With Sony once again holding a highly anticipated State of Play presentation on March 9, a litany of new game reveals and details were made available to avid fans regarding upcoming releases within the PlayStation sphere. Of all the exciting new titles revealed at State of Play, it was Capcom’s announcement ofExoprimalthat stood as one of the most popular.
Exoprimalhas excited fans, promising to provide a team-based player vs everything experience within an intriguing dystopian setting. However, with the prominence of mech-suits as a key feature of gameplay, as well as its futuristic setting, many have noticed similarities between the latestCapcomtitle and BioWare’sAnthem.
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What We Know About Exoprimal
WithExoprimalonly recently being announced, it is clear that details surrounding the upcoming title are few and far between. What is known aboutExoprimalis that games will consist of two separate teams of five players, with each team battling off vicious hordes of dinosaurs within futuristic urban settings, with only one team being able to survive the fray.
Exoprimalis set in a dystopian 2043, where the human race is being plagued by mysterious time-warping vortexes which are sending hordes of lethal prehistoric creatures forward in time. The brave few who choose to fight the dinosaur threat are known as Exofighters, who manage to even the odds between humans and dinosaurs with the aid of their high-tech mech suits that they utilize in combat. The fairly unique concept of having dinosaurs as primary antagonists led many fans to think thereveal forExoprimalwas actually a sequel toDino Crisis, leading to some level of disappointment for hardcoreDino Crisisfans.
However, that is not to say thatExoprimalitself is not worth being excited about.Exoprimalwill boast a variety of different mech suits to choose from, with each differing suit offering a unique facet of gameplay to help turn the tide against the dino threat. For example, one of the Exosuits that was prominently featured within the game reveal was the Roadblock Exosuit.
This particular suit offers tank-like gameplay, with the Roadblock focusing on damage absorption and crowd control with alarge energy shield akin toOverwatch’sReinhardt. Each available Exosuit will offer a unique and focused avenue of combat and team play composition withinExoprimal, providing the level of symbiotic teamwork and communication necessary in what promises to be sustained and intense gameplay.
Similarities to Anthem
The reveal forExoprimalhas already seen a lot of parallels being drawn by fans to the gameand BioWare’sAnthem.Beyond the shared futuristic setting and focus of mech-suits as an integral game element, there are plenty of ways why this comparison makes sense.
Although the PvP elements of competition and the more linear settings ofExoprimalare stark in their difference toAnthem,many core gameplay features are strikingly similar. For example, the main enemies ofAnthemare aliens who offer an ever-present threat to the human race, acting in the same ambiguous and straightforward manner as the dinosaurs ofExoprimal.
Being an online RPG,Anthemadditionally places large focus on teamwork and cooperation as a main focus of gameplay, in a manner very similar toExoprimal.Anthemoffers a variety of different Exosuit types and specialties within its core gameplay as a component of team-based combat, with different types of Ecosuits having to work in harmony to best achieve victory, another large similarity withExoprimal.However, with theless than favorable legacy left by the lacklusterAnthem,Capcom will need to take these comparisons with a grain of salt, and set out to utilize the favorable shared mechanics of the two games in a more sustained and effective manner.
Exoprimalwill launch in 2023 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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