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Turtle Rock: We’ve Built an Entire Team To Work On VR

Turtle Rock is probably best known for its action shooter titles, such as the successful cooperative zombie shooter Left 4 Dead. Now the studio has begun to work seriously on virtual reality (VR) titles such as upcoming fantasy RPG The Well, and Turtle Rock President Steve Goldstein has spoken about its involvement with VR.

In an interview with GamesIndustry.Biz, Goldstein explains that the company is now large enough that it can split its focus, and has responded to the rise of VR by creating a team specifically for VR-based projects: “The team worked on a VR experience called Face Your Fears. Face Your Fears is this jump scare type experience where you can select from a choice of different scary environments where horrible things happen to you. And it took off. It went viral. And it made us realize, ‘Wow, this could be something real.’ We’ve built an entire 30-person team to work strictly on VR stuff.”

Turtle Rock’s VR work has mostly involved the Samsung Gear VR mobile VR platform, for two main reasons. One is that the large install base means the title reaches more customers, and the other is that Oculus have partnered with Turtle Rock to help fund its VR projects: “As an independent developer, it would be tricky for us to just be able to put a bunch of money into our own VR products, but that’s the same thing as if we were putting a bunch of money into our own game. It’s just very difficult for us to do given the types of budgets that we’re used to working with on the games front.”

Goldstein is also convinced that VR is a growth industry, though it is yet to find the point that will lead to mass adoption: “We’ve not yet hit that Apple IIE moment, that Atari 2600 moment, but I think that’s going to happen soon, especially as you read more about untethered headsets. If we get to the point where I can put on a headset and there’s no cord, there’s no exterior sensors, there’s no computer, and I am in a virtual world and I can go wherever I want, I think that’s the point in time where we’re going to start seeing mass adoption.”

VRFocus will bring you more news on Turtle Rock’s VR projects as it becomes available.

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VR-RPG The Well erscheint am 11. Oktober für Samsung Gear VR

Der VR-Titel The Well vom Entwicklerstudio Turtle Rock Studios erscheint am 11. Oktober 2017 für Samsung Gear VR. Das Fantasy-Spiel enthält klassische RPG-Elemente und soll dem Abenteurer sechs Stunden lang Spielspaß bieten.

The Well – ein Fantasy-RPG für Gear VR

Im First-Person-RPG The Well von Turtle Rock Studios taucht ihr in die Fantasy-Welt von Tholl ein, um die Welt von den dämonischen Tesh zu beschützen. Deren einziges Ziel ist die Zerstörung des friedvollen Planeten, weshalb euch das Orakel heraufbeschwört, um als Schutzwall gegen die bösartige Horde zu dienen.

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Dafür stehen euch vier rollenspieltypische Klassen zur Auswahl: der Krieger, der Schurke, der Magier oder die Druidin. Jede der Klassen besitzt wie gewohnt auch spezielle Fähigkeiten sowie einen eigenen Kampfstil. Während eurer Reise entdeckt ihr verschiedene Landschaften und Umgebungen, die prozedural generierte Feinde beinhalten. Um diese zu bekämpfen, müsst ihr eine Gruppe aus Abenteurern zusammenstellen, die euch in den rundenbasierenden Kämpfen beistehen. Zur Belohnung gibt es nach jedem Gefecht Erfahrungspunkte, mit denen ihr neue Level erreicht und weitere Fähigkeiten freischaltet.

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Insgesamt sechs Stunden Spielzeit sollen euch erwarten. Die Steuerung funktioniert sowohl mit den Samsung Gear VR Controllern, wie auch mit einem Gamepad. Auch wenn das Gameplay nicht sonderlich innovativ ist, wirkt das Spiel auf den ersten Blick grafisch gelungen. Die Zeichnungen wurden von dem Künstler Justin Cherry angefertigt und auf die Gear VR angepasst.

Steve Goldstein, der Präsident von Turtle Rock Studios, zeigt sich von dem Spiel überzeugt: „The Well ist nicht nur ein anspruchsvoller Titel, sondern auch einzigartig. Wir freuen uns sehr über die neue und originelle Fantasy-Welt, die wir erschaffen und perfekt auf die Gear VR angepasst haben. Das Spiel ist nicht nur spaßig, sondern auch wunderschön.“

Das Entwicklerstudio Turtle Rock Studios ist bekannt für Titel wie Left 4 Dead und Evolve und entwickelte bereits die VR-Erfahrung Face Your Fears.

The Well erscheint am 11. Oktober 2017 für Gear VR im Oculus Store und wird für vermutlich für 9,99 Euro erhältlich sein.

(Quellen: Upload VR | Turtle Rock Studios – The Well | Video: The Well Youtube)

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Turtle Rock Studios Announce The Well Coming To Gear VR

Turtle Rock Studios, the developers behind successful titles such as Left 4 Dead, Evolve and Blade Runner 2049: Replicant have announced a new videogame that will soon be heading to the Samsung Gear VR titled The Well.

Described as a fantasy RPG, The Well puts the player in the role of one of four playable classes, Warrior, Mage, Rogue or Druid. Each class has its own style of combat and range of abilities that are available to defeat enemies as you explore the world of Tholl, and ancient land of magic and darkness.

Players will be able to explore an extensive fantasy landscape with a variety of environments including jungles, decaying ruins, and haunted swamps. Players will need to assemble a party of other adventurers and level up to gain access to new and more powerful abilities as well as discover hidden treasure and confront the demonic forces threatening the land.

“The Well is not only our most ambitious VR title to date, it is our most unique,” said Steve Goldstein, President and General Manager of Turtle Rock Studios. “We’re excited to create a new, original fantasy world unlike anything we’ve seen before, and it’s specifically crafted for the Gear VR platform. It’s not just a fun game, it’s beautiful. Gear VR is a medium that allows us to push the creative envelope and bring to life games we never thought possible.”

“The Well is another unique title from one of the most creative studios around,” said Jason Rubin, VP of Content at Oculus. “Turtle Rock Studios is continuously pushing boundaries in VR, and this next experience is no different.”

The Well will launch for Samsung Gear VR on 11th October, priced at $9.99 (USD). You can watch a trailer below.

VRFocus will bring you further information on The Well as it becomes available.