Digital Domain released the first three episodes of its first animated VR series “Monkey King” on Sony’s PlayStation VR Wednesday. Unfortunately, the series misses the mark while trying to tackle a famous legend.
We’ve seen a number of ambitious virtual reality animation projects, but most of them have been one-offs. Visual effects specialist Digital Domain now wants to change that with “Monkey King,” a new animated series based on the ancient Chinese legend by the same name.
That legend is all about a monkey with special abilities, including the power to transform into other animals. In Digital Domain’s version, the monkey is the main character, and we follow him as he trains with Taoist monks, acquires super-powers, and finds himself tested by trickery and deceit.
This may sound like a great set-up for virtual reality, a medium which lends itself to all things magic. Unfortunately, it never really feels like the show wants to make use of the magic of VR.
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Source: Variety