The name being mentioned in this story is ARK: Survival Ascends – a project that has caused huge controversy since its launch. This is because ARK: Survival Ascends is essentially just “old wine in a new bottle” as it is just a remake of the blockbuster Ark: Survival Evolved based on Unreal Engine 5 technology with improvements in graphics. , light and a bit in terms of content. More worth mentioning, players will still have to buy ARK: Survival Ascends for a certain price, when the previous version, ARK: Survival Evolved, has been completely closed.
Therefore, it is not strange that the majority of loyal gamers of this series were very dissatisfied right before ARK: Survival Ascends appeared. Then, right after the game launched on Steam on October 25, the wave of anger was pushed even higher. Overall, Steam reviews for the game are quite mixed, but the reality is worrying in that more than half of user reviews are negative. Most gamers complain about technical problems and incidents that arise with great frequency, causing countless impacts on the player experience. Some gamers also have problems saving load – leading to losing all previous gameplay and forcing them to find the most manual methods as a way to protect their achievements.
Besides the technical problems, the performance of ARK: Survival Ascends is also a factor that is not highly appreciated. Of course, with what has been introduced before, the expectation for the sparkle and uniqueness of the graphics of ARK: Survival Ascends is huge. However, reality was not as expected. Many gamers have criticized severe lag and poor frame rates, even when running the game at the lowest graphics settings. This lack of consistency has continued to cause a wave of outrage.
Still, there are some active players who claim that despite the performance issues, the game still shows significant improvement. It remains to be seen how Studio Wildcard will address these issues, and whether patches will be released soon. From now until then, ARK: Survival Ascends will continue to receive strong criticism from the majority of players.