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Darwin Project Metacritic reviews and score
At the time of writing, Darwin Project has a 7.9 PC score and a 7.4 Xbox score on Metacritic. Overall, the game received positive reviews from both critics and players.
Many called the game a true trendsetter and said it had a bright future ahead. Critics appreciated the fact that the game can host only 10 players on the map — which makes for a great start for someone completely new to the battle royale genre.
Here’s how one player describes the game:
AMAZING. This game is going to change Battle Royal as we know it. […] You need to play this game. […] The shooting mechanics are VERY skill based and this will lead to a massive influx of people wanting aimbots. […] This easily has the potential to be a massive e-sports game.
Another gamer went on to add:
Rather than a Battle Royale, this game is more like a regular deathmatch game with survival elements and it’s not a bad thing at all!
I’m not a huge fan of BR to begin with – I only really ever played Apex Legends and SOME fortnite before getting bored – but this game surprised at how simple and yet so complex it can be. […] Once the game started your focus is to kill the other enemies…before the cold kills you.
This is where the survival mechanics come in: you can gather wood and leather and they’re required to make everything you need, from arrows for your bows to upgrades to your coat to help to reduce the cold, including enough wood to make a fire. The game has no guns: you have a bow and an axe while the rest is meant to be taken from the ground. On top of that the cold is your enemy and to avoid dying from it you have to put up a fire that will reveal your position and can potentially get you killed.
And even then, enemies can still track you down if they scout the places you’ve looted which means there’s always some tension behind, whether from the cold, scavenging, or running away from another player. […]And last but not least, the announcer is probably the funniest thing you can do: it’s essentially an eleventh player who doesn’t play the game but instead affects the game itself by making decisions, such as giving items to a player to help him out or deciding which area to eliminate or to ask players to talk if they want rewards. I didn’t get many matches with an announcer but when I did it was always fun because it forced players to either play along or be punished.
Bottom line, this game is very fun, much smaller in scale and simpler in terms of mechanics but there’s a lot of fun to be had. I played it while in beta and i was really enjoying and now that it’s released I highly recommend to give it a shot.
All in all, Darwin Project is a very interesting and unique battle royale game. Fans of the genre should definitely check it out.
If you’re a beginner and the fast-paced action of major battle royale titles put you off, there is no reason why you should not join Darwin Project. The limited number of players and the straightforward game mechanics are on your side and you won’t get killed the very second you spawn on the map.
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