“Within the sprawling megacity of Sydney3, a younger detective turns into the unwilling host of a parasitic gauntlet and features the facility to combat again in opposition to the rising risk spreading by means of the decrease ranges,” begins the outline for Samurai Unicorn, an in-development lofi horror recreation that I’m truthfully instantly intrigued by based mostly fully on the energy of the visuals of its enemies, the VRmin. Get it? Vermin, however contaminated by evil VR headsets or no matter. VRmin.
They’re like if HR Giger was obsessive about expertise from the early 2000s. They’re the blocky, toaster-sized projector on the ceiling of the varsity classroom that no one has tried to make use of since 2005, the identical yr it was put in. I’m right here for the VRmin.
Samurai Unicorn shall be an motion horror recreation, one thing that I am guessing is a bit of punchier and fightier than early Resident Evil video games, however nonetheless has the story pacing of these video games. Detective Klo will hunt by means of the streets of Sydney3 to unravel the schemes and secrets and techniques of the monolithic cyberpunk company forms of the Goliath company.
In my view I am actually within the eponymous Samurai Unicorn, which most likely resides in that aforementioned parasitic gauntlet and apparently permits Klo to ship “devastating melee assaults” and to “Face off in opposition to monstrous Dream Eaters in difficult boss fights.” I sort of love the concept of transitioning from tense horror fight to bizarre cyberverse battles! I do not know if that is what they imply, however I adore it.
The extra conventional third particular person capturing appears fairly neat in addition, with a concentrate on enemies that react to the place they’re shot and limb dismemberment permitting you to disable or restrict their vary of assault. Shotguns shall be concerned.
Samurai Unicorn additionally guarantees to have numerous and fascinating characters to fulfill, together with “intimately crafted hub areas” that I hope play into the detective-work and thriller fixing elements of the narrative.
You will discover Samurai Unicorn on Steam and its web site, samuraiunicornps1.com.
