New Horror Game “The Forest” Inspired by Cannibal Holocaust!
The Forest is an all new survival horror game currently being created for the PC and Oculus Rift – for those of you that have never heard of the Oculus Rift before, it’s an awesome device that puts gamers inside the game itself via a headset that creates a visual 3D world unlike any other.
Following a plane crash, the player must scavenge, build items and find resources to survive, all seems normal until the coming of the night and the creatures that dwell within the forest come for a closer look. By venturing through the terrain, you discover skeletons deep within a cave and other mysterious things, before finally being attacked by cannibals that inhabit the island.
In an interview with the creator of the game, Ben Falcone revealed to Joystiq that he has taken heavy inspiration from well-known film titles such as Cannibal Holocaust and The Descent, whilst he takes inspiration from games like Minecraft and Tresspasser. Following his first game, End Night, which was available on the iPad, and was a similar open-world horror experience.
Ben wants to deliver many elements to the game including changing weather, tides, and a day and night cycle for gamers to contend with amongst all the other threats the island has in store. Building a safe area and protecting it with traps will be a priority, but doing so will require players to chop down trees for firewood and building materials, as well as scavenging food and plants whenever possible. The enemies described as “a clan of genetic mutant enemies that have beliefs, families and morals” can be either stealthily evaded, or the player can take the fight to them and attack head on.
Falcone commented:
“It’s definitely an ambitious project for a small team, but along with the three key team members we do utilize outside freelance artists, programmers and animators. Which is why we plan to release an alpha version to the public in order to get both player feedback, and work out any issues with bugs and fixes that are needed.”
Expect an alpha version later in 2013, or head over to Steam right now to vote for The Forest on Greenlight.
