After the failure of Warfighter, the Medal of Honor series stopped in favor of Battlefield games, which were gaining steam on consoles at the start of the decade. While World War II may not be the choice today, it is very refreshing for some. Above and Beyond goes back to the series roots with Electronic Arts giving Respawn Entertainment control to develop it.
This was revealed back at the end of September, but this is going to be one of the big name titles for Oculus Rift heading into the new decade. Virtual reality has always been niche, but it has been growing for quite some time. Whether it reaches mainstream status is another topic for another day. But you are set in France, helping the Resistance against the Nazis. They have one of the original programmers of the early games on board and from the video uploaded, went out of their way for the authenticity, something those early games strived for.
Parts I was curious about are the ability to grab grenades and throw them back, having to reload weapons and using other objects. I'm guessing anything can be a weapon. What I hear and read is the single player, which is a strength the series has always had and potentially multiplayer, which every game has had. What I want to see more of is what kind of levels they have. It's nice to go back to France, but what can you do that hasn't been done already? That would be my biggest concern.
I would also like to see if this winds up on PlayStation VR or as a regular game for PS4 and Xbox One. While I think it will be a big deal on Rift, will people bite and get the system to play this? Only time will tell next year.
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