In any other era, Exoprimal could have thrived. Capcom’s 2023 game about eliminating waves of fast and deadly dinosaurs with a variety of cool-looking heroes in badass mech suits has mass appeal written all over it. Even if it didn’t flourish upon release, it seemed destined to become another Capcom cult classic like Asura’s Wrath and God Hand before it. But unlike those titles, Exoprimal is also a live-service game, which launched with plans to release a steady drop of new content to keep players hooked. Now, it appears that strategy has backfired, revealing a bigger probably with modern gaming in the process.
