Initially launched on PSVR 2 and PC VR earlier this yr, Arken Age is headed to Quest 3 and Quest 3S this November. This well-regarded title is among the most immersive and interesting single-player video games we’ve performed this yr, and the Quest port appears to be like surprisingly good.
Arken Age looks like a recreation made by builders which have performed numerous VR video games themselves and have drawn inspiration from among the finest. Out of the gate it’s acquired vibes of Stormland (2019) and Lone Echo (2017), single-player VR video games which can be nicely regarded for his or her ‘hands-on’ gameplay which brings excessive ranges of immersion.
Arken Age options ranged and melee fight together with exploration and vital verticality due to some nice climbing mechanics. The sport’s immersion is pushed by its deft use of two ideas we’ve lined extensively in our Inside XR Design collection: embodiment and diegetic design.
The sport additionally has higher wanting graphics than the common VR recreation, and we’re glad to see that seems to hold over nicely to the Quest model. It’s not one-for-one with the tethered VR platforms, but it surely appears to be like surprisingly good in comparison with many different video games ported to Quest, at the very least from what we are able to see up to now within the trailer:
A possible cause why Arken Age appears to be like good on Quest is as a result of the sport will solely assist the extra highly effective Quest 3 and Quest 3S headsets, forsaking the almost 5 year-old Quest 2.
Arken Age is deliberate for launch on Quest in just some months, with a launch window presently set for November. The value has not been introduced, however you possibly can wishlist the sport on the Horizon retailer to be notified when it releases.
