Everything seems very half-hearted and lazy, from the Simon Says hacking mini-game to the transparent attempts to pretend the game isn’t completely linear.Īftermath isn’t so bad it feels insulting but it is a complete waste of everybody’s time, including Universal Studios who keep licensing out the films in the hope someone will make an interesting game based on them. If Jeff Goldblum hadn’t somehow been roped into doing an afternoon’s voiceover work it would feel much more like an off-brand knock-off than the real thing (but then you could say much the same thing about the new movies).
JURASSIC WORLD AFTERMATH MOVIE
But where Alien Isolation ( currently free on the Epic Games Store) represents perhaps the most authentic recreation of a movie ever seen in a video game Aftermath is exactly the opposite. We can almost feel the game daring us to make a comparison with Alien Isolation and on a very basic level the two games are similar. All the rest of the times, after you realise that a velociraptor coming round the corner is the game’s one and only trick, it starts to seem rather less terrifying.Īssassin’s Creed Mirage officially announced – proper reveal next week This really would’ve been too scary for many if it looked realistic and we don’t mind admitting we got a bit flustered the first few times we were caught in the open.
The famous kitchen scene from the first film is the obvious inspiration for much of the game, as you explore the island complex and try to hide whenever you see or hear a velociraptor nearby.
That doesn’t mean it’s entirely ineffective though and the fact that it is VR, and you have no weapons to defend yourself, means encounters with dinosaurs can still be very tense. The more stylised visuals are used so inconsistently we suspect plans were changed some way through development but whatever’s going on, from a visual standpoint, Aftermath is one of the least impressive VR games we’ve seen in a long time. That’s fair enough – photorealistic visuals are expensive – but sometimes the graphics get even more stylised, with 2D clouds floating past the window like a Super Mario game. As you can see, it uses a cel-shaded visual design reminiscent of Telltale’s The Walking Dead games. The first impressions of Aftermath though are less than awe-inspiring. Aftermath engages your body better than any other non-workout VR game I've played.Usually when we’re reviewing VR games the one bit of praise they can rely on is that at least the sense of immersion is impressive. A lot of VR games engage our hands but don't ask us to do anything with the rest of our bodies that we couldn't do with a controller. The ability to peak out from under desks and check around corners adds so much realism and interaction to the experience. Related: Jurassic World Evolution Complete Edition Review: Dinosaurs On The RunĪftermath also maximizes a lot of VR's best features. It's intense, but not overwhelming, which I think is a pretty perfect recipe for VR. Though stressful, I had no problem playing through Aftermath from beginning to end in one sitting. While survival horror games like Five Nights At Freddy's: Help Wanted can provide massive adrenaline dumps in short play sessions, Aftermath keep you right on the edge the entire time. Aftermath doesn't rely on jump scares to build tension, which I appreciate. This type of stealth gameplay works so well in VR that I'm actually surprised we don't already have a ton of other survival stealth games like it.
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