The story of the fountain of youth is one handed down via the generations. Magical water that may cease and even reverse getting old, permitting one to reside perpetually. 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 may be managing starvation and thirst. This implies discovering recent water and constructing methods to cook dinner meals. You may additionally must craft vessels able to navigating between the islands and in the end make it via the turbulent waters of the Bimini Belt.
The toughest a part of surviving the islands shouldn’t be dying to the creatures, particularly when you do not deal with buying massive quantities of ore to craft superior weapons. Perfecting blocking helps, however ranged weapons are the best way to stop taking injury. Melee in opposition to crocodiles or bosses can shortly rack up the loss of life rely. 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 via the realm in his quest for the fountain. They develop 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 via the title a second time because the story has a particular ending, and any shock the plot threw at you might be now not impactful.
Base constructing in Survival: Fountain of Youth is sparse, with decor primarily centered on looking trophies and a few nautical objects. Personally, it would not present sufficient of a draw for repeated playthroughs. What stored me going via the sport to succeed in the tip was the wish to discover out who you are truly enjoying as and if the fountain is actual.
Together with the dearth of artistic base mechanics, there’s actually no innovation in the case 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.
Total, Survival: Fountain of Youth presents a compelling narrative, it is a regular survival crafting sport that borders on an RPG. The story is effectively executed and entertaining, however lots of the title’s mechanics supply 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 have been taken throughout the means of evaluation with over 50 hours of gameplay.
