'Ancestors' turns human evolution into a game and things get real weird

My first moments with Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey were a little chaotic. Turning off the on-screen prompts and heads-up display before it even started was definitely a big mistakeDo not do this! This game has some funky controls, and there's nothing to warn you about that when you start a new game and it asks you how immersive you'd like the experience to be. (You can always switch off the HUD later, after you've gotten the hang of things.) After I made my ill-advised first choice the game was off, treating me to a brief cinematic of Life Evolving On Earth before depositing me in the middle of the forest, in control of a tiny baby primate. All around, ghostly images of snarling teeth and danger swirled in the air. The game told me to get somewhere safe, but I didn't know where to go or how to find it. Read more...More about Ancestors The Humankind Odyssey, Entertainment, and Gaming