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Area X, the new level included in Rez Infinite for PS4 and PS VR, has a new trailer following its tease back in December.
“Area X is something that’s hard to put into words…but let me try,” writes Tetsuya Mizuguchi, president and CEO, Enhance Games. “Area X is a new level we’ve added just for Rez Infinite.”
“Area X is an experiment,” he adds. “Area X is Rez, but it’s also not Rez… it’s something new
“Like classic Rez, Area X is a designed to be a focused, replayable experience, that uses simple shooting mechanics as a means to induce ‘synesthesia,’ an effect where perceiving something with one sense triggers another sense – like you can ‘see sounds,’ or ‘hear colours’.”
Mizuguchi continues: “But other than that basic foundation, the team and I decided to throw away the rest of the formula and start fresh, both in terms of aesthetics and gameplay, building Area X through experimentation and iteration – try something, keep what worked, throw out what didn’t, try again – much in the same way United Game Artists and I created the original Rez so many years ago.
“Our goal was to create something that evoked the same excitement as Rez, but at the same time, something that felt unique. Something new. Something special all its own.”
You’ll be able to judge for yourself when Rez Infinite launches October 13 alongside PS VR.
Source: EU PS Blog
