ARK: Survival Evolved

1. theirrelephants

   Oct 24, 2017

   10

   While it has its problems, I can't justify giving this game anything less than a 10. I have over a thousand hours in it. A THOUSAND HOURS.While it has its problems, I can't justify giving this game anything less than a 10. I have over a thousand hours in it. A THOUSAND HOURS. That's ~41 days of nothing but playing this game.
   
   It's fun, but incredibly un-optimized. Even if you have a good card, be prepared to turn those settings down to medium or low to get playable fps.
   
   A lot of the bugs people have mentioned have been fixed since well before EA, I'm not sure what they're going on about. Yeah the game's support is genuinely terrible, but I only had to use it twice, once when I got a dinosaur stuck underneath the terrain (back in early access - and this only happened once) and second when I messed up with tranferring tribe ownership. Couldn't get any help with the first one because I couldn't remember the dino's name and it had been a few days (it was dead, jim), but the second one got resolved speedily.… Expand

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2. user1231

   Feb 14, 2021

   10

   Recommended game and whoever says that the game is not worth it means that the player has not passed the Ark 100 percent if you like adventureRecommended game and whoever says that the game is not worth it means that the player has not passed the Ark 100 percent if you like adventure games and dinosaurs this is your game do not trust the opinion of others if you play it and you like it you have discovered a game that you like without anyone telling you otherwise… Expand

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4. Nueshak

   Jun 3, 2015

   9

   GIVE THIS GAME A SHOT! Great "next/current" gen survival game! Has a lot of great promise but a rather steep learning curve if playing aloneGIVE THIS GAME A SHOT! Great "next/current" gen survival game! Has a lot of great promise but a rather steep learning curve if playing alone (similar to Don't Starve), but has a ton of potential for being the next great survival game. Lots of solo and community driven gameplay elements and a pretty immersive world to be in. Not the most "realistic" survival game in existence but it does take a more grounded approach to movement and fatigue (i.e. If you are swimming to long and you run out of stamina you may actually drown just like in real life).
   
   Biggest issues are that it does take a pretty meaty rig to take full advantage of the graphics (seems like a modified Crytek engine) on the highest settings. This game is JUST in early access so I expect to see some of the animations, bugs, and slight clipping issues get resolved over time. I only have about 8ish hours with this game so my review is based on initial impression and overall potential the game has.… Expand

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5. ZackH25

   Mar 23, 2023

   7

   Great game that is very detailed. So much stuff to do on it and if you want to get far in this game it is gonna be a grind especially if youGreat game that is very detailed. So much stuff to do on it and if you want to get far in this game it is gonna be a grind especially if you are playing by yourself. The furthest I got was taming a Carno and making a sniper in the game. When you finally accomplish something it is very rewarding and that is the best part about the game. It is also quite fun surviving against a bunch of random dinosaurs and other creatures especially when some of them are really annoying to deal with especially the snakes and the bugs. This game is a bit effort to play by yourself and it can get very repetitive with the grind. Also quite laggy at times.… Expand

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6. LT_Gruber

   Feb 15, 2023

   4

   Boring, repetitive and pointless in my opinion.
   
   Ark: Survival Evolved is one of those sandbox games like The Forest, Atlas and ConanBoring, repetitive and pointless in my opinion.
   
   Ark: Survival Evolved is one of those sandbox games like The Forest, Atlas and Conan Exiles. While the concept of these games are fine and the survival element is surely present, it gets boring and repetitive really fast in my opinion.
   
   In Ark: Survival Evolved, you start as an empty character without any skills. You collect stuff, build stuff and kill stuff to gather XP, level up, unlock perks and new skills and overall, just to be granted the right to do more advanced things in the game like tame a certain dinosaur or build a specific plank or wooden corner. Just go out into the wild and grind your way up.
   
   The graphics are fair, although a little rough in my opinion. The lighting effects from the sun are great though. The animations of characters are stiff and lifeless, especially when doing things like sleeping or mounting your dinosaur pet. The music and sounds are blend and nothing special. They work and that is what matters.
   
   But then, you got the controls and menu’s. My God, the overlay, GUI and skill tree system is so unbelievable confusing, it drove me mad sometimes. I constantly pressed the wrong keys to open or close menu’s, did not know where to find stuff, inventory management became a real chore sometimes, and I had the feeling that I was playing some sort of SQL database many times over. I sincerely did not like anything related to the controls or GUI.
   
   The servers and matchmaking system in Ark: Survival Evolved are terrible. Many times, servers did not show up, games with friends were not visible and many times, the game got stuck in loading. I needed to search the deepest pits of the internet for all kinds of tweaks, fixes, startup parameters and more to finally get it working. And even then, one day it works fine, the day after one of my friends experienced the same issues out of the blue. I reinstalled the game three times over the course of a few weeks back then, because that was the only way that I could play with my friends.
   
   The worlds are massive, which is normal for sandbox games like this. There are many forests, flowers, wildlife and rivers, which makes the game less hollow than Atlas, but it still feels blend and empty. You walk miles and miles through empty plains and forests before something of interest happens. Sure there are many dinosaurs in the vicinity, but most of the times, they one hit kill you so you avoid them like the plague. And although this is not necessarily bad, it was just tedious to walk and walk to a certain spot, knowing that every step could be your last. Sometimes, I got attacked by something that I did not even saw coming. One step was fine, the next I was dead. It was later revealed that this were some sort of very fast, tiny dinosaurs that ram and jump you when you get close. Maybe I am blind, but I still haven’t seen any of those motherf…. anywhere in the world.
   
   The main reason I don’t like this game is because it is just one of the many games that follows the exact same play style and mechanics that become repetitive and boring so quickly. Make a character, collect plant fibers, build a tiny shack, level up, get more stuff, kill some dinosaurs (if they don’t kill you first), tame them, ride them and done. Although there is some kind of endgame by defeating or taming some almighty dinosaur, the game never really ends.
   
   You can grind away until you become max level and tame all the dinosaurs in the world, but with this game, the purpose of doing this dies after taming your first dinosaur. Things feel pointless and I had the constant feeling that I can never “complete” this game. The same goes for games like Minecraft and Atlas.
   
   Ark: Survival evolved can be tweaked in any way you like with mods or “legit” by server admin options, but that makes the game unstable sometimes and more importantly, it defeats even more purpose to play it. Don’t want to walk back to your corpse after dying? Just configure/tweak the game to keep all your stuff. Don’t want to walk? No problem, just activate flying. Your beloved dinosaur just died? No problem, bro; here I revived him for you. There are no clear rules, and everything can be avoided or made easier. Even when you play fair or vanilla, you constantly get the feeling that everything can be fixed or made easier later on when you encounter a difficult or tedious situation. There is no penalty and no consequence.
   
   It is weird, but for me, only 7 Days to Die gets this survival sandbox genre right and keeps the game interesting for long periods of time. With Ark: Survival Evolved, I got three hours of fun before being bored out of my mind and I could not force myself to play it any longer.
   
   Of course, this is still my own experience and opinion with the game, but personally I cannot recommend Ark: Survival Evolved.… Expand

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7. havrillal

   Aug 18, 2020

   2

   Túlértékelt, túlbonyolitott, érektelen, bugos, irritáló szenvedés az egész játék. Mellesleg mi ez az ár? Ennyiért nagyon nem éri meg

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8. eatbanana

   Apr 10, 2022

   0

   It is a buggy trashy mess. I really enjoy the game but you have to pay for everything. Not to mention that you can't play without tether onIt is a buggy trashy mess. I really enjoy the game but you have to pay for everything. Not to mention that you can't play without tether on console. I didn't buy this to not be able to walk normally. I gut pushed into a ducking Vulcan bc the host was too far.… Expand

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