![]() "Trying to break down Ancestors' many systems would be a mighty task for a review, and to be honest, I don't understand enough of them to try, even with about 10 hours' worth of play under my belt. You can keep this jungle, I don’t want it." - Brendan Caldwell Polygon - No Score In many ways, it was a relief to be so thoroughly digested. That ape was the last primateperson of my lineage, and although I could continue by going back to the main menu and trying again from a checkpoint, I decided to let the future human race die out. But it was not long before I was being devoured by a forest lion because of the crap dodge mechanic. For a while I did that, and thought: maybe this is just a game that rewards people with more patience. This time I'd play slower, explore a bit, find new foods, new tools and places. "I wrote most of this review, then felt maybe I was being too harsh. I haven't completed Ancestors yet, but I've definitely had enough of it." - Christopher Livingston Rock, Paper, Shotgun - No Score Starting Ancestors over again from the beginning is a major drag, having to re-discover every leaf and plant I've already long since grown tired of gathering, sniffing, and tasting-not to mention repeating all those endless, ulterior backrubs. "Alas, the lineage of the Chunky Monkeys were wiped out about million years later after losing a few fights and running out of fertile females, and my next two clans didn't fare much better. This is a deeply flawed but richly imagined effort, but like many ambitious gaming projects at launch in recent years, it can now either die off like the Neanderthals, or evolve into something better from here." - Matt Miller PC Gamer - 5.8/10 The novel concept and grand scope are far more appealing than dozens of other action or survival games on the market. "I was deeply frustrated by Ancestors, so it may seem strange for me to say that I found a lot of promise, complexity, and nuance here as well. ![]() There's a fascinating, novel concept in Ancestors, but with so many bugs and other tedious issues blocking it, the joy of this survival game feels like it's constantly kept millions of years and a bundle of evolutionary feats away." - Caty McCarthy Game Informer - 5.5/10 "For every cool 'a-ha!' moment in Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey, there has been something that has me on the verge of rage quitting. ![]() But as it stands, investing in Ancestors' journey demands too much effort for too little reward." - Jordan Ramée USGamer - 2.5/5 What small satisfaction the game does provide is consistently ruined by violent predators, though the threat does lessen once you make it far enough into the neurological network's expansive skill and perk tree. ![]() It's an absolute grind to reach the closest that Ancestors has to an endgame goal-survive for eight million years-and one costly mistake, whether the game's or your own, can erase everything you've accomplished. The game does reward initial experimentation, but then asks you to repeat processes over and over again without any means of securing your legacy. "Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey lingers for far too long on its most toilsome aspects. Release Date: August 27 (December on consoles).For a wider look at Ancestors' critical reception, visit GameSpot's sister site Metacritic. Below, we've compiled a list of some of the reviews that have already gone live for Ancestors, including our own. By clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot'sĪncestors: The Humankind Odyssey is currently only available on PC via the Epic Games Store.
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