The story of the fountain of youth is one handed down by means of the generations. Magical water that may cease and even reverse getting old, permitting one to reside endlessly. 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 intention 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 will be managing starvation and thirst. This implies discovering recent water and constructing methods to prepare dinner meals. You will additionally must craft vessels able to navigating between the islands and finally make it by means of the turbulent waters of the Bimini Belt.
The toughest a part of surviving the islands is just not dying to the creatures, particularly in case you do not deal with buying massive quantities of ore to craft superior weapons. Perfecting blocking helps, however ranged weapons are the way in which to forestall taking harm. Melee in opposition to crocodiles or bosses can rapidly rack up the loss of life depend. With restricted Residing 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 don’t seem to be the strongest a part of the sport. The quests and the lore they communicate on the participant are. Every quest reveals part of Ponce de Leon’s journey by means of the world in his quest for the fountain. They develop to the fates of your fellow sailors and launch a nefarious plot that you have 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 satisfy 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 means of the title a second time because the story has a particular ending, and any shock the plot threw at you’re now 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 would not present sufficient of a draw for repeated playthroughs. What saved me going by means of the sport to achieve the tip was the wish to discover out who you are truly enjoying as and if the fountain is actual.
Together with the shortage of artistic base mechanics, there’s actually no innovation relating to crafting. You’ve 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 nicely executed and entertaining, however lots of the title’s mechanics provide nothing new to the style. After an preliminary playthrough, whereas being supplied many hours of leisure, I would not be amenable to a second save.
Disclaimer: Survival: Fountain of Youth was reviewed on PC with a duplicate supplied by OdinSoft Inc. All screenshots had been taken through the strategy of assessment with over 50 hours of gameplay.
