Builders Maze Concept and Eidos Montreal, together with writer Vertigo Video games have introduced a launch date for upcoming VR-only title Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow. The December 4 launch date was introduced alongside the discharge of a brand new trailer showcasing a few of its gameplay on PlayStation VR2. Try the trailer under.
The trailer revolves round a mission that Magpie is given to get her palms on an historical relic that appears to be a significant a part of the plans of Northcrest. To perform this mission, Magpie must sneak via the streets and navigate homes which are guarded by patrolling guards earlier than she will finally discover what she’s on the lookout for.
Within the new gameplay trailer, we get a have a look at the sorts of instruments that protagonist Magpie can have entry to, which features a scope that can be utilized to look out for patrolling guards and discover hidden safes within the darkness, in addition to different basic Thief-styled instruments like an arrow that may be shot to create a fast strategy to climb up a home, and even water arrows that may be shot into lit lanterns to create areas of darkness.
We additionally get a great have a look at the sort of mobility that Magpie will probably be able to, which incorporates having the ability to scale buildings by making use of free bricks as footholds. Pipes on the perimeters of buildings can be used to achieve some verticality as a way to attain home windows that might be in any other case inaccessible. Together with this, the trailer additionally reveals off how guards may be knocked out by utilizing a blackjack, and the way locked doorways may be opened up by making use of lockpicks.
Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow was initially introduced again in June, when it was additionally confirmed that it will likely be coming to PlayStation VR2, PC VR, and Meta Quest 2, 3, and 3S. The title was introduced with a trailer that additionally served as an introduction to new protagonist Magpie, who additionally occurs to be the protege of basic Thief franchise protagonist Garrett.
Shortly after the preliminary announcement, Garrett’s unique voice actor Stephen Russell was returning to reprise the function of the character. In a video, he famous that he had been taking part in the character in nearly each Thief-related factor that had come out during the last 30 years except for the 2014 reboot, the place Romano Orzari took on the function.
“We’ve had an extended historical past collectively, and it’s so pleasant to be again with him once more,” stated Russel within the video, which you’ll be able to take a look at under. “I’ve missed the outdated man! He’s received such an excellent sense of humour they usually have completely captured that on this new sport.”
“For me, there’s one thing in regards to the character that… I imply it was how I received my begin in video games! So I actually owe so much to this man, and it’s an enormous, enormous pleasure to be again voicing Garrett once more.”
Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow is slated to characteristic a narrative happening between the occasions of the unique trilogy and the 2014 reboot, in keeping with lead sport designer Richard Bunn.
