The game focuses on the joys of exploration, discovery and wanderlust as you trudge along on the wonderfully psychedelic world of the planet AR-Y 26, all the while discovering its unique local flora and fauna. Unlike the heavy focus on intergalactic war, dystopian societies and evil genocidal aliens in most modern sci-fi video games, ‘Journey to the Savage Planet’ instead opts for a much more tranquil vibe. Journey to the Savage Planet Plot: What is it About? With the game now finally having been assigned a concrete release date, here’s everything we know about ‘Journey to the Savage Planet’: This was quickly followed by a gameplay trailer reveal at E3 2019 in June, as well as a co-op gameplay trailer unveiling at the recent PAX West 2019 event.
Visit our new releases section for more on this week’s new Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch video games.First announced in December 2018 at ‘The Game Awards 2018’, ‘Journey to the Savage Planet’ is a vibrant and highly evocative sci-fi exploration and adventure game reminiscent of Hello Games’s ‘No Man’s Sky’ and the more recent ‘The Outer Worlds’ by Obsidian Entertainment. Pitch-perfect live action commercials for sci-fi gubbins punctuate your forays into the planet, aping the frothing sales pitches of ‘80s toy commercials and instructional videos, and I grew to actively look forward to Kindred CEO Martin Tweed’s next video communication with me.”Ĩ4/100 – Review by Phil Iwaniuk Other publications “Humour’s famously subjective, and perhaps your own experiences of the comedy here will be like watching a friend do karaoke while you’re mid-dental examination, but I doubt it. AR-Y 26 is filled with adorably boggle-eyed creatures as well as ferocious predators, and there’s a dark silliness to it all that plays into its Dr. It’s bright, cute, colorful, and endlessly charming. “More than anything, Journey to the Savage Planet reminds me of Rare circa Conker’s Bad Fur Day. Not scored – Review by Matt Cox GamesRadar You will see rocky islands floating high above you, and then you’ll be on those rocks, and then you will feel accomplished.” It’s still a pleasure to be in, still sumptuous and appetising.
It swooshes you along a parade of poppable aliens, proffering up nooks and crannies to explore along the way. “ Journey to the Savage Planet adopts the classic Metroidvania formula and executes it wonderfully, presenting you with an ever-growing arsenal of tools that are satisfying to use and feed into the game’s inherent focus on exploration.”ħ/10 – Review by Richard Wakeling RockPaperShotgun Recommended – Review by Jeffrey Perkin GameSpot The exploding ugly-cute alien creatures, the interstitial commercials, my AI overseer, or even just the way my character flails his arm around for a slap attack all plant a smile on my face throughout the 15 hours or so it takes me to complete the game.” “The existential void of late capitalism isn’t new thematic ground for games these days, but that hasn’t prevented Journey to the Savage Planet’s creators from finding new angles from which to stare into the abyss. It tickles the part of your brain that yearns for distant horizons without demanding a huge chunk of your life, unlike Skyrim or Breath of the Wild.” “One of Savage Planet’s more notable achievements is communicating a sense of scale and freedom in a game that is only a fraction of the size of most open-world contemporaries. If we didn’t have the luxury of time, we might call it Every Man’s Sky.” “What we have is a first-person sci-fi adventure-platformer, with-but not focussed on-shooting, all about exploration and gathering materials in an open, but manageable, world that lasts under fifteen hours. Journey to the Savage Planet review round-up Videogamer Is Typhoon’s debut as successful? Can a video game be funny? Here’s our pick of the game’s reviews. Obsidian Entertainment’s recent RPG hit, The Outer Worlds, took a similar approach to some acclaim.
The end product is a beautiful space adventure with a satirical edge. With its tongue set firmly in its cheek, the game takes inspiration from all manner of sources, from Metroid and BioShock to the works of Douglas Adams. Journey to the Savage Planet is a new exploratory action game from Typhoon Studios. Is the trip as spectacular as the brochure suggests? Here’s what the critics think. Comedic sci-fi adventure Journey to the Savage Planet is the first game from Typhoon Studios.
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