The story of the fountain of youth is one handed down by the generations. Magical water that may cease and even reverse growing older, permitting one to dwell ceaselessly. That is the foundational narrative for Survival: Fountain of Youth. Mixing the story of Juan Ponce de Leon with exploration centered quests and survival mechanics has produced an entertaining indie title.
Take to the Seas in Survival: Fountain of Youth
Washed ashore a small island after the destruction of your ship, you end up with none current reminiscence. Your goal is to journey all through the 4 areas and attain the Bimini Belt the place the fountain of youth is rumored to be hidden whereas monitoring down the crews of the opposite two ships and Ponce de Leon.
Travelling all through the areas you may be managing starvation and thirst. This implies discovering recent water and constructing methods to cook dinner meals. You will additionally must craft vessels able to navigating between the islands and in the end make it by the turbulent waters of the Bimini Belt.
The toughest a part of surviving the islands just isn’t dying to the creatures, particularly for those who do not concentrate on buying massive quantities of ore to craft superior weapons. Perfecting blocking helps, however ranged weapons are the way in which to forestall taking injury. Melee in opposition to crocodiles or bosses can shortly rack up the demise depend. With restricted Dwelling Water to take away max assist debuffs, not dying within the first place is a precedence.
Quest Pushed Narrative
Whereas there are survival and crafting mechanics in Survival: Fountain of Youth, they are not the strongest a part of the sport. The quests and the lore they convey on the participant are. Every quest reveals part of Ponce de Leon’s journey by the realm in his quest for the fountain. They increase to the fates of your fellow sailors and launch a nefarious plot that you need to unravel.
Along with the quests are the Chronicles hidden in every area. When discovered, every Chronicle particulars the historical past of the Bimini tribes and their destiny. You even get to fulfill one member of the Snake Tribe in direction of the tip of the sport. These items of lore solidify the world you enjoying in.
Sadly, since it’s so quest-driven, further playthroughs are closely discounted. I could not see myself enjoying by the title a second time because the story has a particular ending, and any shock the plot threw at you might be not impactful.
Base constructing in Survival: Fountain of Youth is sparse, with decor primarily centered on searching trophies and a few nautical objects. Personally, it does not present sufficient of a draw for repeated playthroughs. What stored me going by the sport to succeed in the tip was the need to discover out who you are really enjoying as and if the fountain is actual.
Together with the dearth of inventive base mechanics, there’s actually no innovation in terms of crafting. You might have a smoker and a campfire, a tanner, and farms. Whereas there are game-specific crafters, such because the saltpeter, there’s nothing distinctive concerning the implementation.
General, Survival: Fountain of Youth presents a compelling narrative, it is a typical survival crafting recreation that borders on an RPG. The story is effectively executed and entertaining, however lots of the title’s mechanics provide nothing new to the style. After an preliminary playthrough, whereas being offered many hours of leisure, I would not be amenable to a second save.
Disclaimer: Survival: Fountain of Youth was reviewed on PC with a replica offered by OdinSoft Inc. All screenshots had been taken throughout the strategy of evaluate with over 50 hours of gameplay.