Thank you for Epic exclusivity!

[Saint Tivadar]

Because Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey is an Epic Launcher exclusive, I was able to sit back and watch the poor reviews pour in for this game meaning that Epic exclusivity saved me from buying a mediocre game! This is incredibly pro-consumer!

Please continue this trend!

[🐺-Wolferatus-🐺]

you dont even need the launcher, and the game is great, sure its not for everyone since peoples need now help to play a game xD bet you would not even know what to do, so no problem, they can skip you with a kiss hand ;)

[Saint Tivadar]

No worries! I hope they have fun with a limited player base, bad reviews and bad PR from lashing out at reviewers. I'm sure you fans will stick with them through thick and thin like you did for Evolve, Battleborn, Radical Heights and Lawbreakers ;)

[🐺-Wolferatus-🐺]

i´m not a fan of epic, i prefer my games as well on steam .. but the game is nice and you don´t even need to use the epic launcher .. the bad reviews would come as a storm to steam because crybabys can´t play this gem. just see reviewer like ign, pc gamers and so on, they did not even understand the game ... sure its not for everyone ... but i don´t forget what they did with alice the madness returns ...

if you don´t like it its okay, everyone has another tast ... but saying bad game because you hat epic is the best example how you kids are acting now on steam lol

[Bijat]

Of what i understand the problem is not that ppl can´t play it, rather that they find the main gaming loope to be boring. You have to grind alot and watch alot of unskipable cutsceanses over and over agen. And all your work can be wiped out fast so you have to grind even more.

[Taipan]

Let me put it this way. In other games in 2019, eating and grooming is a part of the basic features, which consist of 1% of the game. Here the basic needs ARE the game, so I really don't get it how people can say this game is great because it's not, it's boring. It's 1% of a game. Yes, the graphics and sound are great, but that's it.

[Neko_Usagi]

Actually, it's not a mediocre game and we "Steamers" are missing out big time. Why is that? Because the game is really great, the main director Patrice Désilets said it himself. He also said the very mediocre Metacritic reviews were caused by journalists not actually playing the game they pretended to review. Yeah, I suppose those are all facts because he said so. So just remember you guys, you are missing out on a beautiful brilliant, and might I say EPIC, :) game!

[Neko_Usagi]

Now, the Metacritic score from players was even lower than that from the journalists. That must mean most of the players never really played the game and just pretended to review the game they definitely never played. Sure, sound believable. ;)

[Neko_Usagi]

So, who decides whether a game critic has "understood the game" or not? Is it up to Patrice Desilets to say who's wrong or right about a subjective gaming experience?

If I say I don't like ♥♥♥♥ Lisa as a painting, you can say you disagree, but I don't see the point in saying I'm wrong. If I'm wrong, then it means I just think I don't like it but I actually do like it because someone else said so. Or that the ♥♥♥♥ Lisa HAS TO BE liked by all because it's a famous piece of art and liked by many.

[General Iffy]

White Knighting hard for Epic

[🐺-Wolferatus-🐺]

Messaggio originale di art.vandelay:

Now, the Metacritic score from players was even lower than that from the journalists. That must mean most of the players never really played the game and just pretended to review the game they definitely never played. Sure, sound believable. ;)

like i already wrote in another post ... just go and check the reviews there ou don´t need to be a silly monkey to understand why user rate is lower .... just the first 3 says enough and all other that gives a contra because its epic exclusive ...

there are no horses in this game .... the other one at least says he liked the game but because his monkeys died he is unhappy and gives a negative vote .... so literally peoples who played dark souls and don´t like to use cheats are voting the game down because its to hardcore lol

i mean if you played the game and you don´t like it because its to hard or you need to use your brain its okay, its not for everyone ... but saying the game is ♥♥♥♥ without even trying it just because its exclusive to epic its like acting like a monkey don´t you agree? at least the aps in the game are learning to be human .. we already lost this sence ....

Messaggio originale di art.vandelay:

So, who decides whether a game critic has "understood the game" or not? Is it up to Patrice Desilets to say who's wrong or right about a subjective gaming experience?

If I say I don't like ♥♥♥♥ Lisa as a painting, you can say you disagree, but I don't see the point in saying I'm wrong. If I'm wrong, then it means I just think I don't like it but I actually do like it because someone else said so.

if you say you don´t like the painting after you saw it its okay, but saying you don´t like it when you never saw it its a different thing don´t you agree? you can´t say you like something or not if you did not see or in this case played it. watching a stream is a different experience then playing it for yourselfe ....

if you never played it you can´t even understand what i mean, this game is pretty hard to play and you need to learn by doing yourselfe, your monkeys learn by seeing it from you, its not just exploring you also need to care for your clan because they dont eat without you, they don´t drink without you so they literally die faster ... if you don´t speak with them or recrute other monkeys your clan gets smaller, you also can have babys but at the end with no progress you end up doing the same over and over ... this is not a game where you get quests that says go to A and B ... and thats what makes the game hard and extremly boring .. peoples play it but after a while they don´t know what to do, they dont evolute there monkeys, they don´t even understand that you have to take your babys with you if you want to gain more "exp"

[Taipan]

Messaggio originale di art.vandelay:

Because the game is really great, the main director Patrice Désilets said it himself.

That made my day :))) Really? So the guy that developed the game said the game is great? What did you expect, to say that it's trash?

What he said doesn't change the fact that his game gives as full content what is basic in many indie games, not even talking about AAA, like needs, grooming and a few tools.

Most games nowadays would give that in a tutorial.

[Neko_Usagi]

@ 🐺-Wolferatus-🐺

You do make some interesting points, but I still feel the reviews from actual players suggest that the game is not very accessible, motivating or entertaining (to most people) if this many players give up on it before learning the deeper mechanics of the game. Could also be the short attention span that some younger generations have, with the excessive amount of optional ways to spend time all around us. :)

As always with niche games, some people will find it very enjoyable, and I'm glad for them, but for the game director to suggest people don't get it right or people just need to play it smarter and put more hours into it... I mean, people never needed to persevere and struggle through with their depleting motivation to finally enjoy the Witcher 3 for example. Some didn't like it, most did. I feel the game must've been done well on so many levels, to keep a broad audience of players so happy.

I don't much base my perception of any game on it's review score alone, but they are a way to see the median response it has received. When most critics and most players feel a game is mediocre, then I believe the game will be mediocre for most players. That's what reviews are for, to showcase some sort of average impression the game has made with people.

And for the game's director to suggest the reviews are wrong, instead of just reminding that succesfull niche games often receive mediocre reviews in general, seems like a bad PR move and makes him look a bit arrogant. That's all.

[🐺-Wolferatus-🐺]

@art.vandelay thats right. and don´t forget, you can´t speedrun this game :p

reviews are good, i also like to write some and i mostly do, but its always better to test a game first or play it then listening to ign and other ... terminator for example got bad reviews but peoples love it, i did not wanted to buy this game because of the reviews ... glad i did not listen to it ... the good think on steam and other platforms now is, that you can at least try the game 2h ... some even more (cryofall can be testet 7h if i remmeber right) ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERfIS3a1288
nr. 5 is wrong, you don´t die for histeria like the girl is saying xD so they did maybe just play 17 mins and that was it ..

[Cougarific]

Messaggio originale di Bijat:

You have to grind alot and watch alot of unskipable cutsceanses over and over agen.

See this is how misinformation pushed by uninformed reviewers spreads. All cutscenes are skippable. People who actually played the game know that.

[🐺-Wolferatus-🐺]

Messaggio originale di Cougarific:

See this is how misinformation pushed by uninformed reviewers spreads. All cutscenes are skippable. People who actually played the game know that.

how? i was not able to skip it and im playing more then 40h lol at least nothing happend with controller