Greetings gamers! Greg Vander Velde here to talk about HUMANKIND from Amplitude Studios and SEGA. I got a chance to virtually hangout with some of the creatures of the game and even got some hands on time with an early access version of HUMANKIND. Don’t worry though, if you are chomping at the bit already it will be available on August 17th, 2021 on Steam, Epic, and Stadia. What did I think, you say? Well, HUMANKIND is a game for the ages, at least that’s what the devs are hoping for in presenting a game where the evolution of the world is your making. How famous will your civilization be? How long will they survive? Can you venture to the stars?
HUMANKIND gives you the chance to raise a civilization from Ancient age to Modern. Allowing for a combination of 60 historical cultures, which can be layered over time creating a huge variation of exciting combinations through six eras of human development. You could choose to keep with a culture or jump to a new cultural background giving different perks and layering on top of traits the player gets to keep from the previous era. Each choice brings about different advantages and hindrances as you try to navigate the political landscape of emerging cultures. Regardless, you will get to keep your legacy trait bonuses for the rest of the playthrough. Build alliances where possible to gain trade benefits, resources not rich in your lands, perks that have been negotiated, and best of all – peace. If that does sound like the best path forward for your civilization you can take on rival cultures and conquer them. This game allows for long term strategy game play over the entire course of human history. Pushing the player to wonder “What if?”
How do you win HUMANKIND? Well, for starters, you have fun creating your own unique civilization, but for a more tangible and comparable metric they have a fame system that allows players to compare the success of their civilizations. Fame can be gained by significant advancements in your society, era stars, claiming landmarks, killing units, building a strong economy, and completing objectives. For me, just surviving the time I had to play through the game felt like a victory.
The creators wanted to give the player historically accurate bricks and let the player build whatever story they wanted with those bricks. Creating the ultimate alternate reality sandbox, where Samurai could conquer the moon. The scope of the game is so grand it’s almost hard to encapsulate into an impression. If strategy games are your thing, HUMANKIND is definitely going to be a title to keep your eye on. Pre-orders are already available and come with bonuses. Pre-ordering even gets you a discount and a cool Edgar Allan Poe avatar among others.
HUMANKIND releases August 17, 2021. You can pre-order it right now for PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and Stadia.
For more information, please visit: https://www.games2gether.com/amplitude-studios/humankind
Related: HUMANKIND Releases Exclusive New Map in Victor OpenDev
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I've been a life long nerd and video game junkie known to associate with the likes of Link, Nathan Drake, Batman, and Master Chief. I'm a filmmaker by profession, but spend lots of time behind a controller escaping the real world. @GregVelde on Instagram/Twitter/YouTube
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