen. Überall auf verschiedenen Kontinenten greifen die Aliens an, doch dank eurer Superkräfte seid ihr in der Lage, mit Überschallgeschwindigkeit zu den unterschiedlichen Orten zu fliegen. Ihr könnt sogar die Erde verlassen und außerhalb des Planeten agieren.

Megaton Rainfall erscheint am 26. September 2017 für PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR (PSVR) sowie mit verbesserten 4-K-Modus und dauerhaften 60 FPS für die PlayStation 4 Pro. Wir sind gespannt, ob sich die lange Entwicklungszeit tatsächlich gelohnt hat und wie sich das First-Person-Superheldenspiel anfühlt.

(Quellen: VRFocus | Megaton Rainfall | PlayStation EU Youtube)

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Megaton Rainfall Finally Gets Release Date

Superhero simulator Megaton Rainfall has been a long time in the making. First being covered by VRFocus back in early 2015, the title has finally had the date of its official release for PlayStation VR as September 2017.

Developer Alfonso del Cerro has been hard at work on the title, aiming to deliver and sense of immersion, power and movement. Megaton Rainfall puts the player in the role of a powerful superhero who must save the world from an alien invasion, but there is a problem; if you miss your target even slightly, massive collateral damage will follow. Too much damage, and it’s game over.

The title allows for the procedural generation of the entire planet, including cities 200 square miles in size than can be cross in seconds, thanks to the power of supersonic flight. While the player character is invincible, each city has a health bar that diminishes with each alien attack, or if you miss your target and accidentally demolish a skyscraper.

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Initially the work of just one developer, now head developer, Alfonso del Cerro, after receiving support from Sony, the team expanded to include artists and illustrators to complete the project, as well as music provided by David Garcia.

Megaton Rainfall will be available for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR, with an enhanced 4K mode available for the PlayStation 4 Pro, which will be able to render at 60fps with checkerboard rendering, or will increase the supersampling rate for the PlayStation VR version.

VRFocus will bring you further information on Megaton Rainfall as it becomes available.