NUREN: The New Renaissance

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  [NUREN] Kickstarter Adds a Bunch of New Content in Final Week

  March 12, 2015 | Brenna Wilkes | 10 Comments Share this [NUREN] Kickstarter Adds a Bunch of New Content in Final Week

  The Kickstarter for the virtual reality rock opera, [NUREN] The New Renaissance, is in it’s final couple of days, and if you hadn’t noticed, it’s added quite a bit of additional content and updates in the past couple of days. In the second half of it’s crowdfunding lifespan. the project has added:

  ***Vince DiCola (Transformers: The Movie, Rocky IV) as a guest composer

  ***Chris Huelsbeck (Turrican, Giana Sisters) as a guest composer

  ***Added a new $50 tier that nets Jake Kaufman’s complete Bandcamp release library (including Shovel Knight and Shantae games)

  There’s still a couple days left and time for a few more surprises within the campaign, so anyone holding out should keep their eyes peeled for the next 4 days for last-minute additions.

  If you haven’t heard of [NUREN] yet, it’s based as a collection of music videos, each with it’s own unique musical score, that are strung together as a complete story with a virtual reality gameplay mechanic. Optimized for the Oculus, but fully playable on PC, the game currently has demos of the game out for Windows & MAC OS X available on the kickstarter page.

  You can learn everything about the project and updates on the campaign page.

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  VR Gaming, Animation & Music come together in [NUREN]: The New Renaissance Kickstarter

  February 14, 2015 | Brenna Wilkes | Comments Off on VR Gaming, Animation & Music come together in [NUREN]: The New Renaissance Kickstarter Share this VR Gaming, Animation & Music come together in [NUREN]: The New Renaissance Kickstarter

  

  If you’re a fan of virtual reality simulations, music videos, 3D animation and rhythm games, then [NUREN]: The New Renaissance is probably something you’re going to want to keep an eye on. Having just launched it’s Kickstarter, [NUREN] is a project headed by composer Jake “Virt” Kaufman (Shovel Knight, Contra 4) along with Jessie Seeley. (voice, Double Dragon NEON, Bloodrayne: Betrayal)

  According to the Kickstarter page, the game is basically a interactive music video, featuring 3D animation in real-time virtual reality. The game will feature seven distinct segments planned with musical and fully voice-acted interludes joining them together, with the Kickstarter helping to fund the guest creators that will help construct the [NUREN] world.

  “[NUREN] combines influences from sources including Fantasia, Space Channel 5, TRON, Ghost in the Shell, Pink Floyd’s “The Wall”, the Animatrix, and the technically and artistically brilliant PC demo scene. Dancing robot girls, synchronized light shows, vast panoramas, and starry skies await you.”

  – [NUREN] Kickstarter

  
  

  The game will offer full Windows/MAC/Linux support, but the biggest draw will be for the Oculus Rift and the full VR immersion experience. The current funding goal for the project is $70,000, with pledge rewards being largely immaterial and instead offering direct access and interaction with the development team. A demo for the game will be available for all to check out via the Kickstarter page, to get a good preview before your pledge! With VR games still being new and unique territory for game developers, [NUREN] looks to have the potential to really break into the new frontier with both style and a fantastic soundtrack.

  [NUREN]: The New Renaissance – Kickstarter

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