Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey in 2024.

[Talion 2024.]

Good evening everyone,

Would any of you recommend this underrated survival game this year? From what I have heard about it, it is one of the few survival games out there that does not spoon-feed you anything, and provides players with as much player agency as they desire.

Also, I presume that it is the only video game till now that focuses exclusively on trying to immerse gamers as much into prehistoric Africa and its inhabitants as possible (a setting that no major triple AAA video game appears to have tackled so far) as well as trying to educate people on how evolution and natural selection work.

[Dralth]

I recommend the game. It is true that it doesn't spoon-feed you anything. You'll die alot, but hopefully will be able to progress through it in time.

[Talion 2024.]

Originally posted by Dralth:

I recommend the game. It is true that it doesn't spoon-feed you anything. You'll die alot, but hopefully will be able to progress through it in time.

Thank you. I guess in spite of the hate it gets from more mainstream gamers, it still has a cult following and is deserving of recognition.

Plus, I suppose the fact that it tries to aim for a more realistic approach to teaching game mechanics (by allowing players to figure them out for themselves) is probably one of the reasons why very few people are willing to give it a chance.

[Dralth]

You're welcomed Talion 2024. I myself have a bit of a problem progressing in the game but, I enjoy it. From one Ape to another.. stay away from being on the very top of trees unless you wanna die.

[Johnnie Walker]

no

[Anthracite]

I recommend it if you have patience, a functional brain and an interest in the subject. It is indeed true that you have to figure a lot of it out on your own and will end up very frustrated at times, but if you push through that you'll figure it out eventually. I died a ridiculous number of times before I twigged what I was supposed to be doing with combat.

[Talion 2024.]

Many thanks. So far, the feedback you provided makes the game sound all the more promising.

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Am I able to play with friends?

[Dralth]

Originally posted by Mawk:

Am I able to play with friends?

No, the game is set up to be played alone. Though there are a group that want to be able to play with friends.. myself included.

[Cougarific]

Recommended as long as you're willing to let yourself get dumb in order to get smart.

"How do I ... ?" is the game.

[Talion 2024.]

Originally posted by Cougarific:

Recommended as long as you're willing to let yourself get dumb in order to get smart.

"How do I ... ?" is the game.

Noted. Thanks.

[Talion 2024.]

Originally posted by Cougarific:

Recommended as long as you're willing to let yourself get dumb in order to get smart.

"How do I ... ?" is the game.

Well, learning things from the ground up seems to be the preferred norm these days, as I guess most players are getting tired of being spoon-fed everything when modern-day video games are concerned.

I happen to be one of those gamers who would rather learn how a game ought to be played by finding out for myself rather than being told directly by the developers through a tutorial.

[Talion 2024.]

I managed to purchase it today. Should be one hell of an adventure.

[Chris1996]

Originally posted by Talion 2024.:

I managed to purchase it today. Should be one hell of an adventure.

enjoy the monkey business and dont fall off a tree!

[Talion 2024.]

Originally posted by Chris1996:

Originally posted by Talion 2024.:

I managed to purchase it today. Should be one hell of an adventure.

enjoy the monkey business and dont fall off a tree!

Too late for that. I fell of a couple of trees already, and I did manage to get members of my clan killed by accident.

Though the fact that this game so far tries to really aim for realism by not holding your hand twenty-four seven and by "punishing" players for being careless really makes it special.

[Cougarific]

Originally posted by Talion 2024.:

I fell of a couple of trees already

Don't forget you can Hold A (or X or space bar depending on your controller) to grab leaves and swing like Tarzan - can save you if you fall.