New ‘Ready Player One’ Trailer Gives A Better Look At The Oasis

I’m sure when you first saw the teaser trailer for Ready Player One, you were geeking out. Right? The cult classic book finally got a movie, a movie that’s shaping up to look simply amazing. But the teaser wasn’t enough and if you were like I was, you wanted more. Well, today, more is what we’re getting.

So, let’s chat about the Oasis, the virtual world where people go to play games. It was a past time and nothing much else. That is until the creator of the magical virtual world, James Halliday, died and left the world with a recording of utmost importance. It is the recording the where mentions that he hid an easter egg in the world. But there’s more – find that easter egg and you’ll also receive his vast fortune, as well as control over the Oasis. This announcement is what turns the past-time into a huge war between corporations and gamers alike. A war thrusts the protagonist, Wade Watts, into the spotlight, regardless if it wants it or not. 

This modern-day Ready Player One movie isn’t without its fanservice either. Full of references from popular pop culture, with appearances from Chun-Li and Ryu (Street Fighter), Tracer (Overwatch), the Delorean (Back to the Future), The Iron Giant (Iron Giant), the RX-78 Gundam (Mobile Suit Gundam) and many others. It’s like a dream movie for gamers, geeks and nerds alike.