Recent reviews by Vahqlos

"im a dinosaur"
10/10 would play again

An extremely fun game that involved a lot of exploration, gathering, and killing. Being able to tame dinosaurs, from ranging sizes of a merely worm to a gigantic dragon, you'll be having fun in no time.
However, game optimization is currently low, and should be improved very soon.
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UPDATE 2016
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Although you still need a fairly powerful computer to run the game at 40+ FPS, the game has improved a lot from where it used to be.
=PROS=
-Dinosaur movement is much more easily handled.
-Optimization has significantly improved within a few months.
-Development still continues, as this game updates frequently with new content and bug fixes.
-Overall, a VERY fun game for early access; solid mechanics and an easy-to-adapt learning curve.

=CONS=
-As of 1/1/16, the Giganotosaurus has ruined the game's balance. Tame one, and only be rivaled by another Giganotosaurus.
-Creatures with high range and knockback attacks are overpowered against smaller/slow NPC. My Stegosaurus has wiped out many level 200+ Trikes by standing still and swiping at them non-stop.
-Many of my friends were unable to play ARK with me, as they had a budget PC. Although it's their fault, I believe a game having the lowest graphics still lagging the crap out of budget GPU's is a serious problem if you wish to play with (not the richest) friends.

P.S. If you are willing to play AS the dinosaur, please choose games such as:
Dinosaur Battlegrounds (Greenlit)
The Isle (Available for purchase)

A fun fast AND slow paced third person shooter. You can choose to play through missions with stealth tactics, or just go all-out and shoot the crap out of your enemies.

Sure, the game is fun in the beginner rounds, but soon after your character goes past level 10... That's when the players who played probably for years and payed cash for their items get to kick your butt in (HARD).