Exoprimal (Xbox One/SX)

Exoprimal hat ein tolles Grundgerüst. Spaßige, abwechslungsreiche Klassen, eine tolle Optik und ein verrücktes Setting. Da jedoch die Story gekonnt ignoriert werden sollte und die Abwechslung mit nur einem Modus zu Wünschen übrig lässt, kann man das Spiel bisher nur uneingeschränkt für den GamePass empfehlen. Es macht süchtig und Spaß, doch bietet für einen Vollpreistitel einfach zu wenig.

Es fühlt sich einfach gut an, Dutzende Dinos zurück in die Kreidezeit zu ballern, während der indirekte Wettstreit mit dem gegnerischen Team den Kampfgeist anstachelt.

The escalation of difficulty and the wide variety of objectives introduced later on in the shooter gives it fresh life several hours in. Fighting through an ocean of dinosaurs is a ton of fun and the variety of enemies keeps you from falling into a repetitive combat loop. The story isn't anything special, but tying it to new multiplayer content makes progressing it a bit more compelling. Exoprimal is ultimately a great time and a unique multiplayer experience.

Capcom is trying to have its cake and eat it, too, with Exoprimal by using its story to lure more general fans while hoping the loop keeps hardcore multiplayer fans for the long haul. I’m not sure that will work; I have little motivation to return now that I’ve seen credits. But I had a fun time while it lasted. Exoprimal’s creative subversion of expectations impressed me in more ways than one, and its approach to telling a robust narrative within a multiplayer framework is an example I hope other titles study. I just hope it’s enough to keep the game from going extinct.

Exoprimal is a multiplayer shooter with bags of potential. A good round has all the thrills of Overwatch’s PvP wrapped up with the brain-massaging mayhem of Earth Defense Force or Dynasty Warriors, but it’s so slow about getting you invested that some players might simply never get there.

With its satisfying shooting, well-designed co-op, and unique yet lighthearted narrative and tone, Capcom’s team-based shooter can often be a genuine thrill, especially when your team synergises together in unison. Sure, it may be big, dumb, turn-off-your-brain fun, but, sometimes that’s all you really need, right?