Extinction Reviews
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.
Exctinction does precisely one thing very well. Over and over again.
Extinction is a good blueprint for a more interesting game. I came in excited to slice up some giants, but after the fifth rote exercise I was kind of over it. There are some flashes of brilliance every now and then but the over-reliance on the core energy meter idea keeps it imprisoned in the depths of repetitive arcade territory.
Extinction is a clumsy and frustrating game that struggles to put its potential to good use.
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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Extinction shows a lot of promise, and it sometimes delivers, like when it comes to the engaging, acrobatic combat or the sheer scale of the Ravenii. Unfortunately, the repetitive mission types and gameplay and a clichéd fantasy tale make it feel like a shell of a game. Far from feeling like a full retail release, Extinction feels like one good idea run into the ground until you're checking your watch, waiting for it to end.
I was compelled to continue, if only so the game didn't get the best of me.
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
Extinction feels like it was onto something great. Fighting monsters that tower above you, soaring through the air and grappling around, but it falls flat in about the same amount of time it takes a giant to knock down a building.
Extinction is an undercooked, mind-numbingly repetitive action game that fails to do anything interesting past its first few missions.
Extinction is a beautiful game with many good ideas but "Repeat" is heavily damages the game from begining hours of it. Story and characters are shallow and immediately forgotten by the gamer after begining of the game. Epic fights with giant raveniis are the best parts of Extinction and challenge the gamer very well. Extinction is a game that is worth your time but it also has weaknesses that repeat is the biggest of them.
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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.
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.
There's fun to be had with Extinction, it's certainly not a terrible game. The combat and movement can lead to some enjoyable moments. But an unjustifiably high pricetag combined with some repetitive mechanics, frustrating lacks of polish, and an uninspiring narrative really damages the experience overall.
Extinction had the potential to be something special, but a few too many flaws and frustrations hold it back from true greatness. Despite that, we still think this adventure of epic proportions is very much worth a purchase if the grand scale even slightly grabs your interest.
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.
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.