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‘Visage’ to Support Oculus Rift, HTC Vive
There’s a cautious optimism that’s now felt by many Resident Evil fans in the months leading up to the arrival of the latest game that’s beginning to feel comparable to the legacy left by the cancellation of Silent Hills and Konami’s scorched earth campaign against designer Hideo Kojima that claimed, among other things, the brilliant P.T. demo.
This hasn’t always been true. It wasn’t until the promising P.T.-inspired Allison Road met the same sudden fate as its source material that my worries shifted. I’m eager to see if one (or more) of the various attempts indie developers are making to salvage something worthwhile from the blast radius of Kojima’s shattered vision for the beloved series, and right now, it’s in SadSquare Studio’s psychological horror game Visage that I can see the most potential.
In March, more than 3,200 people donated about $93,000 to help the studio realize that potential, so clearly I’m not alone. That’s a significant investment, and it’s one that its developer seems to be acutely aware of.
In a recent post on the game’s Kickstarter campaign, the team behind it promised to provide an update — even if it’s a slow month in terms of progress — with the community on the 13th day of every month. That same post also confirms Visage will is being built with optional support for virtual reality headsets, including the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive.
The game’s first-person perspective and the genre to which it belongs make it a wonderful candidate for virtual reality, which the writer of the post believes “is going to redefine the boundaries of how scary a horror game can be.” I couldn’t agree more.
In related news, Visage will feature animations enhanced by motion capture technology and aurally pleasing sound design courtesy of SilverJack Studio and Jonathan Wachoru, lead sound designer on Outlast. It’s currently expected to release next January for PC.
We have the Jason Universe to thank for the recent return of Jason Voorhees, with the short film Sweet Revenge and Jason’s arrival in Dead by Daylight helping to bring the hockey mask-wearing horror icon back into our lives. What else is planned, you ask?
In a chat with Variety this week, Jason Universe’s Robbie Barsamian teases that everything we’ve seen up to this point is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Jason’s return.
“We’ve been busy behind the scenes laying the foundation that everyone is finally starting to see come to life, but this is just the tip of the iceberg,” Barsamian teases.
“We have a thrilling lineup of new projects that we can’t wait to share more details on soon.”
Barsamian also notes during the chat with Variety, “We want to give fans fresh takes on what they love most about Jason and continue to expand his world in authentic ways that resonate with horror fans today.” One of those expansions will take the form of the upcoming Peacock and A24 series “Crystal Lake,” which stars Linda Cardellini as Pamela Voorhees.
“The Crystal Lake TV series will take fans back in time to tell the story of how Pamela Voorhees came to be the mother of all slashers,” Barsamian tells Variety this week.
“Crystal Lake” premieres October 15 on Peacock.
Callum Vinson (“Chucky”) is playing young Jason in “Crystal Lake,” which will tell the origin story of the masked slasher who has stalked the grounds of Crystal Lake for decades.
Last year, the Jason Universe team had teased that a new movie and a new video game are top priorities for the near future. But at this time we have no updates on either front.
Stay tuned for more from the Jason Universe.
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