I love this game, It was definitely a grind but it was well worth it. You go from cowering in trees constantly looking over my shoulder, to chasing sabertooth cats with a rock and bashing their heads in for fun and food.
the fun thing for me about this game, is that I can think of pierce and grind plant or fruit, but the ape isn't evolved for it... and I just "welp, I gotta think like a ape who is STILL about to discover stuff"
This game really does a fantastic job of making the "world" and assorted predators seem terrifying ... and you captured that feeling quite well. It's scary venturing out beyond the safety of your hidden settlement. I started making a little forward base where I stored food and various salves, and a stock of sharpened sticks ... so that when you (inevitably) suffer a bleeding wound and lose your weapon, you know exactly where to run for healing. When you have a serious bleeding wound it can be a little scary trying to go scour the upper tree canopy looking for those things ... so having a pile of 2-3 of them already at a base camp is a good idea. You should do a follow-up video!
I've debated getting this, as I'd seen some harsh reviews, moreso stating it was a bit grindy, but this does encourage me to just immerse myself into it.
Hi i was in the same situation and give it a try, I got a whole weekend engaged and a lot lot of fun, roaming the jungle never gets old, the only thing to consider is that this is a complete sandbox, the game demands that you have curiosity and it rewards it, the progression can get very complex while you get to know the most efficient way to do things, at the start you learn things very basic but bare in mind that when you start you play as a mere ape, considerably inferior to modern chimps
I jumped into this game feet first without any prior research and after many many many hours of playing I am still nowhere near finished. It's brought me out of a gaming slump and taught me again how to simply play and explore instead of "completing" or "finishing". I love the soundtrack, it's an under-appreciated part of the game and evokes a massive feeling of curiosity and wonder, similar to how I felt watching Jurassic Park for the first time as a child. 10/10 would double dip into this game if it ever gets released for the Switch and would definitely buy any future releases from the studio just for going against the flow of current video game industry trends and staying original. Fuck the reviewers. Didn't even know about the negative reviews until after having spent 10+ hours in the game and by then I was already hooked and invested.
The game is lacking of species from the Neogene. It is too much focused on species than we know today like hyena, croco & snake. It's a shame. There is endemic species from this period who really deserve to be in the game.
To play devil's advocate, I really like that they included a lot of recognizable species because a lot of people don't realize that many of the animals we know today existed before we did.
I have never had a fear of snakes until I played this game... To be fair.. This game makes me fear nature itself... No horror game has made me as scared as this game has.. I do stay out at night way too much though :P had to restart a few times because of that :P
This game inaccurately depicts human evolution as a linear process from one species to the next In reality there were often more than one lineage of hominins coexisting like gracile and robust Australopithecines, and modern humans and Neandertals. It would have been cool in the game if you could run into and interact and even interbreed with related species
Ah that's a shame. I'm still very new to the game, but I assumed it would work with more overlap. Would love to get futher into it and talk about that side of the game in more detail, but it's gonna take me a while! - Jake
This is a very late response, but I beg to differ; in the game you represent a single clan of hominins, not the entire species. Because of that, tracking their evolution through time actually would look like a line, because other groups that have branched off over time are intentionally not accounted for. Though, I 100% agree that it would have been awesome to see and interact with other hominins that were alive at the same time.
They could always make that a thing in part 2… bare in mind they had to make a game intuitive but also informative.. I think if they had put everything in the first one ☝🏽 they wouldn’t have anywhere to go… I’m glad there is possible room of growth because games like these! Need to be funded and continued.
I... I guess! I cannot argue with that! I'm sure it's still a little bigger than it ought to be, but yeah I subconsciously imagined the hominids as way larger! It certainly explains the eagle at least! Very good point! - Jake
I really wish that this game did change the environment as you play. It really kind of killed the immersion when I pass millions of years ahead and all the trees, rocks, and rivers are all in exactly the same place and haven't changed a bit.
same, i helped my own immersion a little by moving each evolution and when reaching big new species id change biome, but it really should have altered.
Sorry for the late response! Well here's the thing, there were definitely big eagles in the Palaeocene, buuut, definitely not ~that~ big! Also, it's especially weird because the developers call it a Bateleur Eagle, which still lives in Africa today and is no where near that size! We're used to seeing dinosaurs and other ancient animals blown up to massive sizes in games, but Ancestors is really weird in that the only animals they made huge are the eagle and the rock python - the ones that are still alive today! - Jake
@@PalaeocastGamingNetwork Aww okay. Thanks for clarifying! Yeah I figured it was just a case of, "everything that's prehistoric is big". That's definitely true for that stupid oversized centipede they have in the game.
@@ethanlee8621 The largest eagle, "Haast's eagle", is still pretty amazing though! I had no idea there was a massive centipede, looking forward to finding that! - Jake
@@ethanlee8621 chiming in a year later. Yeah there once was one that big way before even dinosaurs existed. Its in the game only so caves would have a threat. And everythings probably smaller than we think. For example Australopithecus were 3'11 to 4'7. Female Haast's eagles could have a wingspan of 10'. Considering the largest Hominid we play in the game is about a foot shorter than an average modern human at best, it makes the other creatures being so big more believable. Its all from the perspective of a much smaller Hominid.
Truely a game that progresses as fast as you want it to, you want to explore? Go for it, want to stock up more frequented areas? Just don't lose too many hours doing simple tasks
@@achimpanzee9210 The reconstructions of a lot of the animals themselves are inaccurate, sadly including even the hominins as ones which should have in-line big toes are depicted with divergent ones. Something else that bothers me is for some reason, some of the Machairodus, such as the golden Machairodus, have teeth more similar in length and shape to a Smilodon. Also something that really bothered me is the random made up giant cave centipede and the miocene pelican with a sawblade beak. Those just straight up never existed. Although in the case of the bird similar animals existed in real life, forgot the name though. And the biggest inaccuracy, in my opinion, is the fact that the creatures and environment stay exactly the same as you evolve. But then again, you also evolve fast in this game, so maybe that's why. And yeah, like you said, there's species that shouldn't be together and the sizing is all wonky on so many levels. It never ceases to amaze me why they made the bateleur eagle, an eagle that exists in real life and isn't even on the list of biggest eagles, so massive in game. I get that our ancestors were small but not THAT small.
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I love this game, It was definitely a grind but it was well worth it. You go from cowering in trees constantly looking over my shoulder, to chasing sabertooth cats with a rock and bashing their heads in for fun and food.
Perfect evolution lmao
Everyone I watch is not careful at all all they do is travel with their entire clan be on the ground traveling it's mad funny 😂😂
i started laughing hysterically when he swears after realising the cat was there that was just pure shock and terror
Haha, thank you! I am not a brave ape it turns out. - Jake
the fun thing for me about this game, is that I can think of pierce and grind plant or fruit, but the ape isn't evolved for it... and I just "welp, I gotta think like a ape who is STILL about to discover stuff"
I've never heard a guy explain a game so well in the first two minutes.
This game really does a fantastic job of making the "world" and assorted predators seem terrifying ... and you captured that feeling quite well. It's scary venturing out beyond the safety of your hidden settlement. I started making a little forward base where I stored food and various salves, and a stock of sharpened sticks ... so that when you (inevitably) suffer a bleeding wound and lose your weapon, you know exactly where to run for healing. When you have a serious bleeding wound it can be a little scary trying to go scour the upper tree canopy looking for those things ... so having a pile of 2-3 of them already at a base camp is a good idea. You should do a follow-up video!
I've debated getting this, as I'd seen some harsh reviews, moreso stating it was a bit grindy, but this does encourage me to just immerse myself into it.
Hi i was in the same situation and give it a try, I got a whole weekend engaged and a lot lot of fun, roaming the jungle never gets old, the only thing to consider is that this is a complete sandbox, the game demands that you have curiosity and it rewards it, the progression can get very complex while you get to know the most efficient way to do things, at the start you learn things very basic but bare in mind that when you start you play as a mere ape, considerably inferior to modern chimps
I jumped into this game feet first without any prior research and after many many many hours of playing I am still nowhere near finished. It's brought me out of a gaming slump and taught me again how to simply play and explore instead of "completing" or "finishing". I love the soundtrack, it's an under-appreciated part of the game and evokes a massive feeling of curiosity and wonder, similar to how I felt watching Jurassic Park for the first time as a child. 10/10 would double dip into this game if it ever gets released for the Switch and would definitely buy any future releases from the studio just for going against the flow of current video game industry trends and staying original. Fuck the reviewers. Didn't even know about the negative reviews until after having spent 10+ hours in the game and by then I was already hooked and invested.
Yeah, all the more reason why it's great.
One of the best games I have ever played. I am up to 5.5mil years I believe it goes from 10mil to 1mil.
2mil
Switching hands is such a weird thing to unlock
2 seconds later
*I always get left and right confused*
This was really entertaining, thanks for playing it!
NGL.. I did chuckle a bit when my ape had to.. discover drinking water..
"Asassin's Creed Monke"
The game is lacking of species from the Neogene. It is too much focused on species than we know today like hyena, croco & snake. It's a shame. There is endemic species from this period who really deserve to be in the game.
Yeah, hope they add more in a sequel
To play devil's advocate, I really like that they included a lot of recognizable species because a lot of people don't realize that many of the animals we know today existed before we did.
@@catpoke9557 Yep.
You guys deserve more subs! And this is a very nice vídeo!🙌🏼❤️
Thank you so much!! Too kind!
I have never had a fear of snakes until I played this game... To be fair.. This game makes me fear nature itself... No horror game has made me as scared as this game has.. I do stay out at night way too much though :P had to restart a few times because of that :P
When you find a lost scared hominem you can comfort the and they’ll join your group!
This game inaccurately depicts human evolution as a linear process from one species to the next
In reality there were often more than one lineage of hominins coexisting like gracile and robust Australopithecines, and modern humans and Neandertals.
It would have been cool in the game if you could run into and interact and even interbreed with related species
It was still a pretty fun game in my opinion, playing as an ancient ape was just so fun
Ah that's a shame. I'm still very new to the game, but I assumed it would work with more overlap. Would love to get futher into it and talk about that side of the game in more detail, but it's gonna take me a while! - Jake
@@dangergamer8256 Yeah, though the "evolution" mechanics are pretty sloppy, the ancient life depicted is really neat! - Jake
This is a very late response, but I beg to differ; in the game you represent a single clan of hominins, not the entire species. Because of that, tracking their evolution through time actually would look like a line, because other groups that have branched off over time are intentionally not accounted for. Though, I 100% agree that it would have been awesome to see and interact with other hominins that were alive at the same time.
They could always make that a thing in part 2… bare in mind they had to make a game intuitive but also informative.. I think if they had put everything in the first one ☝🏽 they wouldn’t have anywhere to go… I’m glad there is possible room of growth because games like these! Need to be funded and continued.
Basically Sharkboy and Lavagirl
Similar storyline and visual style
vvvv underrated channel
Too funny. The amount of times that sabertooth cat jump scared you is hilarious.
The troop are copping you cus they are learning from you to see if it's safe to eat maquaes also do this
So if it is dangerous it’s you that dies
No
I was kidding but it’s fine
@@chanshengsupremacy8889i mean you're not wrong, just you get sick not so much you die, and the apes will still eat it even if you do get sick
Super Bunnyhop's video on _Ancestors_ was an interesting look at the philosophy of this game, if you'd like to watch it.
it's not exactly that the snake is massive, it's more that the ae you are playing as is smaller.
I... I guess! I cannot argue with that! I'm sure it's still a little bigger than it ought to be, but yeah I subconsciously imagined the hominids as way larger! It certainly explains the eagle at least! Very good point!
- Jake
@@PalaeocastGamingNetwork they aren't too much bigger than a boar
I really wish that this game did change the environment as you play. It really kind of killed the immersion when I pass millions of years ahead and all the trees, rocks, and rivers are all in exactly the same place and haven't changed a bit.
same, i helped my own immersion a little by moving each evolution and when reaching big new species id change biome, but it really should have altered.
So wait, were there actually eagles that big? That picked up adult apes with their feet and ate them?
Sorry for the late response! Well here's the thing, there were definitely big eagles in the Palaeocene, buuut, definitely not ~that~ big! Also, it's especially weird because the developers call it
a Bateleur Eagle, which still lives in Africa today and is no where near that size! We're used to seeing dinosaurs and other ancient animals blown up to massive sizes in games, but Ancestors is really weird in that the only animals they made huge are the eagle and the rock python - the ones that are still alive today!
- Jake
@@PalaeocastGamingNetwork Aww okay. Thanks for clarifying! Yeah I figured it was just a case of, "everything that's prehistoric is big". That's definitely true for that stupid oversized centipede they have in the game.
@@ethanlee8621 The largest eagle, "Haast's eagle", is still pretty amazing though! I had no idea there was a massive centipede, looking forward to finding that!
- Jake
@@ethanlee8621 chiming in a year later. Yeah there once was one that big way before even dinosaurs existed. Its in the game only so caves would have a threat.
And everythings probably smaller than we think. For example Australopithecus were 3'11 to 4'7. Female Haast's eagles could have a wingspan of 10'. Considering the largest Hominid we play in the game is about a foot shorter than an average modern human at best, it makes the other creatures being so big more believable. Its all from the perspective of a much smaller Hominid.
Great work!
Yue can swing on the grass on the trees
Yes
I love this game!
By the way, you can swing from leaves to leaves by holding and releasing A.
I want to see a creationist play this game and see how angry they get.
On the wiki Of the game you can see the genus Of many Of them animals
I'm real glad the rock pythons can't climb the trees, or at least they don't here fortunately.
What is this? Like, did you ever get into if the game is accurate? Or is this just you playing the game?
I played this game and it really wasn’t that great on PlayStation and was rather confusing at times. I still enjoyed the paleo stuff though.
Truely a game that progresses as fast as you want it to, you want to explore? Go for it, want to stock up more frequented areas? Just don't lose too many hours doing simple tasks
Very inaccurate. Very fun though
I seen some of the things that were inaccurate, like the overlapping species, their sizes, etc but what else did you find that was inaccurate?
@@achimpanzee9210 The reconstructions of a lot of the animals themselves are inaccurate, sadly including even the hominins as ones which should have in-line big toes are depicted with divergent ones. Something else that bothers me is for some reason, some of the Machairodus, such as the golden Machairodus, have teeth more similar in length and shape to a Smilodon.
Also something that really bothered me is the random made up giant cave centipede and the miocene pelican with a sawblade beak. Those just straight up never existed. Although in the case of the bird similar animals existed in real life, forgot the name though.
And the biggest inaccuracy, in my opinion, is the fact that the creatures and environment stay exactly the same as you evolve. But then again, you also evolve fast in this game, so maybe that's why.
And yeah, like you said, there's species that shouldn't be together and the sizing is all wonky on so many levels. It never ceases to amaze me why they made the bateleur eagle, an eagle that exists in real life and isn't even on the list of biggest eagles, so massive in game. I get that our ancestors were small but not THAT small.
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