nDreams Unveils In-Depth Look at ‘Reach’ Locomotion and Combat Mechanics

Ugh, so there’s this game coming out soon, “Reach” — and no, not the Halo one, although wouldn’t that be a twist? Anyway, it’s from nDreams’ Studio Elevation, which is trying to make a splash or something. They just dropped this trailer, right? Looks kinda wild. Lots of running and jumping and shooting… typical action-adventure chaos, you know?

So, these guys have a quirky way of using weapons. Get this: you can shoot arrows and, bam, instant climbing gear. Like, the arrows stick into walls and become little steps. I don’t know why that’s so cool to me — maybe I watched too much Robin Hood as a kid.

The combat, though, seems to be very into bows… which is kind of refreshing? But you get a shield too. And guess what? You can chuck this shield around like Captain America. It’s almost absurd. Oh, and didn’t I mention stealing enemy weapons? You can snag those too, but there’s a catch — ammo’s pretty skimpy. Classic.

But here’s what caught my eye: the trailer has this mad chase scene. And it’s not just running in a straight line like a maniac. You’ve got to think on your feet, dodge stuff, climb fast. My heart was racing just watching it, or maybe that was the coffee.

So, they’re aiming to release it later this year. Will it live up to the hype? Who knows. But it’s hitting the Quest 3, PSVR 2, and PC VR. We’ll see if it sticks the landing — pun totally intended.