During this Gamescom 2019 we got a closer look at the world premiere of Humankind, the latest effort by Amplitude Studios e Sega.
humankind is presented as a revised and improved version of the classic 4X game formula, a category of strategic games that sees the immortal Civilization as one of its most illustrious progenitors.
Humankind has many innovative, or at least improved, aspects of its predecessors of the same genre. Among all, we were particularly struck by the importance, both tactical and strategic, which is attributed to the conformation of the terrain. And we're not just talking about the obvious difference between a fertile plain and an unproductive desert expanse, no.
In Humankind, we will always have to take the elevation and altitude of the territories we conquer into consideration, a parameter that will also affect the possibility of colonization and the possible "yield" of a settlement, in addition to what, of course, already affects various shifts and modifiers in case the territory becomes a battlefield.
The “personalization” we can give to our nascent civilization is also very interesting. We will obviously start with a not too numerous Neolithic tribe, and we will have to make our way over the centuries growing and prospering in the most effective way possible. So far, nothing new. In Humankind, however, our tribe can be "shaped" to our liking through the development of certain characteristics that can be "learned" both by exploring and shaping the territory, and by taking on the style and appearance of one of the great civilizations of the past (Egyptians , Inca, Germanici, etc.), obviously divided by period of technological and cultural development.
These civilization transitions are not just an aesthetic skin, but they give precise parameters to our developing nation. Reached a new technological level, we will be able to decide whether to continue to evolve the civilization we "inspired" or to change gender, while maintaining some of the peculiar traits that have characterized our previous development. In this way, the combinations of potential characteristics of each of our civilizations will be almost infinite!
Humankind does not yet have a precise release date, but we know that it will certainly be released in the course of 2020.
► Humankind is a Strategy-Tactical game developed by Amplitude Studios and published by Sega for Steam and PC, Expected to be released in 2020
Humankind is a nice game that we recommend: we decided to rate it with a 70%, if you are interested in learning more you can read the Humankind Review
