You play as the last human worker in an Amazon-like warehouse in a dystopian future where all the other workers have been replaced by robots.
The base mechanics behind the day to day routine is fun, it’s basically “Papers please” with package inspections instead of passports, and the cell shaded cartoony graphics are nice and crisp. For a narrative driven game though, it’s such a shame that the worst part of the package is the story. It’s not only very predictable but it’s also not very well told so some of the story beats just don’t make sense at all or don’t hit the way they should. It’s a shame as the voice acting is top notch, the material they have to work with just isn’t good enough.
On top of that the second half of the game relies on being able to use fiddly mechanics in bad stealth sections and with time limits. This is the first PS VR2 game that has made me swear out loud and wanting to throw my controllers across the room after failing some of these sections 10 times in a row. It’s a shame as there is a lot to like about The Last Worker, it just needed a few more gameplay ideas and a second pass at the story.
The base mechanics behind the day to day routine is fun, it’s basically “Papers please” with package inspections instead of passports, and the cell shaded cartoony graphics are nice and crisp. For a narrative driven game though, it’s such a shame that the worst part of the package is the story. It’s not only very predictable but it’s also not very well told so some of the story beats just don’t make sense at all or don’t hit the way they should. It’s a shame as the voice acting is top notch, the material they have to work with just isn’t good enough.
On top of that the second half of the game relies on being able to use fiddly mechanics in bad stealth sections and with time limits. This is the first PS VR2 game that has made me swear out loud and wanting to throw my controllers across the room after failing some of these sections 10 times in a row. It’s a shame as there is a lot to like about The Last Worker, it just needed a few more gameplay ideas and a second pass at the story.