- September 6, 2016
- Q Games
The Tomorrow Children
The Tomorrow Children could well be an interesting social experiment, but it’s hard to tell if it will bear much long-term fruit in an active community.
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The Tomorrow Children is the story of a future re-imagined from the after-effects of an experiment in 1960s Russia. In an attempt to ‘sublime’ the human race by melding all human minds into one global consciousness, the entire human race is decimated by the unsuccessful experiment. They have created you, the player, as a ‘projection clone’. Venture into ‘The Void’ to reclaim the human race and res…
- The Tomorrow Children features striking art design and unique, imaginative visuals that create a beautiful and strangely alluring world.
- The game offers distinctive community-building gameplay that can be engaging, especially when working together with others towards a common goal.
- There is a fascinating and ambitious concept at the heart of the game, which could evolve and improve over time as the community grows.
- The gameplay loop can feel repetitive and lacks depth, leading to a sense of boredom and a lack of accomplishment.
- The game suffers from confusing mechanics and a slow pace, making it difficult for players to fully engage with the experience.
- There are numerous prompts for microtransactions, which can detract from the overall enjoyment and feel of the game.
gameplay5 mentions Positive Neutral NegativeThe gameplay in "The Tomorrow Children" features a unique blend of community-building and resource gathering, but it suffers from a lack of scale and repetitive mechanics that can lead to a diminished experience over time. While the steep learning curve and depth can be engaging, many players find the overall gameplay loop less enjoyable, despite the game's imaginative visuals and intriguing atmosphere.
“Building the town with your comrades is unusually exciting, featuring unique sandbox-type gameplay. The doll world and lighting create beautiful visuals, complemented by an entertaining Russian theme.”
“The gameplay offers unique and imaginative visuals, creating a strange atmosphere that enhances the distinctive community-building experience.”
“The gameplay loop is engaging, allowing players to explore, gather resources, and build a town, providing a satisfying experience despite the game's limited scale.”
“While there's a steep learning curve, and the fundamental gameplay is not all that fun, we'd be lying if we said that we weren't engrossed in our duties, and there's just enough depth to keep you absorbed for a while.”
“While there is a fascinating and ambitious concept embedded at the heart of The Tomorrow Children, it is debilitated by its own confusing mechanics and repetitive gameplay loops.”
The Tomorrow Children Review - PS4 Review
The Tomorrow Children could well be an interesting social experiment, but it’s hard to tell if it will bear much long-term fruit in an active community.
70%The Tomorrow Children Review
The Tomorrow Children is a very interesting game, but one that left me feeling lukewarm towards it. I was drawn in by its post-apocalyptic theme and its bizarre structures that beg to be explored, but was left underwhelmed by the lack of depth that lies under the hood. Exploring, gathering resources and then slowly building a town doesn’t result in the best gameplay loop here, and the game’s lack of scale means that you’ll see everything it has to offer before long.
50%The Tomorrow Children Review
The Tomorrow Children is an extraordinary, mystifying game with a fantastic core concept of working together for a common goal. While there's a steep learning curve, and the fundamental gameplay is not all that fun, we'd be lying if we said that we weren't engrossed in our duties, and there's just enough depth to keep you absorbed for a while. We imagine that the game will change a lot over time, and as it'll become free-to-play at some point in the future, this is definitely worth a try if you're looking for something different.
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