Have you ever wanted to play the role of a god and rule over an unsuspecting AI village that you can crush, drown, throw away or send to their deaths just for fun? You'll do this and more in City Builder Townsmen VR on PSVR 2.
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What is Townsmen VR?
The game description is as follows:
“Townsmen VR uses the exciting possibilities of virtual reality to enhance the classic city-building game with entirely new gameplay experiences and interactive mechanics. Relax and observe the busy lives of your villagers or actively participate in speeding up processes and getting workers and resources directly to where they are needed. You can seamlessly move from the big picture view of a god to the detailed view of a citizen, able to follow the colorful life of your village. There is a lot to discover! But watch out for the Black Knight’s hordes of raiders!”
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The highlights of Townsmen VR
The level of interaction with the world
Players can do whatever they want in the world of Townsmen VR. You can pick up your villagers to take them to different locations on the island faster, move resources if your villagers are taking too long, and even move clouds out of your field of vision. If you're particularly bored, you can amuse yourself with a school of fish passing in front of you or pluck a bird out of the sky if it irritates you. Everything you can think of to interact with, the game developers thought of first.
Well-managed controls
Getting around is relatively simple in Townsmen VR. You can move around the island by grabbing onto a specific area and dragging it. Zooming in and out is also fun. You can zoom out a lot and make the island appear smaller, or you can zoom in to the size of one of your many villagers and follow your favorite like crazy.
Objects behave exactly the way you want them to, and the camera doesn't jump around the screen in a headache-inducing way.
Many things to do
Although the game is a bit slow at first and it is frustrating to wait for the townsfolk to complete a task, remember to be patient. When the game speeds up, it moves quickly and you may find yourself with more activities than you know how to do.
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The failure of Townsmen VR
Simple art and music
While some players found the simple style of the game added to its charm, others found it took away from the game and was too simple. The graphics aren't particularly stunning, and you might sometimes mistake an actor for a dog.
No narration or motivation
A few players got bored after playing Townsmen VR for a while. They felt it wasn't worth playing without any real story to add intrigue to the gameplay and quickly abandoned their small village.
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TL;DR
- If you've ever wanted to control a group of unsuspecting townspeople, Townsmen Vr is the game for you.
- The sandbox game allows you to interact with anything and leaves you with plenty of tasks to complete to improve your village.
- Some players found the game too simple and boring.