"Edge" praised the graphics and levels but criticized the "simple" gameplay. The review concluded: "You’lI be longing for something new in this game. If only you could talk to these creatures, then perhaps you could try and make friends with them, form alliances... Now, that would be interesting." The sentiment attracted widespread mockery, and "if only you could talk to these creatures" became a running joke in video game culture. A 2016 piece in the "International Business Times" defended the sentiment, saying it anticipated the dialogue systems of games such as "Skyrim", "Mass Effect", and "Undertale".