In the world of Exoprimal, where dinosaurs rain down from portals in the sky, the game manages to be even more bizarre than you would expect. It’s a competitive hero shooter with occasional cooperative elements, where two teams of five players battle it out in dino-hunting war games. The twist here is that the teams compete indirectly, yet also directly, in separate parallel universes to complete various objectives.
Drawing inspiration from popular team-based multiplayer games like Overwatch and Team Fortress 2, Exoprimal combines these elements with wave-based survival gameplay to create a truly unique and enjoyable experience. Finding a well-balanced squad is key to maximizing your enjoyment of the game.
After spending about 10 hours playing Exoprimal, my initial impressions are mostly positive. The concept of competing to efficiently slaughter thousands of dinosaurs is a refreshing and fun twist on the competitive hero shooter genre. The 10 available exosuits offer satisfying roles and enjoyable abilities that synergize well together. Additionally, the campaign’s story has seamlessly bled into the multiplayer space, providing some pleasant surprises.
It should be noted that Exoprimal is strictly a multiplayer game, with no single-player campaign. However, there is an intricately woven plot that contextualizes each multiplayer match. You and your team find yourselves trapped on the enigmatic Bikitoa Island, engulfed in mystery ever since the dinosaur onslaught started three years ago. To appease the malevolent AI called Leviathan, you are compelled to participate in data-gathering war games.
Rather than relying solely on precision and quick reflexes, Exoprimal focuses more on efficiency. Each match consists of multiple rounds with different objectives, such as killing a specific number of dinosaurs, capturing control points, or taking down a powerful dinosaur on the run. Two teams compete in separate instances to complete their objectives faster than the opposing team. The team that finishes first gains an advantage in the final round.
This twist on gameplay is quite appealing. Instead of solely relying on accuracy and reflexes, players must concentrate on optimizing their efficiency. This involves managing cooldowns, utilizing special techniques effectively against multiple enemies, and supporting teammates in their roles. Exoprimal takes the skills typically used in hero shooters and offers a fresh and interesting take on them. In the final round, players can directly interact with the opposing team as they try to push their payload to the goal, adding another layer of excitement. Periodically, Leviathan assigns a “dominator” to one of the teams, granting them temporary control over a giant Carnotaurus or Triceratops to wreak havoc on the enemy team.
Each completed match unlocks nodes on the Analysis Map, a comprehensive chart that unravels the story of Exoprimal. The game’s concept is that the more matches you play, the more data your team gathers, leading to a deeper understanding of the island’s mysteries. These mysteries include what occurred on Bikitoa Island three years ago, why Leviathan imposes these war games, the reason behind the dinosaur rain, and ultimately, how to escape the island. However, at this point in my experience, Exoprimal hasn’t quite captured my interest in these mysteries, the characters, or the world. Therefore, visiting the Analysis Map after every match feels more like a reviewer’s duty than a truly engaging experience.
One noteworthy aspect of Exoprimal is the occasional occurrence of story events during normal multiplayer matches. For instance, an uninvited exosuit crashing the game triggers Leviathan to introduce more dangerous dinosaurs to eliminate the intrusion. It would be great if these events happened more frequently as the repetition of fighting the same dinosaurs in the same modes and maps is becoming monotonous after five hours of gameplay.
Exoprimal offers 10 exosuits divided into Assault, Support, and Tank categories. Assault suits deal maximum damage per second, Support suits focus on healing and crowd control, and Tank suits excel at tanking damage and drawing aggro. Each category offers a range of playstyles. Personally, I enjoy playing as Zephyr, an Assault exosuit with lightning-fast speed and agility, restricted to melee attacks. Another exosuit, Barrage, utilizes area of effect attacks like stun grenades, fire grenades, and remote mines, even transforming into a human missile with its ultimate ability.
It’s worth mentioning that there are similarities between some Exoprimal exosuits and characters from Overwatch. While I would appreciate more originality in the exosuit designs, they are distinct enough to not feel like direct copies.
The teamwork-focused design of Exoprimal’s multiplayer matches reinforces the age-old notion that playing with a communicative and well-balanced team is an enjoyable experience, while a lack of coordination can be frustrating. This issue is exacerbated by the progression system, which encourages players to stick to a single exosuit by assigning individual level progressions to each one. The more you play with a specific exosuit, the quicker you unlock advanced modules that significantly impact its power. However, this clashes with the ability to switch exosuits during gameplay. If I want to focus on unlocking modules for Zephyr, but my team already has three other Assault characters, I’m left with the uncomfortable choice of requesting someone to change, compromising my progression with Zephyr, or stubbornly sticking to my choice and risking a subpar team composition. This system is far from ideal, and it would be beneficial to have a way to level up exosuits without being tied to them during matches.
As I continue my exploration of Exoprimal, my analysis map completion stands at around 51%, with 27 matches played. I’m particularly interested in seeing how the Dino Survival mode unfolds as the story progresses and what other surprises await. The game is filled with intriguing ideas, but the true test lies in whether it can sustain my interest in the long run.
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