Outside of free augmented reality application The Playroom – and a selection of nefarious online streams – Sony’s yet to really make a compelling case for the existence of the PlayStation 4’s enhanced EyeToy-esque camera. However, that’s not stopping German outfit Grandé Games from having a crack, with its upcoming PlayStation 4 exclusive Commander Cherry's Puzzled Journey.
The game – which sees you step into the shoes of an anthropomorphic, er, cherry – encourages you to use the optical accessory to create custom platforms based upon your body shape. It’s a difficult mechanic to explain, so we’ll leave it to the developer wearing the Hotline Miami-esque horse mask to demonstrate via the video embedded below. According to the studio, you’ll be able to play the title alone or in co-op, with the latter allowing you to relax while you bark orders at a friend.
The company’s obviously got a lot of work left to do before this represents a retail product, but the gimmick’s rock solid, and we’re excited to see an outfit actually taking advantage of the platform holder’s underused add-on. Apparently the Stuttgart-based studio's targeting a 2014 release date, so hopefully we'll get to see more of this innovative experience soon. What do you make of the intriguing concept? Pull some shapes in the comments section below.
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Comments (10)
I can dig this. Love the music in it though.
Clever mechanic, but the game looks terrible.
@Ginkgo The website says the developer only formed on 1st January so I assume that it's still very early.
Wow, I really like innovative gameplay mechanics but that just looks tedious.
Great idea and execution, but i fear this gimmick's novelty would die very fast.
I do really like the music, though. Also, and i am probably showing my geeky side a bit too much here, but the jump grunt is the same jump grunt that appeared in the PSone classic FPS Exhumed (or Powerslave in the US). It's probably a stock sound, but as i am obsessed with that game, it made me giddy to hear it again lol.
This looks like prime material for a freebie on Ps plus. If so, I'll give it a go.
@get2sammyb Fair. I will cut them some slack.
It's a start.... Glad to see somebody giving the camera a chance! !! =)
Yeah, nice innovation but platformers ain't really my bag. We'll probably see a lot more using the eye in 2015/16 onwards is my guess. Maybe they'll blow us away with something at e3 but no eye dear really.
I have to take issue with your thesis statement there Sammy. You highlight the nefarious side of streaming but fail to mention anything about the LEGITIMATE streams which are mostly likely the cause for the much higher than expected sales of the PS4's camera peripheral. I would say that integrating Twitch and UStream functionality is a very compelling case for the PS4's camera.
OT: The game's concept looks rather interesting. I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for it in the future.
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