
"The Dark Souls of racing games" - Some guy possibly. Round up your mates, pick your animal and mount up to fight in these ancient death races. Finally the age old question will be answered: Who's fastest? The emu or the tortoise?
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A wild and wacky animal racer, Primal Pursuit throws players into deadly race tracks in an ancient competition to reign as the supreme clan. Harness your mount's powerful abilities to fight to the front of the pack while avoiding numerous traps and perils.
Up to 12 players can compete in the races. Play single player or split-screen (up to 4 players) in epic tournaments, compete on the leader boards in time trials, battle others online or create your own lobby with friends and custom rules.
The animals run on adrenaline and behave as such. Learn the best ways to control your mounts!
The twelve race tracks contain dangers and hazards that must be avoided at all costs.
Each animal has their own set of abilities and controls which caters to their unique play style.
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Languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America
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[h1]The Short Version:[/h1] If you’ve ever wanted to play a racing game that, instead of cars, has you riding animals, then Primal Pursuit will fulfill that niche desire, to superb effect. It’s as humorous as it looks, and it’s pretty damn fun. For the astonishingly low price it’s at, I have no trouble recommending it to fans of the genre, as well as people looking for an enjoyable experience. Just be aware that it is a bit rough around the edges. [table] [tr] [th][h1]Pros:[/h1][/th] [th][h1]Cons:[/h1][/th] [/tr] [tr] [td]-Amusing concept -Responsive driving mechanics -Entertaining gameplay -Striking visuals -Fantastic race tracks[/td] [td]-No tutorial -Awful collision that ruins the pacing -Forgettable soundtrack [/td] [/tr] [tr] [td][h1]My Rating:[/h1][/td] [td][h1]7/10 - Good[/h1][/td] [/tr] [/table] [quote] Want to see more of my reviews? Take a look at my archive in [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/24406267-Narukoopa%2527s-Reviews/] Narukoopa's Reviews. [/url] [/quote] [h1]Racing Through The Primal Wilds[/h1] Primal Pursuit is a third-person kart racer that, instead of racing on karts, has you competing on the backs of large beasts. It’s a concept that easily stands out in a perhaps overcrowded line of samey race titles, and it’s why I bought it in the first place. That, and the fact that it’s absurdly cheap for what it provides. If there’s one word I could use to describe this game, I’d probably choose ‘amusing’. Almost everything about it is ridiculous and whimsical to the point that, regardless of what you end up thinking of it, you’re unlikely to forget about it for quite some time. This eccentricity, however, goes far beyond Primal Pursuit’s presentation; it’s very much embedded into the gameplay as well. Exploding pineapples? Check. Tortoises shooting electricity? Check. Summon two Takin calves to tackle other racers? Check. Shoot solar beams as a lizard? Check. I could go on and on with this list; what I’ve said so far only begins to scratch the surface of what you can encounter. Before I continue with the gameplay, though, I’m going to cover the visual elements. The game seemingly takes place around the Pleistocene period, something that’s reflected by the animals you can play as and the environments you race through. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2828335437 Altogether, there are 12 race tracks, and each one of them is stunning to look at. Lush, densely packed forests alongside vast, open-ended outbacks and majestic canyons; no two tracks are the same, and the designers have put a lot of work and care into crafting these set pieces, despite knowing that most players will race through them without paying much heedence to their surroundings. My only criticism for these levels is the lackluster soundtrack accompanying them. At first it isn’t really noticeable, but eventually it becomes repetitive and takes you out of the atmosphere. They also reuse the same few tunes throughout. An aspect that quickly caught my attention was the presence of environmental obstacles that not only add to the challenge, but also help to give each race track its own identity. These range from massive boulders crushing anything in their path to giant mammoths trying to mind their own business. The scale of some of these tracks is immense, as they can be relatively complex to navigate thanks to having multiple pathways to choose from. The sizes vary, with some being small enough to have five laps, whereas a few being so big they only have one. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2828335472 Lastly, I really liked the game’s choice of animal characters. The proportions of them are all over the place - the frog is the size of a walrus, and the tortoise is bigger than a mandrill - but their designs are accurate and look pretty good. [h1]You Can Tokyo Drift As An Emu[/h1] Right from the get-go you are given access to three different game modes: grand prix, online, and time trials. Grand prix has three cups, each with four races, and can be played through varying difficulties; the higher the difficulty, the faster you go and the fewer lives you have. Time trials is basically the same mode you’d find in most kart racers; you race for the fastest time. I’ve never been a fan of that sort of thing, so I didn’t touch it. As for the online multiplayer, it’s dead, but you can host your own lobbies for your friends. Regardless, grand prix is likely where you’ll spend the most time. Once you’ve completed all three cups, you gain access to ‘Wild Mix’ which, in my opinion, is the best feature in the game. It takes all the craziness that’s already there and dials it up to the max, randomising everything for a crazy experience. Sometimes it’ll change the speed, and other times it’ll make everyone play as an emu. It’s wacky, it’s unpredictable, it’s fun. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2828335394 As a whole, the gameplay is surprisingly entertaining and works pretty well. Each character has a selection of three unique abilities which can change the way a race plays out, and the fact that you can only unlock characters by leveling up by completing races gives a sense of progression and increases replayability. My problem with it is that there is next to no guidance whatsoever. It desperately needs a tutorial explaining the mechanics. When you have a game as insane as this, with lots going on at once, you need something to help clarify things. Instead, you’re left to your own devices to figure things out, which is a pretty bad first impression. Alas, once you’ve worked through that initial hurdle, the “driving” is pretty intuitive, and the controls feel responsive for the most part. Here enters another major problem though: hitting walls. Unless your driving is pitch perfect, you’re going to collide with something, and when you do, any number of things can happen. The most common is that you lose speed, as well as adrenaline, which allows you to accelerate. This can happen even when hitting a small rock. Other times your character can get stuck, making it impossible to maneuver. Unfortunately, because the race tracks are designed the way they are, this is going to happen to you a lot, and it turns what was once a pretty fun experience into an absolute nightmare of a battle. It’s worse on some races than others, but it’s a heavy detriment to an otherwise solid game. [h1]In Conclusion[/h1] Kart racers are one of my favourite genres thanks to their fast-paced, action-packed gameplay and interesting, intricately decorated race tracks, and I’m happy to say that even despite its silliness, something I think adds to the experience, Primal Pursuit succeeds in both of those departments. I highly recommend it to fans of the genre. For those who do not consider this their usual type of game, there’s still plenty of content here for anyone to enjoy, and if you wish to play with friends, there’s functionality for that as well. I just wish that extra time went into refining those rough edges that really hold the gameplay back. It has all the right ingredients; it just needs to be balanced and baked out correctly. Nevertheless, for the price it’s at, it’s worth every penny. [table] [tr] [th][h1]Technical Details:[/h1][/th] [/tr] [tr] [td][b]My PC Specs:[/b] Operating System: Windows 10 Processor (CPU): AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Graphics Card (GPU): Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Memory (RAM): 16GB Resolution: 1920x1080 [b]Performance:[/b] Consistent 60FPS from start to finish with no stutters. [/td] [/tr] [/table]
Primal Pursuit is an indie animal racer that supports up to 12 players and is a heap of fun with friends or in one of its offline modes such as the single player tournaments (against bots) or time trials (competing for leaderboard positions). It has an impressive art style with a nice selection of maps and unique animal's to choose from. Each racer has their own set of abilities and playstyle, not to mention that the roster itself is made up of a pretty interesting, non-generic selection of species. Had a lot of fun with this game so far would certainly recommend it for groups of friends looking for something to play together. Looking forward to the future content and updates to be added from these devs, especially some things to spend the in-game coins on to really round out the progression experience after unlocking all of the animal clans via level-up rewards.
Followed Primal Pursuit through early development and managed to snag a tester key! (Have now Purchased) I Played this game with my Niece and Nephew, both them and myself had an absolute blast playing this game! The animal racing style and themes are an awesome spin on the the classic arcade racer, with each animal (A total of 8) having a set of 3 unique and interesting abilities of their own. These abilities each of the animals possess, alongside the diverse range of maps that contain tricky obstacles such as the big boulders thrown from giants and hefty spike traps, really helped make our races more interesting and broke that monotony you'd have in most other games in this genre. My niece was smitten with the 'chubby walrus,' and wouldn't change from him all afternoon. Can't wait to sink more hours into this game with my friends now that it's out for everyone and I might even play with my niece and nephew again; if they decide to stop beating me. ;) 10/10
fun game it stops being fun when you realize it's using 100% of your gpu for mining
看到评测区空荡荡的 一句话不说也不好 其他类型的竞速游戏 我见得多了 现在出了一个动物追逐游戏 你问我支不支持 我是支持的 今天作为一个内测玩家 有这个必要 告诉你们一点游戏的经验 红色蛤蟆有一个好 就是跑得比其他的动物都要快 (BV13s411n7F7)
I really wanted to like this game. The trailers look hilarious and the ability to do 4-player split screen and online multiplayer is always a plus. However, having spent some time with this game now, I cannot recommend it. There are more than a few glaring issues with Primal Pursuit, but let me quickly lay out the major ones here: -At its normal graphical settings, the game is simply unplayable. Input delay abounds, and the image onscreen is so blurred it's practically impossible to even know what you're looking at half the time. By turning off all visual effects and reducing quality several tiers, these issues are largely fixed, but you end up with PS2-quality graphics. -What few tracks exist are visually varied and lush, which would be great if your mount wasn't catching on every bush and tree stump from here to the finish line. Additionally, a disturbingly sparse set of tiny arrow signs are essentially the only indicators on where to go, leaving you frequently and frustratingly lost. (No "wrong way" notification or reset-to-track function exists either.) -Possibly most egregious of all is the AI. Unerring even on the most basic Grand Prix (game difficulty is based on the cup, not any sort of setting), they will cut a beeline to the goal, dodging every obstacle with perfect precision as you struggle to keep up. Bump into one of the plentiful insta-kill objects on the field? They won't. This makes winning even the first cup (required to unlock more than the first four tracks) all but impossible. To be fair, the game has some positives. The mounts all have different stats and powers, making them feel unique to play, and as previously stated the tracks are varied as well. However, with the issues above (as well as other nuisances like uneven lighting hiding obstacles, or poor hit detection on power-ups), this game is simply not worth your time or money.
waldo qliao que wea me regalaste
ive bought tickets furcon 2022
My first impressions of this wild racing game led me to believe that it would be an intense thrill ride that captivated me with mind-blowing jungle-tastic non-domestic animal-tastic tactic and.... what was I saying? Forgot. Anyways, this game starts strong by letting you choose which clan to join. Too bad I already belong to a well known, old-but-still-kicking klan. The only right answer is the polar bear clan or the frog clan. If you don't choose either or, you're a nerd, sorry. Tortoise clan almost made the roster, but they're intrinsically slow, why the funk would you do that to yourself? I will say that the concept is neat, the graphics are okay (the textures of the clan are top notch, with a few exceptions which look like total crap), and the gameplay is gameplay. It's not fun gameplay nor is it bad gameplay. The words I would use to describe it's gameplay would be so harsh, I swear. Playing this game is like sucking on a big rubber black/purple/green egg roll! I would never ever do it again. Thanks Pei Wei, the food was good but you didn't have to go that far. Also, getting remote play together to work is a chore that I shouldn't have had to do. If it advertises it, why isn't it more streamlined and accessible? If I didn't see the tag originally, I wouldn't have known this game supported it at all. Not too cool, Adrenasoft. You need to care more about your customers, I say! In conclusion Primal Pursuit (PP) is the best Mario Kart clone ever to be made... Ever. Better than Crash Team Racing, better than Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled, better than Nickelodeon Kart Races 2: Grand Prix, better than cars 3 driven to win, better than Jak X, better than LittleBigPlanet Karting, better than Diddy Kong Racing, better than Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, better than Konami Crazy Racers, better than Pac-Man World Rally, better than Tux Racer, better than Team Sonic Racing, better than Lego Racers, better than Mod Nation Races, better than Chocobo Racing, better than Crash Tag Team Racing, better than Diddy Kong Racing DS, better than Hot Wheels Unleashed, and this game is even better than Disney Speedstorm. That is just insane proof of how godly this game is. This game is the best Mario Kart clone to ever exist, not only in terms of graphics, gameplay and character. This game is also the most unique. This game is so unique in fact... That I'm asking for a refund. This game is too good, too advanced, too much graphics, too much gameplay, too much character. I can't handle it. I can't handle the heat. I am refunding this game, because it is too much for my baboon brain. This game is too advanced for humans and monkeys, this is a game of the gods.
Esta review no es un meme fuera de joda el juego es BUENISIMO
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