![]() ![]() This all comes together to form a strangely satisfying gameplay loop. You’re not just developing for yourself either, this is about creating a stockpile of knowledge and skills for the next generation, and what you do in one life will make the next either easier or harder. This was before the idea of banging rocks together for sparks, sharpening sticks for defense, or even that eggshells are sharp and shouldn’t be eaten. However, this being some of our earliest ancestors, even those most basic things were still foreign. Life was a constant struggle for survival against innumerable odds for early Hominids, and you need every single advantage you can get. Using each one increases the corresponding neural branch which is what this game calls your skill tree.ĭeveloping the skill tree is critical, perhaps even more so than in other games. Hearing is your most critical sense, as it allows you to locate hostiles and keep track of them. Smelling is useful for finding food and water. Intelligence uses your eyes and knowledge to identify points of interest such as hiding places and crafting materials. There are three in total: Hearing, Smelling, and Intelligence, and each basically functions as individual Eagle Visions. The gameplay itself is certainly similar enough to the model Assassin’s Creed may have set, but the implementation couldn’t be more different.Įxploration is the driving force of the game, and your main tools are your senses and your intelligence. There’s no crafted narrative to follow, quests to complete, or anything you would be expecting with “from the creator of Assassin’s Creed” plastered over every bit of promotional material. The game takes a complete hands-off approach, you play and evolve your clan as you wish. Your first goal should be to find the fallen child, but it’s by no means required. Your goal is to simply find a hiding place to wait for rescue, and once it’s found, control switches to the adult ape and the game opens up. You then take control of the baby ape, where you are taught the basics of movement and observing your surroundings. ![]() A giant bird then attacks the ape and knocks the baby off its back, causing him to fall to the forest floor far below. ![]() The game starts with an ape and its children moving through the trees surrounding their clan’s current home. Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey spits on those games. ![]()
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