Review Fix Exclusive: Inside Nebulous for PS VR

Review Fix chats with Patrick Twohig, Studio Head at Namazu Studios, who discusses the VR version of their recent PS4 game, “Nebulous.”

About Nebulous:

By aligning gravity altering machines, conveyor belts and other gadgets to guide our hero through physics-based mazes filled with deadly traps, players can bounce the astronaut through stages like a pinball as they hear his quick-witted insults and discover a route to each exit.

Review Fix: How is the VR version of Nebulous different from the regular PlayStation version?

Patrick Twohig: With the VR version of the game, the controls are different. The player can play the game by just looking around. If you hold your gaze on objects in the puzzle, they become selected and can be moved. It makes for a really immersive experience.

Review Fix: What was the development like for the VR version?

Twohig: The game was originally conceived for VR, so development on it was happening concurrently. We did add PSVR support later, but that was just a matter of optimizing the game for the best possible experience on the hardware.

Review Fix: How do you want this game to stand out?

Twohig: We hope people like the control scheme for VR, find it to be an immersive and challenging experience, and find the humor in the game funny.


Review Fix: What was the original reception like for the game and how did it benefit the VR version?

Twohig: We heard comments on the original release along the lines of “Nebulous feels like a VR game.” Since VR was the original focus, it made us feel like we were on the right track.


Review Fix: How do you want the VR version to be remembered?

Twohig: We’d like the VR version to be remembered as the definitive version of the game.

Review Fix: What’s next for Namazu Studios?

Twohig: We can’t offer any details, but our next game is an action game that retro gamers may appreciate.

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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