Hello! I have been a connoisseur of Gluten Free Games for almost ten years. I stopped playing them as I got older and busier, but as of recent times I've really been loving and thinking dinosaurs, and thought about revisiting the series with this one. (For reference, the main simulator I played, years and years back, was Ultimate Wolf 1 -- loved it! A lot of my judgements are based on what I remember about that one) This game is, as a whole, really fun. I feel like the map layout is definitely fun to explore and climb around, and the raptors themselves have really great designs and are fun to move around as. The giant bones and shells really make you wonder about the lore of the world, and it's a fun way to relax at the end of the day, navigating a strange land as a speedy little dinosaur. The other dinosaurs in the map are fun to interact with; in particular, I like how ginormous the brachio/brontos are, and that they're friendly (I can't ever bring myself to hurt them, since they just seem like such gentle giants). However, like other games in the Gluten Free franchise, this game does have bugs. Some of them do take small levels of enjoyability out of the game, but I believe that with a few changes they could be fixed. My main issues are with your fellow raptor pack members. It seems to be difficult to get them to follow you and participate in battle; I think my partner raptors help me fight maybe 30% of the time, but I'm not totally sure on that estimate. A lot of times, I am simply roaming the map alone because one of my raptor friends is stuck in the ocean or at the bottom of a cliff. I remember back in Ultimate Wolf, there was a button to get them to stay at the den or follow you, and I believe howling summoned them to you as well. (I guess having them just teleport straight to you is unrealistic, but I like having the choice of my raptors following me). In this game, there is no way I know of that commands your fellow raptors to follow you or to stay at the den. Also, not a glitch, but while speaking of interacting with your friends by making noises, the only thing fellow raptors respond to is Roar. They don't respond to the Call, which is a shame because I would like to hear them call back to me -- the calling sound effect is cute, and it's fun to imagine them talking to one another. There is also a visual glitch that drives me insane, which is when you stand in a river and chomp at those goofy-looking fish (not sure what they are called), they can get stuck on your face until you close the app. It is hilarious in a way, but my poor raptor loses her dignity when she has one of them glued to her head. The last major glitch is that when I try to clean another raptor, I don't think it is coded properly or maybe something is bugged -- I remember in Ultimate Wolf 2 (which I did play for a time a few years back), the dirt had an animation for coming off, I think in big clouds of dust, but in this game, I scrub the screen as hard as possible but nothing seems to change; the dinosaur stays dirty and there are no dust clouds. Anyway, these are the only glitches I feel take away from the game. Most other bugs are usually funny and can even be exploited if you get creative. I will say that there is a den (the one closest to the Archeopteryx) where it is difficult to get the vine overhang, since the option for it is floating in the air. However, for anyone out there wondering how to do this, just build the animal trap and use it as a platform to jump up to the vine overhang spot. If you keep jumping and tapping madly, eventually you will get it 😂 I love Gluten Free Games because there is so much charm in each game; I cannot imagine how difficult it is making apps for every animal, from spiders to dragons. I grew up with these apps and am really happy they're still around, and if the developers ever get a chance to revisit them, a few bug fixes would help this game shine. 🦖
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