First off before I go ahead this isn't just my opinions I have looked through several websites steam/FB/Reddit/ and this is a compile of all the complaints and praises so far.
THE GOOD
So let me begin by saying that the game looks and runs beautifully. The animations look great the sounds are spot on there is no fps issues or bugs that i personally have experienced. It really feels almost like the game i've been waiting for since 2003! It feels so fresh so new so amazing. I can spend hours just looking at the animations that are there and appreciating how life like and true to the Jurassic title the the team aimed to be. The maps look nice and the buildings that are there look detailed and interesting. Atlas this is really all I can say that's positive for now and now lets get to the meat of it in the next chapter.
YOU CAN ONLY STARE AT A PAINTING FOR SO LONG
As good as the game looks its repetition starts to show pretty early, It feels and looks like the dinos are just some nice looking robots. Each one makes different noises but essentially do the same thing the raptors and the Deinonychus are literally the same animations they just make different noises. I feel there should be at least more care given to the raptors sense they are one of the key players in the Jurassic franchise. Alas they are shown such disrespect in this game that i felt as the 2003 park game had more interesting mechanics for the raptors at least that game they followed an alpha in this it feels like all the dinos just rome around the exhibit looking like they are all brain dead as they go about doing the same animations time and time again. Another topic i want to bring up is the park guests now i agree they shouldn't be the focus but my gosh please make if feel like I actually have people in my park! Give them some AI more then following the same path randomly grabbing there phones or pointing at that very exciting looking bush I hate comparing this to the 2003 game but again in that game at least visitors had a preference some would come to see the herbivores some the carnivores some came with a lot of money some with only a little. Now to the dino fights i feel like team fighting for the dinos is a little too ambitious and you have probably seen some people complaining that there is none witch like i said before i think its not a big deal that would take a ton of time and money but please don't mock the franchise by giving us this shallow excuse for dino fights. I watched my trex fight a CRT and it looked like the most passive aggressive fighting ever until my CRT dropped down to 1 hp then the rex did the same tackedown he does for the spino and every other carnivore. I need to go back to the raptors sense they are my personal biggest disappointment. At some point i had a encloser of 5 raptors and for the fun of it i decided to release a Chungkingosaurus now you would think the chung would be obliterated by all the raptors jumping on top of it biting and tearing their way through it like it was butter. But no the chung got into a 1v1 fight with the raptor in witch they just roared at each other a little bit then walked away from the fight like they were old chums again. Why cant the raptors take it down in a pact screw turn based fighting animation i want to see those raptors annihilate that thing jumping on it as it tries to flee swinging its tail and maybe hitting and injuring a raptor or two. Finally my final complaint let me make an Eco system. I tried to make a very large enclouser where carnivores and herbivores can live their alike so i put some various herbivores at one enclouser and just one CRT at the other end well other then the CRT hunting when it gets hungry it just decided to go on a killing spree where it killed every dino there leaving one corpse to go make another i mean why not just kill one eat and go no it must slaughter everything making it impossible to have a fun Eco system. Finally to chapter three
My recommendations
I know animation and what is not easy and is expensive and im not sure if you guys were on a time constraint with the fallen kingdom movie so you guys had to rush the game but please you have a gem of a game and a perfect franchise to work with. here are my recommendations to make the game look and feel better. 1. Give more animations to some of the key dinos rex,spino,raptors,triceratops,etc even putting stuff such as a sleeping bar/animation would give this game some more flavor 2. enable alpha's,pack hunting, flocking. Like I said i know its hard to do this stuff but these are the things people are complaining about i want to watch and see my dinos and enjoy there behaviors and not get bored watching them after about 5 min let there be more animations let other dinos pick at one another or rub each other or nip at one another make them fun to watch. 3. Please fix the massacres that the carnivores like doing. 4. give interactive objects. Put in some toys for the dinos to hit some stuff for the carnoves to chew on or wack around stuff the herbivores can play with each other with something to spruce up the mundane activity of the never ending "Roaming". Give the guests some more animations and or interactive objects Benches, Maps, Toys it would be pretty cool if i could see one of my guests go into the gift shop and walk out with a balloon or something the 2003 game did that just saying.
Conclusion
The games fun and has so much potential dont let it be a game you log 20 hours on see everything you can do then let it sit never to be touched again. Please read this review its the only review i have ever done and i put quite a bit of thought into it. Don't lose such a grand opportunity, don't follow the lack luster trend of other AAA companies you guys are better I know you are please wright back to me or email me let me know if you guys will be adding onto this game. I believe in Frontier you guys are one of my Fav game companies and I was ecstatic to see you guys making this game and it breaks my heart too see it unfinished. Thank you for your time
THE GOOD
So let me begin by saying that the game looks and runs beautifully. The animations look great the sounds are spot on there is no fps issues or bugs that i personally have experienced. It really feels almost like the game i've been waiting for since 2003! It feels so fresh so new so amazing. I can spend hours just looking at the animations that are there and appreciating how life like and true to the Jurassic title the the team aimed to be. The maps look nice and the buildings that are there look detailed and interesting. Atlas this is really all I can say that's positive for now and now lets get to the meat of it in the next chapter.
YOU CAN ONLY STARE AT A PAINTING FOR SO LONG
As good as the game looks its repetition starts to show pretty early, It feels and looks like the dinos are just some nice looking robots. Each one makes different noises but essentially do the same thing the raptors and the Deinonychus are literally the same animations they just make different noises. I feel there should be at least more care given to the raptors sense they are one of the key players in the Jurassic franchise. Alas they are shown such disrespect in this game that i felt as the 2003 park game had more interesting mechanics for the raptors at least that game they followed an alpha in this it feels like all the dinos just rome around the exhibit looking like they are all brain dead as they go about doing the same animations time and time again. Another topic i want to bring up is the park guests now i agree they shouldn't be the focus but my gosh please make if feel like I actually have people in my park! Give them some AI more then following the same path randomly grabbing there phones or pointing at that very exciting looking bush I hate comparing this to the 2003 game but again in that game at least visitors had a preference some would come to see the herbivores some the carnivores some came with a lot of money some with only a little. Now to the dino fights i feel like team fighting for the dinos is a little too ambitious and you have probably seen some people complaining that there is none witch like i said before i think its not a big deal that would take a ton of time and money but please don't mock the franchise by giving us this shallow excuse for dino fights. I watched my trex fight a CRT and it looked like the most passive aggressive fighting ever until my CRT dropped down to 1 hp then the rex did the same tackedown he does for the spino and every other carnivore. I need to go back to the raptors sense they are my personal biggest disappointment. At some point i had a encloser of 5 raptors and for the fun of it i decided to release a Chungkingosaurus now you would think the chung would be obliterated by all the raptors jumping on top of it biting and tearing their way through it like it was butter. But no the chung got into a 1v1 fight with the raptor in witch they just roared at each other a little bit then walked away from the fight like they were old chums again. Why cant the raptors take it down in a pact screw turn based fighting animation i want to see those raptors annihilate that thing jumping on it as it tries to flee swinging its tail and maybe hitting and injuring a raptor or two. Finally my final complaint let me make an Eco system. I tried to make a very large enclouser where carnivores and herbivores can live their alike so i put some various herbivores at one enclouser and just one CRT at the other end well other then the CRT hunting when it gets hungry it just decided to go on a killing spree where it killed every dino there leaving one corpse to go make another i mean why not just kill one eat and go no it must slaughter everything making it impossible to have a fun Eco system. Finally to chapter three
My recommendations
I know animation and what is not easy and is expensive and im not sure if you guys were on a time constraint with the fallen kingdom movie so you guys had to rush the game but please you have a gem of a game and a perfect franchise to work with. here are my recommendations to make the game look and feel better. 1. Give more animations to some of the key dinos rex,spino,raptors,triceratops,etc even putting stuff such as a sleeping bar/animation would give this game some more flavor 2. enable alpha's,pack hunting, flocking. Like I said i know its hard to do this stuff but these are the things people are complaining about i want to watch and see my dinos and enjoy there behaviors and not get bored watching them after about 5 min let there be more animations let other dinos pick at one another or rub each other or nip at one another make them fun to watch. 3. Please fix the massacres that the carnivores like doing. 4. give interactive objects. Put in some toys for the dinos to hit some stuff for the carnoves to chew on or wack around stuff the herbivores can play with each other with something to spruce up the mundane activity of the never ending "Roaming". Give the guests some more animations and or interactive objects Benches, Maps, Toys it would be pretty cool if i could see one of my guests go into the gift shop and walk out with a balloon or something the 2003 game did that just saying.
Conclusion
The games fun and has so much potential dont let it be a game you log 20 hours on see everything you can do then let it sit never to be touched again. Please read this review its the only review i have ever done and i put quite a bit of thought into it. Don't lose such a grand opportunity, don't follow the lack luster trend of other AAA companies you guys are better I know you are please wright back to me or email me let me know if you guys will be adding onto this game. I believe in Frontier you guys are one of my Fav game companies and I was ecstatic to see you guys making this game and it breaks my heart too see it unfinished. Thank you for your time