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The editors liked
Unique and ambitious concept
Small victories are so hard-won they feel immensely rewarding
Experimenting how to better explore
Care for yourself
And evolve in new ways is a rewarding experience when you're not being interrupted
Traveling through the trees is fun while it lasts
A realistic (as far as we know
Anyway) depiction of an era not often seen in games
A satisfying series of evolutions and discoveries
Monkeys
Traversal feels natural and fun
Lack of handholding forces you to adapt playstyle and engages your curiosity
Environment and character designs are extremely immersive
Non-linear
Open world exploration
True sense of accomplishment
A unique game in the sim genre
The editors didn't like
Slow
Janky
And will drive some away with its intentional obfuscation
Could use more depth in certain regards
Near-constant threats from predators get in the way of the better parts of the game
Having to relearn everything with each new lineage is a frustrating way of pushing back the endgame goalposts
The repetitive nature of the gameplay loop offers diminishi
Players have a vague sense of propose and objectives throughout the game
Self made stories just don't quite work in this environment
Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey is a game that wanted to be so much but in that desire ended up being so little. A repetitive cycle of slowly walking around the jungle avoiding predators while visiting landmarks that all look the same and cranking out ba...
Solid and definitely has an audience. There could be some hard-to-ignore faults, but the experience is fun.How we score: The Destructoid reviews guide...
Published: 2019-08-27, Author: Luke , review by: kotaku.com
Abstract: If this is where humanity came from, no wonder we're so messed up.Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey is designer and director Patrice Désilet's first published game since he left the Assassin's Creed series—which he played a massive role in creating—almos...
Published: 2019-08-27, Author: Jordan , review by: gamespot.com
Experimenting how to better explore, care for yourself, and evolve in new ways is a rewarding experience when you're not being interrupted, Traveling through the trees is fun while it lasts
Near-constant threats from predators get in the way of the better parts of the game, Having to relearn everything with each new lineage is a frustrating way of pushing back the endgame goalposts, The repetitive nature of the gameplay loop offers diminishi
Unique and ambitious concept, Small victories are so hard-won they feel immensely rewarding
Slow, janky, and will drive some away with its intentional obfuscation, Could use more depth in certain regards
This industry and medium are notoriously risk-averse, especially nowadays in the era of ballooning budgets and longer development cycles. That Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey got greenlit, funded, and released is a minor miracle. Amazingly ambitious and...
Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey's greatest challenge is working out – or simply Googling – how its basic survival, crafting, and combat mechanics work. Once you understand them they become mostly trivial, and the main appeal becomes appreciating the expl...
Published: 2019-08-26, Author: Jordan , review by: gamespot.com
Experimenting how to better explore, care for yourself, and evolve in new ways is a rewarding experience when you're not being interrupted, Traveling through the trees is fun while it lasts
Near-constant threats from predators get in the way of the better parts of the game, Having to relearn everything with each new lineage is a frustrating way of pushing back the endgame goalposts, The repetitive nature of the gameplay loop offers diminishi
A realistic (as far as we know, anyway) depiction of an era not often seen in games, A satisfying series of evolutions and discoveries
Players have a vague sense of propose and objectives throughout the game, Self made stories just don't quite work in this environment, While it's smart, it isn't always fun or eventful
Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey was such an interesting idea on paper but from its complex and unexplained environment to the severe lack of exciting objectives and goals to work towards, the game doesn't quite manage to entice the player to make the ver...
Traversal feels natural and fun, Lack of handholding forces you to adapt playstyle and engages your curiosity, Environment and character designs are extremely immersive
Early hours will test your patience, Very punishing if you fail
