We are the best pirates you’ve ever seen yo ho ho😂
@PlasmaIndustry
4 ай бұрын
@NeddyTheNoodle I would say as a lore nerd the reason I don’t want a show like this to be different from the in lore story is because I want it to build off the lore. Let us see more about the time on the island than we can read about in lore, let us see the stuff that happened in the caves collecting artifacts the way they saw them, and introduce the story and lore to none ark players to get them interested. I want to see if the artifacts move and how they actually fit into the terminal, and technical stuff like that.
@marcusclark1339
2 ай бұрын
woke - obvious agenda push of more left leaning ideology pushing ESG/DEI rhetoric specifically to white is bad, especially the men, everything being focus to other identities, push of those identities in every media work, butchering established IPs to push said agenda and ugly characters cause "hot is demeaning" in this story, the main lead is a stereotype of this exact notion of just filling a quota, another black female character being gay cause modern media, somehow she always finds a lesbian asian girl, every white male is bad and evil and will die with no care but a random npc characters get a whole funeral scene we don't even know. the story isn't "diverse" for having a bunch of ethnicities - its tokenism putting groups in for the sake of saying its "inclusive" while doing nothing with any of them they waste and ruin the lore cause they don't care about it and it shows, think of everyone that's a villain and you'll see a trend to who gets the worse punishment and who doesn't
@vermiliondodo
4 ай бұрын
I understand that changing rockwell is okay, but the fact that he is already a bad guy just erases all possible character development they could give him, unless they completely reverse the story and he grows into a good character. I loved the original story for hinting towards his bad nature but at the time he was still a good person with a good personality, who fell into a downward spiral of anger and obsession
@vermiliondodo
4 ай бұрын
My point is a character without character development is just bland
@EdmundiumHitting
4 ай бұрын
Agreed
@bouganhagain8131
4 ай бұрын
yeah, I do agree with that, I'm really curious as to how it's going to go from here tbh, like with how different it is how are they even planning on making it work?
@scargamer0022
4 ай бұрын
They are definitely gonna make him become good
@MrTickles445
4 ай бұрын
@@vermiliondodoI 100% agree with you. Probably the best character for an interesting story arc but they chose to scrap it
@DarkShadow84
4 ай бұрын
Rockwell was by far the biggest disappointment. Instead of a scholar slowly going paranoid and descending into madness, we have "hurr durr I'm evil". All character development gone. Unless you consider "I'm evil and I will become even more evil" as character development.
@JJFeelsRightIThink
4 ай бұрын
Wokeness is probably the worst part
@rowndhhhhhh
4 ай бұрын
if that seriously bothers you, you need to take a long hard look at yourself and stop being such a snowflake@@JJFeelsRightIThink
@davidryke113
4 ай бұрын
Yeah, but then when I saw his personality animated, for me, it made sense. His attitude and mindset were common amongst the British Empire in 1890, kind of like Cecil John Rhodes wanting to explore Africa and build a road from the Cape to Cairo and civilize the place.
@Smokey_The_Stampede
4 ай бұрын
Show ain't finished yet, let em cook
@carterpitbull7366
4 ай бұрын
He isn’t necessarily acting outside of how he should consider he’s from the 1800s.
@trinityharris8823
4 ай бұрын
Eating an otter is by far the greatest sin this show committed...
@DarkTitan1954
4 ай бұрын
What!?
@heatblast-up4tf
4 ай бұрын
nah wait for the later eps coming your gunna want to avert your eyes....
@amile3643
4 ай бұрын
This! So much outrage about all the other stuff, and barely anyone mentions the otter.
@ratgenerationx2946
4 ай бұрын
Yeah I was like WTF!
@krisdagger9486
4 ай бұрын
What the hell are you serious? Do the people that made this even understand Ark players at all?! 😭
@rednax4322
4 ай бұрын
I kinda hate how rockwell was done.. him and helena having a bond and him feeling betrayed was a HUGE part of the story but this kinda sucks
@degagecrayon982
4 ай бұрын
It was a solid 4/10, all we wanted/needed was the explorer notes animated, we got a story where it’s implied an ancient Chinese woman is lesbian despite them being against that type of stuff, a show where Rockwell got SIDEBURNS (worst part imo), a show where the yutirannus is nerfed (it can most likely beat a Rex in a 1 on 1), a show with no penguins (hate that), me and my brother were so fucking hyped and it sucked horribly, they got that tech rifle too fast
@GodlyBDS
4 ай бұрын
@@degagecrayon982yeah too much political agenda which shouldnt be in this type of stuff
@rowndhhhhhh
4 ай бұрын
@@degagecrayon982 hate to break it to you, but just cause different sexualities were frowned upon back then doesn't mean they didn't exist, for example in the past there were probably many love affairs going on that simply no one knew about because it was kept secret between the two people until they died.
@jesusjuice7401
4 ай бұрын
@@rowndhhhhhhit was much less common in the past. Sexual identity is very influenced by culture.
@rowndhhhhhh
4 ай бұрын
@@jesusjuice7401 i would just copy paste my original comment cause the exact same point still stands, for a start what does someone’s sexuality have to do with politics? There’s nothing political about it, lesbian women exist in real life, Mei Yin is one woman from the past, Helena and her wife are from the 21st century, so there is no real argument to be had here.
@SparkyFerretBoy
4 ай бұрын
The Purlovia being ridden was something I was not expecting lol
@viralshark
4 ай бұрын
Yea I briefly thought it was a Thyla lol
@Trident-nu6nj
4 ай бұрын
Real
@rickyspanish69420.
4 ай бұрын
@@viralshark me also lol
@stevenhill8808
4 ай бұрын
I called it out loud when I saw it. You can't ride purlovia...
@BusterTheDoge
4 ай бұрын
My first thought was “why can’t we do that?!” lol
@steditz1981
4 ай бұрын
With 300 plus hours in the game the Brood Mother was my first boss and I felt accomplished when I beat it for the first time. Watching The Brood Mother die to OP girl bosses made me cry. RIP Olive the Otter
@CaseCold
4 ай бұрын
The reason my upset about Bob is they set him up to play a bigger role. He is in a lot of marketing. With the new cosmetic dlc and bobs tall tales. It seemed they were hyping him up a lot
@christopherbanana1838
4 ай бұрын
But it honestly makes sense 😂 I kinda found it funny
@dallasmeeker5577
4 ай бұрын
if you havent finished the show so far, spoiler we see in the preview for part 2 that Bob actually respawns like the characters in the game, though it would seem he doesn't have any memory of meeting Helena.
@BoBo-pl3ww
4 ай бұрын
@@dallasmeeker5577interesting. I saw that too. Before hand I was really wondering why they added the playable character just to kill him later
@ahmadaladhami617
3 ай бұрын
If I’m being totally honest, I feel like Bob’s character ark (heh) really captures the essence of playing this game, especially on already established servers
@joedoe7041
3 ай бұрын
@@dallasmeeker5577 problem that though is it breaks the law in the biggest way, as it was Helena her self that set up the respawn system after integrating her self into the ARK System.
@JCDadalus
4 ай бұрын
Your survival notes movies are better than the animation show. I loved your work and how you did it.
@NeddyTheNoodle
4 ай бұрын
i appreciate that.
@SnoGryphon
4 ай бұрын
I agree.
@BrokenBoxProduction
4 ай бұрын
Thirded. It has actual emotional moments
@JCDadalus
4 ай бұрын
@@BrokenBoxProduction I credit Neddy's amazing accuracy with the lore, and also the voice acting in Neddy's survival stories felt superior to the 5 star A class voice actors hired for the show.
@soulnetgames
4 ай бұрын
Also agreed. 👍🏻👏🏻
@hexxgear7573
4 ай бұрын
I was hoping to see Helena and Rockwell have tea and sit in his mansion and respecting each other. But I guess we are ignoring that development and I guess scorched earth and aberration is going to be super reworked I'm only 2 episodes in so far but yeah perfect cast choice but woof that feels like huge missed of potential. I knew it wasn't going to be 1 to 1 to the notes but still
@EdmundiumHitting
4 ай бұрын
Agreed, I was hoping the animated series could at least show some insight on their relationship. To kinda show how tragic Rockwells spiral into madness was. Even if it isn’t 100% canon. Rockwell in this series got the shaft.
@Myne1001
4 ай бұрын
I was hoping the series would be the general plot beats of the notes with more depth and side characters.
@davidryke113
4 ай бұрын
That might come later on.
@tanakisoup
4 ай бұрын
I feel like they should’ve replaced Rockwell with a new character, then had Rockwell be the owner of the red artifact, and have him start working with Nerva after becoming paranoid that Helena will take the artifact from him. Would’ve been a lot better imo
@Jiub_SN
4 ай бұрын
@@davidryke113how? Rockwell betrayed everyone, and Helena hates his ass. There is 0 chance they'd be able to do that storyline now, the only thing they could do is the inverse where Rockwell becomes good which wouldn't hit the same imo and seems unlikely given what's happened with him thus far
@redbatgaming2001
4 ай бұрын
I think the show is ok. The only problem I have is that they didn't exactly stick with the explorer note story lore like rockwell is now already working with nerva. In the game lore, he didn't work with nerva until close to the end.
@douggang7067
4 ай бұрын
Yes, I didn't like that. I love note Rockwell so much, but it feels like they butchered him. The show is ok, though
@redbatgaming2001
4 ай бұрын
@douggang7067 Yeah, also I forgot to mention Helena dating someone. And as for Helena, nowhere in her notes mentioned that she dated anyone.
@shade1056
4 ай бұрын
@@redbatgaming2001Bro, this is an animation of the story, whoever created the game's story can also create other things, these notes are not real, it's all invention in the same way 😁😁
@redbatgaming2001
4 ай бұрын
@shade1056 I don't mind if they change it a little, but they should stick with the same formula with the same events of the explorer notes. I'm not insulting the people who made animation. I'm just saying things I don't like the way they did things like Rockwell is already a bad guy that quickly. As for Helena, I guess gamers don't really care if she's a Lesbian or not cause they just want to live on their lives.
@douggang7067
4 ай бұрын
@@redbatgaming2001 I don't mind that they had her dating before she died adds more to her story btw I think nerva was done that best he is soo good almost as good as in the notes
@GEK0dev
4 ай бұрын
Maybe a hot take, Mei has a bit too much plot armor, I know she’s a trained warrior and all but jumping 20 feet in the air in the broodmother fight and being able to physically (Not skillfully, She could very well be more skilled) compete with Nerva, Kicking him possibly 10s of feet away which let’s be real she would not be able to do in reality, Which was a bit crazy for how skinny she appears to be, Damages the character for me
@perhapscow5442
4 ай бұрын
I agree like the amount of times she just insta kill’s people wearing flak with just slashes or punching right through it hurt so much to watch
@GEK0dev
4 ай бұрын
@@perhapscow5442 Yea, She basically was Wonder Woman
@Mephilis78
3 ай бұрын
Good point. I mean, Nerva is also a trained warrior, but he's just incapable and inept compared to super human Mei.
@GEK0dev
3 ай бұрын
@@Mephilis78 Exactly
@jhinthevirtuoso4886
3 ай бұрын
It's a woke show what'd you expect?
@simpleecasual7138
3 ай бұрын
The notes were right there, the source material, everything could have been retold but no, made her a lesbo, ruined Rockwell completely and even got the timeline the general and Rockwell working together as well
@Jay-cx8hc
16 күн бұрын
She always had a wife tho, even in the game
@simpleecasual7138
16 күн бұрын
@@Jay-cx8hc REALLY?!!! Then since she had a wife what was her name and where was she mentioned anywhere in the game. I bet you can't find a single ounce of what you are talking about in the ganes because there was no such thing. The only real romantic love interests I got from the game lore was Dakeya and Raya in Scorched and then Mei and Diana in Abb. It was never really focussed on and I find it weird to just push this forced relationship that never existed just to please people that have never heard of ark abd have never even heard of the game
@Jay-cx8hc
16 күн бұрын
@@simpleecasual7138 facts, just made a search and looks like I have been misinformed. My bad bro
@SuperSlash86
4 ай бұрын
When you thought the “great bird” was going to be a Quetz only to be disappointed by PT’s 🤦🏾♂️😂
@penmaster003
4 ай бұрын
Well the “great bird” was a quetzal because it was a quetzal egg. But it was disappointing we only see the shadow.
@pakiman8910
4 ай бұрын
it is, the baby that hatched from the egg is a Quetzel buti would have loved to see the adult one.
@SuperSlash86
4 ай бұрын
@@penmaster003 so the PT’s were protecting another creatures egg? Well that makes sense 🥴
@full-timelesbian1075
4 ай бұрын
@@SuperSlash86 Assuming the Quetzal ate a Rare Flower, I can only assume that it somehow aggravated them cus otherwise I have no idea :D
@aliataya1089
4 ай бұрын
bruh i thought it was gonna be an argentavis, since you know great bird and blue egg but alas i was gonna kill myself because a carnivore is eating flowers to survive now so das great
@mihajlo6489
4 ай бұрын
But if Rockwell becomes good, then what are they gonna do on Abberation when he's supposed to get obsessed with element and go crazy over it
@lucaspiano76
4 ай бұрын
Yah idk how they are gonna do that, and also if they go into genesis with this story (which idk if they will) he is kinda the main villain 😭
@S1lverFr0sty
4 ай бұрын
They could go the route of him becoming good for a season, In Scorched, be a total reversal but have him slowly relapse the more he's tempted with element
@terrificpilot
4 ай бұрын
@@lucaspiano76I don't think they will include the genesis story since helenas story ends at extection, would be pretty awesome if we get a quick short view of our survivor starting in the island and evolving till genesis tho
@Aneplayz
3 ай бұрын
@@terrificpilot I kinda do think of, maybe instead they will continue of how Helena maybe created the genesis somehow but extectioned and then helped the survivor underways of somehow, survivor brings helena back and they continue the ark till genesis or sm like that
@Vegeta-1125
4 ай бұрын
Show was good but Rockwell’s character sucks I hate they made him a pure villain and not a corrupted neutral
@gamerhex7335
4 ай бұрын
They literally had the notes... They could've literally just retold the SAME story and it would've been SO MUCH better
@primalfire7689
3 ай бұрын
Meanwhile in an alternate universe: “ugh they did the same thing I was expecting some different stuff that would’ve been better!1!1!”
@gadio16
3 ай бұрын
@@primalfire7689 said no one ever.
@primalfire7689
3 ай бұрын
@@gadio16 ?
@spinosaurusstriker
3 ай бұрын
@@primalfire7689 No one says that eccept the people who love to defend mediocrity , literally no one uses what you just said to complain eccept the people who always defend a bad show
@TechieBunny
4 ай бұрын
Rockwell is one of my fav characters because of his character developement in the game. He's a scientist turned evil and was even friends with Helena in the beginning. Wish they wouldve done more with that. Nerva was done better than I thought. I do wish we couldve seen more game features like the taming process, different animals, biomes within the island, cave systems. Without all that, it's just an animated series.
@scoutosaurus3473
4 ай бұрын
How how HOW is the Gladiatrix not getting more attention. Shes this sadistic, evil character, but her logic as to why she does this bad stuff actually makes sense, and she was written perfectly. She has a William Afton kind of I always come back kind of thing from what I’ve seen. She has the fighting skills of Mei-yin, and only lost because she was being tag-teamed by Thunder Comes Charging and his soldiers, probably some slaves, Helena, Alasie, Mei-yin, and a bunch of dinosaurs, and during that final battle, only lost cuz her yutyrannus wasn’t as strong as Mei-yin’s Rex. We already know she’s coming back, and from what I heard about a character getting inverted, I hope it’s her, because I can definitely see some kind of redemption arc with her. She def needs more development.
@trash425
3 ай бұрын
TOTALLY AGREE OH MY GOD
@dakotamcnally96
4 ай бұрын
You are allot nicer to this show than I was, I couldn't even finish the series. But the fact that you watched it twice... I salute you sir. I'd rather watch your ark explorer note series, 1000x better than this show
@WolverineTheWhite
4 ай бұрын
What show, all I saw was a lesbian love story....
@decepticonshadows3901
4 ай бұрын
I’m trying, but I’m skipping over like half the damn show with all the virtue signaling like bro this is a show about a survival game with dinosaurs we don’t need the political bullshit.
@bethanythedford9226
4 ай бұрын
I agree, this show was terrible, i wanted to see people taming and fighting dinosaurs, not some woke horse manure love story, i watched this shipwreck of a show last night and i turned it off after watching half of it, i can’t believe i waited all that time only to be hit in the face more generic i’m an evil general who wants to rule the worldcartoons, also rockwell had hardly any character development andd they killed one of my favorite characters in the first episode
@WolverineTheWhite
4 ай бұрын
@@bethanythedford9226 Seriously though, even them giving an accurate representation of playing ark itself, which is a small community building a little base and then getting absolutely whacked by some bloke on a Drake, that would have been better LOL..
@bethanythedford9226
4 ай бұрын
@@WolverineTheWhite oh yaah that would’ve been a whole lot better than what we got, also a hippocampus would’ve been cool too
@griffinwilson5869
3 ай бұрын
They had a complete story to show. Then they said “fuck it. We can make it better!” They completely ignored everything and honestly ruined everything.
@tja4806
4 ай бұрын
They never even showed an aggressive carnivore tame, they all were either already tamed or just killed
@colehamrick6252
4 ай бұрын
That’s really disappointing
@troyfred8007
4 ай бұрын
What I got from the 2 seconds of dino stuff, you just beat them into submission instead of taming them. That WAS part of the crazy, "how the hell is this even working", in the lore. Seriously all you did was tranq them, feed them, and then boom, undying loyalty? What the hell?
@tja4806
4 ай бұрын
@@troyfred8007 Yeah I get that just wish they actually showed that happening instead of us seeing every Dino already tamed or at least had Helena create a way for the tranq and feeding method to work, since I feel like that’s what nerva wanted from that or was trying to get her to attempt that. Who know maybe the second half we get more.
@aliataya1089
4 ай бұрын
@@troyfred8007 i dont know if youre versed in the ark game lore but apparently the reason knocking out dinos and then boom undying loyalty was because they were made that way like i dont want to spoil but the way the dinos were made, they just had an affinity to liking humans so like their brains were just wired to 'like' humans
@troyfred8007
4 ай бұрын
@@aliataya1089 They were made that way, but that was part of the mystery. WHY does knocking them out and feeding them do a 180 on their personality. The notes specifically from Helena and Mei had tension about if this was going to turn and kill them or not, and then the ...WHY is this working! That was good narrative story telling and this trainwreck stripped it out for what? There was no cool new thing they replaced it with, no narrative arc that needed to be told, just...blah it is what it is.
@Snippyyy
4 ай бұрын
this show felt like everything else ark related, not bad, hell has a lot of great things, but is ultimately rushed and unfinished in a lot of ways
@prestigerazor4961
4 ай бұрын
I went into it with not high or low expectations, I had medium expectations and I wasn't disappointed or impressed really and I feel like that's the best way to watch it. I feel like that sums up ark as a whole, don't expect much but don't be pessimistic either.
@nightfuryman1209
4 ай бұрын
Plus the reckons that kinda ruins the story
@davidryke113
4 ай бұрын
Yeah. 6 episodes? Come on. It was very rushed. No build up to the Artifacts or anything.
@nightfuryman1209
4 ай бұрын
@@davidryke113 personally they should’ve just made it like the original story with seasons 1-3 focusing on the island storyline seasons 4-5 focusing on Scorched Earth, Seasons 6-7 Aberration and 8-10 focusing on Extinction
@davidryke113
4 ай бұрын
@@nightfuryman1209 Agreed. 💯
@CoRona.11
4 ай бұрын
When you know swamp aid is contagious and worry for everyone not staying 6 feet apart 😂
@helghanmerc2765
4 ай бұрын
I really wanted to see the good side of rockwell until madness took over
@acbix
4 ай бұрын
You and me both. I liked that Helena and him were friends and had tea from time to time to talk about science and their findings. It showed the power that Element had over people in the past and kind of explained, at least for me, how/why Earth was so messed up. Element literally spawned the Titans so of course messing with it was going to make Rockwell a monster or bring out the monster in him.
@Kassadinftw
4 ай бұрын
It was criminal to steal this part from us viewers. It would have been the best part of the entire story, as their early camaraderie would have made the moral separation and eventually becoming each others nemeses a fabulous story arc.
@conrage2255
4 ай бұрын
I am so pissed what they did to Rockwell he was my favorite character from the notes and they dumbed him down to just straight up being an evil villain
@Caelum_NLD
4 ай бұрын
Lol, ain't it the ARK Animated Stories? That is what wveryone WANTED to see, the ARK lore in visuals. Why did they need to go out of their way to change it? I don't need to see "an adaptation" of what might have happened otherwise. I don't mind adaptations, but I EXPECTED the ARK lore in animation from the devs themselves. I am sooooo glad we got Neddy's ARK Survival Stories.
@lunashenck
4 ай бұрын
I disagree, I don't think the plot of the game would've worked as a series. I mean let's take scorched earth for example, like half of the maps story doesn't involve any of the main characters at all
@BrokenBoxProduction
4 ай бұрын
@lunashenck that's OK. You're allowed to be wrong
@Unoriginalgame
4 ай бұрын
@@BrokenBoxProductionyou don’t gotta be a dick to people you don’t agree with. Plus this is purely based on opinion so there is no “right or wrong”. You definitely are fun at parties
@FnLizardKing
4 ай бұрын
@@lunashenck Every Ark DLC had the main character pages and the side character pages that would eventually interact/affect each other in the overall story. Scorched Earth was one of my favorites. Not looking forward to their "adaptation" of Scorched Earth characters after what they did to Mei Yin and Rockwell.
@heatblast-up4tf
4 ай бұрын
....this isnt ark lore its been twisted and corrupted unlike rockwell whos already twisted and corrupted
@EdmundiumHitting
4 ай бұрын
HUGE SPOILERS‼️ I’m really surprised you didn’t talk about how well they did John’s death. The music, emotion, and visuals is done so well. Genuinely got chills and I honestly never expected to care that much about a new character that was never in the lore. His and Alasie’s relationship was one of the best story elements imo. Even if it was a bit cliche.
@sharkgrenadevr
4 ай бұрын
Fr
@NervedUpStudios
4 ай бұрын
110% agree
@troyfred8007
4 ай бұрын
This show was a trainwreck. They took out all the dynamics between Helena and Rockwell, Mai and Nerva etc. Now it is so paper thin, the lore was almost completely ignored, and all the cool "Mysteries" were just, there and done. Honestly the series you did was 100x better than this mess. I was really looking forward to the tense moment when Mai tamed her first dino. SOOOOOOOOmuch lore and cool moments just ignored and speed ran through.
@just_a_dragon16
4 ай бұрын
The worst aspect in my opinion was that Nerva has a Giga…
@RaptorZer0
3 ай бұрын
and the Giga dying to an explosion…
@just_a_dragon16
3 ай бұрын
@@RaptorZer0 nah that made me happy, i hated that he had one before mei yin
@RaptorZer0
3 ай бұрын
@@just_a_dragon16 Still. There is no way a Giga would die to an explosion. The Giga has tanked far worse.
@just_a_dragon16
3 ай бұрын
@@RaptorZer0 modded stats i guess
@RaptorZer0
3 ай бұрын
@@just_a_dragon16 It's not modded. Gigas are strong as hell.
@GabrielBelzile
3 ай бұрын
"Why are you mad that it is different?" Because what I wanted was an animated show about the story I actually care about.
@davidkeeling5462
4 ай бұрын
I can't believe that they killed Bob in the 1st 10 minutes
@NeddyTheNoodle
4 ай бұрын
JUSTICE FOR BOB
@Fulltimebottomsniffer
4 ай бұрын
I saw him in the end in scorched earth I believe 🤔
@perhapscow5442
4 ай бұрын
@@Fulltimebottomsnifferyeah but I think they are going to just keep killing him. I REALLY hope they don’t since I think he could have done a lot for the first season but they just knocked him off
@blakey9089
3 ай бұрын
@@perhapscow5442Yeah they kind of should have kept him if they wanted full "inclusivity" as they so desperately show they do but they are to busy trying to make every white person evil lol
@acbix
4 ай бұрын
As an AU timeline it's been a fun ride. I like the animation and would agree it's a 8/10 but man, Rockwell just doesn't feel like the subtle bad guy I was expecting. I think it would have been more interesting to have him and Helena be friends and show he's already going behind her back to use everyone to get ahold of the artifacts. I think it could have been done better so his betrayal and god complex come across better. Thankfully we have Neddy's version for that. ^___^
@acbix
4 ай бұрын
Can we also talk about the choice for Helena and Mei Yin to skin and eat an otter!!!?? -cries-
@trinityharris8823
4 ай бұрын
Ikr? Made my dang stomach hurt and my heart ache lol
@jackmoorman6195
4 ай бұрын
I think an important thing to remember is that this wasn’t funded by snail, the founders of wildcard were paying for this out of pocket, and so couldn’t afford an incredibly long show
@K-W1
4 ай бұрын
And yet they're already intending a second season allegedly. Episodes being so varied in time lengths, bad writing overall, and more are all due to essentially Jeremy and Jesse's lack of experience in this sort of production (jeremy made sure he got top billing almost if not every episode for writing and to me that's reflected in how bad it is, not to mention other aspects of the production). If Paramount, after previewing the production had felt it was good, they'd've marketed it better than giving away the first episode (which is double the length of other episodes) for free running non stop for the first day of release and on twitch. That should be the most telling part of that.
@richarddeturner
4 ай бұрын
@@K-W1 according to Dollie season 2 wrapped March last year ;)
@K-W1
4 ай бұрын
@@richarddeturner If true(and strange) that's even more wince worthy given they're delaying the second half of season 2 until much later this year.
@notthed0d791
4 ай бұрын
Man they wouldn’t have needed to care about the logistics of making a long show if they just made a decent first season, you make the first season good, and if you get a good response you can keep making that shit that’s just how it works, if you make something good and it gets a good response you can keep making it, if it doesn’t the show ends, which is why it makes sense to simply embellish and or streamline the story from the notes which isn’t really what they did at all, they didn’t try and capitalize on the brand they just tried going off and doing something completely different, and it doesn’t feel half as grounded as the notes
@richarddeturner
4 ай бұрын
@@K-W1 its Dollie so who knows.... Official servers had been all over the place at the time and as usual no one from WC was about but then Dollie appears and announces to all on discord that she had just come from the wrap party for season 2 of the ark cartoon
@Psilo_Sybin
4 ай бұрын
I was deeply disappointed. I hate how they handled Rockwell, his Ark is effectively ruined for me. Helena is good minus her heavily contrived/conveniant action scenes. Although not a fan of her and Mei'yin seemingly becoming a thing. The point of Mei'yin and Diana was she finally opened up to someone. I could go on, but i was hoping for the incredible original story to be told. Not this...
@neonpeeper3601
4 ай бұрын
Idk, I really like how they changed lore a bit. Even Rockwell change. Most people already know original ark lore, so making animated series 1:1 copy would make it boring. Plot twists wouldn’t be exciting, because we already know they will happen I’m honestly surprised that wildcard actually managed to give something good, as they mostly fuck up everything they can. That’s just my opinion
@penmaster003
4 ай бұрын
@@neonpeeper3601No way would seeing the in-game lore finally in an animated story form be “boring.” The plot twists would be exciting because it’s a brand new look at it. I disagree completely.
@xerxiesdaoc
4 ай бұрын
overall i think it was pretty good. the pace definitely could have been better, honestly the only changes that bothered me had to deal with mei yin. (spoilers below) giving her the beast queen title while not really having many tames at all was an odd choice but the 1 change that did actually upset me was giving nerva a freaking GIGA, that was such a huge deal with mei yin having to tame 1 that just having nerva show up with it did not sit well with me whatsoever.
@trash425
3 ай бұрын
I think that Mei Yin had more tames before the battle with Nerva that was off-screen
@xerxiesdaoc
3 ай бұрын
@@trash425 the more I've thought about it your probably right. I guess it just felt weird that nerva has a giga and she didn't when in the original notes it seemed like she was the first to take 1. At least as far as anyone knew on that ark
@trash425
3 ай бұрын
@@xerxiesdaoc from what they make the battle to sound like, I think she did have a giga at one point. Nerva wouldn't put a bunch of resources to try to tame something untamable. He already has rexs, raptors, an entire army of people. He thinks himself unchallengeable. He would have no use of a Giga because no one else has one, UNLESS Mei Yin had one and he was forced to get his own to combat her That's my thinking though
@gennosisyt5128
4 ай бұрын
I only remembered that the show was even announced when I saw a post on Reddit that it was releasing today, completely forgot about it
@aristeasturmschwinge1235
4 ай бұрын
You asked for this, so enjoy ten minutes reading my honest opinion about this series. Coming from a player with 3672 hours of Ark gameplay. (Spoilers ahead) I very much enjoyed watching Ark the animated series. The animation is beyond beautiful, every single character is great. Helena is a strong female character done RIGHT. The music being a remastered soundtrack from the game... just awesome. But as much as I like the show, there are things that I wish were different. The first thing that comes to my mind is Helena's and Rockwell's friendship. I don't remember how they became friends in the game lore, but they definitely were. And this is what made Rockwell's betray so emotional. When Helena learned that he became obsessed with the element and mutated himself with resulted in him killing an entire tribe, she was heartbroken that it was her FRIEND doing that. She mourned him. And even if Rockwell never considered Helena as a friend the way she did, his very last words before he died in Genesis Part two were: "Helena, I'm afraid..." I don't see any chance we are getting this in the show, which how they set up Rockwell. Then Helena's romantic relationships. And for god's sake, I have nothing against lesbians. Two of my best friends are a gay couple and I love them to death. But my problem is, the series doesn't show you Helena's relationship with her wife, it SHOVES it into your eyes. I remember actually smiling watching it the first time, feeling happy for them. But as soon as I watched it a second time, it felt awkward. I mean we get it. They're madly in love. We get it after the first two flashbacks. But we keep getting them. And yeah, I know that they're supposed to help us understand Helena's loss and her heartbreak, which caused her to die early, but give us a break with the flashbacks! There are like seven different flashbacks and they make up over ten minutes in only the first episode. This show literally punches Helena's and Victoria's relationship through our eyes into our brain. I want to see dinosaurs, I want to see fights, I want so see... survival. In the original Ark lore I don't remember many romantic relationships at all. The only one that comes to my mind: Mei Yin and Diana. They bonded in Aberration where Diana is killed. Losing her did something to Mei Yin and she became very protective of Helena. But they didn't become a couple. Ark never focused on the romantic. It didn't need that and I think it makes the show worse. Helena and Mei Yin feel kinda off. I'm not totally against it, it is fine. But again, I feel it makes the show weaker. What was wrong with them being friends? It feels like Stan and Kyle from South Park suddenly giving each other "the eyes" and start blushing. It's awkward. Enough of that, my next weak point which I actually mentioned already: Too many flashbacks. I like to know background stories, but only if they add to the main story. NONE of the flashbacks we get are important for the story or characters. Everything we need to know is in the present. We SEE Helena being brave and a survivor. We SEE Mei Yin being a badass. We SEE John being a caring and good leader/father. We know they died tragically, because they are all pretty young. We - don't - need - flashbacks - for - everything. I actually measured the time because I was curious, it is 29,36 minutes of flashbacks. This time equals an entire episode. Form six episodes, the length of one is just flashback. From now on, I only have two small things to complain. I don't like Alasie to much because I cannot stand kids in movies or series that feature stuff they definitly shouldn't survive but keep surviving. A kid or teen main character basically has unlimited Plot Armor and that's never a good thing. Also they tend to be pretty annoying. Mei Yin being called the Beast Queen makes no sense in the series, because the only thing she does is riding a Rex, which John also does and he isn't the Beast King. In the game lore she got that title because she rode a black raptor and commanded an entire pack of them, then tamed a Carno and then a Spino. This is when people started calling her Beast Queen. Later she tamed a Giga, earning the name forever. In the show she does nothing to deserve this title. Guess I'm done complaining. It sounds bad, but still, I very much like the show. Even with lots of the chances from the original lore. For example Rockwell losing his hand was a great change, because we know he will inject himself with element in the arm and with missing a hand he has more reason to do so. We probably get to see some weird mutant hand growing back. Adding Bob was a great decision. To bad he died early... Small Arthropluera and big Lystrosaurus, Pteranodons being more aggressive, Stegos being good parents, all of this is a nice change. The whole show is very serious about itself. We have no lame comedy in the wrong scenes, people and dinos actually die. Wrong decisions have lasting consequences. It feels like Ark and that's enough for me to like it :)
@Snellythedog
4 ай бұрын
I agree with everything but “helena is a strong female character done right”. She’s still in mary sue territory to me. Like for archery. She misses two arrows then never misses again. And she knows 3-4 languages just outta nowhere. And isn’t great from a writer’s standpoint. But I can appreciate you actually breaking shit down instead of jumping on the band wagons of “its woke, boycott it”, “it’s representing so encourage it” or “I love ark so I live this blindly”. It’s seeing random people on the internet that actually think through things that keeps me going. That makes me think that maybe everyone isn’t an incompetent dumbass. Thank you for this.
@joedoe7041
3 ай бұрын
so first off, NEVER apologise. you comment was good and hit on a lot of points on the head, I have many of the same complaints plus a few extra's like killing off Bob. the fact he was only in the show for 10mins and yet was still a much better charter and a better back story, showed a great side charter for the story. but then in the end you see him now on Scorched Earth...like what the hell that breaks the lore majorly, as well as reduces Nerva's death to irrelevancy as he would just respawn as well now. also people seem to forget that it was Helena that also wrote the dossiers before the war broke out, how is she going to do that now. (sigh) anyways it's a show I'm not going to continue to watch with how it's going, and with the fact that many fan's with youtube channels have done more incredible and compelling stories on the lore, with less resources and less budget shows the love and care wildcard had placed into it own series. in saying that though, I wouldn't be surprised if the changes were due to netflixs or lady inks involvement.
@Mephilis78
3 ай бұрын
"If you don't like massive lore bending changes, then you just don't like change at all" thanks Neddy, your level of understanding is approaching Rockwell levels. How do I explain to someone who thinks this way why there is a difference between respectful adaptation and disrespectful adaptation? I'm genuinely flabbergasted that this is coming from someone who, themselves, made their own respectful adaptation. It makes no sense. oh god, now you're doing a further strawman of "people are really pissed that the show isn't 1 to 1 with the game". It's not about being 1 to 1. It's about respecting the actual story arcs of the characters. Would it have been good if Samwise Gamgee didn't learn to be courageous in the Peter Jackson LOTR movies? Would it be ok if the Uruk Hai had submachine guns? Adaptation is not a license to just do whatever the hell you want. It's also completely selfish as an artist to make broad sweeping changes to someone else's work that you are trying to adapt. As if your ego won't allow you to respect the source material. As if you think you are inherently better than the writer's who came before you. How popular do you think your Survival Stories series would have been if you had decided to completely rewrite the dossiers and explorer notes you were adapting to video?
@nota13xxsweaponsupplier7
3 ай бұрын
Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal Is literally what I imagined Ark would’ve been if it was good.
@rexthakum6685
4 ай бұрын
Watched it, i liked it but i agree on both points, the helena and meiyin thing is weird unless, given diane exists, they remove her, and i felt like they did rockwell extremely dirty, his introduction genuinely made me shocked and uncomfortable, it was like looking at genesis 2 rockwell right from the start
@JJFeelsRightIThink
4 ай бұрын
They had to make it woke
@GodlyBDS
4 ай бұрын
@@JJFeelsRightIThinkyeah hate when political agenda has to be pushed into movies and stuff
@Aperson324
4 ай бұрын
@@JJFeelsRightIThinkthey added diverse characters with diverse genders but they didn’t shove it down your throat or even address it
@JJFeelsRightIThink
4 ай бұрын
THey literally opened with helena being gay and made one of the best characters (Meyin) gay too@@Aperson324
@penmaster003
4 ай бұрын
@@Aperson324 You call spending a third of every episode focusing on it not “shoving it down your throat or even addressing it” ?? You’re joking right?
@Hazearil
3 ай бұрын
Something that made Rockwell cool in the game is that he grew mad over time. Like SWW said: "he who thought down was up and descended a ladder into madness". Helena's 28th Aberration note is just one goodbye letter to him, all about how she chooses not to remember him as a mosnter or secretive obsessive man, acknowledging that the Element changed him, and that he was a very different person originally. Someone who prompted the line: "If there is anything left of the man Helena knew, Edmund would want to be stopped." The man even seemed desperate and tried to apologise in his last Aberration note. I am fine with the show changing things, but Rockwell is too fundamentally changed. He's not the same character. And like Helena, I choose to remember him as the man he originally was. Oh, and on the creature that was smaller in the show; that was not just a case of the game making creatures too big. This specific creature really had an average length of 1.9 meters. The show's version is really small.
@SkeletonGrimm67
4 ай бұрын
I fear that the combination of the lack of availability and marketing will kill the show. Not only does no one know about this, on top of that people outside of the US and Canada like me will just sail the seas again. Which is that because then paramount says "oh no body watched it, so it must be bad" and that is really sad because I loved the first episode. Why is region lock in 2024 still a thing ? And no you can't use a VPN because you need an credit card with the adresse in the US to pay which is not possible if you live outside of it.
@goat369
4 ай бұрын
Yeah wouldn’t be surprised if it gets canned soon
@HiMyNameIzJake
4 ай бұрын
You made the best Ark adoption I think we'll ever see. You actually stuck to the exact story and I really appreciate the time that you put into it. I'm not really one to sit there and read explorer notes so being able to watch the series on your channel and get the true story of the game is really important.
@BelgianWaffle6791
4 ай бұрын
Change isnt bad. But it is bad when its done bad. Castlevania nocturne is a good example of this along with almost every other remake in the last 10 years. Honestly cant believe people are even watching the show, especially with all the snail games/wildcard controversy.
@kellscorner1130
4 ай бұрын
This is a show that is NOT meant for fans of the game. That much is simple.
@BrokenBoxProduction
4 ай бұрын
It's so far removed from the story... plus with with modern moral grand standing as subtle as a sledge hammer. And that's less than 2 episodes in... I was as disappointed as when I finished the last jedi and never bothered watching the finale of that trilogy. Helena's demeanor seems to completely shift at a moments notice depending on the situtation which is just odd as hell. I just dont think I want to bother going past the 2nd ep
@TravisTheSavage
4 ай бұрын
Bob should not have died. To me he was us going along with the story and bam were dead in the first episode.
@BoBo-pl3ww
4 ай бұрын
In the last episode, we see season 2 sneak peaks where bob appears in scorched earth. He’s probably going to die in every ark then respawn in the next ark for us to see him again. In other words he’ll die and come back after every season
@Renagale
4 ай бұрын
I definitely think the only bad part of the show is Sir Edmund Rockwell. Rockwell went from someone who wanted to discover everything while being a mild manner but sometimes being accidentally harmful to the people around him to being completely consumed by his discoveries. But now he's just evil right off the bat so he has no room to change.
@PR1M0RD14L
4 ай бұрын
"Every Job is a self portrait of the one who does it. Autograph yours with Excellence." I've seen more Passion and Truth from you and other Creators and Modders than i have yet to see Wildcard/Snail come anywhere close to.Ty for your time, effort and Masterpieces. Studio's should take notice and take notes.
@Hunter-7115
4 ай бұрын
I feel like the reason why a lot of people are upset about this show is because it wasn't well stated that it wasn't going to be 100% faithful, thus many (like myself) got a bit upset with how it wasn't accurate. When I personally think of adaptation, I think more of only small things being changed to make the story flow better for a show or movie, not a full on rework the whole timeline of the story. Now that I know that it's an adaptation, I don't think the show is that bad. However, I've only seen the first episode
@Kassadinftw
4 ай бұрын
I'd like to see an adaptation that isn't brimming with every single progressive talking point.
@Mephilis78
3 ай бұрын
The worst part is that they do these really out of place flashbacks that add nothing to the story, and make me feel sleepy. This is ark ffs. It should be exciting. This is a game where even grinding for basic resources can have unexpected twists, and this show wants to focus on Helena's boring pre-ark life. Literally anyone else's flashbacks would have been way better. We get to literally see Helena almost break down in tears because a couple people are whispering during her boring epigenetics lecture... But yet Bob's Normandy story is only told through exposition dialogue.
@ramborator4880
24 күн бұрын
Real
@ZZZano718
4 ай бұрын
So Technically Woke is the past tense of wake 🤓(According to google). However the way I understand it to be can be boiled down to a few things. (Due note I am probably biased on this so do your own research and make your own opinion.) 1. Usually referring to people on the left end of the political spectrum. 2. Putting alot of lgbtqas2s... community people in stories and mainly just to have them there (50/50 on this one its just what right side political people will call a woke movie if Queer people are in them). 3. Have a wide range of ethnic people in the story/film/whatever just for the reason of having them there (Nothing wrong with diverse casting.) But often they are just there for no plot reason (usually). 4. If your story has bad writing and doesn't do well blaming it on your ¨homophobic¨ or ¨racist¨ fans. 5. Make all men stupid and pushovers to all and any women in the story. (The newest doctor Who 60th thing could be used as an example of this (also usually straight white guys are target of this). 6. Have Mary Sues as you main Characters (i.e. Rey Palpatine). 7. Having inclusivity and politics get in the way of a good story (Nothing wrong with Inclusivity but I still like good stories not political agendas shoved down my throat). 8. Having a mans role played by a woman. (Again nothing wrong with this I have meet many a woman who does typical guy stuff but it can come off as ¨unnatural¨ or odd if not down correctly (which it rarely is)). This will probably offend someone but please remember this is my opinion based on information I have gathered in the last 4-5 years. And before you leave an angry reply telling me how rude or racist or Homophobic I may or may not be please read this and note I am only trying to give an answer to Neds Question on what woke means. (although I bet someone will probably not read any of this and just yell at me in the replies. And to that person(s) I say: Have a wonderful day!
@penmaster003
4 ай бұрын
In my opinion, wokeness in media can really be boiled down to a simple concept. When the writers spend more time glorifying people who are what they deem “oppressed”and villainizing people who are what they deem “oppressors.” The more focus the writers put on this personal agenda and the less they spend on writing a compelling story, the more woke the content is. Diversity can be a good thing. Strong female characters can be a good thing. Gay romance can be a good thing. But if it comes at the expense of the story, it is woke. Stories are about giving people something to think about. They aren’t supposed to be about telling people what to think.
@ZZZano718
4 ай бұрын
@@penmaster003 I very much agree with this and I think you said what I was trying to say but more condensed and to the point.
@marcusclark1339
2 ай бұрын
yeah its very woke a key thing to always know with "rep" or "inclusion" is its not on surface traits (race, ethnicitiy, identity, sexuality) those things don't make it diverse, characterization does - that's why its always performative when a show like this has it cause u know exactly what trope every character will be, you'll know who's the villains at a glance, and who the show cares about and who it doesn't
@snekgewehr
Ай бұрын
That's a lot of words for “I'm a virgin”
@jamessnodgrass2099
4 ай бұрын
Just like Disney, lucas films, and Marvel raging feminism changing the original story from what couldve been a fantastic series turns it into garbage.... following the original lore wouldve been far better and there would still be a heroine main character!
@EmInc-xj4ts
Ай бұрын
Is it supposed to be bad to want equal rights for genders?? Are you sexist or smth?
@CapnMcRummy
4 ай бұрын
I had to stop before the spoilers start but I'll be back for the rest. First (since I live in Australia) I have to go and hoist the jolly roger, grab a bottle of rum and get ready to make sail 😆
@cruicalrexy1220
4 ай бұрын
I have a hot take so let me say it I have always loved ark for years and it has stayed prevalent to my life but Ark the series and its lore the show is just a husk of what it should be. Instead of focusing on actually surviving the island and the connection that Helen shares with Rockwell and the start.They focus on a Lesbian relationship which I have no problem with but I can’t help but say why focus on a small preference instead of the actual story and the lore. Also Why is Rockwell immediately a dick?? the whole reason you can understand Rockwell is he is just a passionate guy who got obsessed with element and corrupted him but overall a 4/10.Overall I liked the show but I feel like the focus was a bit strayed and they made some weird changes. Loved Bob though
@viralshark
4 ай бұрын
if Helena was straight, and she there were flashbacks to her husband being a strong source of moral support that she recalls for motivation to survive on the Ark, would you be complaining saying "they are focusing on her straight relationship?" .... probably not. Its not a focus on her being lesbian, its a focus on character building and showing where she draws upon her inner strength. Characters who are in a same sex relationship doing typical relationship things is not "focusing on the gayness" ... you are the one focusing on that, not the story.
@cruicalrexy1220
4 ай бұрын
@@viralshark no I have no problem with that it’s just it’s a little forced but One of my close friends is a lesbian and I support them it’s just no matter what they focused to much on a overall less important aspect of the ark story but I still see your point of view
@cruicalrexy1220
4 ай бұрын
@@viralshark btw did you even read what I said about Rockwell that was my main problem I just mentioned the relationship as a pet peeve the main thing I didn’t like was they whole Rockwell is a monster at the start
@douggang7067
4 ай бұрын
@cruicalrexy1220 on the Rockwell point I agree I wish they followed the notes more but I do like the other new characters but Rockwell notes are my favorite notes so kinda sad what they did to him
@cruicalrexy1220
4 ай бұрын
@@douggang7067 true 😔
@TheDespicablePatriot
4 ай бұрын
It seems like they forgot that their target audience was really people who are die hard fans of Ark's story, and it felt like they were REALLY trying to pander to the most generic audience ever. Clear-cut villain with no nuance, goon-like henchman who was supposed to be the big bad of the entire story who gets an entire character arc completely wiped from the storyline, and don't even get me started on Dakeya's pointless self-sacrifice based on this story. I didn't even care about the development of Helena's backstory. I feel like her being aboriginal was an interesting development, and anyone who complained about the homosexual relationship obviously isn't a fan of the source material, because Mei Yin was romantically involved with another female character in the canon lore.
@sinnisota2831
4 ай бұрын
TV-14 is a mistake, they need to make it adult or make it for kids not straddle the line, if my kids were 7-14 years old i would not be happy they watched Bob and his end (sorry trying to avoid spoilers). Prefer yer ARK stories so much more... wish WC had consulted you.
@viralshark
4 ай бұрын
Yea and thats not even the most graphic part lol
@gatorwarrior7557
4 ай бұрын
I bet they probably consulted sweet baby instead
@BrokenBoxProduction
4 ай бұрын
@gatorwarrior7557 given all the "modern audiences" bs going on I would agree lol
@bastiancole3565
4 ай бұрын
I thought Helena's backstory was very unnecessary. Sure it was important to know how she died for her character, and that she was a paleontologist, but in no way shape or form did we need like five or six flashbacks about her lesbian relationship. This isn't a bash on gayness in media, but more of a quality critique where you ask the question: "If this was removed from the show, does it change anything or remove anything of value?" The answer is of course no, if the majority of Helena's backstory was limited to maybe 5 to 10 minutes of screen time then the overall story of the series would not have been changed for a better or worse, it was just a filler piece at best. By contrast, Mei Yin's felt more crucial to her character because it explained why she had so many problems with Helena showing hesitance in the face of the enemy, and why she's more prickly of a character. It also shows her history of combat and her brutal life and death. Helena's backstory, the only things that you get is that she's struggling to be heard as a fellow paleontologist, and that she killed herself via overdose when she lost her partner. Things that were explained in the first flashback and the last flashback. Everything in between is just filler with the intent of just describing that she's gay. Things that are also implied already and do not need explaining and could have been told more subtly without such an OBVIOUS use of ESG shilling. So not for the benefit of the show but for the creators instead. Im not going to even get started on Helena's odd parentage concerning her mother, being that Helena is austrailian and we all know what her race was in the game. Best makeshift explanation that seems real is that Helena was adopted. Much like the Valyrian royal house in House of Dragons might actually be frome Dorne and not the 7 kingdoms.
@JJFeelsRightIThink
4 ай бұрын
didnt need the agenda
@killert_7759
4 ай бұрын
Wildcard is very left-wing and they hired a writer that focuses on LGBT so I’m not surprised they chose an agenda over quality
@JJFeelsRightIThink
4 ай бұрын
@@killert_7759 Very disappointing
@WolverineTheWhite
4 ай бұрын
Exactly, I couldn't care less who's gay and who's not and who sucks on who's fun bits... I'm here for ark the animated series, not ark the very very lesbian melodrama. Honestly all these stupid flashbacks and weird lesbian moments made me stop watching the show because it just takes away from what the show could have been and bugs me that they want to force feed their sexual preferences down their viewers throat with a 5-gallon bucket and a shovel. I don't want to support that media so I won't even continue to watch it.
@JJFeelsRightIThink
4 ай бұрын
Yeah, I thought it was over when the blue hair girl died but they made meyin gay too :(((@@WolverineTheWhite
@DarkTitan1954
4 ай бұрын
The giga scene was menacing as hell though
@barzap6190
4 ай бұрын
Agreed
@Fulltimebottomsniffer
4 ай бұрын
Yeah sad it got like 3 minutes screen time then it died to an explosion that nerva survived ⁉️
@barzap6190
4 ай бұрын
@@Fulltimebottomsniffer it’s not dead it was breathing during its last few minutes of screen time will probably see it again or I’m wrong
@Fulltimebottomsniffer
4 ай бұрын
@@barzap6190 we might, it could be dead but there are definitely more gigas
@boogie099
4 ай бұрын
@@Fulltimebottomsniffer in honestly bringing out your most powerful tame into battle just for it to die within 5mins cause of an BS explosion. Is by definition is the most Ark thing that can happen.
@veryscaryjobapplication
4 ай бұрын
Im curious to see how/if the cloning chamber nihilism thing is handled in ab.
@masonphillips4744
4 ай бұрын
It's interesting that in the show they already know they died in their past lives, so that scene would lack a lot of the weight it had in the game lore where they didn't know they were brought back to life until that point
@DRAKEN-15
4 ай бұрын
i have nothing about helena sexuality but it was way too much. ark the animated series every 2 minute: helena is gay in case you forgot
@penmaster003
4 ай бұрын
Yeah. I agree. They spent way too much time on it in an already limited time frame of the show.
@ansonridesfast9045
4 ай бұрын
I mean it was a fairly important part of the explorer note story line
@penmaster003
4 ай бұрын
@@ansonridesfast9045 Not really.
@matthewferguson6524
4 ай бұрын
@@ansonridesfast9045it was added in later maps (starting in Ab?). Originally wasn't in the notes.
@draw2death421
4 ай бұрын
The whole show felt like it was sponsored by Blackrock lmao
@lucaspiano76
4 ай бұрын
Nerva is by far the best part of this show. He just steals the show whenever he’s on screen. Giving him motivations to his actions makes him so compelling and I can’t wait to see more of his backstory in part 2.
@jsingle5
3 ай бұрын
I think people are disappointed that they waited this long for an adaptation and not an animated telling of the game's story.
@jalengaskin8450
3 ай бұрын
15:23 right here is the why people complain about changes. The writers or whoever have a completed story idea from start to finish l, so when changes on a macro scale are changed it feels like an insult to the original work. Now, it does depend on how the change affects the grander story, but when something changes it doesn’t feel good
@bluevortexpng1211
4 ай бұрын
i'm not familiar with the original game but i decided to give it a watch because two of my favorite actors (michelle yeoh and david tennant) were in it, and i thought it was alright! but reading all the comments seeing how they changed rockwell makes me feel so disappointed. rockwell being the person that introduces helena to this unfamiliar world and having this genuine friendship/rapport with her, and then having a corruption arc and becoming a main villain would've been so cool to see. DT's voice acting was fantastic and my favorite voice performance in the show but it stings seeing how much more interesting his character could've been. (i'm looking forward to seeing his backstory and where he goes in part 2, nevertheless)
@Spiney09
4 ай бұрын
The pacing really killed the shows ability to build tension in critical moments, and really undersold the importance of the brood fight. If I were to add one scene, it would be Helena and Mei Yin fighting a megalosaurus in the brood cave. Have the two bond during a high-stress encounter where Helena is taught by Mei Yin how to fight the dinosaurs of the island. This sets up everything. It establishes a much closer relationship with the two, let’s Helena prove herself in the brood while still showing her inexperience beforehand. It also sets up her being able ti fight later on, as she is shown learning on the job, and it builds tension for the broodmother fight. I think a scene like that could have solved most of the shows issues.
@yorgen4291
4 ай бұрын
What’s the deal with the big carnivore audio? I kept noticing they never used game sound for the rex/yuty/giga, but instead used stock audio. I kept hearing the rexes as acros hahah
@sharkgrenadevr
4 ай бұрын
After rewatching the show I realized that Victoria died in May and Helena died in December so it was about 7 months but I do still find it weird that the grief took that long to overtake her
@kaltra_AkTS
4 ай бұрын
The only thing I want is for them to make the titans like real monsters that’s it , really big
@wrothcoyote7254
4 ай бұрын
I was waiting for your review. I’m basically on the same page as you, except I was specifically livid at the change to Rockwell, not necessarily the story… I loved his character in the game, who he was, his friendship with Helena initially, and he spiral and greed. He was extremely intelligent and very diplomatic… But they changed him into something he just wasn’t…and I’m pissed
@Messi-Rex
4 ай бұрын
Does anyone now why Asa quality not as good on x box and does anyone know how to fix it. Like the water does not work and the plants do move and there no foot steps or any of that good stuff. Can someone help me?
@tylerturner3145
3 ай бұрын
The only thing I really had a problem with was Rockwell being evil from the very beginning, other than that I don't have a problem with the show.
@NathanSmithSkits
4 ай бұрын
The fact it’s rated PG is crazy
@jalfieb6714
4 ай бұрын
Me patiently awaiting the universal release because god forbid I wasn’t born in murica 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🦅🦅 (or I could just you know 🏴☠️)
@MrCheeseJr
3 ай бұрын
Yo Ho 🗣️🔥
@captainsirk1173
4 ай бұрын
There’s an ad for the show under this video, and the shot they’re using to market the space dinosaur show is Helena’s wife looking really excited in a way that looks just a bit silly out of context. I’m baffled by this marketing decision.
@GlennBrownOz
4 ай бұрын
Sorry, but just because something is an adaptation doesn't provide licence to completely alter the source material. Especially when those alterations seemingly add very little and / or diminish an aspect of the source story/characters that the fans of the material appreciated/loved. Some changes make sense when you adapt from one type of medium to another, but characterizations rarely do as they fundamentally change the story to something else. Changes that compromise the story, especially for agenda reasons, will always receive a negative response from some existing fans.
@dr.cronic8267
4 ай бұрын
8:00 By wokeness, most mean that a media is trying to push a certain viewpoint onto people which may be unwanted. When producers put too much effort into inclusiveness and not enough into making an engaging story, it tends to fall flat. I’m not saying that having all types of different people in a story is a bad thing. As a writer myself, it’s actually quite a good thing. It’s just when it detracts from the story is when it’s a bad thing. A lot of same sex romances in stories tend to feel forced and fall flat because of this. That or every other person is of a same sex orientation, which is too much.
@NeddyTheNoodle
4 ай бұрын
After watching it twice, that does not appear to at all be what happened here with ARK: The Animated Series.
@dr.cronic8267
4 ай бұрын
@@NeddyTheNoodleI haven’t seen the show yet, I’m just saying that that’s some people who are wary when queer characters are put into stories as they fear that this will happen. Not a criticism of the show at all.
@MoonAmur
4 ай бұрын
Yeah the story was just meh. Yeah this is a survival game. People are not focused on romance when theyre trying to live. Honestly I did not enjoy the show. They butchered all the original characters with their fan fiction drama.
@s0515033
4 ай бұрын
@@MoonAmurMei and Diana are in a relationship in the notes
@s0515033
4 ай бұрын
The problem is that these people are fine when messages they agree with are displayed.
@Bawlsaaaaaack
4 ай бұрын
I’ll be honest, one problem I have with “inclusive” media is there can never just be strong independent females coexisting and being friends. They always have to turn into a love interest at the end
@NervedUpStudios
4 ай бұрын
The daughter...
@Bawlsaaaaaack
4 ай бұрын
@@NervedUpStudios well she’s a kid so…
@NervedUpStudios
4 ай бұрын
@Bawlsaaaaaack soooooooooooo the characters are the way they were originally written? It's kinda ridiculous that you think it was included for some bs media jail free card. If you didn't like it then say that and move on, if you did then hold your ignorant comment about how they wanna tell their good story, it gets ridiculous when people ignore good story telling to attach an issue that isn't an issue I can promise you there are thousands of other pieces of media who genuinely do go about what you're talking about but this obviously wasn't one of them.
@Bawlsaaaaaack
4 ай бұрын
@@NervedUpStudios I actually enjoyed the series. So I’m not allowed to criticize/give feedback? I am only allowed to agree 100% and sing high praises or I must shut up? That’s wild, last time I checked I live in the USA :)
@NervedUpStudios
4 ай бұрын
@Bawlsaaaaaack feedback would be giving them something to improve on you just joined a massive bandwagon and got upset that the characters love certain people and fight for certain causes. It's a pretty dumb reason to be upset especially since it was all mentioned in the source material.
@nickel_jv9158
4 ай бұрын
Everytime it flashed back to Helena's old life I stuggled not to turn off the Tv it was so goddamn pointless
@alejandrovallejo4330
4 ай бұрын
So it’s exclusive to the US, Paramount doesn’t let me access the US catalogue with a VPN and they didn’t even promote or announced that this thing was out….. Do they even want anyone to watch this thing?
@krillin7653
4 ай бұрын
Wait I thought the animated series was a Netflix show!?!
@IndyJacksonTT
4 ай бұрын
I dont know what people are on about with bad animation. The animation is actually pretty good imo At least it looks better than invincible Yall cant be comparing everything to some of the god tier anime animations weve been getting
@AnimatorZeeVIDEO
4 ай бұрын
Yeah; agreed 100%. Animation is *insanely* time-consuming and labor-intensive (it's kind of the reason we see a lot of shows use 2D puppets and such; it's cheaper, faster, and probably won't give us tendonitis as quickly lmao). It largely depends on the scene and characters you're animating, but a few seconds can take anywhere from a few days to possibly even a few months, give or take. And that's not even getting into stuff like model sheets, storyboards, backgrounds, or the different stages of animation like cleanup, color... It's a LOT of work. Not that any of that excuses *bad* animation, mind you. Just saying; the approach they took was totally fine (and I'm hoping none of the animators got overworked, as that's far too common in the industry these days...).
@absolutelycitron1580
4 ай бұрын
Haven't seen it but that dodo looked super cute and derpy in neddys vido
@captainsirk1173
4 ай бұрын
I feel like the dinos were kinda janky most of the time, but the human vs human fight scenes where all pretty sick. It’ll probably get better as the show progresses.
@lunashenck
4 ай бұрын
I think it's very good during the action but really falls apart otherwise. It feels like they knew they had a limited budget, so they deliberately spent less time on the less eventful scenes to make the fights high quality
@BrokenBoxProduction
4 ай бұрын
The rexes looked like total ass. And the dilos... and the raptors
@mintybagels
4 ай бұрын
I don't really know much about Ark but my bro recommended this show to me and I really enjoyed it so far ! I'm an animator so I really appreciated how great the dino animation and compositing was. I think the directing was kinda rough sometimes, but overall I'm having a good time with it it's so rare to see a smaller scale project this unique being made to this quality rn, I wish it had more eyes on it cuz this is exactly the sort of show I want to see more of with how ambitious it is 😭 it not being advertised more is such a missed opportunity
@TheDespicablePatriot
4 ай бұрын
I feel like they missed out on everything that made both the game and the backstory interesting. The world building was terrible and it felt like they were more focused on hamfisting in a bunch of cheeky references to the game. Also, the changing of characters' motivations and relationships just really killed things for me.
@izzyg.o.m.godovermoney1297
4 ай бұрын
ARK is NOT A LOVE STORY It's not suppose to be....SURVIVAL IS THE KEY WORD dinos is the FUN PART everything else is just filler and background. This is OK hope it stays track
@justinreich3486
4 ай бұрын
just watch neddys series, 10x better than the animated show.
@zeke1057
4 ай бұрын
What’s that?
@nota13xxsweaponsupplier7
3 ай бұрын
Honestly when comes to a show that gives of the vibe of Ark, Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal comes to mind by far a more superior version then whatever this show adaptation was trying to do.
@sharkking2950
4 ай бұрын
Jockwell was a disappointment and mei yin not having her pack of Dino’s was also pretty disappointing, they kept calling her the beast queen but we only see Helena and the little girl tame animals, like where was mei yins black raptor. Didn’t really like the love connection between mei yin and Helena, because Mei yin gets a relationship with the tek pilot lady which in my opinion would’ve been better. Those are my only gripes about the show Nerva was done really well and so was John and I loved the way the legion looked as well.
@Jo-oo1mx
4 ай бұрын
Bob got wrecked like a real Bob
@venatorthethird4108
4 ай бұрын
it hasnt even be released in my country yet so I have no choice but to watch your spoilers
@dodoplejer
4 ай бұрын
Waste of time tbh, just another woke shit. Idk is it just me but feels like they focused more on helenas sexuality than the story.
@K9....
4 ай бұрын
Yeah I thought it was weird when nerva said "everything I've done for you" in the first episode she she did say it was a small one when she used it
@t-bone5239
4 ай бұрын
Why is nobody saying the quiet part out loud. The lesbian relationship did absolutely nothing for the story. It was ram jammed in there to promote social justice objectives. Utilizing this beloved platform for this purpose is despicable and a slap in the face to the fans. Additionally, not following the original story and changing aspects of the characters and environment was a bad decision. Story wasn't broke. Why fix it. There was an opportunity here to really reach a whole new generation of Ark fans and in typical fashion, shot themselves in the foot. All my opinion of course.
@MrHestolemyname
3 ай бұрын
Wasn't she a lesbian anyway? At least going off of what I remember from Neddy's ark story series. There's like 2 or 3 lesbians in the entire story. There's quite a lot of diversity from sexual preference to races in the series originally, so I dont think complaints of it being '' ruined by wokeness'' makes much sense. Personally as long as they dont ruin the love story between John and Raia, I'll be relatively happy.
@evp159
3 ай бұрын
If they were straight. What would that add? Yall be worried about dumb shit
@BroBro-tr2cw
3 ай бұрын
@@MrHestolemynamethe problem is they keep bringing up Helena’s backstory Like no offense but we came here to see dinosaurs and people surviving there in a battle royale island
@luism8612
3 ай бұрын
Bruh get a life and go outside and meet actual people in person, many different types of people exist get over it.
@BroBro-tr2cw
3 ай бұрын
@@luism8612 go get a life We came here to see dinosaurs not humans I don’t mind lesbian relationships at all but they keep giving us flashbacks of them I’d say the same if Helena had a boyfriend
@djallosaurus4746
4 ай бұрын
To be honest episode one WAS AMAZING in my opinion it was worth the wait I gonna be watching episode 2 next as of me typing this and I’ll do a edit after I’ve watched the full show
@dominiqueharvey-jones5248
4 ай бұрын
I am 2 eps in and so pissed off. It's like when a movie is "based" off a book and all its kept is the name of the book and maybe a few characters. I don't think it was made clear enough that this was not going to be close to the lore.
@Exifoxo
4 ай бұрын
Have you noticed that in the game the obelisks are active, but in the show they aren't until they kill the boss. I think that has something to do with it, i noticed in the show their implants are not glowing like they do for us in the game. Perhaps that is why some things are a lot different, such as the whole no translator thing going on. I could also just be misremembering certain things, though this could be a thing the show altered. Could be interesting if that is the reason though!
@Muddysmind
4 ай бұрын
I could not get past the first episode, it was so bad.
@neural--narcotic8351
4 ай бұрын
Ty for the video I think that I'll have a hard pass on ark the modern animae
@neural--narcotic8351
4 ай бұрын
I'll stick to your survival stories series
@Psilo_Sybin
4 ай бұрын
You're better off. It's so disappointing.
@jaretacton6862
3 ай бұрын
I’m such a hard core ark fan but this pissed me off so much that I don’t want it anymore take it back
@Synthia17
4 ай бұрын
Dammit, I knew they won't stick to the notes. That's so disappointing to me because I absolutely loved the story. Especially impressive how the devs managed to tell it through 30 short notes per map and it was pretty unique, I love when the villain isn't just evil because and seeing Rockwell descend into madness was great! Shame.
@dinoraptor8001
4 ай бұрын
Dude i was expecting it to be so much worse but this is amazing im actually speechless.
@rubywlwrose8468
4 ай бұрын
My personal take on the kiss is it was heat of the moment. The two missed each other deeply, they were overwhelmed, they were running on adrenaline, and did it without thinking about it. I think we might see some regret from Helena in the future, I think it'd be an interesting plot point, Helena feels bad and guilty since she's still hung up on Victoria and struggles with moving on.
@wolfbanefist111
4 ай бұрын
wasn't really out of pocket. they kept saving each other, spent a lot of time together. when helena saved mei she was blushing either from embarrassment or something else. seemed like it was growing over a long period of time and it wasn't like the 6 episodes was like 4 days total. seemed a lot longer.
@Fulltimebottomsniffer
4 ай бұрын
I hated it, like mei yin wasn’t said to be lesbian? It’s cringe. Plus mei yin is from ancient china…
@rubywlwrose8468
4 ай бұрын
@@Fulltimebottomsniffer you know whats cringe? being a homophobe. Ooooo do girls kissing scare you? Scary! gay people have existed throughout history, btw.
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