What the Bat replaces your arms and hands with a baseball bat and swings you through a series of short but sweet levels in an attempt to lead a normal life. It’s crazy, but it works great.this PSVR2 Curio makes solid use of the hardware to deliver one of the dumbest yet most compelling launch games.
Playing is very intuitive. All you need to do is move your arm. This game is perfect for his VR beginner as he doesn’t have to press a single button and the PSVR2 Sense Controller gives him near-perfect tracking. I encountered one or two collision issues, but[ćŖćć·ć§ć³]A reset fixed it as soon as I held down .
Levels are micro-challenges or puzzles, with many levels within each theme. You start out by simply hitting a baseball at a trophy (often the target for each level), but then the pseudo-life story progresses. As a kid, put the shapes into the matching slots and set the banana on fire with toast. As it grows, it learns to brush its teeth and do laundry with bat appendages. It’s surreal at times, but consistently funny because the elephant companions are always nearby. Haptic feedback also makes interacting with the world feel great.
Each stage offers new ideas and gameplay mechanics to keep the game fresh throughout its short run time. just Go bowling, play fetch with your dog, light a campfire, work at a supermarket, visit a museum. These bite-sized levels keep the novelty going as you have to figure out where the game will take you next.
A certain amount of space is required to play. The game requires a room-scale environment to put all its arms around. The requirements feel a bit restrictive as you don’t have to move from standing. Still, if you can fill the required floor space, What the Bat is a very silly but entertaining PSVR2 title. The good news, though short, is that more content is on the way.
