Even though the Ice Beam is selectable, it will not shoot anything.īeams and the Missile Launcher can be toggled by pressing a button, like in Metroid and the Kiosk demo of Metroid Prime, and charging the Missile Launcher would launch a Super Missile. Due to time constraints, only the Power, Wave, and Plasma Beams are functional. This resembles the way Samus swipes a finger across her visor to change to a newly obtained visor in Metroid Prime.Ĭhanging between beams is done by pushing the colored buttons to the sides of the Arm Cannon. The top, left, bottom and right tabs switch to the Combat, Scan, Thermal, and X-Ray Visors respectively. Switching between visors is done by grabbing a "tab" at the edges of the visor with the hand and dragging them to the center of the visor. The Thermal Visor, with the visor tabs clearly visible.
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Originally, full arm tracking was going to be implemented, but due to issues with how the cannon would work, it was eventually scrapped.
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However, locking-on an target won't lock the camera to the center of the target, but now it only functions as a marker for homing projectiles from the Missile Launcher and the Wave Beam.Īlthough never actually shown, it also features a "left-handed" mode, where the cannon would be controlled by the left hand and the free hand by the right one. Jumping can be done by pressing a button or jumping in place, but the Space Jump Boots are not available.Īiming works in a very similar way to the Wii Trilogy games, with the right motion controller to move around the cannon.
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Moving around is achieved with the technology developed by Myou Software called Natural Locomotion, that allows movement by moving your arms like if the player were to walk in place.
Because of this, the gameplay is very similar to the Trilogy version of Metroid Prime, but some aspects have been adapted to work better for virtual reality to avoid motion sickness, and some upgrades like the Morph Ball, have been completely recreated from scratch. One of the main goals of the research project was to port all the mechanics of the original Metroid Prime, regardless of being from the GameCube version or the Trilogy version, with as little modifications as possible. However, due to time constraints, the escape sequence had to be cut, and the game would finish after defeating Parasite Queen. The game would end after escaping the frigate with a chase minigame to follow Meta Ridley down to Tallon IV. The escape sequence takes a different path with new rooms to discover, requiring these upgrades to proceed. From the start, Samus wears the Gravity Suit, along with most of the main upgrades obtainable in Metroid Prime. Prime VR retakes the events of Samus Aran visiting the Frigate Orpheon, but with slight variations throughout. Prime VR will be the base for a brand new game with a style like the Prime games, but set in a different universe. Due to this, however, the project was considered complete after the event and further development on the game stopped shortly afterwards.ĭespite the very limited availability, videos about the development of Prime VR and Tallon Tour are available in YonicStudios' official channel, and the research paper will be published in 2020. Nintendo of Europe has never sent YonicStudios a notice of intellectual property infringement, as the project was "almost safe" from a cease-and-desist action thanks to a loophole in the Spanish laws.
It was developed from the beginning with no intentions of being distributed, but it has been showcased at Madrid Games Week 2019 under the stand of the university of ESNE by the name of Tallon Tour, where a 3 minute demo could be played. Prime VR (formerly known as Metroid Prime VR) is a recreation of parts of Metroid Prime for virtual reality platforms developed by Spanish developer YonicStudios from 2018 to 2019, serving as a culminating demonstration of a student research project about adapting first-person shooter games for VR.
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