Endling - Extinction is Forever

Originally bought this game for switch a couple years back and fell in love with it till my switch broke, didn't realize it was on steam for the longest time till this years summer steam sale. So naturally I had to buy it once more and 10/10 recommend it. One of my favorite indie games yet. I hope Herobeat studios continues to make more games like this!

Очень трогательная игра про лисов. Одна из увлекательных игр, с необычным геймплеем и спокойной атмосферой. Сюжет мне понравился, взаимодействие с персонажами прикольное, игра будто и не нуждалась в словах, всё четко и понятно. Концовка очень трогательная. А задний фон всегда меняется и это реально круто. Для меня игра 10/10, я очень советую вам к прохождению.

Скучная,масимально тунельная оверпрайс игра

Finished this game on Steam Deck. Game runs smooth and looks beautiful. While it is a short story it is a beautiful one. One that is showing us whats happening with our environment and nature. It is a beautiful story about fox and her cubs and extremely tragic one about Molly, her father and the nature. Music is great and world design is stunning. Kudos to everyone who worked on this piece of art. Hope you bring us more. Game comes highly recommended.

E eu achando que seria apenas um jogo bonitinho de uma raposa cuidando dos seus filhotes... mas percebi que extinção é para sempre. Em Endling: Extinction is Forever, o jogo realmente transmite a responsabilidade de ser a última de sua espécie, criando seus filhotes em um mundo devastado pela ação humana. Porém, ele vai muito além de apenas sobreviver. A cada noite, sair da toca para procurar comida deixa de ser uma simples mecânica e se transforma em um ato de amor, sacrifício e esperança. O jogo mostra, sem precisar de muitos diálogos, o impacto do desmatamento, da poluição, da caça e da destruição da natureza. Tudo é contado através do ambiente, da trilha sonora e das expressões da raposa e de seus filhotes. Você sente o peso de cada decisão, porque qualquer erro pode custar uma vida. O mais impressionante é como Endling consegue prender o jogador de forma tão simples. Não existem mecânicas complexas nem combates grandiosos. Ainda assim, você se apega aos filhotes, aprende suas personalidades e passa a fazer de tudo para protegê-los. Quando algo acontece com eles, você fica realmente triste. É um daqueles jogos que fazem qualquer marmanjo chorar sem vergonha. Graficamente, o jogo é lindo. A direção de arte mistura beleza e tristeza em um mundo que está morrendo aos poucos. A trilha sonora acompanha cada momento com delicadeza, aumentando ainda mais a imersão e a carga emocional. No fim, Endling não é apenas um jogo sobre uma raposa. É uma experiência sobre maternidade, sobrevivência, amor e, principalmente, sobre as consequências das ações humanas na natureza. Ele nos lembra que, quando uma espécie desaparece, não existe segunda chance. Afinal, como o próprio título diz: a extinção é para sempre.

My husband bought me this game because I love games about animals. It is 100% the saddest game I have ever played! Finding all the cub skills was more difficult than expected, but I loved the game play as it seemed to be very forgiving if you made any mistakes. The cinematic sequences were just beautiful and the environment and it's changes were amazing. Really makes you think about how we as humans treat the Earth and its creatures.

I expected this game to be narrative branch-based, allowing choices you make affect the ending you get. Instead, there is one guaranteed ending that varies slightly depending on [spoiler] whether you helped the badgers or not, how many of your cubs survived, and whether or not you found your missing cub. [/spoiler] Something I enjoyed was the gameplay loop. Others have reported it's far too repetitive, which I completely understand, but if you like slightly varied repetition, you might just enjoy this. I think the possible danger of humans hurting you if you venture too far from the den can be stress-inducing, but it's not that big of an issue. The graphics are beautiful, and the story's fairly easy to follow. Next, the game is clearly based off of exploration, since there's a large map, but the nights are so short that it's difficult to do that. Sure, you can stay up after the night's over, but for those who have problems with the lurking anxiety of getting caught by humans during that time, it's not really an option. Especially considering you must restart the night if you die. My biggest problem here would be the ending. Don't play this game if you have a soft heart. Regardless of what choices you make, the ending will always be the same, as I described earlier. [spoiler] The mother fox gets separated from her cubs during a flood. She tries to swim after them, but gets swept away by debris, sinking into deep water, implying she dies. I think the ending would've been fine if they left it at that, but no, they had to keep going. We wake up in an (assumingly) desolate environment. The mother fox is alive, and so are all of her cubs. We spend a good minute and a half walking through this area. They find a forest area, tucked away behind a gate, and she begins digging a hole. She lets her cubs go under first, but as she's about to follow them, the furrier appears. She spends so much time just staring at him, and right when she slips through the hole, he fires at her. Then we get another minute and a half of a walking scene where she slowly dies, leaving her cubs alone in the forest to mourn her. I know this is labeled as an emotional game, but this is genuinely depressing. I don't mean to sound like a child, but there's no theme of hope. Things don't always have to be that bad, and I feel this ending was so forced and overexaggerated. [/spoiler] It had potential. I was so excited to replay to try and get a [spoiler] better ending, [/spoiler], only to be hit with the reality that [spoiler] the mother fox suffers the same fate [/spoiler] regardless of the choices you make along the way. Disappointing. In summary, I personally enjoyed the gameplay, not necessarily the story. Before you buy this game, just keep in mind that you're signing up for dark and depressing themes, a [spoiler] 30-day [/spoiler] gameplay loop, and constant stress.