Planet of the Apes: Last Frontier

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 17
  3. Negative: 1 out of 17
  1. PlayStation LifeStyle
    Nov 24, 2017
    85
    Planet of the Apes: Last Frontier features a story that manages to excite and get players invested in despite it not going too deep into the lives of both apes and humans. It’s also an important experiment in storytelling, and one that largely winds up being successful.
  2. Hobby Consolas
    Nov 21, 2017
    73
    Planet of the Apes: Last Frontier is the perfect fusion between film and video games as it moves away from other games of the franchise and focuses on the narrative. In this way, it offers us a completely different point of view of the war between apes and humans.
  3. CGMagazine
    Dec 11, 2017
    70
    A beautifully cinematic story set within the current Planet of the Apes film continuity, as players direct decisions made by both humans and apes as a conflict brews.
  5. TheSixthAxis
    Dec 8, 2017
    70
    Planet of the Apes: Last Frontier is an exciting narrative adventure that fans of the recent film trilogy will love. Its biggest drawback is perhaps how little interaction you actually have with it and that some of your choices make no difference to the game’s direction, but as a fantastic-looking, branching story in a loved world, there’s nothing else quite like it.
  6. IGN Spain
    Nov 21, 2017
    66
    As an animation movie, Planet of the Apes: Last Frontier would be better. Understanding this product as a videogame, we believe that it is quite limited and we only have a couple of dialogue options to choose, being irrelevant in most cases.
  7. PlayStation Universe
    Nov 23, 2017
    65
    A glossy though ultimately shallow use of the Planet of the Apes license, Last Frontier stands as an acceptable use of Play Link technology but little else.
  8. COGconnected
    Dec 1, 2017
    64
    The game’s biggest problem is the nature of its choice mechanics in that they are almost inconsequential.
  9. Vandal
    Nov 23, 2017
    64
    If you’re looking for an interactive story based on this universe, you have here a good one. If you want a narrative-based game, you might want to look somewhere else, since the only thing you can do here is making decisions and unfortunately many of them don’t seem to matter.
  10. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Feb 6, 2018
    60
    A thoughtful pick-you-own-post-apocalypse worth taking your time to mull over. However, meaty moments of drama are derailed by rouge banana peels. [Jan 2017, p.91]
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  11. Push Square
    Nov 29, 2017
    60
    While this game is a good addition to the existing lore of the Planet of the Apes franchise, it offers little in terms of actual gameplay. The plot of the game is strong, but it's just not enough to totally carry the experience. Final Frontier feels like a valiant attempt at storytelling in a new environment, but it just doesn't quite stick the landing.
  12. SpazioGames
    Nov 21, 2017
    60
    Planet of the Apes: Last Frontier is basically a story driven tie-in, inspired by the trilogy from 20th Century Fox's franchise. Too short, too smart. In one word: forgettable.
  13. Games Master UK
    Dec 22, 2017
    58
    Barely interactive, and fails to capture the suspense and nuance of superior games in the genre. [Jan 2018, p.65]
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  14. 4P.de
    Dec 18, 2017
    57
    Quotation forthcoming.
  15. games(TM)
    Jan 25, 2018
    50
    You're better off just watching the movies. [Issue#196, p.86]
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  16. Game Informer
    Dec 12, 2017
    50
    I looked forward to each installment of the Planet of the Apes movies, and I enjoyed the strange, brutal future they outlined. Last Frontier is an interesting take on that world that trades in the same themes of the struggle between compassion and forgiveness versus the appeal of tyranny and vengeance. It’s a shame that the interactive elements and choices have about as much effect on that world as the close-door button in an elevator. It’s a ride that might be worth taking once, but don’t bother going back in when you’re done.
  17. Everyeye.it
    Nov 21, 2017
    50
    Weak and badly designed.
  18. Hardcore Gamer
    Dec 4, 2017
    40
    I really wanted to like Planet of the Apes: Last Frontier. The Apes world is fascinating and a Telltale-esque game set in that universe has all the makings for an amazing experience. While it’s an awesome idea, Last Frontier’s execution just isn’t there. Hopefully Imaginati Studios and 20th Century Fox don’t give up on this idea, though. Video games are iterative and developers learn from their mistakes. While Last Frontier can’t be recommended on its own merits, its concept has potential and shouldn’t be abandoned.
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  1. Eurogamer
    Nov 24, 2017
    The apes are charismatic and the storyline is passable, but this interactive drama tie-in forgets to find a role to cast the player in.

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User Score
5.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 41 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 41
  3. Negative: 17 out of 41
  1. Srart
    Nov 24, 2017
    8
    It's a great example of an amalgamation of movies as games. Since it can be played with multiple people making choices it adds a bit to theIt's a great example of an amalgamation of movies as games. Since it can be played with multiple people making choices it adds a bit to the "game" part. The story was enjoyable and having multiple people invested in deciding choices really helped pull you in. As a single player experience I think it would loose something, but if you enjoyed the movies it is a must have addition to the lore.… Full Review »
  2. Lannacombe
    Nov 22, 2017
    1
    Don't be fooled into thinking this is a game as it isn't! At best, it's an animated movie with a 4 possible endings...you choose the nextDon't be fooled into thinking this is a game as it isn't! At best, it's an animated movie with a 4 possible endings...you choose the next sequence from two outcomes and, unlike even a Telltale game, there are zero skill challenges or puzzles to provide some entertainment.

    Very dull and sadly the story is compelling enough to hold your interest. Incredibly disappointing.    … Full Review »
  3. ozjohnd
    Dec 3, 2017
    8
    As one who enjoyed the choose your own adventure style reading of old, I find the new generation of choose your pathway movies an interestingAs one who enjoyed the choose your own adventure style reading of old, I find the new generation of choose your pathway movies an interesting diversion.

    For those expecting game play or complexity you will be disappointed. This is nothing more than a movie with the capacity to change some of the direction and ending. With a social element it could prove to be enjoyable with the aggregate of multiple people determining the outcome of actions.

    Some of the decisions are challenging both morally and emotionally - this is an interactive movie and as such this is how I rated it.

    A butterfly effect, multiple pathway game this is not. There are others that do the mixing of gameplay into the interactive movie genre much better than this and if I was going to compare and rate this as a movie/game hybrid it would have scored much lower but as a pure interactive movie it does well in my opinion.    … Full Review »
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