Fast Travel Games’ upcoming virtual reality (VR) horror
Wraith: The Oblivion – Afterlife has looked like an enticing prospect ever since the studio’s initial announcement last summer. Today, new details have been released regarding your companion on this journey into the World of Darkness universe, ‘The Shadow’.
If you’ve been following coverage of the videogame or you’re already familiar with the universe then you’ll know that this horror title is somewhat different from the rest. Rather than playing someone trying to survive, you are in fact already dead, playing a wraith looking for answers.
Trapped in the opulent residence of Barclay Mansion filled with Hollywood decadence and occult research, you play the recently deceased Ed Miller who took part in a seance which didn’t end well. As a wraith you now have special abilities like walking through walls, but you also have your Shadow. Unlike the sinister Spectres which you have to avoid and hide from that’s impossible with the Shadow as its part of you, a manifestation of Miller’s dark subconscious.