It’s clear that Journey To The Savage Planet draws considerable inspiration from Metroid. You’re encouraged to scan every new thing you come across, unlocking crafting blueprints and providing tips on how to defeat the fiercer elements of the planet’s fauna. All, however, drop mineral elements on death, which you can collect and return to your ship to act as fuel for the 3D printer. Those help extend your ability to explore as you gradually uncover more of AR-Y 26’s beautiful and distinctly alien landscape.Īs well as scenery, you’ll find a variety of animal species, some of which are friendly, and some intent on killing and eating you. Owing to budgetary constraints, you’ve been sent with absolutely no equipment whatsoever, so your first order of business is to go out, harvest resources, and use the ship’s 3D printer to fabricate a gun and a jetpack, the latter giving you access to a double, and later triple and quadruple jump. As well as exploring and seeing whether the planet is fit for colonisation, you’ll also need to find resources to repair and refuel your ship if you ever plan on going home. Unfortunately, your landing was rather heavy, crippling your ship and adding to your initial task list. You’re an astronaut working for Kindred Aerospace, which is proud to call itself the fourth best interstellar exploration company, its CEO taking a special interest in the planet you’ve been assigned to survey, AR-Y 26. Journey To The Savage Planet is part of that noble tradition, its mordant commentary woven throughout the fabric of the game. Fallout, The Outer Worlds, Portal, and Grand Theft Auto are all dripping in parody, taking aim at capitalism and the euphemisms used to draw a veil over commercially expedient atrocities. Games have a rich, if relatively sparse, history of satire. This new mix of Metroid style exploration and The Outer Worlds satire is one of the best new games of the year so far. Journey To The Savage Planet – never trust a corporation (pic: 505 Games)
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