Extinction (2018)

Extinction is a game that sets out with grand ambition but struggles to live up to the epic scale of its premise. Developed by Iron Galaxy Studios and published by Modus Games, it places players in the role of Avil, one of the last remaining Sentinels sworn to defend humanity from the Ravenii—towering, ogre-like monsters that destroy everything in their path. The concept immediately draws comparisons to Attack on Titan and Shadow of the Colossus, blending fast-paced action with vertical traversal and massive battles against colossal foes. At its core, Extinction is a story of resistance and survival, a desperate attempt to fend off annihilation against overwhelming odds. The problem is that while the framework for a thrilling experience is in place, the execution never quite matches the scope of the vision. The game opens with a strong premise and introduces mechanics that seem tailor-made for exhilarating encounters. Avil moves with acrobatic grace, able to sprint up walls, grapple across rooftops, and scale the limbs of his enormous enemies. These traversal mechanics are fluid and responsive, giving the player a genuine sense of freedom and agility. The combat, built around a mix…

How is it even possible to make a bad game by mixing Shadow of the Colossus with Attack on Titan ? I do not know, but Extinction managed to do just that. Repetitive and short procedurally generated missions that are basically all the same, meaningless and boring environments, movement mechanics that barely work yet are crucial to your objectives, clunky combat; this is all you'll get out of this dumpsterfire. I couldn't progress beyond the first half of the game because of a mission where I'm supposed to protect towers, except the game kept spawning giants on said towers, instantly destroying them...

a cruel game, felt awful after it

Not recommended. A giant-slaying score-attack game of rooftop dashes and limb-severing climbs, built on one clever civilian-as-resource idea and an economy that breaks under pressure. Fast, fluid movement is the best mechanical trait, and severing armour from a towering Reveni before the beheading is reasonably satisfying in isolation. Rescue missions hand out escape crystals, jackal scouts fall quickly, and a city-health bar that dies with its population supplies real stakes. Climbing clearly borrows from a famous colossus hunter without matching its depth. Rune energy from rescues and kills is far too sparse to sustain the finale missions, where executing a giant drains the meter completely, and a 30 percent survival bonus objective is effectively impossible. Chained follow-up giants arrive with no telegraph, and every mission repeats the same template. The one good idea drowns in the arithmetic.

Meh, I bought this game for a little over $4.00 and it was worth the money, though I wouldn't buy this game at full price.

Horrible execution of cutscenes and dialogue and exposition dumping, this time the enemies have the headstart and not you, and more than half the missions are unskippable exposition dumping, the combats repetitive, and best of all... well you guessed it! unless you haven't :c well the game absolutely stole the plot of attack on titan and isn't original in it's plot whatsoever! yay! :D oh and i got this game for at worst $5, do not pay $30 for this, go buy elden ring or some brand new $60 game instead lmaoooo!