Our latest hands-on with Capcom's upcoming mech shooter, which is set in a future overrun by hordes of interdimensional raptors, is an absurd experience that leaves us with a few burning questions. The fundamentals here are solid but, at a time when we're seeing more live-service titles close every month, the obtuse central multiplayer mode and signs of aggressive monetisation could lead to extinction.
Accurately conveying what exactly goes on in your average match of Exoprimal is a Jurassic task. The title of its flagship mode, Dinosaur Survival, is deceptively simple. What might at first appear to be a basic horde match is actually a bizarre blend of PvP and PvE mechanics. Fundamentally, each match is a competitive team challenge that sees two groups of five racing to complete objectives. To begin with, this takes the form of a PvE challenge where you defend an area against an onslaught of dinos - which is what you'd expect from the mode's name. Watching thousands of raptors suddenly descend from portals like some kind of snarling soup is always a treat, as is ploughing through them with the wide selection of available mech suits, but this simple fun is constantly weakened by the convoluted multiplayer trappings.
SMASH AND BURN
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Batman: Arkham Asylum
15 years!? Holy depressing passing of time, Batman!
The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road
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Alan Wake 2: Night Springs
Keepin' it weird
GRAND THEFT AUTO VI
The ruler of the crime sandbox returns
WARHAMMER 40,000: SPACE MARINE 2
Up to your pauldrons in science-fiction action
DELTA FORCE: HAWK OPS
Teaching an old hawk new tricks
Welcome to the Roughnecks
Blasting bugs and shooting the breeze with Starship Troopers game lead Peter Maurice and star Casper Van Dien
LEGO HORIZON ADVENTURES
Bricks and stones may break robo dino bones
ASSASSIN'S CREED SHADOWS
Presenting protagonist double trouble
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
A delightfully devilish refresh