At least with the raptors you can run away and try to hide from them, but with the rex, the second it sees you it’s a game over. My one complaint is the way you instantly die when you’re spotted. Sneaking around the rex is thrilling, particularly when you’re out in the open just inches away from its face, trying not to move. At one point the rex was looking right at me, I dare not move a muscle, but the sound of a trash compactor turning on behind me was so startling that I twisted my head around to see what was happening and immediately got chomped.
Head-tracking is such an important feature for VR immersion, and I found the way that Aftermath uses it against you to be fascinating. You have to make your way through an enclosure, but if the T-Rex sees you move a single muscle - even your head - you're dead. I wish there had been more puzzles like this because I enjoyed working with a dinosaur after running away from them for so long, but this moment was pretty special nonetheless.Įventually, you meet the obligatory T-Rex in a terrifying encounter. Then there’s a little puzzle to solve here by moving the cargo container with a crane to get the trike to ram into a gate. The Jurassic Park theme started to swell as I approached the gentle giant, and my lenses started to get a little foggy. But then I made my way outside and found a triceratops snacking on the corner of a wooden cargo container. After an hour of hiding from raptors in lockers, I was feeling pretty fatigued by the whole thing. I remember the exact moment I decided that Aftermath was a top-tier VR game. You still have to get through quite a few raptor-infested areas as you make your way down to the vault, but from that point on it’s a pretty spectacular mad dash to the end, at which point Aftermath finally, FINALLY, introduces some big mean dinosaurs. You’ll also find areas covered in broken glass that will restrict how fast you can move, and areas patrolled by tiny compsognathus, or compys, that will screech if you get too close and bring the raptors right to you.Īll of those new mechanics certainly help to keep the hide-and-seek game fresh, but I must admit I was pretty over the raptors before Part 2 even started. It’s an interesting mechanic that should force you to take calculated risks, but for the most part, the environments are small enough that you can usually find what you’re looking for without needing to even turn on the radar.
The tool makes a loud beep as you get closer to your goal, which can alert nearby raptors to your position.
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You also get a new upgrade that functions like a radar to tell you when you’re getting closer or further away from objectives. One of the puzzles makes you track power cables as they pass from room to room to figure out the right way to plug everything in, all while dodging patrolling raptors. Related: Jurassic World Aftermath Review: Stealth VR Done (Almost) RightĮven when you are just sneaking around raptors, Part 2 does a good job of keeping these encounters fresh. I was afraid Part 2 would be more of the same, but luckily, things change quite a bit as you approach the finale. Aside from one segment where you fend off a dilophosaurus with a flashlight, the raptors are the only enemy you ever encounter in Part 1. They can’t follow you through vents or under tables, but somehow, they’re able to find their way into the top floor executive suites and down into the ultra-secure safe where the DNA samples are kept. It’s almost comical how many times these little pricks show up in the second half of Aftermath. The raptors that stand between you and the sample have major Roy Kent energy: they’re here, they’re there, they’re every-fucking-where. That comparison is still just as apt for Part 2, which features plenty more sneaking around and dodging hungry velociraptors on your way to retrieve a DNA sample from Blue, the star of the Jurassic World movies. In my review for Part 1, I compared Aftermath to the stealth-horror gameplay of Alien: Isolation.
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