Farming can become tedious after a while in order to craft upgrades, but never detrimental. There are four main areas and each one has its own set of creatures and objects to scan, as well as a host of hidden items and upgrades. There are portals scattered throughout that meant anytime I needed to get somewhere it wasn’t a long haul.Įxploring each world was fun. When I died, I could do a corpse run to grab my crafting materials, but it never felt oppressive. Each upgrade comes with new travel abilities and are required to move forward. There are light combat and exploration aspects that remind me of titles like Metroid. This is a first-person experience, and while it takes a little time to adjust, it works well. It adds a nice flavor to the exploration. The humor lands for the most part and I found it scattered throughout the game. They are spoof commercials that remind me of something directly out of Adult Swim. I would return to my ship often just to see if a new one was available. The humor kicks in immediately with messages from the home office, a string of emails that are comically written, and the commercials. Their ship crashes and while they are there also need to repair it. The idea is that the player is an employee of the fourth best interstellar exploration company on a journey to learn as much about the planet as possible. The mission is clear, the objectives are simple, and the exploration is fantastic. Then as it settles in, I realize that this is a much more compact and focused game. The color palette and eccentric design makes it feel like a planet I might have stumbled across in that game. When I booted the game up I got some serious No Man’s Sky vibes. While there are plenty of titles being delayed, those looking for a good romp early in 2020 need to look no further than Typhoon Studios’ first effort. It combines familiar elements with a touch of humor and a great loop that makes it fun from beginning to end. Yet here we are in the first month of 2020 and it is already on my short list for games of the year. I thought it looked like just another survival game in a crowded genre. ![]() I remember the original trailer for Journey to the Savage Planet.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |