![]() The big lizard thing is not scientifically accurate any more’. Rapczak later told MCV: “We’ve noticed that a lot of people are quick to point out: ‘Hey, dinosaurs have feathers now. Studio Wildcard explains them with some mysteriously undisclosed “in-world context for why these species may have evolved slightly from their historical counterparts,” but it’s also a bit of a get-out. And maybe sometimes don’t, like Doedicurus, which rolls around Ark like Sonic the Hedgehog. Creative director Jesse Rapczak told Gamasutra that he and his team didn’t go out to attempt accuracy, instead designing creatures that look and behave how players expect. Its island is also home to ape men and giant snakes. It’s important to note that Ark’s dinos aren’t meant to be scientifically correct. Guess what? Ark’s dinosaurs aren’t very dinosaury. ![]() So I asked one of its writers, Marc Vincent, about how games and popular culture depict dinosaurs, and to look at a few of Ark’s. I’m interested in all this stuff because for the past few years I’ve been reading a wonderfully When the Internet Was Great-style blog called Love in the Time of Chasmosaurs, which documents representations of dinosaurs, mostly from old picture books, many of which I pored over when I was little, and critiques them according to current scientific thinking. I mean, who wouldn’t? But since the very first video that came out about the game, I’ve wondered how close to modern paleontological thinking they are. Continued abuse of our services will cause your IP address to be blocked indefinitely.I play Ark: Survival Evolved mostly to look at its dinosaurs. Please fill out the CAPTCHA below and then click the button to indicate that you agree to these terms. If you wish to be unblocked, you must agree that you will take immediate steps to rectify this issue. ![]() If you do not understand what is causing this behavior, please contact us here. If you promise to stop (by clicking the Agree button below), we'll unblock your connection for now, but we will immediately re-block it if we detect additional bad behavior.
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