Humanity Review (Xbox Series S/PC)
For our Humanity Review, where we play A unique blend of puzzle-solving and action-platforming. Play alone Shiba Inu charged with commanding massive, marching crowds to the goal in Story Mode, or browse a wide array of user-made levels crafted via the in-game Stage Creator!
Humanity Review Pros:
- Decent graphics.
- 5.20GB download size.
- 1000 Gamerscore for each version.
- You get the Xbox console and PC versions of the game.
- Controller settings – Invert the axis, and change the confirmation button, and sensitivity sliders.
- Mouse and keyboard support with settings for – Invert axis, sensitivity slider, and camera zoom speed for the mouse, and you can remap the keyboard controls.
- Display settings – display mode, resolution, and brightness.
- Graphics settings – overall graphics quality, shader quality, texture quality, shadow quality, model quality, resolution scaling, dynamic resolution scaling, ambient occlusion, depth of field, reflections, and dynamic effects.
- Puzzle platform gameplay.
- Opening tutorial levels.
- Gameplay settings – cutscenes on retry, time controls, and retry keep commands toggles.
- User stages and creator BETA modes.
- VR Mode support.
- It all plays out in a 3D game world.
- Full camera control complete with zoom-in and zoom-out.
- Solution videos – view how to complete the level whenever and how many times you like. It does keep a record of your stats, however.
- Goldy is a big Gold guy that can be collected for unique rewards.
- You play as a dog that can freely jump around. You lay down commands to direct the crowds of people to the light.
- Has a Lemmings feel to it all.
- The crowd will go in the direction you set until they hit another command or fall foul of a hole/environmental hazard.
- Collecting Goldy is optional.
- You can fast-forward time.
- The impressive amount of people on the screen at one time.
- You can skip the cutscenes and interactions.
- Has a methodical approach to problem-solving.
- The user creates levels that are available to play and are all cross-platform.
- I like how you can go and set up this domino rally-style solution and when you hit the first direction to set it off… Chefs kiss.
- Such a satisfying feeling when you work it out or rework a route for the optimal path.
- Auto saves regularly.
- There is a central place where all the rescued people/souls and Goldys go and here is where you select levels to play.
- Each level shows how many stages and how many Goldys are in them.
- Watching levels play out is such a magnificent thing.
- In-game cutscenes.
- New powers unlock as you play such as jump, high jump, and switches.
Humanity Review Cons:
- Cannot remap the controls for the controller.
- A lot to take in initially.
- Music is an acquired taste.
- Had a few soft lockups when in the menus.
- It’s not always clear what you need to do.
- Takes a bit of getting used to.
- The early game is a bit rough as you don’t always get a lot of time to look around.
- Frustrating when you can’t see or work out where the Goldys are.
- Playing as the dog is good but he moves so fast that it can get tricky.
- The camera isn’t as reactive as you would like.
- The graphics settings menu is hard to read due to the background image.
Related Post: Codename Ocean Keeper Preview (Steam Early Access)
Humanity:
Developer: Enhance
Publisher: Enhance
Store Links –
