2003 shooter Postal 2 is being “totally rebuilt” for VR on Quest, PC VR, and PlayStation VR2.
Initially launched in 2003 by Working With Scissors, Postal 2 takes place within the fictional city of Paradise, Arizona. Enjoying as “The Postal Dude,” this entails finishing numerous duties throughout your in-game week whereas selecting how violently to reply. Your actions then affect the city’s dynamic AI, which might trigger riots or different violent occasions.
The unique recreation confronted appreciable criticism for its depiction of violence, stereotyping and extra, resulting in its ban in New Zealand. This upcoming adaptation consists of guide weapon dealing with, gesture-based NPC interactions, and physics-driven melee fight. Your stock, mini-map, and bodily perform mechanics are additionally totally interactive.
The upcoming port is being dealt with inside Flat2VR Studios by Staff Beef, greatest identified for its work on id Software program conversions like Doom and Quake. Presently, it is unknown if the Postal 2 conversion will embody the sport’s numerous expansions, and the 2003 shooter is not the one announcement from Flat2VR Studios at in the present day’s VR Video games Showcase.
Different reveals embody a brand new gameplay trailer for Roboquest VR, which additionally revealed a co-op mode, whereas upcoming horror puzzle recreation Out of Sight is getting a VR version. The corporate can also be publishing 2022’s Shadowgate VR: The Mines of Mythrok on PS VR2, and it is on co-publishing duties for Surviving Mars: Pioneer with Paradox Interactive.
A launch date hasn’t been confirmed, although Postal 2 VR is coming to Quest, PC VR and PlayStation VR2.
