This and the previous two episodes are easily the best ARK content I have ever seen. Absolutely incredible, enjoyable and immersive - I can not wait to see more (in time, when it's ready) ❤
The voice acting really sells how Rockwell just... started out as a stuffy if slightly skeevy researcher, but eventually let his lust for knowledge consume him to the point of madness.
Please tell me you’ll do Rockwell’s notes for the other maps as well! I absolutely adore this impression, and after Genesis 2’s emotional ending, this vid is one of the many comforts I confide in for the loss of our favorite Ark antagonist. Keep on rockin’ these vids y’all!
I am gonna miss you survivors.But you have new journey ahead. Possibly even going to element core to destroy it. May the world leave in peace. Yes element. Edmundium however you like
Just remember Neddy, you did an animated series before the actual animated series coming ^_~ Super hyped for this one if it's even half as awesome as the Helena and Mei ones!
@@someone5685 There was a placeholder for the video until the upload time. I hadn't watched it yet but figured if it was as good as the previous two it would be awesome (and it was).
This is the first time in 5 years of playing ARK that I've paid attention to the the explorer notes, amazing job, never knew the story was so interesting. Just finished watching the other 2 perspectives also.
I am actually shocked how this much effort just gets 3k views. This deserves millions of views if you compare the effort put in to this. Crazy man, keep up the good work!!
The dude who voices Rockwell in this sounds like a pre-corrupted Rockwell and I freaking love it and I hope they can get some voice lines from you cuz that would be epic
THe story of ARK is the reason that after 4k hours of random ARK gameplay I bought a server that could cluster all cannonical maps together so I could travel the same path as the people in the story did. It is why I was so happy they would make the animated series and it is why I am so very happy you guys are doing these Survival Stories. The quality is really top notch and bravo to the voice actors. YOu all have my respect. Thanks for completing the ARK exprerience with these visual experiences of the ARK dossiers.
Thank you again for the shoutout buddy. You picked the right actor for the role 100% Hoped our work towards the voice helped to reach this(And that reverb 😉) Well done to you and the team that obviously invested so much time and effort into the edits. Tremendous work and I'm very very sure this will put you on the map.
This is truly awesome. I was taking a bit of a break from Ark, but watching these make it IMPOSSIBLE to not want to play again. If only the real Ark experience was more like these videos. PLEASE make more of them! Do every explorer note on every map and I will gladly watch them all.
Ned, amazing as always. I remember first discovering your channel whilst searching for explorer note videos, and watching your Helena video back before Mei-yin’s came out. You and everyone who works on these deserve the progress the channel has earned. The premiere got 870 viewers and 500 likes before it ended, that’s amazing! I hope you have a good time working on the next and I wish you luck in the future.
Whoa, the voice actor you got for Rockwell was PERFECT! And a very close match for Tennant. Major props to him for an awesome performance and another excellent video!
Well I guess one bonus of how terrible the ark animated series was is that it brought me here to go through the real actual lore. This was awesome, thank you for this.
My only request is that after you do Nerva's notes, you edit all of these clips into one big video, and have them in chronological order. Because all the notes are written alongside one another. Please! Also the voice for Rockwell was phenomenally accurate, he sounded almost exactly like David tennant
This was BRILLIANT. I've always wanted a compilation of the characters within the game. This went far and away beyond what I believed the idea could be. I cannot wait for more!
Wow, I can’t even understand how such a channel can create such quality, I hope you guys do them for the other story arks as well I love this, this content is the very content I’ve been scouring all over RU-vid to find but you are the only one making anything like it, and your doing a better job than I could’ve hoped for. You are doing amazing work here, keep it up.
One of Rockwell’s assistants looks awfully familiar... 🤔 Joking aside, this was spectacularly done! The in-game acting was great and structures were beautiful as always. But where this one excelled was the voice acting. It was absolutely spot on, sounding just like David Tennant but different enough the be unique. In my opinion at least, this was absolutely worth the wait and I cannot wait for Nerva’s story. Also, obligatory mention of the fact we are getting a retelling of ARK’s story in The Animated Series on Netflix in 2022!
I'm absolutely amazed! Everything came out fantastic! If I didn't know any better I would have thought it was David Tennant voicing so terrific job mister Elliot Crossley. I got chills watching :D
That was bloody brilliant! Voice acting was spot on, which, props to matching it to the canon voice actor XD This really showed Rockwell's initial steps into madness. Small steps in comparison to how he turns out, but they're what started him on the path. I cannot wait for more of this series, it's absolutely amazing! Love that you're giving the lore and characters of this game the spotlight they deserve.
I love how Rockwell goes from being a egotistical and narcissistic but still somewhat ethical scientist who just wants to understand the ark that he is now living on, to full-blown Maniac who wants to take over not just one world but multiple.
Yesss! Great job guys! I'm loving this. It's like a mini series. Keep up the good work! Haha. I'm a ark player to the bone. But never start collecting the notes and try to follow the story. But I was curious what the story is. Thanks to you guys I can follow the story and in the most amazing way. I love how you make the videos! Thmx again guys, can't wait to see the next one!
this is.... some of the best stuff ive ever seen. It's like you have your own pixar! I love it ive watched atleast 10 times I really aspire to be able to do something like this in my future. Well done!
Thanks for continuing to make these, and at such a high level of quality! The effort and talent involved is really impressive, and I'm glad that it's letting more people experience the stories from the Explorer Notes. I'm still fond of those characters and proud of the journey they went through, so it makes me smile to see that so many folks are enjoying their adventures in a new way.
Thank you so much, Marc. I hope to show the rest of your story in video format in the best way possible, and I wish you luck with your future projects!
the voice acting was PERFECT. Sounded just like a pompas English Scientist. Then i could actually FEEL the slow spiral into madness. The seta and acting was perfect too. well done. looking forward to more.
His selfishness is the the manisfestation of the changing fate of Ark, like he's the main character that became to be a solid Antagonist, no plot holes only utter commitment to do anything for his Ego, he wants to control everyone and everything even evolution for his own satisfaction.
Dude when I first heard this I legitimately thought it was David Tennant voicing him. This was also before I even knew David Tennant voiced Rockwell in Genesis part 2 and is going to voice him in the TV show coming out soon. Kudos to the voice actor here. Did a fantastic job.
Right? I've heard that a lot -- people were convinced it was Tennant until they realized it was voiced by Elliott Crossley. We definitely picked the right guy for the job!
I love it, great work. You sounded a little down in your outro. I know and appreciate how much work it is making these. You've done an amazing job at coordinating these and making them they really bring the game to life in a new way. There is a whole ark community behind you who is really enjoying this series. This will always be the OG animated ark series and just consider the new one to be icing on the cake.
I am loving these videos. I have a couple of thousand hours in Ark and the lore has always intrigued me but to be honest I haven't gone out of my way to find most of it or really read through it all so your videos have given me a whole new sense of depth for the game. Thank you!
This series is honestly amazing, as someone who plays ark with friends pretty casually it’s astounding to see the way in which the survivor notes build a story. Great job with the series so far and I would love it if you continued to make this content!
Stuff like this makes me sad for how badly they fumbled the animated series. Rockwell wasn't always a total piece of shit, he actually saw Helena as a friend at first. But nuance isn't allowed for pea brained viewers of a TV show, so they just made him outright evil from the get-go
These are really really nice to watch, I’m really enjoying seeing the story of the inhabitants of ark and the way the stories entwine together. I’d love to see the story of every single person that wrote notes up until the end of genesis 2 thank you very much and I can’t wait to see the rest.
You know a really big pro I’d like to give is how you showed his decent into madness he started as man just trying to learn slowly changing into a monster fueled by jealousy which you can really see here so big props for that!
There's four people on the Island who wrote the original Explorer Notes; Helena, Mei-yin, Rockwell and Nerva. After that, we go to Scorched Earth to follow the Explorer Notes over there. A few familiar faces, and some new ones.
This blew my mind. The accent and expression of the narrator were perfect. I know he's emulating David Tennant but it was _excellent_. I have no idea how someone can do that! It added a quality of realism that gave the entire narrative a sense of integrity and urgency. We got a very brief glimpse at the end of what becomes of Rockwell, and that was very powerful. Thank you for creating this series of videos. It is extraordinary, the detail and care you put into every moment, and for people like myself who are just discovering the lore, it is a very, very powerful experience, like psychological sledgehammer. Thank you for this.
I realize things must be pretty hectic now trying to keep up with everything. But for those looking to dig deeper into the story of Ark and its characters, this series so far is one of the best youtube sources so far I've found for the explorer notes. Which can be difficult to find in game if you don't know where to look and want to get a jump on things before the sequel and anime series hits. Both of which I'm personally excited for. Keep up the good work and I look forward to as much more as you can.
Perfect timing on the release of these videos! Not many people even know about these characters or even the notes. It really is a fascinating story. My favorite is the slow buildup to rock wells madness and then the droppoff of his sanity for element. I liked it, keep it up 👍👍👍
The voice acting, the scenes, it's all amazing. Keep up the great work! Animated series they're making has a lot to live up to with what you all have done here!
dude u should totally get nominated to be paid by the devs for this! this is super awesome ive watched all of them and been waiting ont his one! amazing job and keep up the fabulous work!
Wow you guys did such an amazing job, the creators of Ark should acknowledge this and integrate you guys into its next production, that’s how worthy this is!!
Elliot Crossley and NeddyNoodle, amazing work. This is awesome. When the video was posted I watched it like 7 times over and over, and I just remembered about the series. So I am just watching it again.
I really love the storyline of ark like it starts as a game of dinosaurs and leveling up until you start exploring and things get more weirder and more fascinating
I like the idea of them coming together, to make these recordings in game. You know, set up sets, scenes and characters and the act the scenes. In the sense of looking in their inventory and walking to a certain point or away from it when their time comes. Kind of a wholesome may to play the game.
Very, very well done! This is absolutely captivating! This is exactly what the ark community needs right now! Finally a well put together production for the ark storyline for veterans and new interest alike! Amazing job!
Great videos man, I have played ark for about 6 months, and loved it but was clueless about what the hell the lore is... Well thank you for presenting them in this wonderful way... Maybe the devs should add these videos to the game when people complete all the objectives etc, cos without this, I'd be clueless.... Fantastic job by you and all those involved!
