Tentacular (video game)
{{Short description|Virtual reality video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Tentacular
| developer = Firepunchd Games
| publisher = Devolver Digital
| platforms = Microsoft Windows
PlayStation 5
| genre = Action-adventure, puzzle
| image = Tentacular Key Art.png
| released = Microsoft Windows
March 24, 2022
PlayStation VR2
February 22, 2023
| engine = Unity{{cite web|url=https://blog.unity.com/news/made-with-unity-monthly-february-2023-roundup|title=Made with Unity Monthly: February 2023 roundup|work=Unity Technologies|date=2023-03-01|accessdate=2023-08-03}}
}}
Tentacular is a virtual reality game developed by Firepunchd Games and published by Devolver Digital. The game was released for Microsoft Windows via Meta Quest 2 and SteamVR on March 24, 2022, and released as a launch title for PlayStation VR2 on February 22, 2023.{{Cite web |last=Chang |first=Alicia |title=Action adventure VR game Tentacular announced, expected to land on Oculus Quest and Steam VR |url=https://www.gamereactor.eu/action-adventure-vr-game-tentacular-announced-expected-to-land-on-oculus-quest-and-steam-vr/ |access-date=2022-02-28 |website=Gamereactor UK |date=15 February 2022 |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Givens |first=Billy |date=2023-01-29 |title=7 PlayStation VR2 launch games you won't want to miss |url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/7-psvr2-launch-games/ |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=Digital Trends |language=en}}
Gameplay
Tentacular is a physics-based adventure game where the player takes on the role of a gigantic but good-hearted tentacled beast in the waters of La Kalma,{{Cite web |last=Clark |first=Dean |date=15 February 2022 |title=Comical Virtual Reality Game TENTACULAR Has Been Announced |url=https://gametyrant.com/news/comical-virtual-reality-game-tentacular-has-been-announced |access-date=2022-03-01 |website=GameTyrant |language=en-US}} tasked with helping the islands citizens research a strange and powerful energy source.{{Cite web |last=Cook |first=Matt |date=2022-02-11 |title=Tentacular SteamVR & Meta Quest 2 Trailer |url=https://gameranx.com/updates/id/288266/article/tentacular-steamvr-meta-quest-2-trailer/ |access-date=2022-02-28 |website=Gameranx |language=en-US}}
There are 50 puzzle and action levels in which the player will need to use their tentacles to build large contraptions, structures, and taxi the citizens around La Kalma.{{Cite web |last=Perrault |first=Patrick |date=11 February 2022 |title=Tentacular is a VR Game with Tentacles From Devolver |url=https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/tentacular-is-vr-game-with-tentacles-from-devolver |access-date=2022-03-01 |website=TechRaptor |language=en}} The game also features a creative sandbox mode where the player has the freedom to explore and interact with the island.
Development
Tentacular was officially announced via Twitter by Devolver Digital on February 11, 2022, with a release date of Q2 2022, with Firepunchd initially teasing the game in 2020.{{Cite web |last=Sutrich |first=Nicholas |date=2022-02-08 |title=Devolver's next VR game Tentacular looks like Angry Birds meets Cthulhu |url=https://www.androidcentral.com/devolver-digital-vr-game-tentacular-looks-angry-birds-meets-cthulhu |access-date=2022-03-01 |website=Android Central |language=en}}
Firepunchd, also known as Simon Cubasch is a game developer based in Berlin, Germany. He founded the digital agency "GoSub Communications" in 1998 which was acquired by Edelman in 2011. In his time with GoSub, Cubasch created over 20 games varying from 3D TV games, augmented reality applications, and mobile games.{{Cite web |title=Presskit |url=https://firepunchd.com/presskit/#history |access-date=2022-03-01 |website=Firepunchd}}
Reception
During the 26th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences nominated Tentacular for Immersive Reality Game of the Year.{{cite web |url=https://www.interactive.org/games/video_game_details.asp?idAward=2023&idGame=1904 |title=D.I.C.E. Awards By Video Game Details Tentacular |publisher=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |access-date=21 July 2023}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.tentacular.com/ Official website]