Jurassic World Evolution

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  1. mirta000
    Jun 18, 2018
    3
    Jurasstic World Evolution is a recent dino park simulation game. And it's awesome if you love timers or just staring at AI...

    what is the game about? What will you do? Well you will be sending your teams on expeditions to get fossils, then you will be extracting these fossils in order to incubate new dinosaurs. You're going to provide basic care to these dinosaurs (curing them of    Jurasstic World Evolution is a recent dino park simulation game. And it's awesome if you love timers or just staring at AI...

    what is the game about? What will you do? Well you will be sending your teams on expeditions to get fossils, then you will be extracting these fossils in order to incubate new dinosaurs. You're going to provide basic care to these dinosaurs (curing them of diseases, feeding them). You are also going to be doing quests for science, entertainment and security departments in part to unlock new buildings, in part to unlock new story. You're going to try and keep these three sides sufficiently satisfied so that they don't sabotage you.

    As this is going to be the first game that I'm going to rate this low in these series, let's start from the good:

    Both flying and riding around to do things by yourself is very satisfactory. It's fun to take photos of your dinos, especially when you just unlocked a new dino species. The game world looks beautiful and it is voice acted by the original actors!

    Now let's proceed to the bad. And boy does the bad feel bad for me.

    Everything is time gated. And at the start it's not too bad, but the longer you play, the longer you have to wait. In order to research things you first have to unlock them, then pay money, then wait. First the timer starts at 3 minutes, but the higher the research the longer the wait. On the second island I'm waiting 5-6 minutes for my research to complete. You sent your science team on an expedition? 2 minutes. You want to extract DNA from a fossil? 39 seconds. It does not help that a lot of quests that I encountered require waiting as well. "Make sure that nothing bad occurs in the facility for 10 minutes". Well that is easy. All I have to do is set the game playing and tab out. Oh and there's no way to speed up time. So majority of this game you play like a mobile game - by waiting.

    The game feels unnecessarily grindy. As most of your game is now spent waiting, it gates you further. For example on the second island you can not do the story for the island until you raise research, entertainment and security nearly 40% up. Do a mission for research, you'll drop the other two. So you'll be grinding missions that for the most time will either be brain-numbingly easy to complete (send out an expedition!), or just entail... You guessed it! More waiting.

    Worst things out of the way, this game really provides no management elements. You don't have any control outside of placing very basic buildings.

    Smaller elements - even your only aesthetic choice - dinos - is heavily gated. When you unlock skins for dinos, and these will be research/ mission based, you can't even apply them to all dinos.

    Overview:
    honestly, worst thing? The endless amount of waiting. There's so much real life waiting in this game that it feels like a mobile game. And at first you do not feel it, but the further you go into the game the worse and worse it gets. Outside of that the rest of the game is quite shallow and definitely in need of updates. There's pretty much no park management aspects at all! It feels like this game should be in early access. At the moment I will rate this 3/10. I feel like the game could be improved by either giving us more things to do while we wait, or by getting rid of that waiting mechanic. Either way at a price point of 45£? Currently I can not recommend it.

    I think I narrowed down why Jurassic World Evolution feels like a shallow tycoon game:

    I tried to remember what I do in a zoo tycoon game:

    1. I try to get the enclosures absolutely perfect for each species. In old zoo tycoon games that meant that there's good 10 types of soil and for example a bear will want a very specific mixture of 5 for it to feel just perfect. I feel like getting the environment right for dinosaurs is incredibly easy.
    2. I would track my visitor happiness, their opinions on the park and their opinions on every enclosure. "That bear looked depressed". Well why did my bear look depressed? Does it need a mate? Did I remove its children too fast? Is the new bear not fitting in with the rest of the hierarchy well and in turn I will have to move them? Jurassic World Evolution has none of this. If anything people are some sort of sadists getting entertainment out of watching the dinos fight, or seeing a live goat get eaten.
    3. I would breed my animals. They had to feel happy to breed, they had to feel like they belong in a social group and take well to their partner. That was hard to achieve, but seeing the little cubs was worth it. I've been to see the new Jurassic World movie. One of the cutest things was seeing a Trike baby with a Trike mother in a cage. The sequences of baby Blu were made into a big deal. Ever since Jurassic World 2 we know that due to the bullfrog gene, some female dinosaurs transformed into male, therefore they can naturally reproduce. Yes there's not a single baby animal in Jurassic World Evolution.    … Expand
  2. materry
    Jul 6, 2018
    0
    This game sucks, pure and simple. Don't know why anyone likes it, other that having an affinity for the movie, which I share. But it is crap, trust me. No way to understand the mechanics, awful storytelling, boring, frustrating. And in terms of a comparison to high quality RTS games, well, yuk. Do yourself a favor and try something else. I only give it a 2 because I love Jeff Goldblum, whoThis game sucks, pure and simple. Don't know why anyone likes it, other that having an affinity for the movie, which I share. But it is crap, trust me. No way to understand the mechanics, awful storytelling, boring, frustrating. And in terms of a comparison to high quality RTS games, well, yuk. Do yourself a favor and try something else. I only give it a 2 because I love Jeff Goldblum, who does some nice voice work, although I suspect he is not a fan, either.… Expand
  3. Molag-Bal
    Jun 29, 2018
    4
    Are you the kind of person who like long, boring, time wasting games? Well this game is for you! I have about 40 Hours, 5 star every island (which is not hard at all) and I must say by the end of it, I told myself what a waste of 60 dollars.

    The only thing this game has going for it, its the graphics, amazing looking game. But thats it, the graphics, everything else is poorly made or    Are you the kind of person who like long, boring, time wasting games? Well this game is for you! I have about 40 Hours, 5 star every island (which is not hard at all) and I must say by the end of it, I told myself what a waste of 60 dollars.

    The only thing this game has going for it, its the graphics, amazing looking game. But thats it, the graphics, everything else is poorly made or just meh.

    Animation is so limited, that JPOG had more animations in comparison.

    Big meat eaters, they do nothing but eat, and only eat.

    Herbivores, also do nothing but eat, and move around without any purpose, just the most boring screensaver i ever seen, thats what it feels like.

    Cant click on guess, limited buildings, no decorations, and the maps are way too small. I mean REALLY small.

    This game would be amazing if it was 20 bucks in a bargain bin....

    I am a major fan of JPOG and the franchise itself but man, Frontier did you fire everyone who made planet coaster so good? Clearly is not the same people working on this game.    … Expand
  4. Tatrose
    Jun 13, 2018
    1
    Pros:
    +Fantastic graphics
    +Great looking dinosaurs +Good variety of dinosaurs +I like the "idea" of modifying the genes +Different island types is a nice idea. +UI/Park Map +Dinosaur Stats Cons: -Small maps -Gets boring pretty fast -Bad Ai -No Managing (financial etc etc...) -Guests are useless because you cant do anything with them -Money is growing on trees... -No    Pros:
    +Fantastic graphics
    +Great looking dinosaurs
    +Good variety of dinosaurs
    +I like the "idea" of modifying the genes
    +Different island types is a nice idea.
    +UI/Park Map
    +Dinosaur Stats

    Cons:
    -Small maps
    -Gets boring pretty fast
    -Bad Ai
    -No Managing (financial etc etc...)
    -Guests are useless because you cant do anything with them
    -Money is growing on trees...
    -No difficulty
    -No decoration
    -No Mod Support
    ---No Content..

    Conclusion:
    This game is not Worth 60$ more like 30$ it was such a good concept but they F***** it up ,for a Frontier game this is a disappointment..

    sorry but wait until its in a 50% Sale    … Expand
  5. Talix
    Jun 12, 2018
    4
    Imagine somebody told you that you had been chosen to build a theme park filled with dinosaurs. But just when you're starting to envision what your park would look like, where everything will go, how you'll make it your own - they tell you "actually, it's more like you get to sit in the big chair and pretend you're the boss".

    It's not a sequel to JPOG, it's not a park builder with    Imagine somebody told you that you had been chosen to build a theme park filled with dinosaurs. But just when you're starting to envision what your park would look like, where everything will go, how you'll make it your own - they tell you "actually, it's more like you get to sit in the big chair and pretend you're the boss".

    It's not a sequel to JPOG, it's not a park builder with dinosaurs, it's kind of like a mobile game.    … Expand
  6. SailorSonic
    Jun 12, 2018
    2
    Opened an account here to create this review.

    I too was very excited for this game but it is much worse than I thought was even possible! I didn't think it would be amazing, but it literally plays like a cheap mobile game with good graphics. The dinos all act more or less the same, you can't even build all that much (very little variety), and it gets boring FAST. Very little visitor    Opened an account here to create this review.

    I too was very excited for this game but it is much worse than I thought was even possible! I didn't think it would be amazing, but it literally plays like a cheap mobile game with good graphics. The dinos all act more or less the same, you can't even build all that much (very little variety), and it gets boring FAST. Very little visitor management in this sim as well which is pretty strange. I wouldn't even consider the game fully developed. Save your money.    … Expand
  7. storm1
    Jun 12, 2018
    3
    First of all, i like this game.....but.... it has problems

    Pros: - It has Dinosaurs - Graphics are amazing! - It's so cool when dinosaurs fight - You can drive a jeep through the park, shoot dinos and take photos (also able to fly) - Fun! - No bugs so far Cons: - Wait time for everything. Not just 20-30 sec but 4-5 min???? - Dinos dont try hard enough to kill you when you are    First of all, i like this game.....but.... it has problems

    Pros:
    - It has Dinosaurs
    - Graphics are amazing!
    - It's so cool when dinosaurs fight
    - You can drive a jeep through the park, shoot dinos and take photos (also able to fly)
    - Fun!
    - No bugs so far

    Cons:
    - Wait time for everything. Not just 20-30 sec but 4-5 min????
    - Dinos dont try hard enough to kill you when you are inside with them. They eat a goat so fast but dont even charge at you?`
    - IT*S FUCING 55 EURO?
    - There is no real story
    - Poor introduction. You end up not knowing what you are supposed to do (or if you should do anything)
    - Not able to make things like light, trashbin, bench - it's a park, make it so we can build it our way.

    It's a good game, but it's not worth it at its price. Wait for 50% sale and grap this. But it's not worth the money right now    … Expand
  8. Legendb2015
    Jun 16, 2018
    0
    Uses intrusive Denuvo DRM, essentially a rootkit installed on your system. Avoid.
  9. biszop
    Jan 2, 2021
    0
    Don't run because VC redist aren't installed. Trying installing VC redist from game folder, got "Cannot install a product when a newer version is installed." message. Garbage, won't even run.
  10. vault2wasteland
    Apr 14, 2020
    4
    Terrible game. No intruction as to how to do anything, contracts are constantly asking you to do things that you are hundreds of thousands of dollars away from or impossible (dig a fossil that is not on the dig map you have until the next island is unlocked), have to wait 2 minutes to try another probably unacheivable contract.

    Dinosaurs look pretty lame. You cannot move anything you    Terrible game. No intruction as to how to do anything, contracts are constantly asking you to do things that you are hundreds of thousands of dollars away from or impossible (dig a fossil that is not on the dig map you have until the next island is unlocked), have to wait 2 minutes to try another probably unacheivable contract.

    Dinosaurs look pretty lame. You cannot move anything you build. Game does not teach you how to make money. Make one mistake and have to reset your island. The map makes it so you have to place buildings at horrible angles.

    Took 7 attempts to get the first island to make money, then it makes stupid ammounts of money but you have no room to build anything else so you go to another island and then your money gets reset so you're back to trying to figure out how the hell to make money

    Maybe I've been spoiled by playing animal crossing new horizons first but Jurassic World Evolution just seems so badly made. I have spent most of my time waiting for things to happen. This genuinely feels like a pay to progress mobile game with a Jurassic World brand slapped onto it    … Expand
  11. Riversound
    Sep 28, 2018
    1
    Stupid game!! Like the same stupid movies. The Art. The theme with the adn. Sell Dinosaurs to other people.
    You can create dinosaurs, but you can not transport money from island to island.
    WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Nice graphics. Nothing more. Waste of time!
  12. MrHeadache
    Apr 24, 2019
    3
    Just find a copy of Jurassic Park Operation Genesis. The only aspect that this game has over its predecessor is the latest graphics. The mood and thoughts park guests are removed. Dinosaur behavior is abysmal, practically non-existent. There's barely any variation or thought put into the buildings or terrains. Zoo Tycoon came out in 2001 and had these options available to you. As of 2019,Just find a copy of Jurassic Park Operation Genesis. The only aspect that this game has over its predecessor is the latest graphics. The mood and thoughts park guests are removed. Dinosaur behavior is abysmal, practically non-existent. There's barely any variation or thought put into the buildings or terrains. Zoo Tycoon came out in 2001 and had these options available to you. As of 2019, many of these issues are unresolved as they continue to shovel DLC out to you (including one that allows you to breed animals with higher tolerances for population. The reason this is an issue is because in THE LOST WORLD JP film, there is a family of Tyrannosaurus.. but in the game, they have to be genetically bred to have a family... right).

    The biggest sham of this game, is the deliberate baiting and switching of many of these features. Early trailers showed these better graphics, varied terrain options, expanded Dinosaur behaviors, etc, but were all removed (likely to do with a rushed release date coinciding with Jurassic World's sequel).

    It's just not a finished game, lacking diversity and replayability. And they don't appear to have any major plans to fix it. Just take a pass on this game. Don't have hope like I did.    … Expand
  13. Lazyyybone
    Jan 21, 2021
    3
    기다리기가 너무 힘들다 빠르게 돌리기 기능만 있어도 캠페인은 다 깼을텐데 튜토리얼도 불친절하고 금방금방 만들고 싶은 한국인에게는 참을 수가 없다
  14. Creative_Critic
    Jul 31, 2021
    0
    Jurassic World Evolution. While I had never played Jurassic Park Operation Genisis I have seen a fair bit of the game, enough to know what the game is about and I understood why it was a favourite of many, the new game is the same gameplay wise, there are 5 islands that you have to manage and run whilst completing separet task from Entertainment, Security and Science. The game has quite aJurassic World Evolution. While I had never played Jurassic Park Operation Genisis I have seen a fair bit of the game, enough to know what the game is about and I understood why it was a favourite of many, the new game is the same gameplay wise, there are 5 islands that you have to manage and run whilst completing separet task from Entertainment, Security and Science. The game has quite a few microtransactions. You can buy 2 new DLCs, alot of new dinosaurs or skins. All together if you take away the story and just want a park simulator than expect just that, a park simulator with dinosaurs.… Expand

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 57 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 57
  2. Mixed: 26 out of 57
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  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Dec 31, 2018
    60
    Jurassic World Evolution is a good game, but some of its elements are painfully unfinished. If you really want to build your dinosaur park, do not look any further, however, the game should definitely be a bit cheaper. [Issue#287]
  2. CD-Action
    Sep 27, 2018
    80
    Jurassic World Evolution has its downs (e.g. when it gives you a task you are simply unable to carry out at that moment) but its ups are undeniable. The game manages to reconcile tycoon’s natural depth with accessibility and makes a great, complex use of the license. And it has Jeff Goldblum. Oh, and raptors. Damn those *#&%@ raptors! How do they manage to escape every time? Well, I guess “life, uh... finds a way”. [08/2018, p.56]
  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Sep 26, 2018
    65
    You’d think that in a zoo, there would be a team that handles healing of animals on its own (at worst – after getting chewed out via intercom). But in Jurassic World Evolution, director has to personally oversee that process, as well as numerous other tasks. [Issue#232, p.62]
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