10 VR Games That Revived Awesome Game Studios Back
3. Lone Echo
Game Studio: Ready at Dawn
Made up of ex-Naughty Dog employees, Dawn started by making premier PSP games: Daxter, Gods Of War: Chains Of Olympus, and Ghost of Sparta, to name a few.
It helped build a robust second-party relationship with Sony over the years, with the publisher eventually giving them a chance at a triple-A tier console project. That title was the PS4's The Order: 1886, touted as the console's next must-play I.P.
Then the game came out... and was mauled by critics and gamers.
You could even say it was the only first-party content embarrassment Sony had with the PS4. Plans for a franchise were scuppered, Dawn was hit by layoffs, and an official parting of ways from Sony.
Leaving battered and bruised, the talented (yet humbled) dev picked up the pieces and found an opportunity with Oculus Studios in VR.
They created Lone Echo, a jaw-dropping Sci-Fi thriller, set completely in ground-breaking zero gravity. It showcased the studio's penchant for sharp storytelling, unique gameplay, and slick presentation.
Oculus was so happy with the results, it bought Dawn outright last year, with Lone Echo 2 aiming to release soon.