The Final Employee Assessment (PS5 / PSVR2)

Video games exploring the up to date world of on-line order fulfilment work had been inevitable, however we pictured they’d hit more durable and have extra to say than The Final Employee does. Enjoying because the final human worker selecting packages to be delivered for a retail monopoly named Jüngle, the real-world parallels are apparent and the setup is fertile for some sharp satire, but it surely’s finally not capitalised on.

The dystopian office setting has limitless potential, but it surely stays unfulfilled over The Final Employee’s brief runtime. Jüngle doesn’t have many layers to peel again or disturbing secrets and techniques to unveil, it’s simply an unmistakably dangerous place run by a openly duplicitous dude. You’re not afforded the selection to avoid the CEO’s efforts by sabotaging deliveries or put your foot down and refuse to work altogether. You’re simply caught on a singular narrative path and, when you don’t hit your supply quota, you’ll simply be pressured to strive once more.

Exploring the package-cluttered halls of Jüngle remains to be a neat spectacle in VR, and it could be the definitive strategy to play The Final Employee if it weren’t for the restrictions it places in your motion. Whilst you have the flexibility to maneuver in any horizontal route whereas taking part in on a flat display screen with a controller, in VR you’re caught shifting the place you’re going through. You’ll lose out on the sense of presence, scale, and spatial consciousness PSVR2 gives, however we’d suggest taking part in exterior of digital actuality to make the moment fail state stealth sections considerably much less infuriating.

That’s to not say there’s nothing to love in The Final Employee. Its small solid and simplistic story are elevated by some stellar voice work. Their ill-mannered quips and puns are greater than sufficient to induce continual smirks. There’s additionally an animated intro cinematic that’s excellent and units the stage completely and not using a phrase of dialogue. Disgrace it’s the one one.

The Final Employee’s principal downside is that it’s a recreation made for VR that’s higher with out it. Fulfilling on-line orders in a capitalism-induced apocalypse is a wonderful thought marred by inconsistent execution and confounding restrictions positioned on VR motion. It’s brief sufficient to not overstay its simplicity, but it surely’s not good sufficient to make any astute thematic statements.