Jaws of Extinction
- May 23, 2019
- Immortal Hand Studios
- 27h median play time
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Get on Epic Games Store"Jaws of Extinction" is a horror-survival RPG set on the open-world island of Eden-Nadir. As a single-player or multiplayer experience, players must navigate a story-driven quest to survive against mutated creatures and other challenges. The game is currently in early access alpha stage, with the developers warning of bugs and performance issues on lower-end machines.
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Reviews
- The game has a lot of potential with interesting mechanics and a unique interface that sets it apart from other survival games.
- The developers are responsive and actively working on updates, showing dedication to improving the game based on community feedback.
- The crafting, looting, and base-building systems are well thought out, providing a solid foundation for gameplay.
- The game suffers from severe performance issues, including low frame rates and long loading times, making it nearly unplayable for many users.
- There are numerous bugs and glitches that disrupt gameplay, such as character movement issues and unresponsive controls.
- Despite its potential, the game feels unfinished and lacks polish, leading to a frustrating experience for players.
- optimization44 mentions
- 7 % positive mentions
- 59 % neutral mentions
- 34 % negative mentions
The game's optimization is widely criticized, with players reporting severe performance issues such as stuttering, lag, and low frame rates regardless of their hardware specifications. Many users express frustration over the lack of consistent updates and improvements, leading to a generally unplayable experience. While some recent updates have shown slight improvements, the overall consensus is that significant optimization work is still needed for the game to reach its potential.
“Gameplay and visuals are great, but they really have to work on optimization.”
“Absolutely recommend this game as long as the optimization keeps getting better and they continue adding new buildings and craftables with updates.”
“Update: I just got the update to the game and the developer asked me to try again. I have to say, the game has much increased performance; it's possible to play now. I'm happy there is positive progress, keep up the good job and thank you for listening to your players.”
“The best example of a game that runs on your sound device instead of your GPU, which is why it has the same low performance and stutter regardless of your specs, whether high-end or low, and no matter your graphic settings, ultra or low, because it is blandly using your sound card to render.”
“Performance is abysmal; settings have to be turned to low just to get a decent frame rate, which of course makes the game look terrible with textures popping in sometimes mere feet from you and generally looking like trash at a distance.”
“The game desperately needs performance optimization.”
- graphics35 mentions
- 46 % positive mentions
- 46 % neutral mentions
- 9 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some players praising the impressive visuals and beautiful map design, while others criticize severe performance issues, including low frame rates, stuttering, and graphical glitches. Many users report that even high-end systems struggle to maintain decent performance, leading to a frustrating experience despite the game's potential for good graphics. Overall, while the visuals show promise, significant optimization is needed to enhance gameplay and stability.
“The visuals are great, with beautiful map design and graphics.”
“This game looks impressive; the graphics are great and the environment is compelling.”
“Graphics are superb for such an early game.”
“It runs so badly and yet even on ultra settings it looks worse than PS2 graphics!”
“Terrible frames, graphical glitches, the works.”
“I run a higher end rig and I still get really long loading times and graphical glitches.”
- gameplay22 mentions
- 27 % positive mentions
- 45 % neutral mentions
- 27 % negative mentions
The gameplay has received mixed reviews, with many players praising its mechanics and potential, particularly in crafting, looting, and vehicle repair. However, significant concerns have been raised about optimization issues, bugs, and clunky controls, which detract from the overall experience. While some find the gameplay engaging and reminiscent of other successful titles, others describe it as frustrating and barely playable due to performance problems.
“From a gameplay perspective, it can be played as either a third or first person game. It's got more than a touch of 'The Last of Us' in both setting and movement/combat, but paired very nicely with a pretty in-depth crafting and looting system. You can build a base if you want, and without restriction, but can now also rent a room in one of the safe zones scattered about where you can also take jobs for the locals.”
“Then we move onto the mechanics of fixing the vehicles around Eden, and it is just wonderful. I love the idea of not being able to jump in a car and go right away; the fact that you need to add parts and repair the engine makes it more memorable and fun when you finally get a car working.”
“I think this game has a lot of potential; the gameplay and mechanics seem pretty solid.”
“What developers are doing with gameplay is really strange.”
“The gameplay is awful.”
“So far it's barely playable, full of bugs and bad gameplay.”
- story17 mentions
- 18 % positive mentions
- 65 % neutral mentions
- 18 % negative mentions
The game's story is praised for its uniqueness within the survival zombie genre, featuring diverse characters, engaging quests, and a blend of role-playing elements. Players appreciate the open-world exploration and the ability to build settlements while following a basic storyline, although some have noted issues with quest visibility and voice acting quality. Overall, the narrative is seen as a strong point, with potential for further development as the game evolves.
“Very much enjoy the characters and story.”
“The game lets you explore the island and build your own settlement, but also has a basic storyline with a lot of voice acting to follow that will grow until the final release.”
“The storyline is what I most enjoy.”
“I stopped playing due to finishing the quests that were present at that time.”
“My quest screen on the top was disappearing every time I looked for some mission in this game.”
“Either way it shows a lot of promise and would really like at least the quests fixed.”
- stability17 mentions
- 18 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 82 % negative mentions
The game's stability has received largely negative feedback, with many users reporting frequent crashes, lag, and graphical glitches, regardless of their system specifications. While some players with lower-end systems find it somewhat playable, the overall consensus is that the game is still in a buggy and unpolished state, typical of early access titles. Despite these issues, a few users acknowledge the game's potential and enjoy it despite the stability problems.
“A must-have! I have a low-end system, and the game runs great. There is a little problem with loading sometimes, but it is playable and offers many hours of fun.”
“I think the main reason for this is that most people don't understand what 'alpha' means and expect the game to be a completely finished, polished, bug-free experience.”
“The team is just three people; they are professionals. However, if you really want a game that is not buggy, this may not be for you. It's early access, but it's good for me, maybe not for you.”
“It is a crashy, buggy mess.”
“I have spent over 6 hours trying to get it to run decently with an average of maybe 10 minutes before it crashes/freezes up on me.”
“I run a higher end rig and I still get really long loading times and graphical glitches.”
- atmosphere3 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- -100 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The atmosphere of the game is highly praised for its immersive quality, effectively enhancing the overall experience. Reviewers note that it successfully meets the expectations of builder, crafter, and survival genres, contributing to a compelling and engaging environment.
“Very atmospheric and immersive!”
“The combat feels good, the atmosphere is great and it ticks all the boxes you want ticked with builder/crafter/survival games.”
“The atmosphere and animation at the beginning are captivating.”
“The atmosphere feels flat and uninspired, lacking the depth needed to draw players in.”
“Despite the game's potential, the atmosphere is dull and fails to create any sense of immersion.”
“The overall ambiance is disappointing, making it hard to feel engaged with the game world.”
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be acceptable, as it involves a variety of activities such as crafting, looting, base building, cooking, and farming, which contribute to the overall survival experience. The presence of diverse challenges, including infected enemies and bandits, adds depth to the grinding process, making it engaging despite its repetitive nature.
“The grinding in this game feels endless and tedious, making it hard to stay engaged.”
“I find the constant need to grind for resources to be a major drawback, as it detracts from the overall enjoyment.”
“While the game has potential, the excessive grinding required to progress is frustrating and time-consuming.”
- music2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The game's musical score, particularly in the intro, is highly praised, creating an engaging atmosphere. While some players prefer to lower the music volume to avoid copyright issues, they still find the ambient and zombie sounds effectively intense and immersive.
“I love the musical score at the intro.”
“The ambient sounds and zombie sounds are definitely intense enough to raise the hair on the back of your neck.”
“I typically have the music turned down because I record videos for YouTube and do not want copyright strikes against my channel, but the ambient sounds and zombie sounds are definitely intense enough to raise the hair on the back of your neck.”
