![]() ![]() Though the maps are drop dead gorgeous and highly detailed, they can get pretty busy and hard to read at times, in particular the smaller elements, such as stone fields and woodlands that can easily be missed at a glance. It’s especially impressive to see how cities change visually over time as players advance through the ages, cities sprawling across the landscape, with new structures and districts conforming to the terrain in breathtaking fashion. Graphically, the game is vibrant, bright, and awe-inspiring, while still retaining a sense of realism in its visual design. If there’s one thing that Amplitude Studios always get right, it’s the presentation, and in Humankind, they’ve really outdone themselves. This simple victory point system is flexible, thematic, as it heavily accentuates Humankind’s emergent story-telling, and also refreshing compared to the more wargame-esque and precise victory conditions of Firaxis’ Civilization series. Empires do this by accumulating victory points called fame, performing certain actions and completing achievements, such as accumulating resources, building structures, fighting wars, and advancing their own scientific prowess. In Humankind, players take the lead of a small Neolithic human tribe with the goal of creating a civilization that will make the biggest impact on the world and be immortalized in history. Do Humankind’s offerings stand up to scrutiny and usher in a new era of historical strategy games? Mohawk Games’ Old World released with moderate success and now Amplitude Studios is taking its turn with Humankind. ![]() This year has been quite interesting for historical 4X strategy games, with plenty of new titles popping up to carve out their own place in the subgenre.
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