Lucky’s Tale Gameplay Trailer Shows 3D Platforming in VR

<p>3D platformers seemed so foreign to me in virtual reality&period; When Oculus announced <em>Lucky&&num;8217&semi;s Tale<&sol;em> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;luckys-tale-being-bundled-with-every-oculus-rift&sol;">as a pack-in game<&sol;a> for those who purchase the Oculus Rift&comma; it seemed a bit weird to not have a first-person game as the initial thing most early adopters play&period; However&comma; Playful Corp has released a gameplay trailer for the game which demonstrates the usefulness of being in a virtual space when platforming in third-person&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-youtube layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"500" height&equals;"281" data-videoid&equals;"EK64YnWu6ro" title&equals;"Lucky&&num;039&semi;s Tale Trailer"><a placeholder href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;watch&quest;v&equals;EK64YnWu6ro"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;ytimg&period;com&sol;vi&sol;EK64YnWu6ro&sol;hqdefault&period;jpg" layout&equals;"fill" object-fit&equals;"cover" alt&equals;"Lucky&&num;039&semi;s Tale Trailer"><&sol;a><&sol;amp-youtube><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>What was obvious was that the camera would be controlled by the player moving their head&period; However&comma; what wasn&&num;8217&semi;t initially clear was the usefulness of that feature&period; As the trailer shows&comma; there are actually many benefits&period; Seeing the player look below a surface that would typically be ignored to find more coins for Lucky to collect is just one of the ways the dynamic camera changes the way a platformer is structured&period; It essentially removes a bit of the &&num;8220&semi;secret&&num;8221&semi; sections of levels&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Ultimately though&comma; the game looks quaint and perfect for a launch title&period; It shows the usefulness of VR&comma; without actually being too aggressive about it&period; It doesn&&num;8217&semi;t seem like a title where you&&num;8217&semi;ll risk nausea&comma; but it also doesn&&num;8217&semi;t seem like something that requires a VR headset&period; That being said&comma; it still toys with the notion of platformers&comma; and that is exciting enough&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>Lucky&&num;8217&semi;s Tale <&sol;em>will be released on March 28&comma; 2016 for Oculus Rift&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Source&colon; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;watch&quest;v&equals;EK64YnWu6ro">Playful YouTube<&sol;a><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;