Shacknews plays Lucky's Tale and Alien: Isolation on Oculus Rift at E3 2014

The Shacknews video team's Andrew Zucosky and Sam Leichtamer ventured over to see the Oculus Rift and talk to Lucky's Tale developer Paul Bettner. After that, it was time to talk aliens. More specifically, it was time to talk Alien: Isolation.

Ozzie Mejia

June 12, 2014 9:00 AM

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The Shacknews video crew has been busy at this year's E3, but there was one spot that they couldn't miss. The video team's Andrew Zucosky and Sam Leichtamer headed over to check out the Oculus Rift and talk to Lucky's Tale developer Paul Bettner. After that, it was time to talk aliens. More specifically, it was time to talk Alien: Isolation.

For those unfamiliar with Lucky's Tale, Bettner describes it as a third-person adventure game designed exclusively for virtual reality.

As for Alien: Isolation, it proves to be every bit as frightening on Oculus Rift as it does when played conventionally.

This was Andrew and Sam's first go-around with the Oculus Rift's second development kit (DK2) and you can check out their impressions in the interview below.

And while it may be difficult to convey how Alien: Isolation plays out in virtual reality, Andrew's reaction in the video below should tell the whole story.

Ozzie Mejia

Senior Editor

Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?