Part Of Ark 2's Story Is Coming Sooner Than Expected, But It Might Not Be Enough To Make Up For Its Delays

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Despite some hope for a late release this year, the sequel to is still nowhere to be seen. While the years of delays have started to cause some understandable worries,it seems the developers are beginning to prepare players for the upcoming release of . While the official release is still a ways off, 's newest expansion aims to start connecting the original game's story to its long-awaited sequel.

Even though the sequel will contain all the classic features that made the original survival game stand out with its unique environments and gameplay mechanics like challenging dinosaur-taming, it's aiming to take a new direction for the franchise. With putting a much greater focus on delivering a story-driven narrative gameplay experience featuring named characters and even a big-budget actor like Vin Diesel, it's likely a difficult transition for some players to get used to. Thankfully, this upcoming expansion will play a vital role in this transition, with helping players get caught up to speed with the setting of the sequel while introducing them to the story-driven format in a familiar context.

While the exact details of the upcoming expansion haven't been revealed yet, there's still plenty to unpack in the latest post on X by the official X account. While the post states the story will take place between the events of the and expansions, the fact that it will also lead into the sequel means it could have an even larger scope than expected, which will likely tie up any loose ends with the previous storylines.

Another exciting fact is that certain cutscenes will feature animated sequences from MAPPA, the legendary studio that brought the final season of Attack on Titan, Jujutsu Kaisen, and Chainsawman to the silver screen.

Based on the timeframe of the expansions, there's reason to believe that will take players to the world of Arat Prime, exploring the events and characters players already know in even more detail. In terms of what to expect gameplay-wise, is