Why Prehistoric Kingdom could be better than Planet Zoo

The functional scope of Planet Zoo is enormous and the game has captivated many fans even before its release. For a long time, the game mechanics were unique, not least since Planet Coaster, and enjoyed increasing popularity. But as we all know, life finds its way - this time with Prehistoric Kingdom.

Now, however, alternative concepts are sneaking past the top dog and clearly show what Planet Zoo is missing even at the alpha stage: greater variety when building (e.g. through the scaling function), more powerful tools for terrain design and even more impressive details for the animals. Prehistoric Kingdom scores with dinosaurs, but you get the impression that details have been created with much more love - even in the alpha version.

What lasts a long time...

Admittedly, the current stage of Prehistoric Kingdom does not (yet) make your hair fly off your head. The path of the Blue Meridian game studio and the development of the game have shown that they are not satisfied with the "middle class". Every post on the dev blog shows real and steady progress.

This may not be fast enough for some, but quality takes time. And the past has shown that when the pressure is on and expectations are very high, the numbers can get in the way of a publisher. In 2016, for example, Sony had an unfinished No Mans Sky was brought out. It wasn't until 2018 that Hello Games was able to turn things around and provide great new content.

Not all dinosaurs are the same

While you can run around as a dinosaur in Path of Titans and compete against other players in a Open World has to assert itself, works Prehistoric Kingdom slightly different. You get very close to your favorite animals and can even drive through the enclosures in a vehicle. Of course, the genres are clearly separated here.

Frontier Developments has worked with Jurassic World Evolution 2 in 2021, thus also making a statement in terms of Simulation want to set. In my opinion, however, this did not work out. While many Planet Zoo and JWE players were hoping for a combination of both games (or at least parts of them), Frontier delivered the same JWE. Sure, the graphics are better and there are slightly different game mechanics, but basically all that was done here was add the "2" to the title. The dinosaur card was played and unfortunately sold for dollar signs.

Precision landing for Prehistoric Kingdom

We have to separate two tastes: Some like Dinosthe others don't. There will certainly be plenty of people who prefer Planet Zoo now and in the future. But the big question is who does it better. For me, Prehistoric Kingdom has great potential to overtake the top dog. The range of functions in the alpha already reveals a lot about where the journey is heading. Many game mechanics and highlights have already been implemented: Details and the closeness to them, very good graphics, building functions, terrain design, economic aspects, to name but a few.

What do you think about it? Let me know in the comments section.