Extinction (2018)

 PC
Metascore
51

Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 18
  3. Negative: 7 out of 18
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  1. Everyeye.it
    Apr 10, 2018
    68
    After a few hours it also shows a certain repetitiveness.
  2. IGN
    Apr 10, 2018
    66
    Extinction lands in that awkward position where, yeah, it’s usually fun - but you’re not really missing anything incredible by giving it a pass.
  3. PC Games
    Apr 10, 2018
    63
    Extinction is a frustrating and repetitive game, that doesn’t reach its full potential. The idea is a good one, just not executed in the right way, with the focus on the wrong parts.
  5. BaziCenter
    Apr 16, 2018
    60
    Extinction is full of wasted potential, and while some ideas and gameplay mechanics might be interesting at first, almost none of them are executed properly. Good visuals and some platforming fun are all that Extinction can offer.
  6. Games Master UK
    Apr 19, 2018
    58
    A whole lot of colour and fun, with big things to smash, but it becomes repetitive far too quickly. [May 2018, p.82]
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  7. PC Gamer
    Apr 10, 2018
    58
    Impressive ogre battles and challenging, hectic missions, but I just wish there was a bit more to Extinction.
  8. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Jun 8, 2018
    52
    Two-minute trailer of Extinction that shows an epic battle against a giant ogre might make you interested in the game, but the thing is – if you’ve seen it, you’ve seen everything the game has to offer. Literally. [Issue#230, p.64]
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  9. GameStar
    Apr 29, 2018
    51
    For two hours, hunting Titans is fun, then monotony takes over due to similar fights and uninspired tasks.
  10. Jeuxvideo.com
    Jun 3, 2018
    50
    Great art direction and smooth combat show a desire to do well. Although the overall lack of control and the redundant experience can't save Extinction.
  11. Meristation
    Apr 11, 2018
    50
    Boring, tedious but somewhat attractive, this would be better as a tech demo or half-priced game but certainly does not work as a full priced title. Unfortunate.
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  1. Ars Technica
    Apr 9, 2018
    It feels like a frustrating proof of concept, unworthy of its evocative title...a good idea poorly executed over and over again.
  2. The Jimquisition
    Apr 11, 2018
    An absolute horror show of a game and I cannot recommend anybody buy it or even accept it for free.

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User Score
2.2

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 33 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 33
  3. Negative: 27 out of 33
  1. umbershap
    Apr 10, 2018
    0
    This game is 4 hour long, have repetetive gamepaly and they are asking $60 for this game.
  2. skdursh
    Apr 10, 2018
    0
    Don't buy it unless you get it on a massively deep sale. Is absolutely in no way worth the AAA $60 price tag they put on it. ExtremelyDon't buy it unless you get it on a massively deep sale. Is absolutely in no way worth the AAA $60 price tag they put on it. Extremely repetitive, extremely short, extremely shallow. This game shouldn't be priced any higher than $20 and even then I'd still wait for it to go on sale for $10. Really glad I was able to refund this one. Somehow this has even less content than the atrociously disappointing release of No Man's Sky. Bad studio trying to rip people off. STAY AWAY!… Full Review »
  3. devilchao0
    Apr 10, 2018
    0
    I beat the entirety of the game within an hour and a half. The thing is a buggy mess and plays like absolute garbage, hitboxes are about 10-50I beat the entirety of the game within an hour and a half. The thing is a buggy mess and plays like absolute garbage, hitboxes are about 10-50 TIMES the size of models (you can get hit by a fist that landed about 50 feet away), the rappel mechanic barely works (aiming at a Ravenii and instead it grabs a tree half the map away or just plain doesn't work because the camera is whipping back and forth between ground level and the head of this 200 foot tall orc (there's no up/down camera control in this game) while the onscreen prompt strobes in and out), once you've played the tutorial you've literally experienced everything there is to see. After doing super attacks on pieces of armor on a Ravenii's head you will sometimes be instantly teleported to the ground, forcing you to either climb back up (climbing is a nightmare in this game, your character just plain doesn't respond to inputs sometimes) or struggle with the broken rappel mechanic.
    You can only cut their arms and legs off at ONE specific location and the process of delivering the final blow is tedious and just not fun. There's no fun in this game, just repetitive **** that looks exactly the same. Fighting the minions is mind-numbingly boring too. There are only four maps and I never paid attention to which map was which because they were boring and similar enough that not one of them stuck out as the best map and I couldn't tell you difference between them right now.
    Your character controls like someone put about 15 minutes of fooling around with the default Unity setup into it and that's all I'll say about that.
    They are charging $60-$75 for this game that I could have seen being a meh title on the Gamecube. It's not worth the time it takes to download and if you buy it you're stupid.
    I made an account here because that's how strongly I felt about warning others from spending their money on this,    … Full Review »
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