


It's all built on Avalanche's proprietary Apex engine, which allows the fast-paced gunplay to shine with a smooth framerate and impressive draw distance. Systemic Reaction is a team within Avalanche, the same studio behind Just Cause and the co-developers of Rage 2, and their experience in making gorgeously lit, sprawling worlds is immediately on display. One of the first things to notice about Second Extinction is how gorgeous it is. You're always needing to make up for a deficiency somewhere depending on who you're missing.
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That also means you'll always be one shy of a full four-person team, even among the most diverse teams, which leaves you vulnerable in an interesting way. Each of them serves as a familiar but remixed archetype, like Rosy who acts as both a minigun-wielding tank and the group's healer, or Ortega who is both nimble and deadly with a unique ability to dual-wield primary weapons instead of carrying a pistol as her sidearm.Įach round of cooperative play is built around teams of three, and while you can load out with duplicate characters, the best teams utilize the complementary skill sets of three of four heroes in every round. One of the first things to notice about Second Extinction is how gorgeous it is.Īt launch, players choose a pre-designed hero from a list of four characters. Second Extinction Early Access Review: A Raptor-ous Debut With intense, cooperative action as the ever-rumbling engine behind this still-growing dino shooter, Systemic Reaction has found a way to bring life to a promising FPS. Second Extinction, like a tyrannosaurus rex stomping through the mud of Jurassic Park, does just that - even if it's just in Early Access. There's definitely space for a new take on the dinosaur sub-genre to leave its mark.
