Humanity may be a perfect puzzler but its VR mode is underwhelming

May 21, 2023
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You have got to love a video game developer that gives players the option to play its games in both flatscreen and VR. It’s an admirable design choice that I hope becomes way more commonplace and, despite the fact that Humanity’s VR mode is little more than an optional novelty, its inclusion is still hugely appreciated by the VR community.

Now, if you’ve already read through Chris Donlan’s wonderful review, you’ll know that he was only able to test out the flat screen version of Humanity. The reverse is true for this week’s VR Corner though (above). I haven’t had a chance to try out pancake Humanity yet as I’ve been exclusively playing the VR mode on PSVR2 (Humanity can also be played in PC VR).

For those who aren’t aware, Humanity puts you in the paws of a ghostly Shiba Inu dog who must guide an endless stream of humans from one side of a hazardous environment to the other. Presumably so that they can get raptured or something. Honestly, I’m not entirely sure, me and metaphors don’t work well together.

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