This may have been an intentional choice Human Apocalypse certainly has an overwhelming feeling of desolation, which I really liked, and might be impacted by more text pop-ups. But the city in which you explored seemed pretty barren. Obviously, this is a demo, meaning the game is probably still in pre-pre-pre-alpha development. I was a little disappointed at how little there was to interact with in the world. The objects are weirdly sized, the perspectives are a bit off, and the characters move in that uncanny valley rotoscope style like Faith: The Unholy Trinity. But the world of Human Apocalypse itself feels so inherently hostile just by design. The situations you find yourself in as a green guy trying to live in a non-green world are bad enough. It highlights racism as a complex and multidimensional issue Not every non-green character is a normal-flesh-tones supremacist, and your character himself is undergoing treatment to remove his green pigment. The story is fantastic, with characters that seemed very realistic for the situations. Human Apocalypse is a very grim game, without even having that much grim content. Along the way you converse with folks here and there to uncover what’s going on in the city. He runs back and forth from his apartment to his job to the dermatologist. Your green little guy is new to the city.
Gameplay for Human Apocalypse is fairly simple point-and-click role-playing and not even that much clicking. But seeing this issue refracted through the lens of a horror trope makes your brain consider the possibilities that much deeper.
HUMAN APOCALYPSE MEANING SKIN
Now, it does carry the caveat that the skin color corresponds to maybe having eaten someone in the past. The game is about being judged for the color of one’s skin. Human Apocalypse does not hide its antiracist message. Needless to say, this applies to video games too.
A fictional story is more or less just a really long and complex metaphor, and you’d be hard-pressed to find a great fictional story that does not have any sort of lessons about real life. Now, these zombies must try their best to survive the nightmarish world of the Human Apocalypse.įiction is a critical method of explaining and understanding non-fiction. All that remains for their flesh-eating former selves is a delightful shade of forest green skin. Every zombie has been turned back into a person. A catastrophic event brought humanity to the brink, but thankfully, a cure has been found. Ultra-Indie Spotlight Sunday: It’s Not Easy Being Green In Human Apocalypse