In this day and age of zoo builders, Prehistoric Kingdom has captured me with its dedication and detail!!
I was really eager to get this game after seeing how good the updates have shaped it to be, and the hype is deserved!
I admit, I'm a noob at construction, but learning the tools didn't take me long, nor did figuring out the management system.
While I can say there are bugs and plenty of ways this game can still be improved on, I'd say that it's VERY enjoyable and worth buying in its current state! The developers clearly care greatly about what they're doing, and every update brings something worth coming back to the game for!
Also, I'm gonna state the obvious here: The models and animations of each species are AMAZING! But especially the models!! I truly appreciate this game for leaning into scientific accuracy with a hint of self-indulgent fantasy for some of the skins.
Not to mention the level of effort put into the informative aspects of the game to read about every species and their locations, and how every species has such specific behaviors and requirements. It's so fascinating and fun, and I'm so happy we have a zoo game that actually thinks about the animals as ANIMALS!
I'm truly in awe at the thought put into how different species interact with one another, and how some of them will form their own groups and have their own social hierarchies. I'm very pleased by the herding and baby guarding mechanics, too. It's super cool and cute seeing parents protecting their babies, and their babies following them around!
I honestly hope we get more unique social animations and behaviors down the line (and also interactive toys that aren't just food sources, I must add).
Over all, I'll give this an 8/10. It's worth the money, but do keep in mind it's still in early access and can have bugs sometimes.
And JUST for fun, here's a checklist review:
---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money
---{ Audience }---
☐ Baby's first video game
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma
---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☑ Beautiful
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ Who needs eyes?
---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☑ Decent (if you can handle some lag)
☑ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer
---{ World/Map }---
☐ A whole new world!
☐ Great for exploration
☑ Large and immersive
☐ Small and immersive
☐ Limited exploration
☐ Leaves more to be desired
☐ Little to no exploration value
☐ There is no map.
☑ You make your own world!
---{ Gameplay }---
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ Gets the job done
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't.
---{ Replayability }---
☐ Every replay is a new experience!
☑ Playing it never gets old
☐ Good for a few binges
☐ Nice for killing time
☐ Not that much to come back to
☐ Repetitive
☐ Once and never again.
---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls
---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf
---{ Soundtrack }---
☐ Masterpiece
☑ Memorable
☐ It's alright
☐ Could be better
☐ Did they even try?
☐ No soundtrack
---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☑ Only if u care about leaderboards, ranks, and/or achievements
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☑ Average grind level (If you count the money you earn for your park)
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding
---{ Story }---
☑ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☐ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life
---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short (Under 2 hours)
☐ Average
☐ Long
☑ To infinity and beyond
---{ Bugs }---
☐ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☑ Noticeable but not game breaking
☐ Can get annoying
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs
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