A new Ark: Survival Evolved expansion trailer from writer Snail Games has been resoundingly condemned by the Ark neighborhood for being full of proof of appalling generative AI imagery.
The trailer was launched within the wake of Snail Games’ GDC announcement of its “in-house developed new expansion map, Ark: Aquatica”. The studio describes the enlargement as a non-canonical facet story to Ark in “an ambitious underwater setting featuring 95% of gameplay taking place beneath the surface.”
“This is disgusting and you should be ashamed of yourselves,” wrote Irish YouTuber Syntac in response to the trailer. This assertion from the favored Ark-oriented video creator, who has over 1.9 million subscribers, is at present the highest touch upon the Ark: Aquatica trailer.
Comments from different viewers are unanimously and equally damaging, decrying the trailer as “pathetic” and “embarrassing.” The trailer is rife with traces of AI slop, together with education fish blurring out and in of existence, a hideously deformed hand clutching a spear gun, a levitating octopus floating in entrance of a shipwreck that doesn’t know whether or not it’s a rock or not, human ft that morph into floppy flippers, and more.
For its half, unique Ark: Survival Evolved developer Studio Wildcard has instantly distanced itself from the dialogue, clarifying on social media that Ark: Aquatica just isn’t being being developed by its workforce, and that “Studio Wildcard remains entirely dedicated to the production of Ark: Survival Ascended & Ark 2, and we’re excited to bring Ark: Lost Colony to you later this year!”
Since lacking its previously planned late 2024 release window the long run of Ark 2 has been unclear amongst followers, however Studio Wildcard confirmed this week that growth on the dinosaur survival sequel is constant. It additionally revealed Ark: Lost Colony, a new enlargement for Ark: Survival Ascended that may lead into the sequel.
Ark: The Animated Series star Michelle Yeoh reprises her position within the trailer.
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