MAG Studios’ Ghostship Aftermath is set to launch it’s original virtual reality (VR) edition tomorrow. Despite having already been made available as a non-VR videogame, Ghostship Aftermath was designed primarily with VR in mind and as such it’s a title that VRFocus has been following closely. Now it’s nearly here there’s time for one last look at what it stands to offer.
Gale writes -"As the developer mentioned numerous times, Ghostship Aftermath is not a first person shooter. Why not? Well, disregarding the first person perspective, you won’t be running and gunning much, really. Ghostship Aftermath focuses on the atmosphere and overall dread instead of combat, and with good reason. Your character has only a limited amount of time at hand, courtesy of the decompressed ship and small oxygen tank. Also, since you’re wearing a huge, bulky suit, your movement is severely limited. "
Ghostship Aftermath is, as the developer puts it, an atmospheric sci-fi horror survival game. In fact, it tries to take fear to a whole new level by offering support for the Oculus Rift. Given the small amount of games that support virtual reality headsets, it’s safe to say that Ghostship Aftermath is, in a way, also a proof of concept.
VRFocus - Originally released for standard monitors, MAG Studios has today updated its first-person survival horror videogame, Ghostship Aftermath, with support for the Oculus Rift virtual reality (VR) head-mounted display (HMD). The update arrives today as was promised by the developers earlier in the week. The title was designed for use with VR, though saw a release ahead of the support which has helped iron out a number of bugs.
