The Isle
Removes mods Making the game much more bland “We will add them back someday” [4 months later] “Just two more weeks until the erima, And everything will be back to normal!!!!” [30 weeks later] “Two more months until ‘The isle-phase-two(TM)!!!!!!!!!! We’ll allow humans and other cool stuff guys trust us’” [A year goes by] “LOOK WE ADDED A TROOOOOOOOODON!!!!! WE SOOOOOOO CLOSE TO RELEASING Phase Two(TM)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
– Real player with 1725.2 hrs in game
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They broke the Evrima version pretty bad a few months ago and left it that way, for all but a few new test servers they operate ( extremely poorly, I might add). So all the community servers have bugs saving your dinosaurs and most have fallen to 0 and even shut down operations. A few reverted back to the original version of the game. That version is a dead-end development wise, but I guess a solution for some is you want to play yesterdays years game. Things for a new player are just too messed up right now so hold off until after Evrima update 4 or even possibly update 5 is out. The mechanics are really changing now so it could be the best game then or very possibly a waste of money. Before, all of this I would of said buy it for sure, as my 1000+ hours played in Evrima shows.
– Real player with 1066.4 hrs in game
Fossilfuel
Changed the review to positive, the dev fixed a lot of the issues I mentioned.
Like yeah the AI is still basic, its a bit asset reliant (the zombies used for the corpses for example) and it could still use a bit of optimization on some sections but it’s a single dev and I absolutely didn’t know he was working alone when I made my review.
The only thing that really annoy me rn is that if you shoot a dinosaur in the head from behind, the hit will not register as a headshot, so you will have to shoot him another time from the front to kill him and that’s pretty risky.
– Real player with 32.3 hrs in game
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this game is a very amazing dino shooting/horror game because of the whole inventory system and the way the dinosaurs die but there is one fault, when you go to the last stand area with the other survivors you have two choices: fight alongside with them against the endless amount of raptors and die or blow a hole in the wall so everyone can escape with a C4. i chose option 2 but when i detonated the C4 there was no hole in the wall at all and there was not a single scratch on it it was still in perfect condition and no matter what the wall can take 4 C4’s and still stay in one piece so i restarted the game and got back to where i was and when i detonated the C4 it still stood in one piece so can you please fix that? it would help me so much in the game if you do that. but other than the whole C4 not doing any damage to the wall thing i would definitely recommend this to other players.
– Real player with 26.8 hrs in game
Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter Reborn
- Environments are beautiful. The game doesn’t feature more advanced technologies like volumetric lighting, but still it offers some beautiful sights. The graphics options don’t offer many options for tweaking the performance - most importantly you can adjust the detail drawing distance and turn on/off Advanced Grass. The Advanced Grass is basically a richer ground foliage. While it didn’t seem to significantly affect the performace, I used to have it turned it off for practical reasons - so I could see the animals farther while I was stalking them crouched. The environment still looks very nice even with basic grass. Drawing distance setting has a bigger impact on performance, but most contemporary computers shouldn’t have a problem running it fluently even on maximum setting. Alas the quality of the textures is variable. While some are sufficienlty detailed, some others as if came from the past era of 16-32MB VRAM graphics cards.
– Real player with 26.0 hrs in game
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Carnivores 2 and Carnivores: Ice Age was the first games I got on my PC back in the day, and I played them to death. I even got my original copies somewhere…
I even got mobile versions of both games on my android phone and play them from time to time. Those versions are actually superior to PC, since they both run extremely well and got some new creatures thrown in for free (18 in mobile version as of time of writing this review compared to PCs 9).
So how does this hold up?
P.S. For short version, see TL;DR/ Conclusion at the end
– Real player with 12.8 hrs in game
LEGO® Jurassic World
5/10 Quite the bug fest there, Tt Games
Due to Steam’s 4000 character limit, this is a strongly edited review from Gao Li Occasionally Reviews
Childproofing Jurassic Park
While LEGO is famously kid-friendly, Jurassic Park flicks are monster movies where giant lizards devour unsuspecting victims, which is why many of the more violent scenes were toned down to make them family friendly. For example, the death of Donald Gennaro – the lawyer who gets eaten by a t-rex on the toilet – is still shown here, but he’s spat out after apex predator’s fight against a raptor. Zara Young, meanwhile, stays devoured by the mosasaurus & plays cards with other characters in its belly. That said, even though the developers managed to elude graphic scenes, they failed to edit out the “adult” language.
– Real player with 39.9 hrs in game
NOTE: I noticed a few comments on this review. Please note that this is an old review. I have not played this game in a long time. It was in an unacceptably dire state the last time I played, and I don’t plan on coming back to it. Some have claimed that the issues mentioned here have been fixed. I can’t confirm if this is true or not, but I did say that if this game receives a patch, then I’d recommend it. So keep that in mind, please. Thank you. 3
Anyway, here’s my review, still intact and unchanged.
– Real player with 33.3 hrs in game
Dinos Reborn
I am Payton, the (last?) survivor of the expedition I do not recall. I woke up in an escape pod in a place I do not know. The creepy sounds around me, mean one thing. I AM NOT ALONE!
Haunted by unanswered questions. The flashes of memories of the spaceship, the crew… and a mystical force keep reappearing in my dreams.
Trapped in a place where the past & future become the present and dinosaurs alive again.
I must evolve my survival skills, explore this unknown planet to solve its mystery, and discover its true nature and the reason for being here.
I must survive!… Payton Out!
Prepare to be surprised. For reasons unknown, some of the dinosaurs in this place are overly aggressive towards you. They are driven by something more than instinct and hunger. You’ll learn the reasons for this behavior if you will live long enough. Predators can hunt day and night. They can fight each other or work together.
Survival of the fittest. In this world, the number of ways you can die and things that can kill you is essentially limitless. Hunger, thirst, fatigue – fail to manage them, and you’re gone. An infected wound that you didn’t take care of in time? Bye-bye! Poison spreading throughout your body? You’d better look for healing herbs and change your diet, or no one will ever hear from you again. All this without even mentioning the huge predators roaming the land. Be vigilant, mask your scent, use camouflage, keep quiet, find a good spot to hide, and maybe, maybe you’ll make it ‘til morning.
You begin on this unknown planet with only your bare hands, sticks, and stones. You need food, water, shelter, fire, medicine, weapons, and many other things if you want to stay alive. The catch – you need to do all of this yourself. Tools will lead you to weapons, weapons to food, food to strength, strength to the ability to build traps, snares, fortifications, shelters, and eventually an entire base. The last will be crucial to your survival, which is your ultimate goal.
You don’t remember who you are or why you are here. The world around you is as dangerous as it is beautiful and mysterious. Exploring vast amounts of the terrain might reveal more wonders and unexpected encounters than you would expect. As you explore, you will come across unknown technology. Some of it will be recognizable to you. Others will be alien. You will find plenty of evidence that people were here, or maybe still are. Look for clues, notes, maps to find hidden places and discover the great secrets of this place, and to find who you are and what is the reason of being here.
You wake up on a beach with rainforests in your sight. It’s up to you to decide which direction to go. There is no invisible wall around here. It takes “just” 25 minutes to run from one end of this place to another. What keeps you from getting further? That is up to you to find out! While exploring vast amounts of terrain, one may encounter things beyond imagination. Before setting off on an adventurous trip, it is worth building a base. Once you have assembled all the tools you need, you can start building it.
The rules of this planet are quite simple. Kill or be killed. Hunt or become prey. Eat or be eaten. Here, even the smallest insect can become the cause of your doom. Simultaneously, you will often encounter creatures that will tolerate or even like you. Discovering who is friend versus foe will be one of the most important tasks ahead of you. Learn how to sneak up on creatures. Analyze their tracks, observe their habits, look for their weak points, and find the best moment to attack. Remember that each animal has a different sense of smell, hearing, and sight. As an experienced hunter, you will be able to hunt at night, but so will the creatures hunting you, so you should be all eyes and ears at all times.
Unlearn what you have learned. The unknown phenomenon can make dinosaurs behave unpredictably and look differently. Even the most hardcore dinosaurs geeks need to be on guard.
Unique survival mechanic never seen before - UNKNOWN
Unique campaign assistance - UNKNOWN
A surprising view of the world - UNKNOWN
Jurassic Fantasy
I really enjoyed this game!
At first I completely missed that you could put points into your stats by clicking on them so I moved around at the lowest speed, attack and defense which, needless to say, didn’t go well at all.
However, once I figured out how to increase stats it became 100x more enjoyable!
I eagerly await Jurassic Fantasy II!
– Real player with 2.9 hrs in game
I’m really enjoying this game, but each time I play, the game ends up going to a black screen at some random point (typically ~10-20 minutes in) and it shows a picture of a sad computer. There’s no way to back out of that and return to the game. I wouldn’t mind so much if there was a way to save/not start over every time it happens. Any assistance would be appreciated!
4/22/21 Edit: I’m sorry, I really like the game, but I have to recommend against it at this point because it keeps crashing before I can finish it.
– Real player with 2.6 hrs in game
Saurian
Saurian… Where do I begin. This was a near-personal game to me as I connected with it so well. As you may have gathered from my profile picture alone, I love dinosaurs, and this was right up my alley.
Though in EA and very, very buggy as of the time of this review ( 30/11/2017) It still proved some great content and a realistic view into the life of Dakotaraptor. (More playables added soon: In order: Pachycephalosaurus, Triceratops, Tyrannosaurus rex then Ankylosaurus and Anzu)
Positives:
-Feels great, every minute movement and turn (Except Jumping, ocassionally) just feels amazing.
– Real player with 98.0 hrs in game
Very few games let you play as a dinosaur. And the ones that do are based more at their monstrous appearance rather than what they really are: Animals.
Saurian is definitely one of a kind. There is no dinosaur game to date that allows you play as dinosaurs in their natural habitat but above all else. Deploying as much accuracy as possible.
The idea of a game like this was long overdue and it was about time we got it. Does it deliver?
Disclaimer:
I know this game is in Early Access. This game is not nearly half of what the developers intend. The game constantly changes, adding in new animals and updating gameplay to make it function better while making it all the more fun.
– Real player with 51.6 hrs in game
ARK: Survival Evolved
dont read or watch anything people say about this game or company there all lying and you will get lots of spoilers and make you play the wrong way even most reviews will be spoiling and tutorials or almost any youtube video except this one
this review is objective all im doing is laying out the facts if i got something wrong tell me
about
a story driven pve sci fi rpg about a mysterious island and you must find the mystery of the island and escape
content
unbelievable amount 100s of hours of content and you can replay countless times because each time you play will be completely different a long story lots of areas to explore so many items(over 1000) and so many enemies(over 100 not counting bosses)
– Real player with 4302.0 hrs in game
When the game was released, this game was my favorite survival game, maps, jungle, tame dinosaurs, crafting, almost everything.
But since they created the TEK tier and the new maps, everything is gone.
It looks more like galactic fights than a survival game with dinosaurs. The essence that made it great has been lost.
Now when fighting pvp, either you are in a tribe with 5 friends or more, with a lot of tek or you do nothing. I recommend playing it in the Primitive Plus mode or else on PvE servers
– Real player with 2754.0 hrs in game
ARK: Survival Of The Fittest
This game saved my life.
I am 55.
My ex-wife and I have a daughter together, and adopted our son together. They are now both 4 years old.
When we were going through our separation, I found myself lost and miserable. I was self destructive. I got so mad one day from everything spiralling out of my control that I punched some concrete in a moment of overwhelming emotion. That caused me to break my 5th metacarpal in my right hand… my working hand… my games hand.. the hand that I held and carried my children to bed with.. The hand I desperately needed to make sure I could continue to provide.
– Real player with 4234.2 hrs in game
Have you ever imagined what it would it would feel like to jump off one of Gandalf’s eagles, use a parachute and begin to lob some 10-15 grenades at a terrifying assortment of Giant monkeys, Stegos, and T-Rexes awaiting below? Neither had I, which is what makes this game so very fun!
But in all seriousness I’ll preface this review by saying this is an excellent game that i’ve thoroughly enjoyed and will continue to enjoy playing, but like any game, it has its pros and cons, and i’ll try to point out the aspects of the game here that i’ve found most enjoyable or sometimes a bit frustrating.
– Real player with 783.9 hrs in game
ARK Park
Edit 2: Really didn’t want to change my rating from positive to negative but there’s still no fix for the save bug that prevents me from progressing at all in this game and the devs now appear to have abandoned it. Still no way to aquire eggs in game despite the devs saying there is which I assume is part of the bugs affecting my game and if I import from Ark evolved, they’re gone next time I reload the game. A real shame this game is bugged and abandoned as it had a lot of potential, I’m really disappointed. If you run WMR make sure your saves are working ok during the trial period by shutting the computer down and restarting the program twice (the first save works, but no progress will occur after this) or you might get caught out like me if you have the same issue :(
– Real player with 12.8 hrs in game
This is very much a cash grab. but a lovely one. My guess is Snail Games got access to all the awesome models and animations from Studio Wildcards Ark Survival Evolved and threw together a few environments with the dinosaurs having some simple AI and a few animations. The movement options are few, teleport which works as expected, and trackpad locomotion, the head stearing kind that i personally hate. With trackpad locomotion it seems like your hitbox always stays in the middle of your playspace, and never updates to where you actually are in the room. With all these flaws, i still like it. Studio Wildcard made some awesome dinosaur models, and the environments are really good. The sound design is great aswell. The experience, which sadly is turned into a half-funtioning game, divides everything up into different areas that you teleport between. the map is not connected with gateways, you just teleport. This makes it feel like it is just a collection of stuff and not a whole experience. a lot of potential was lost due to the approach snail studios took with the material they had. hopefully they will do something similar in the future, but with a well thoughtout plan on how to do it well before beginning. There are a couple of dinosaur and mosasaur experiences out there, like the pleiosaurus in Summer funland, some other swimmers in ocean rift, a couple in Nature treks VR, and ofcourse robinson the journey. there are more, but i think these are the noteworthy ones. I think Ark Park is one of the greatest dinosaur experiences and definitely worth 26:- that i got it for on sale, once i got rid of all the blurr that is. To get rid of the blur you have to do as HOSHI82 says in a post,
– Real player with 6.4 hrs in game