Ten days after release, 125 hours in game, and it's safe to say I'm enjoying Humankind. Yes, I want things changed or fixed. But I also recognize the work that goes into creating a game like this. So I ask you -- what's your favorite thing about Humankind?

It's hard to pick just one, but as an artist myself, I love Humankind's visual presentation. It's just so lush. Every culture, every tech, every unit has an individual illustration. The landscape is animated with tiny people, animals, and vehicles. The biomes blend seamlessly into each other. Exploring is a joy just to see what incredible vista lies beyond the next ridge. Amplitude put so much love into making sure the look was just right.

Bonus favorite -- the music. It gets stuck in my head.

I would also say the music which is extraordinary. But the game itself is really very good and I can't wait for the biggest worries to be behind us. The culture system is addictive and make me interested in my civilization in each era, while in Civ6 i quickly forget who i am playing.

I like everything about the neolithic start.  In the Civ games I always felt like I needed to start my first city immediately or one move away or else I would be giving the AI a big advantage.  I love how the neolithic start encourages the player to explore and see more of the area.  I like having several levels of combat challenge immediately - from deer to mammoths.

My favourite thing about Humankind?

Regaining 28 gig when I uninstalled it. :)

Lots of things to like here, but above all is the music for me. To my knowledge, no other game comes even close with this level of detail. All the traditional instruments and great renditions of early music. When it comes to the Medieval / Early Modern era I frequently catch myself just sitting and listening instead of playing the game. I hope we get many more of those music making-of videos.

My favorite thing is the AI is competent in combat. It could use some work in some diplomacy and world map mechanics but in combat they understand terrain, when they are on the defense, and I almost cried when I realized they don't send troops out of cities in a battle just to get vaporized but rather actually defend their position. Shouldn't be a big deal to highlight but I'm sure several people here can understand why it actually is lol.

Rivers... then harappans.

 I love starting every game without knowing which cultures i'm going to choose.

I also try to found at least 1 city with each culture so at the end of the game I can take a "tour" of my empire an see the legacy of all past civilizations.

Developing your cities and war mechanics are very interesting, and I'm sure they will get even better with time. 

Game design is just amazing, music as well.

I've already played 8 different games with humankind, rarely had so much fun with a videogame and things can only improve from here on.

Influence system => a lot of interesting choices to make during the first eras.

Map, cultures and soundscape. So basically atmosphere :-)