While there are some who have yet to adopt the technology, virtual reality is slowly coming into its own. There are VR versions of many games, allowing you to really immerse yourself in digital worlds. So how would you feel about being immersed in the cartoon-y violence ofPostal 2?
Said to be one of the most controversial games in history,Postal 2is finally coming to VR headsets, with a trailer below befitting the goofy and sadistic vibes that developer Running With Scissors is known for. Essentially, we get a two-minute video of protagonist The Postal Dude petitioning for a virtual reality version of the game that bears his name.
Add in some of that stock violence, the irreverent tones of voice actor Rick Hunter, and references to one of the game’s (in)famous cat-based guns, and you’ve got yourself a VR trailer. At the moment, we don’t have a release date, but we do know it’s coming toPS VR2,Meta Quest, andSteam VR.
“Wow, it actually looks like I’m urinating on someone!”
Postal 2 VRis being helmed byFlat2VR Studios, which has made virtual reality versions ofFlatout,Half-Life 2, and more. Some of the developer team appear in the above video in a way that suggests they’re very au fait with thePostaluniverse.
It’s been a hot minute since I playedPostal 2, but one of the most immediate things about it – aside from the mindless violence, – is its sense of self-awareness. Running With Scissors was not afraid to make fun of itself and even acknowledged the controversy of the series by having The Postal Dude fight off against gun-toting citizens who are opposed to violence in video games (as Bart Simpson would say: “the ironing is delicious.”)
Quite why it’s getting a VR port now, given that the game was originally released in 2003, is unclear, but here we are. It’ll be interesting to see what it will entail, given that much of whatPostal 2has to offer is massacring hapless townsfolk or urinating in public, all while checking off mundane tasks throughout the course of a week. Maybe getting Gary Coleman to sign an autograph is more thrilling in VR? Who knows?
