Lucky's Tale
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| Lucky's Tale | |
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| Developer | Playful Studios |
| Publisher | Playful Studios |
| Engine | Unity |
| Platforms | Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest 2, SteamVR, PlayStation VR |
| Release | Oculus Rift
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| Genre | Platform |
| Mode | Single-player |
Lucky's Tale is a 2016 platform game developed and published by American studio Playful Studios and released in 2016 as a launch title and pack-in game for the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset. A sequel without VR support titled Super Lucky's Tale was released worldwide in November 2017. A remastered version of the game was released for Oculus Quest 2 and PCVR headsets via Steam in 2021, featuring improvements to the game's graphics, audio and movement, as well as replacing Lucky's character model with the one from New Super Lucky's Tale.[1] A PlayStation VR version was released on April 7, 2022.
In game's opening cutscene, Piggy is kidnapped by the evil Glorp, setting Lucky out on a quest to save his friend. Lucky's Tale focuses on 3D platforming, with the player completing linear levels set in themed worlds. The player views Lucky from a 3rd person perspective, and can aim by tilting the headset. The player gains an extra life when they collect a hundred coins, and holes can be found that transport the player to hidden underground areas. Each stage has three separate objectives: to reach the end of the level, to complete a time trial, and to find all the hidden coins scattered throughout.
Lucky's Tale was designed with the intent of giving players the true experience of being inside a game. Paul Bettner, CEO of Playful Studios, explained, "Everything that we've done has been designed to evoke that feeling as strongly as possible of 'this is what I always expected it might feel like if I actually was in the games of my childhood.'"[2]
Bettner described the game's partnership with the Oculus Rift VR headset as an "opportunity to create an entry point for people encountering this phenomenal new hardware and yet to play something familiar and comfortable."[3]