ADR1FT – First look trailer

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The words “first person” are mostly associated with first-person shooter (FPS) games, almost automatically. However, games like Amnesia, Slender, Alien: Isolation and, now, ADR1FT are but set to change that.

This new genre, called first person experience (FPX) involves minimalist gameplay and finds its roots back to the game Dear Esther, which originated as a free source engine mod, where normal first person things like shooting and interacting with the environment took a backseat to just being a part of the moment and the surroundings.

ADR1FT is the next game of the new genre, enhanced by the improvements in video game graphics technology that allow prettier, more realistic looking environments.

When looking at the game, it is easy to see where influences being drawn from films like Gravity and Marooned. In fact, what little we know about the game is very similar to the events in Gravity.

You will be playing as an astronaut who is the sole survivor of a catastrophe that had just ripped through the space station you were in and, surprise, surprise, you have amnesia. You will collect resources, such as oxygen, to survive as you try to piece together what exactly happened, although realistically it can only be either asteroid, some explosion due to malfunction or sabotage or alien attack, and you will work to repair an escape vehicle to bring yourself home.

The trailer is intriguing to say the least and should be a treat for astrophysics fans. The game releases sometime in the summer of 2015 for Xbox One, PS 4 and PC with Oculus Rift capabilities.