Fans of horror video games looking for an even more immersive experience will be excited to know thatSupermassive Gamesis already devising ways to deliver a more tactile experience with the PlayStation 5’s DualSense controller.
Supermassive Games' CEO Pete Samuels revealed that the company has already had discussions about how to deliver acontemporary gaming experience with this new technology. He highlighted how the tactile nature of the controller is something they want to be able to leverage in order to help transfer an on-screen character’s experience directly to the player. According to him, this will lead to a better attachment between gamer and character.
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Samuels highlighted the developer’s previous use of voice control in their VR games. As they were used for a first-person game, he argued that it made sense to make choices using your voice as it helped ground the player further into the experience. In a third-person game likeThe Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope, however, that doesn’t work. Since theannouncement of PlayStation’s DualSense controller, Samuels noted that the developer has been having “some discussions” about what they might do to help incorporate new sensory opportunities between gamer and game.
He noted how a new generation of consoles is always an exciting time for the gaming industry and fans of video games. Samuels then pointed to the potential of streaming platforms, sharing that they are “massively exciting” as they try to broaden the gaming audience.Acknowledging the filmic influences of their games, most obviously in their approach to horror and thriller, he explained how the titles Supermassive Games develops plays into the idea of a streaming service audience as they attempt to bring film and TV viewers “into our world.”
That movie aesthetic has helped their games connect with non-gamers worldwide, who have enjoyed watching playthroughs ofUntil Dawn, approaching the experience as Samuels defined it: as though they are streaming a horror movie on Netflix or Shudder. With theirDark Pictureanthologydelivering varied horror titles that are interactive and allow player choice to influence the story, it appears there could be a ready audience eager to continue embracing these games as viewers – and probably a host of gamers excited to experience the kinds of ideas Samuels and his team want to implement to help further their gaming experience.
Supermassive Games has previously worked on the PlayStation 4’sUntil Dawn. It recently released a new trailer forThe Dark Pictures: Little Hope. Initially announced last August,Little Hopeis the latest addition to itsDark Pictureshorror anthology of games which began withThe Dark Pictures: Man of Medan, released last year.
The Dark Pictures: Little Hopewill be released this summer on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
