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The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
Developer(s)Skydance Interactive
Publisher(s)Skydance Interactive
Platform(s)Oculus Rift, Steam, PlayStation VR, Oculus Quest
Release
  • January 23, 2020 (Oculus, Steam)
  • May 5, 2020 (PlayStation VR)
Genre(s)First-person shooter
Mode(s)Single-player

The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners is a virtual reality first-person shooter for Windows and PlayStation 4, developed by Skydance Interactive. It is based on the Skybound Entertainment comic book series The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman. Initially released on Steam and Oculus platform on January 23, 2020, it was also released on PlayStation VR in May 2020.[1] and Oculus Quest later in the year.[2]

Gameplay

The game is played in a first-person perspective. Players can hide behind cover and pick up or craft different weapons.[3] Players will be able to scale buildings to ambush enemies and attack from a distance with throwing weapons, bows, and long-range firearms. Physics-based combat will control how melee weapons are controlled.[4]

Reception

The game has received generally favorable reviews from critics according to review aggregator Metacritic.[5] IGN, giving the game a 9 out of 10, described the game as a fantastic example of what VR can be,[6] while Destructoid wrote that the game is one of the leading VR experiences to date and gave the game a 7.5 out of 10.[7]

References

  1. ^ Keane, Sean (23 January 2020). "The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners explores undead New Orleans in VR". Cnet. Cnet. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  2. ^ Parlock, Joe (27 January 2020). "The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners Is Coming To PlayStation VR And Oculus Quest Later This Year". Forbes. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  3. ^ Kuchera, Ben (23 January 2020). "Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners excels at violence, struggles with VR design". Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  4. ^ Takahashi, Dean (23 January 2020). "The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners debuts as marquee VR game". Venture Beat. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  5. ^ "THE WALKING DEAD: SAINTS & SINNERS". Metacritic. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  6. ^ Moss, Gabriel (27 January 2020). "The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  7. ^ Carter, Chris (25 January 2020). "Review: The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners". Destructoid. Enthusiast Gaming. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
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