Lucasfilm has revealed Star Wars: Trials on Tatooine, a short narrative experience for HTC Vive. Made in the Unreal Engine, in collaboration with Lucasfilm Story Group, ILMxLAB and Skywalker Sound, the short first-person demo is set after the events of Return of the Jedi, and stars a Jedi apprentice of Luke Skywalker’s. It combines convincing Star Wars authenticity and basic lightsaber combat — but it’s not the Star Wars VR game you’re looking for.
Trials on Tatooine is incredibly impressive, with excellent writing, scale, and fan-service. As Skywalker’s apprentice, you’re waiting on a delivery from Han Solo and Chewbacca on Tatooine. Seeing the Millennium Falcon descending right on top of me was mildly terrifying due to its tremendous size and Skywalker Sound’s outstanding audio design, but it was a gleeful moment, too. The boat immediately breaks, and it became my job to fix it. The uncomplicated input involved pressing buttons while following sloppy instructions from a cranky Han Solo, but it’s a special feeling to repair the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy.
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Trials on Tatooine is incredibly impressive, with excellent writing, scale, and fan-service. As Skywalker’s apprentice, you’re waiting on a delivery from Han Solo and Chewbacca on Tatooine. Seeing the Millennium Falcon descending right on top of me was mildly terrifying due to its tremendous size and Skywalker Sound’s outstanding audio design, but it was a gleeful moment, too. The boat immediately breaks, and it became my job to fix it. The uncomplicated input involved pressing buttons while following sloppy instructions from a cranky Han Solo, but it’s a special feeling to repair the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy.
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