The Oculus Is Strong With This One
Decades after he made his debut, the most iconic villain in a galaxy far, far away is still finding new ways to steal the spotlight. Outside of cameos in other films, the Dark Lord of the Sith is apparently now set to appear in his own series. Don’t get to excited though, since the upcoming “Vader Immortal” is set to be released exclusively on the Oculus.
According to an article on GameSpot –
“At Oculus Connect, Industrial Light and Magic took the stage to announce a new project aimed squarely at Star Wars fans.Vader Immortal, a launch title for the new Oculus Quest headset, will tell a new story in the Star Wars universe in-between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope. It’s coming in 2019 and is described as a VR “experience” rather a game or anything else of the sort.
The tech follows on the heels of Star Wars: Droid Repair Bay, which had Oculus players in the midst of a battle with General Leia. It’s being written by David S. Goyer, who is also working on the VR experience, Secrets of the Empire. And despite what you might assume, Vader Immortal will be part of the official Star Wars canon.”
While it may serve as nothing more as a launch title for the next step in Oculus’ evolution, are you still excited to get a chance to explore the antics of Darth Vader inbetween Episodes III and IV? It may not be the epic HBO experience fans may have been going for, but getting to see the Dark Lord force choke enemies and allies alike in VR still sounds like something that isn’t to be missed. Let’s just hope it doesn’t turn out like Ghostbusters VR…
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