The story of the fountain of youth is one handed down by way of the generations. Magical water that may cease and even reverse growing older, permitting one to reside eternally. 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 purpose 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 contemporary water and constructing methods to prepare dinner meals. You will additionally must craft vessels able to navigating between the islands and in the end make it by way of the turbulent waters of the Bimini Belt.
![Island of Hope head statue.](https://techraptor.net/sites/default/files/styles/content_inline_mobile/public/images/survival-fountainofyouth-island-of-hope-statue.jpg?itok=ZkL7tV-n)
The toughest a part of surviving the islands is just not dying to the creatures, particularly in case you do not deal with buying giant quantities of ore to craft superior weapons. Perfecting blocking helps, however ranged weapons are the best way to stop taking injury. Melee towards crocodiles or bosses can shortly rack up the dying 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 are not 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 way of the world in his quest for the fountain. They increase 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 fulfill one member of the Snake Tribe in the direction of the top of the sport. These items of lore solidify the world you enjoying in.
![Iron Island volcano chronicle.](https://techraptor.net/sites/default/files/styles/content_inline_mobile/public/images/survival-fountainofyouth-iron-island-chronicle.jpg?itok=p3RBozNs)
Sadly, since it’s so quest-driven, further playthroughs are closely discounted. I could not see myself enjoying by way of 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 searching trophies and a few nautical gadgets. Personally, it would not present sufficient of a draw for repeated playthroughs. What saved me going by way of the sport to succeed in the top was the need 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 terms of crafting. You could 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.
![Alcohol crafting recipe.](https://techraptor.net/sites/default/files/styles/content_inline_mobile/public/images/survival-fountainofyouth-alcohol-crafting-recipe.jpg?itok=fJ1dWxGx)
General, 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 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 replica supplied by OdinSoft Inc. All screenshots had been taken throughout the technique of evaluation with over 50 hours of gameplay.