Extinction Reviews

Extinction is ranked in the 7th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
8 / 10.0
Apr 10, 2018

Extinction suffers from bad narrative, innecesary missions and lack of general variety, but its fluid and fun mechanics and fantastic sense of movement, added to great visuals, creates a laudable product that we feel able to recommend.

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8 / 10.0
Apr 10, 2018

Extinction is a great game, though patience can be required at times. Running around and blowing through enemies is fun, and the cartoony, mostly polished gameplay could be an incredible game after a few patches. As it is, it is still a blast to play, interrupted by quick frustrations that come from missed attacks that can completely stop an assault. If you are looking for a hectic hack-n-slash boss fighting game, Extinction is absolutely worth picking up. Those who can be quickly frustrated from bugs, however, may want to wait for a couple of patches.

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3.5 / 5.0
Apr 9, 2018

While there's joy to be found in decapitating a seemingly-endless army of building-sized beasts that put up an immense fight, Extinction sadly never delivers a true killing blow in any one area, just a bunch of solid strikes with some notable misses.

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7 / 10.0
Apr 9, 2018

Thanks to a nuanced combat system, Extinction is fun hack ‘n’ slash experience whose poorly executed story and repetitive mission design stops it from being memorable for all the right reasons

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7 / 10.0
Apr 10, 2018

An enjoyable collection of mechanics that are somewhat let down by the repetitive nature inherent in the game itself. If you enjoy the first couple of levels then you could play for years but if you don't find it the most riveting thing ever it will probably lose you long before the campaign is done.

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7 / 10.0
Apr 10, 2018

Extinction is solely based on a good idea, but fails to entertain due to the game structure and the algorithms for procedural content generation. The story in poorly narrated e feels out of focus during the missions.

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7 / 10.0
Apr 10, 2018

Annihilation of endless waves of big monsters is exciting. However missions, game modes and locations should be more diverse.

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3.5 / 5.0
Apr 10, 2018

I had a lot of fun with Extinction, especially the great swordplay and traversal, but it's held back by issues with the camera and the repetitive, bland story.

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6.9 / 10.0
Apr 9, 2018

My main gripe with Extinction is its price point. £50 for a title that has all the hall marks of a game developed under a tighter budget seems steep. That said, there is plenty to enjoy here and I’d find it hard not to recommend if you can find a copy at half the price a few months down the line.

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68 / 100
Apr 9, 2018

I was compelled to continue, if only so the game didn't get the best of me.

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6.8 / 10.0
Apr 10, 2018

Extinction is a rather unpretentious blend between Shadow of the Colossus, Assassin's Creed and God of War. There's some parkour action, some humans to rescue and lot of giant monsters to decapitate. The main quest is pretty thin, gameplay and story wise, and you'll end up enjoying much more the various and challenging secondary objectives of every mission.

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Eloskuro
Top Critic
6.8 / 10.0
Apr 16, 2018

Extinction is the fearsome Giant that stumbles over your expectations and shatters them. Its careful aesthetics and its original design are languished in the face of flat and uncharismatic missions. Its frantic gameplay collides with design flaws and leaves this third attempt by Iron Galaxy in a simple try.

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6.8 / 10.0
Apr 9, 2018

Extinction is another game which should be played in short bursts rather than all in one go in my opinion. It has a lot of potential and at times it can be a lot of fun and smooth as you zip through the sky on your way to decapitating a giant Ravenii. However, the game is let down by its inconsistent controls, floaty movement, monotonous gameplay and unfair difficulty spikes. There is a tonne of missions and extra modes which will keep you busy for hours, just don't expect to see much more than what you do within the first few hours of playing the game.

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67 / 100
Jun 9, 2018

this is a good looking game with decent gameplay, but just way overpriced. If this game was $15-$20 not nearly as many people would be complaining about it. You can look past the repetitive gameplay or lack of content at that price, but at a full AAA game price, it will be judged at a different level. I'm not even saying avoid this game, but just don't spend too much money on it. If you can get it for less than $20, then that's a pretty good deal.

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T.J. Hafer
Top Critic
6.6 / 10.0
Apr 10, 2018

Extinction is a sword-slinging, monster-decapitating action game that does a decent job of getting the blood pumping and reflexes twitching. The eye-catching, anime-inspired art will even give you some nice scenery to do it all in. It just never rises to be much more than that, and all the while it's inviting comparisons to other games that do. Extinction lands in that awkward position where, yeah, it's usually fun - but you're not really missing anything incredible by giving it a pass.

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6.5 / 10.0
Apr 10, 2018

An exciting mix of genres and references that it's not capable of maintaining that excitement and becomes boring too soon.

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6.5 / 10.0
Apr 11, 2018

An 'Attack on Titan' wannabe that falls short with its repetitive gameplay and poorly developed plot.

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6.5 / 10.0
Apr 17, 2018

Extinction uses so many good ideas of other games and executes them poorly and manages to combine it with a whole new level of repetition. Even the other Game Modes it offers don't offer any replay value for the already overpriced title.

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6.5 / 10.0
Apr 9, 2018

Extinction presented a fictional story with an exciting start that quickly lost its impact over time. It turns into endless confrontations with the Ghilan and their followers, relying on a balanced system of clashes. This is the main advantage of the title and allows the player to eliminate his opponents in more than one way and style. After the initial stages, and despite the different designs and shields that they use, there is little to mention.

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6.2 / 10.0
Apr 10, 2018

If you hope of a thrilling adventure with intense battles against giants with EXTINCTION, then I hope you're ready for the disappointment. The race against the clock aspect of the game really kills all the interest and the pleasure to face the giants, and with really subpar graphics and not much to do, it's difficult to justify the price range.

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