While I am not too personally fussed about the animal choices for this one, the general sentiment I've seen is that half the animals in the pack were needed/requested and half of them are filler picks. While this and other packs prove Frontier is willing to revisit regions with animals that were previously overlooked, the fact is that most people consider Europe to be pretty lackluster on animal biodiversity (which is at least partially true). My guess is most people would have preferred a DLC focusing on Greater Asia, India, or just on an Asia-specific area in general rather than bringing Europe into this. I have also seen a lot of complaints that a lot of these animals just aren't exhibited in zoos on the regular (which to me is not super important and I think if Frontier based their species selections solely on animals with captive representation, the game's roster would get very repetitive and boring). Suffice to say, it doesn't bother me too much, but I think others are getting a little feisty and picky with what they want to see in the game, maybe more than they should be.

To the animals themselves, they are all perfectly acceptable picks for a pack of this nature. This pack does however suffer from a similar problem as the Arid Animal pack in that at least half the animals presented are ungulates (wisent, saiga, takin, and wild boar are all hoofstock). For me personally, the most noteworthy additions are the wolverine, mute swan, takin, and sloth bear. The Hermann's tortoise is a reptile I'd not heard of before, but does mark the game's first terrestrial exhibit tortoise/turtle. The mute swan is also the first bird that I would consider a traditional and typical waterfowl to be added (such waterfowl being things like ducks, geese, swans, etc.).

Overall, it's not a pack I would consider as having bad choices, but it's not one that strikes me as a must-buy either. I would say get it on sale if you're on the fence. I'd ultimately rate it as neutral, not good, but not bad either, just okay.

While I am not too personally fussed about the animal choices for this one, the general sentiment I've seen is that half the animals in the pack were needed/requested and half of them are filler picks. While this and other packs prove Frontier is willing to revisit regions with animals that were previously overlooked, the fact is that most people consider Europe to be pretty lackluster on animal biodiversity (which is at least partially true). My guess is most people would have preferred a DLC focusing on Greater Asia, India, or just on an Asia-specific area in general rather than bringing Europe into this. I have also seen a lot of complaints that a lot of these animals just aren't exhibited in zoos on the regular (which to me is not super important and I think if Frontier based their species selections solely on animals with captive representation, the game's roster would get very repetitive and boring). Suffice to say, it doesn't bother me too much, but I think others are getting a little feisty and picky with what they want to see in the game, maybe more than they should be. To the animals themselves, they are all perfectly acceptable picks for a pack of this nature. This pack does however suffer from a similar problem as the Arid Animal pack in that at least half the animals presented are ungulates (wisent, saiga, takin, and wild boar are all hoofstock). For me personally, the most noteworthy additions are the wolverine, mute swan, takin, and sloth bear. The Hermann's tortoise is a reptile I'd not heard of before, but does mark the game's first terrestrial exhibit tortoise/turtle. The mute swan is also the first bird that I would consider a traditional and typical waterfowl to be added (such waterfowl being things like ducks, geese, swans, etc.). Overall, it's not a pack I would consider as having bad choices, but it's not one that strikes me as a must-buy either. I would say get it on sale if you're on the fence. I'd ultimately rate it as neutral, not good, but not bad either, just okay.