The maker of Megaton Rainfall is working on a new game that looks even weirder than Megaton Rainfall
Remember Megaton Rainfall? It's a VR game released in 2017 about flying around like Superman and using your powers to battle hostile aliens and also accidentally demolish the occasional skyscraper. Today the developers revealed their next project, and it looks to be even weirder: Tenebris Pictura is an «ultra-corporeal action adventure» about a paranormal investigator in Victorian England who becomes caught up in a battle against demonic extra-terrestrial beings who have escaped from supernatural paintings.
Invited to a strange island where the laws of physics appear to be breaking down, you'll use the Aeter Pendulum and your psychic abilities (you're also a psychic, btw) to detect «murky presences» and clues that will help explain why the world around you is in such a strange state.
«Conceal your body from danger and separate your soul to face the demon hordes,» the Steam page explains, sort of. «Dodge their barrages of ectoplasm and counter-attack with your psychic energy blasts… But that won't be enough! You need to move the objects around and get your surroundings strategically prepared. You'll discover and learn how to use your strange skills and tricks to divide and conquer, stopping your enemies' progress in spite of being massively outnumbered.»
That's not the most crystal-clear synopsis I've ever run across, and I can't say the gameplay trailer really clarifies things for me. It sure looks interesting, though: There’s some isometric exploration, some adventure-style conversation, some environmental puzzling-solving, and some bullet-hell action against interdimensional weirdoes—I suspect this is what the «ultra-corporeal» bit is all about. It's a strange mix, made stranger by elements like the four ghostly horses
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