*****FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T BOUGHT IT YET, THE GAMEPLAY THEY SHOW IN THE CURRENT TRAILERS IS FROM THE "NEW" ALPHA TESTING VERSION...that nobody plays because everyone who enjoys this piece of trash plays the old version WHICH IS GOD AWFUL*****

...Still ♥♥♥♥

After 400 hours on this game...I can honestly say it's crap but fun.

I'm not going to do pros and cons because what is a pro for me could very well be a con for you and likewise, so i'm just going to give my thoughts on it.

The game is an amazing time-sink...if you have friends who also play it, while surviving in the game can be done Solo as well as co-op, you're probably going to only get so many kicks doing it solo before you get sick of constantly being killed while growing your dino.

Apart from some select servers that you have to sign up to and earn points with to start with an instantly fully grown dino, you do have to grow it yourself...again fun if you're not playing alone but boring as all ♥♥♥♥ if solo, especially if you're wanting to be the big bad on your server. Growth of a dino can range from an hour up to 8 hours give or take and in that time you are vulnerable to almost everyone.

The graphics for the dinos are good...for the time it was released although other games of the like still pale, the game mechanics are pretty standard...left click and right click to attack, E to eat and drink etc...

The Party system is crap, you can only truly party with your own species having to rely on common sense to not kill allies of others, all you get is a name plate on top of your allies head and a party chat (the party chat is great but when you speak in this game via chat boxes, no matter the box, your dino will be heard vocally by anyone in the surrounding area) it's basic and unfinished.

The game is just dinos, not a big selection either and all pretty much the same with different skins, you will almost never play herbivore because people lack the common sense to group properly or fight off carnivores...so that just leaves carnivores, too many of them in one group you all start to starve. You will only go a certain selection of dinos because of stats min-maxing, it's just how it is.

The devs teased and continuously said there would be Humans in the game...there is still a grey'd out selection for them in the character creation (character creation is old and basic) and to this day have not been implemented.

POSSIBLE FUTURE

The new version they are developing which took them years and will probably take them another decade to remotely finish is much better, lacking dinos but expected this early in development, I would say if you are looking to play a decent dino survival sim...play the Evrima version of this game, otherwise...just don't play it.

*****FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T BOUGHT IT YET, THE GAMEPLAY THEY SHOW IN THE CURRENT TRAILERS IS FROM THE "NEW" ALPHA TESTING VERSION...that nobody plays because everyone who enjoys this piece of trash plays the old version WHICH IS GOD AWFUL***** ...Still shit After 400 hours on this game...I can honestly say it's crap but fun. I'm not going to do pros and cons because what is a pro for me could very well be a con for you and likewise, so i'm just going to give my thoughts on it. The game is an amazing time-sink...if you have friends who also play it, while surviving in the game can be done Solo as well as co-op, you're probably going to only get so many kicks doing it solo before you get sick of constantly being killed while growing your dino. Apart from some select servers that you have to sign up to and earn points with to start with an instantly fully grown dino, you do have to grow it yourself...again fun if you're not playing alone but boring as all fuck if solo, especially if you're wanting to be the big bad on your server. Growth of a dino can range from an hour up to 8 hours give or take and in that time you are vulnerable to almost everyone. The graphics for the dinos are good...for the time it was released although other games of the like still pale, the game mechanics are pretty standard...left click and right click to attack, E to eat and drink etc... The Party system is crap, you can only truly party with your own species having to rely on common sense to not kill allies of others, all you get is a name plate on top of your allies head and a party chat (the party chat is great but when you speak in this game via chat boxes, no matter the box, your dino will be heard vocally by anyone in the surrounding area) it's basic and unfinished. The game is just dinos, not a big selection either and all pretty much the same with different skins, you will almost never play herbivore because people lack the common sense to group properly or fight off carnivores...so that just leaves carnivores, too many of them in one group you all start to starve. You will only go a certain selection of dinos because of stats min-maxing, it's just how it is. The devs teased and continuously said there would be Humans in the game...there is still a grey'd out selection for them in the character creation (character creation is old and basic) and to this day have not been implemented. POSSIBLE FUTURE The new version they are developing which took them years and will probably take them another decade to remotely finish is much better, lacking dinos but expected this early in development, I would say if you are looking to play a decent dino survival sim...play the Evrima version of this game, otherwise...just don't play it.