ARK - We Aren't Meant to Live Forever Extended 1 Hour

[@KnightofHyrule26]

Listening to this just days after losing one of my good friends, with whom I played countless hours of Ark. I will miss him and the time we had together. I will play Ark in the future in his memory. It's going to be difficult to play Extinction when it's available since that was the map we spent most of our time on.

[@couchdoggo]

He lives on in our hearts forever ❤

[@misterkyler]

I know the feeling. One of my tribemates passed away 2 years ago. Played ark for years with him

[@JustinasRimsas]

be strong you are not alone

[@fernandobacate]

The day has come, steel your heart and beat that map next monday in memory of your friend.

[@nexovec]

This plays as a boss track whenever you are within 1000m radius around any of the ARK developers.

[@BaryonyxA239]

Me bribing my friends to listen to Ark ost

[@couchdoggo]

Yeah man I had to do the same I picked the overseer boss theme my favourite they kept complaining about it not having words like man stfu and learn to appreciate good songs!

[@couchdoggo]

Oh yeah BTW it was my mum

[@danielon1359]

​@@couchdoggoBro literally my cousin

[@didigolf_YT]

@@BaryonyxA239 Garret

[@cringeboi2974]

Starting to think this is a hidden message from the devs telling us that Snail Games is killing Ark and that it's not meant to live forever and is fine if it dies. Everything has it's time, and it's not a bad thing.

[@DreadEnder]

Maybe but it’s also the end of development for one of the best and most popular games ever!

[@dark-ei7gi]

tbf would make sense, theyve not been treating ark well since the extinction days. low quality maps, constant delays ect and theyre very aware

[@DreadEnder]

@@dark-ei7gi personally I think the maps have always been amazing

[@dark-ei7gi]

@@DreadEnder fair enough, i do like every map but with ase especially the genesises they just came out extremely broken lol. think theyre gonna be a W in asa tho

[@DreadEnder]

@@dark-ei7gi don’t forget the new story map and a whole new set official maps.

[@SynechisVeltiosi]

I can go on forever about Ark, but I will keep it short. Ark itself is truly amazing, the story line, the music, the emotions, the trials, and the deaths all have added up to create our own personal journey within this game, no, our story. The feelings and experiences we have gone through when playing this masterpiece is like no other. This isn't just my favorite game. This is my life, for we have endured so much within this journey. It's a part of us and it's what makes us. We will never get anything like this again, as every game is unique in its own way. But this is something I wish I could experience..... one more time, as I came from searching for a good survival game on mobile to playing on console. Every person I have met, friend or foe, has made me into who I am. Sadly, this is the end of this chapter. Ark has inspired me in so many ways that I could not tell every human being on earth even if I had all the time in the world. In the end, death is inevitable, but the stories shall remain for eternity. Even if no one cares to listen, it still happened. As we progress into this new Era, I ask this of you, Ark Survival Evolved. Please remember me as I will forever remember you, for I love you. Thank you for everything.❤🎉😢

[@ToXic606-w4h]

same brother😥

[@dokenfilm]

Getting hella goosebumps reading your comment! Damn what an experience it has been, so many emotions while playing Ark, it is amazing. I would love to have an ark fans type event where hundreds of ark fans would sit together and share their own story of the game across those wonderful years :)

[@metamaine2415]

God dam that brings me to knees and crying, your words cut deep than knife, dagger or sword😢

[@abhiignitor007]

[@Loganhartley-w9t]

I agree. you can never explain the ark experience to someone truly until they have experienced it themselves. R.I.P. ark. see you in the new era.

[@minilasse8665]

I was listening to this masterpiece on repeat then youtube automatically sent me here.

[@primalfeeling3257]

same lol

[@couchdoggo]

haha thanks youtube lol

[@caldenparker2877]

Samesies 😂

[@marilynlucero9363]

This brings me back to the good old days of Ark for sure. I remember the first update that came out for me was when the Diplodocus was added to the game. When Scorched Earth came out and I tamed a Jerboa, I thought it was so freaking adorable, it's been by my side ever since. Yes, up to this day, that exact Jerboa I tamed and named Noodles is still with me, lol. I have even defeated bosses with Noodles on my shoulder. It's been there when I defeated the Broodmother, Megapithecus, Dragon, Overseer, Center crew, Manticore, Ragnarok guardians, Rockwell, the three Titans and even the King Titan on all difficulties. Had to take a bit of a break after that, small burnout from the game, but I returned helping my friends beat the game. The first thing I did was Upload & download my Jerboa so it's back with me in the new world, had to use a cheat to give it to me basically and once more it's been there when taking on the Broodmother, Megapithecus and Dragon we're currently preparing for the Overseer. Getting her into Aberration was hell though, had to use mods to get it to work since you can't naturally download the Jerboa onto that map for some reason. Noodles is now a Max. Level Jerboa obviously being as old as 7 years by this point and probably with a lot of mental health issues seeing all those gargantuan bosses. This time now that I am helping friends beat the game, I am pushing through taking on all other maps as well that's been released. One thing is for sure, inside of the boss arenas, everybody for themselves if they don't listen to strategy and tactics since I'm keeping my little buddy safe first thing first.

[@couchdoggo]

Damn Noodles has seen more than I have! (btw my 1st jerboa is called Jerry and I had it for 2 years now)

[@marilynlucero9363]

@@couchdoggoDefinitely, after facing all these terrying bosses from her perspective she's going to need a lot of therapy... lol. Keep Jerry safe, Jerboas may only deal 2 damage per hit but their greatest strength is emotional support. Due to Noodles and my desire to keep her safe I've actually managed to teach myself to avoid deaths very easily and become a lot more aware of my surroundings. Bonding with your Jerboa you'll achieve that as well its like the very first day in Ark to some degree never ended as every death is crucial.

[@couchdoggo]

@@marilynlucero9363 therapist: the King Titan isn't real he can't hurt you The King Titan: ..... The King Titan is dead.

[@couchdoggo]

@@marilynlucero9363 I'll make sure to give Jerry some mejos when I go on tonight! I also have an otter on the island called Benji. He is brown with a white belly you know, default colours. Benji has seen me beat every single island boss and The Overseer on my 100 days that I'm making. Benji keeps me safe from the cold and I defend him with my life!

[@marilynlucero9363]

@@couchdoggo That's great! Otters are also adorable, personally chose the Jerboa since on Scorched Earth you couldn't get one of a higher level than just Level 1. I felt like choosing it because it was "The little engine that could."

[@airrunner85]

In my opinion, Ark Survival has so much boundary pushing ability that if it was in the hands of a better publisher. This gaming franchise would without a doubt be vastly bigger than what it already is. Talk about un-tapped potential! It is a game that offers an incredible mixture of gaming mechanics that come together so beautifully. Remarkable game - astounding soundtrack. Thank you.

[@couchdoggo]

yeah its a shame that it couldnt be bigger, i think thats why its delayed a lot, because they have to give money to snail games instead of workers to make the game.

[@DreadEnder]

You’re telling me! Despite being bought by a toxic publisher that was famous for rip of games that also stole over 1 billion dollars of funding to get out of debt. Yet despite that it Became the second most played game of 2016 and kept a solid top ten position for 3 years.

[@jennapothier7310]

Its surreal to see this game become as beloved to people as, say, the old Halo games Halo was arround before I was born. A pillar of joy that had always been there But Ark... I was already old enough to have a good understanding of things when Ark came out And now I've gotten to see it grow on people and become a similar pillar. This legendary game as beloved as Halo is to me And with music just as good ;)

[@o7hero114]

You are exactly right. Halo is a true masterpiece with the games and music we have all grown to. and ark is all the same. hearing the music brings me the same feels as halo did and always will. so now we gotta never let this die and remember we actually living in this masterpiece and we will look back when we are in our 60s or more and say yes my all time favorite game im glad to have gotten to experience in my life time.

[@infarededge4393]

this game means so much to me, I've been playing since it first dropped on Xbox game preview and have witnessed all the updates and you bet I'll be there for ASA day one. Even though Wildcard can be difficult at times I appreciate the company so much for bringing this masterpiece into existence.

[@couchdoggo]

Yes we love ark and we love wildcard for making this masterpiece! Iv been playing Ark since it came to ps4 in 2016 and have been playing ever since! (I only started playing on pc back in summer of 2022)

[@infarededge4393]

@@couchdoggo I'm around the same for pc as my old one could not handle ark, in fact I'm playing ark right now on my other monitor right now.

[@SynechisVeltiosi]

Can we really blame wildcard for the problems that come from snail games?

[@infarededge4393]

@user-si2ss5en2l I'm mainly talking about the delays and the insanely poor optimisation but if any of those are snail games fault then thanks for correcting me (I am in no way defending snail games, fuck those guys)

[@rilindshehu96]

The music, the photo they chose for it, and the ARK lore/story all come together in this brilliant masterpiece. I have no words to describe this, honestly. As someone who started playing ARK the moment it first came out, this soundtrack means a lot to me. It's a big bunch of emotions all at once. RIP ARK SE. You'll live on in our private servers forever.

[@Zyranna]

When I first started playing ark, I was under the impression that I was just bad at videogames. It was a misconception about myself that I held for a long time, and allowed to hold me back. But despite how brutally hard this game was for me, it was also so fascinating, and unlike anything else that I have ever played that it pushed me to want to keep playing. It made me want to keep trying. Over the years I feel I've kind of had my own "hero's journey" with it. I had my mentors, I had my friends, I had my failures. I put my trust in people I shouldn't have, and payed the price for it, but came out stronger in the end. I eventually found that I didn't need anyone else to carry me, I found that I had the strength and skill to do anything I wanted on my own, and it was by my choice that I included others on it. Because after all, it is rather lonely to go it alone. By the time this whole crazy adventure was over, I truly felt like a hero. I respect this game for the lessons it taught me, and the strength it has brought me over the years.

[@couchdoggo]

I would like to say the same thing about myself but I'm just genuinely bad at games lol

[@scarjjbag]

Dude its so true I feel like a hero at the end of this all. Made it mostly alone all the way to the extinction map on official solo. Never beat that boss but I've accepted how far I came

[@couchdoggo]

​we have all come a long way and it's sad that ark survival evolved is ending but with ark survival ascended coming we can start whole new adventures!

[@VernHestandIII]

Very few things affect me emotionally. This track gets me misty every time. It is full of the wonder and power of the Ark journey, as well as the sad and triumphant end of that journey. All good things must come to resolution. This game is an absolute masterpiece. I will never tire of it, nor thank the devs enough for gifting it to the world and enduring the scorn of so many in the process. We certainly aren't meant to live forver, but with any luck... Ark will. Rest in peace, survivor. Your trials are over. The monsters are gone. Humanity is saved.

[@ShadowNinja500]

I have to admit i did not know this was a video game soundtrack. I just thought it was some or orhestrestal masterpiece. It still is. I used this to write a very sad scene in my novel and I truly thank you for putting this out. You helped me out so much. I will always come back to this.

[@couchdoggo]

glad it helped! what is the story about?

[@ShadowNinja500]

Well it's for the fifth book of the series but basically it's about a group of rag tag warriors against an empire bent on destroying them. But during the war a bigger threat arises and it's only matter of time before the villains finally reveal themselves. But the one scene was about one of main characters friends sacrificing their life to save the battalion.

[@couchdoggo]

@@ShadowNinja500 wow that sounds pretty deep, can you buy these?

[@mcjoelio-gb]

Game of the Decade for me. Lots of depth and lots of quirks. Enjoyable in both PvP and PvE.

[@Haystack.1]

Some might say this game is just a game but in reality it has always been and always will be more than that

[@lano_lunaire]

great videogames have a way of creating reference points in life that is pretty insane

[@couchdoggo]

Yeah!

[@rip1597]

like how symbolic the name is, huge homage to the mistakes of Rockwell, and how Ark SE Officials are ending, and doing both of those great service in the emotion in the music, the little chimes remind me of the explorer notes, how fascinated Rockwell and Helena were with their situation, the efforts of Nerva, the strength of Mei Yin, and in its final moments of the song, it emulates humanities endurance with the opera voice/chorus, despite trial, humanity survives with the colony ships Eden ring, making Santiago (v#?) and everyone elses sacrifices worth it

[@rilindshehu96]

Helena's first note in The Island starts with her appreciating the sunrises, saying "Yet, each one seems more beautiful than the last", and the last note of The One Who Waits ends with "Because it's bound to be even more beautiful than the last." bruuuuhhhh. I noticed this yesterday. RIP.

[@grayokay]

this is a game truly like no other, beautiful lore, music and gameplay tbh

[@couchdoggo]

Ark is truly a special game unlike no other

[@YaBoiGasBoi]

I met the love of my life through this game and played on official for 7 years... This cuts deep, but I guess our story will restart/continue in the new one :)

[@couchdoggo]

Yes! A whole new adventure begins!

[@mike306dt]

You old romantic you!

[@ShadowNinja500]

They can't wait to see you again they are counting down the minutes to see you again. Just know they will always love you and have a hand on your shoulder guiding you through this life. Bad things happen, but they will always be there. So when you feel alone remember their hand is there. I wish you the best and hope you are doing well. ❤

[@Loganhartley-w9t]

boy oh boy this adds to my crippling lonliness issues :) but still i hope you both are living good. dont let the horde of dodos overrun you.

[@aryat8579]

The game i cherished so much , countless friends i made here and all the fun adventures we had

[@youareawsome1]

for nothing can sever the bond which all players have with ark and our memories and friends we made along the way the journey ahead may be the roughest yet but it isn't the first nor will it be the last make what you can with what you have and let it inspire others to create a long living masterpiece that shal live on in all our hearts until the day we die goodbye ase and thank you for everything

[@couchdoggo]

Yeah! ASE was the best!

[@youareawsome1]

asa could only hope to achieve what ase did @@couchdoggo

[@couchdoggo]

@@youareawsome1 hopefully it does

[@youareawsome1]

i wish wild card had'nt sold ark to slime games@@couchdoggo

[@yehuuu-xl3td]

This thing gives me nostalgia like minecraft musics it is epic I remember grinding ark for hours on summer holidays with friends taming my first giga etc and this music just makes everything more emotional

[@sevbans]

since 2017 playing that shit and loved it and this music brings good memories and friends

[@couchdoggo]

thats why i made a 1 hour version you can enjoy it for longer!

[@o7hero114]

the one game i have stuck with since release on pc. and infact the main reason why i even got into pc gaming. i will always support this game no matter. i have witnessed and been in some of the biggest wars in ark history been in some of the most toxic and frndly tribes. TEA GANG GANG Kindred Hands And many more that i have grown with. ark has its own world of ppl and the way we interact with eachother makes this community one of the craziest and exciting out of any game i have played. im ready for ASA. built a 5k dollar gaming pc just to play it at its best possible way. see you all there. -ThePrince

[@BeingRias]

This sends me down a nostalgia trip

[@couchdoggo]

same man! i started playing back in 2016 when ark came to ps4! when did you start playing?

[@BeingRias]

@@couchdoggo I started playing back in the legacy days the day it came out on Xbox, and I’ve played ever since! I moved to PS4 and met my best friend and everything on this game

[@couchdoggo]

@@BeingRias what got you into ark?

[@BeingRias]

@@couchdoggo for me it was the dinosaurs, then the people I met kept me coming back, and the breeding. Nothing at all hits like Ark, it was so unique

[@couchdoggo]

@@BeingRias your right there man!

[@youareawsome1]

even so the end of one era is the beginning of another we leave behind our legacy to create another what we once achieved we shal achieve again let our experiences guide us through our coming journeys for the ones that have passed will be with us forever and always

[@couchdoggo]

Yes I'm sure that asa will be just as good as ase

[@DANIEDITS461]

the journey has to come to an end early or late ark will still be in our Heart a new journey will begin and lets hope the new journey will be better!

[@Neowyvern_pw]

I loved playing this game it was so fun playing with my Friends it was fun

[@somerandomdudeadd123]

wow i am happy u improved youtube bro i love been there since the begining

[@couchdoggo]

wow really? thank you for sticking around for so long man! and thank you! iv tried to improve my content so its more enjoyable for everyone to watch and I'm glad you're enjoying it! oh yeah question: just how long have you been here for? was it when I started the ark series or back when i made shell shockers vids?

[@somerandomdudeadd123]

shell shockers i also played it in poki @@couchdoggo

[@couchdoggo]

​@@somerandomdudeadd123 man that was so long ago! Glad you've stuck around for the journey! You probably know more about this channel than most people here!

[@NibirBaishnab]

ark is my favourite game!the grpahics the highly advanced gameplay the lore the music the worlds the creatures the items i love it all the combat is also not all basic you have to stop in place while using inventory and also the stamina mechanic

[@yussellenriquelezamaplatas8214]

esto es grande, te transmite de tal forma que te envuelve por completo

[@Alexandercailyn-yo2xk]

Rip Ark, you were epic.

[@couchdoggo]

Press F to pay respects

[@calebdangerh]

F

[@The_Barroth]

It was a fun romp. I’ll see y’all in ascended Hoping krakens better Dinos makes it’s reappearance

[@couchdoggo]

I'll be reacting to the asa trailer tonight on stream with @ILikeArk and @levidawgs and answering questions in the chat as well as maybe (I said maybe) some asa gameplay at the end! But that depends if it downloads on time lol. Hope to see you there!

[@ColossalSwordFormAndTechnique]

I will say this one last time… Ark Survival Evolved didn’t have to be executed, in order to create Ark Survival Ascended ☝️ It wasn’t necessary. But I never gave up like the rest… I kept breeding my Carchars and Gigas. Now I lnow the true power of the Carchar 😤 He can almost become invincible after many kill streaks, fast healing and increased dps. My topstats fully imprinted Carchar can slaughter multiple wild gigas 😎

[@couchdoggo]

Nice man!

[@Loganhartley-w9t]

tf....... well god, its time to run.

[@KillinWithKi11Roy]

I was there. I was there when Hide was worth more that metal ingots because dead dinos would float into the sky. I was there when dinos couldn't walk back wards. I was there when the Chinese invaded US severs. I was there for the First DLC and the Last. We where all there for the Good and the bad times.

[@didigolf_YT]

Btw this is the Ark animated series trailer’s soundtrack

[@couchdoggo]

No this is the credits theme for asa, the one used in the animated series trailer is called journeys end

[@didigolf_YT]

@@couchdoggo this one is so similar then

[@couchdoggo]

@@didigolf_YT yeah it's based of journeys end

[@didigolf_YT]

@@couchdoggo hmmmmm i heard it but i still think that is this one 🤔

[@couchdoggo]

@@didigolf_YT well this was made way after the animated series trailer so it can't be that

[@chrisa3955]

Todos la hemos escuchado pero yo sigo sin cansarme de ella :D

[@couchdoggo]

¡sí! ¡Esta canción es tan genial!

[@santiagososa1489]

Hermano, yo la primera vez qje vi el titulo y la escuche me puse a llorar, un juego, una etapa de mi vida, que me vio crecer, evolucionar, y yo a ese maravilloso juego, cuando me pase los bosses del primer mapa y todo lo que vino despues, puede que venga una nueva version y una secuela, pero jamas olvidare lo que este juego, esta etapa, fue para mi, y creo que no solo hablo por mi mismo, en paz descance Ark: survival evolved ❤😢

[@couchdoggo]

@@santiagososa1489 Nosotros siempre te amaremos Ark!

[@Straw-Hat-20]

I hate ark so much but can't stop myself from playing this shit love you ark

[@couchdoggo]

we all love to hate it lol

[@Straw-Hat-20]

@@couchdoggo hope ark 2 will have some better optimization ☠️ I don't want to remember 2016-18 ark ... And hope ark 2 will be available on steam before 2040 also the animated series and mobile version

[@Loganhartley-w9t]

so...... i am EXPECTING for our boy vin to get mauled by a miraconyx in ark 2.

[@doomtastic3635]

Goddamn this is beautiful❤

[@couchdoggo]

It truly is! Did you know they actually use this as the credits theme in asa?

[@thehenchman2102]

un gran escalofrio unico e inigualable recorrio mi cuerpo entero..

[@couchdoggo]

Lo mismo aquí hombre

[@youareawsome1]

good bye ase we shal always remember the good times as well as the bad for they equally made us the players we are today may we never forget the way you let us leave behind reality and explore a world that is what we made of it thank you for joy and happiness it has been a pleasure we shal always remember and be us damned if we forget

[@couchdoggo]

We will always love ark and will never forget it either!

[@crazyboy-ed8nz]

This should be the menu music for ark survival ascended

[@couchdoggo]

that would be good maybe more a credits thing

[@couchdoggo]

wow i actually predicted this lol

[@MRSBACONTHEMOSTLEGENDARYBACON]

I will miss ark one so much! :(

[@couchdoggo]

We all will man :( but asa is coming and we will be able to have whole new adventures!

[@MRSBACONTHEMOSTLEGENDARYBACON]

@@couchdoggo true, the dodorex was my favourite event mini boss, now it will not probably return unless i still know the glitch to actually spawn the dodorex in gen 2 like I usually do

[@couchdoggo]

​@@MRSBACONTHEMOSTLEGENDARYBACONI'm sure the dodorex will return at some point!

[@MRSBACONTHEMOSTLEGENDARYBACON]

@@couchdoggo okay!

[@MRSBACONTHEMOSTLEGENDARYBACON]

@@couchdoggoima subscribe to you, you deserve a new sub! :)

[@awesomedorito0427]

I finally found it!

[@couchdoggo]

yes! enjoy!

[@SkadiDarkmoon]

Ich vermisse es so sehr 💔

[@couchdoggo]

Ich werde es auch vermissen, aber immerhin haben wir ARK Survival Ascended zum Spielen, also ist es nicht alles schlecht!

[@JacobRolandMontino]

rroooooaaaaarrrr (good bye ark survival evolved)

[@Tudabot]

Please i want to download this song

[@couchdoggo]

ok £10?

[@FireOccator]

Ori vibes.

[@didigolf_YT]

Why i call all my Baryonyx Garret?

[@couchdoggo]

Yeah Gareth is a legend!

[@jemkebaba4648]

🥺😢😭

[@couchdoggo]

RIP ARK: Survival Evolved 2015-2023

[@abdielramos4325]

I hate snail games soo much destroying my favorite game taking away official i really hope ark 2 is not dominated by snail games and we can at least have a similar experience to ark 1 😔

[@austintran8029]

What’s this

[@couchdoggo]

a song idk

[@globaled1694]

we do it for fortnite HOORAH WE DO IT FORTNORTNITE

[@couchdoggo]

what

[@globaled1694]

@@couchdoggo VBUCK SWAG

[@Gator500]

[@Spinopino-lw9ph]

This deserve respect 🫡 5 out of 5 spinos

[@couchdoggo]

Thank you!

[@Spinopino-lw9ph]

No thank you