Exoprimal Analysis: Multiplayer better than expected

exoprimalhe online dinosaur killer (cooperative and competitive) from Capcom, is finally among us. It is a title that since its announcement has not aroused much interest among players. However, will he have managed to surprise us?

I anticipate that yes, it surprises. If you want to know why and how weak it is, stay and read this analysis:

Story told in an unusual way

We control our private soldier (he has an exosuit, which I will talk about later) customized by ourselves. We will have to obey the orders of an artificial intelligence called Leviathanresponsible for sending us to every battlefield where we will face countless creatures from the cretaceous and we will collect information about them as a mission.

Now the story is not told as one might expect. The normal thing is to think of a campaign mode where plot details are revealed to us as we progress. However, In exoprimal They chose to tell the events through cinematics, texts or special games unlocked by completing objectives in the standards.

Since the story is interesting, I personally miss an ordinary campaign of not very long duration, which explains at least the most important events and the basis of the scenario. Let’s say a kind of prelude to multiplayer. That doesn’t seem like a negative per se, but I feel like this opportunity was squandered.

Cooperative and competitive multiplayer 5 vs. 5

The main game mode of exoprimal consists of 2 team battles of 5 players each. you can choose cooperative or competitive or leave it to chance and thus receive some extra experience. At a time, the initial part will be the same: fight countless dinosaurs in waves in PvE, all requiring a specific number of deletions.

There is no direct interaction with the enemy team. However, it’s towards the end that things change depending on whether you’re in PvE or PvP. We will continue to be asked a series of objectives that we must try to complete before the opponents, even if if it’s PvP we will have to face them besides. Here we can get to control a huge carnotaurus or triceratops i.e. control them in order to attack the opponents and prevent their victory.

More and more varied creatures will appear, and occasionally a story event will be revealed to us that will change the next game. and it will even allow us to fight bosses in raids up to 10 people. The bad thing about these moments is that you can’t select them, which forces you to repeat the same thing until you reach these events. Nevertheless, the content is not absent, but rather presented by droppers.

The exoarmor and the different roles we can play in Exoprimal

In exoprimal the fights take place thanks to the exoarmor. We owe them various abilities, special weapons and others, and depending on which one is chosen, our role will be different in every fight. There are three types of armor, consisting of typical DPS, Reservoir y Support. Within them there are several characters with unique characteristics.

During this time he DPS (called here “Assault“) is dedicated to inflicting as much damage as possible, the Reservoir He must defend the team and resist the attacks received, since he has the most health. On the other hand, the Support He is, as his name suggests, responsible for keeping the team members alive with his powers, but he can die very quickly due to low health.

If victory is to be sought, it is essential to consider these roles and who will fill them. Getting organized with your classmates when choosing a class is essential. Otherwise, it could mean slowing down and losing. If you want to change your armor in the middle of the game, you can easily do it in the lobby before the game starts or anywhere.

Character Upgrade Items and Cosmetics

Today’s multiplayer titles are mainstream skins, dances, emblems and other cosmetic items. Here we also have them, and we can get them for free by playing and obtaining “BikCoins”, the in-game currency with its obvious parody. In addition, we are allowed to acquire them more easily or buy exclusive packs by paying real money.

In the same way, all characters have different upgrades, some shared and some exclusive. These improvements are called “modules”, and they are unlocked with BikCoins once we have the required level for the desired one. They give us certain advantages ranging from increasing weapon reload speed to regenerating health, among others.

We have a free and premium Jurassic Pass, which also serves as a classic battle pass. It will level up taking hours, without needing to complete any specific challenges. It has up to 50 levels, and it will provide us with skins and other various cosmetics of standard, epic or legendary qualities. If you are going to buy it, keep in mind that it will not give you any advantage.

RE Engine continues to demonstrate what it is capable of in Exoprimal

We’ve already seen the technical fantasy that RE Engine, Capcom’s own graphics engine, is capable of. However, we have never seen it work with a huge amount of on-screen elements while maintaining good graphics quality and great optimization without failing at all.

Even on Xbox Series S I didn’t notice any fps drop when hordes and hordes come out, which is pretty amazing. I don’t know if there are any issues with this in previous generation consoles. At the same time, it does not leave aside the graphic quality, giving us a pretty decent visual section together.

RE Engine continues to amaze after about 7 years from its premiere with Resident Evil 7y exoprimal This is the litmus test I needed to confirm the impeccable work done by those at Osaka in 2017. It’s clear why they haven’t stopped using it in any of their projects since then.

In the end, is Exoprimal worth it?

To the question if exoprimal It’s a fun proposition. The answer against all odds is yes. Despite the low general expectation before its launch, it manages to position itself as a quite entertaining multiplayer title with enough content, which is presented in a somewhat spoiled way and without any explanation.

Hyperfrenic action 5 vs. 5 with different ways that begin to make themselves felt after advancing far enough in the story. be patient because the more you play, the better you will get. And of course, although you can enjoy it quite alone, it is advisable to call your friends. Crossplay is enabled between all platforms in matchmaking, but keep in mind that currently there are no cross-platform groups.

exoprimal is available for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PS5, PS4 and PC. And don’t forget, it’s on Game Pass from day one. Finally, I would like to thank PLAION Europe for the Deluxe edition code provided for this analysis, which allowed me to test some things beforehand.