Journey to the Savage Planet

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6.7

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  1. Ivanka
    Jan 29, 2020
    9
    This game does not make a breakthrough in the industry, it does not claim to be the opening of the year or the best game... in return, it gives you interesting and warm emotions.
    The Explorer's gameplay is interesting, the locations are large and colorful, the variety of animals on the planet (not now, I don't know how it will be later).
    The game is worth the money if you want to play    This game does not make a breakthrough in the industry, it does not claim to be the opening of the year or the best game... in return, it gives you interesting and warm emotions.
    The Explorer's gameplay is interesting, the locations are large and colorful, the variety of animals on the planet (not now, I don't know how it will be later).
    The game is worth the money if you want to play quietly and comfortably in the Explorer of new planets.    … Expand
  2. TwoEars
    Jan 30, 2020
    8
    Imagine if Super Mario Galaxy was played in first person, but we give him a gun, grappling hook and jump boots. Or imagine Metroid Prime but much less serious and we place it in the wacky world of No Man's Sky or Spore instead. Then add a bit of the tongue-in-cheek humor from Portal or Stanley Parable and you get pretty close to what it feels to play Journey To The Savage Planet. It's aImagine if Super Mario Galaxy was played in first person, but we give him a gun, grappling hook and jump boots. Or imagine Metroid Prime but much less serious and we place it in the wacky world of No Man's Sky or Spore instead. Then add a bit of the tongue-in-cheek humor from Portal or Stanley Parable and you get pretty close to what it feels to play Journey To The Savage Planet. It's a bit of an unusual mix but it works, and more importantly it feels fresh, fun and fairly unique.

    Gameplay wise the movement is fast, fluid and smooth. The controls are good and responsive, although if you play with a keyboard I think they could have done a better job of combining keys with each other, there is for example no reason that the "crouch" and "slide" key need to be different. What also is quite fun is that towards the later half of the game they essentially give you powerful enough movement options to essentially "break" the early areas of the game which you previously struggled with. I think this is quite fun game design since it makes the player feel empowered and gives a nice sense of progression.

    In terms of graphics it's pretty much gorgeous, the colorful cartoony style suits the game and it runs great. On a medium to powerful rig I think most people should be able to achieve close to 100fps or more. There are also some gorgeous vistas in this game with old ruins, floating islands, waterfalls, underground lava caverns etc. For me the world felt very much like Super Mario Galaxy with the graphics turned up 11, which I can only see as a good thing.

    The story has a fairly standard sci-fi exploration arc, but it's well done and narrated with plenty of humor. You might guess what's coming but you still want to see what's around the corner and how it plays out. There are however two things which might detract a bit from the game and they are as follows:

    1) The tone of the game is fairly inconsistent early to late game, perhaps a bit more than what can be chalked down to normal progression. The beginning of the game is so easy you might initially think this is a pure exploration game, then comes the mid-game and you now have a decent mix of exploration, platforming and combat. But then comes the late game and it's now a pretty advanced platformer with quite a lot of combat and mini-bosses. It's a interesting progression but perhaps the game is also trying to be too many things at once. If someone wants to explore they would probably prefer a pure exploration game, maybe with light combat. If someone wants to kill aliens they would probably prefer a game that focuses more on that. And while the platforming is well done they might have overdone it a tad. Personally I would have preferred more unique exploration and puzzles in the late game with less enemies and combat.

    2) The late game gets a bit repetitive. I think what's really missing from this game for me is a more Zelda like feel in the later half of the game. The game starts out extremely strong and the first time you see the world it feels very unique and interesting, it's a lot of fun to figure out how this world works and what the rules are. But in the later half of the game you've learned all the rules and the game now starts to feel a bit stale. There's quite a few things to collect but even those challenges start to feel pretty repetitive after a while, a bit like filler content. In the first half of the game the world felt very wild and like anything can happen, but in the later half of the game there are few surprises and you as the player feel a bit too safe and familiar.

    So if I was to change anything about this game I would tone down the combat and platforming in the later half of the game and focus more on exploration and story, give it some Zelda like dungeons and mystery. But as it stands this is still a fun and fairly unique game on the market, and it should work well for different age groups too. Here's to hoping we get more interesting and original games from Typhoon Studios in the future.    … Expand
  3. svonton
    Feb 3, 2020
    8
    so what's "JOURNEY TO THE SAVAGE PLANET" about ?=D it short but funny science fiction story about space explorer and his AI companion. together they explore this strange new world (that must be empty but its not). Planet full of different fauna representatives and what interesting contain ruin of old civilization. while all ur journey you will get different strange but funny videos on tvso what's "JOURNEY TO THE SAVAGE PLANET" about ?=D it short but funny science fiction story about space explorer and his AI companion. together they explore this strange new world (that must be empty but its not). Planet full of different fauna representatives and what interesting contain ruin of old civilization. while all ur journey you will get different strange but funny videos on tv (yeah your space ship have tv with universe television - its future !=D) it will be some promo of dumb thing like new food or tabletop games, or directions of your boss, i guess. but not only tv can entertain you, your AI support will comment all your achievements and failures, and when scan something you will get funny description of object what u scan. so i can say that Typhoon Studios try to do all that make they game interesting, and short time to beat this game is a great plus on my mind because will not you get tired while scanning, mining, searching different things (yeah Typhoon hid a lot in their game) .… Expand
  4. SouthernBread
    Jan 28, 2020
    9
    As a bright and colorful retro science fiction lover, this game is right up my alley. It's not a super long huge ridiculously open world game, but the content that is there is GORGEOUS, downright hilarious at points, and extremely polished. This is without a doubt one of the gems of 2020. If you're into exploring neon-colored alien planets, looking through nooks and crannies for secrets,As a bright and colorful retro science fiction lover, this game is right up my alley. It's not a super long huge ridiculously open world game, but the content that is there is GORGEOUS, downright hilarious at points, and extremely polished. This is without a doubt one of the gems of 2020. If you're into exploring neon-colored alien planets, looking through nooks and crannies for secrets, punting adorable alien birds into the gaping maw of a living garbage disposal with tentacles, and silly dialogue...this is the game for you. Just don't expect a 20+ hour rpg. That's not what JTTSP is meant to be, but it also doesn't cost as much as one. The level of polish is worth the entry price imo. Just look at screenshots and if the aesthetic draws you in, take the plunge.… Expand
  5. Meeleepit
    Jan 30, 2020
    8
    Normally i will not rate a game until i am done with it or at near the end but DAMM this game is fun!!!

    Picked this up from Epic for 12 Dollars and what a bargain! So far i am really enjoying this. Only about 3 hours in. This game is fun, funny characters and a suburb environment. its one of those games that i wish will never end. Me and my family laughed so hard i almost broke    Normally i will not rate a game until i am done with it or at near the end but DAMM this game is fun!!!

    Picked this up from Epic for 12 Dollars and what a bargain!
    So far i am really enjoying this. Only about 3 hours in.

    This game is fun, funny characters and a suburb environment. its one of those games that i wish will never end.

    Me and my family laughed so hard i almost broke my neck, weird creature that when you chase it it screams like a crazy person.You go into this valley and this crazy thing head up high blasts past you screaming eeeeeeegh!

    The full price on console might be a bit to stiff for such a short game.

    I would recommend to play this game.

    Well done Typhoon Studios. you created something new and Unique .    … Expand
  6. Malcav
    Jan 31, 2020
    8
    Very pretty, Very funny, a little short. It too me around 6 hours to finish the main story.
  7. ZeroSOFAD
    Feb 25, 2020
    10
    Потрясающая игра с очень хорошей графикой и классным юмором. Куча приключений, все локации максимально не похожи на предыдущие. Все время хочется найти хорошо спрятанные секреты. По мере прохождения можно вернуться с помощью телепорта в начальные локации и уже прокачавшись открыть новые места в пройденных локациях.
    Исследоватеть эту планету очень весело!    Потрясающая игра с очень хорошей графикой и классным юмором. Куча приключений, все локации максимально не похожи на предыдущие. Все время хочется найти хорошо спрятанные секреты. По мере прохождения можно вернуться с помощью телепорта в начальные локации и уже прокачавшись открыть новые места в пройденных локациях.
    Исследоватеть эту планету очень весело!
  8. Fanatika
    Feb 18, 2020
    10
    Ein großartiges Spiel, vielfältig und besonders mit einem freund sehr zu empfehlen
  9. SuperkenGaming
    Feb 9, 2020
    8
    Journey to the Savage Planet
    No Mans Clank
    Journey to the Savage Planet is a first person 3d platforming adventure game that can be played solo or co op where you play as a character whos job is to collect information about a potentially inhabitable planet, before we bring humans there to live… and during this first few hours of this about 8 hour journey, Journey to the Savage Planet    Journey to the Savage Planet
    No Mans Clank
    Journey to the Savage Planet is a first person 3d platforming adventure game that can be played solo or co op where you play as a character whos job is to collect information about a potentially inhabitable planet, before we bring humans there to live…
    and during this first few hours of this about 8 hour journey, Journey to the Savage Planet was one of the most charming and ridiculously fun games ive played in a while…
    Journey to the Savage Planet takes inspiration from games such as ratchet and clank, no mans sky, and I’m sure borderlands with its quirky humour and characters
    So many moments I would just bust out laughing about how dumb or self aware certain moments in this game were… and this humor is what makes journey to the savage planet such an overall charming experience…
    The world starts out full of secrets, wonder, and color.. youll be scanning items and creatures trying to catch them all, pokemon style… youll find branching and hidden paths that lead to upgrades for your health and stamina, all of this got its hooks in me instantly… I wanted to scan all of the creatures, collect all of the orange goo, and upgrade my character to their full potential… this is what journey to the savage planet does right with its collectibles.. they aren’t meaningless.. they all have a pay off, you feel true incentive to explore and collect… what journey to the savage planet doesn’t do right though, is constantly locking off paths that require you to come back later with new items… the concept of journey to the savage planet is simple.. you’ve gotta fix your ship, you need to go collect items to do so… but in your way are enemies, enemies that drop materials that you an then use to upgrade your gear, however to actually unlock said gear, you must stick to the story until youre given the mission to get said gear, and along your way you are teased with things you cant interact with.. which is a fine thing ti an extent.. but this is constant from start to finish…all youll want to do is explore and become more powerful, but the game wont let you… youre rewarded for finding these really well hidden secrets with a sorry come back later, and it just becomes discouraging after a while… especially in this games final stretch.. how do I not have every ability unlocked already? I stopped caring during journey to the savage planets 3rd act…
    which bring s me to my next gripe… Journey to the Savage Planet is a brilliant 3d platformerfor the most part, you have so many consumable items at your disposal to uncover secrets and traverse through this world… but much like every other 3d platformer… the spark stays, but fizzles the deeper you go into the game… each act getting progressively not as fun, until the point where your hoppinh around broken apart floating islands.. again just like every other 3d platformer… Journey to the Savage Planets magic was in its exploration and collecting.. it was in its adventure and humour… while it was still enjoyable, it was a mistake to rely and focus on traversal and gun play for the 2nd half of this game… and not only that – but it was also a mistake to toss this pokemon like collection system out the window by just reusing and reskinning enemies, this caused exploration to quickly lose any bit of excitement, whats around the next corner? Everything you just saw except now theyre yellow instead of pink.
    But with all of my gripes, Journey to the Savage Planet challenged me in all the right ways, the gunplay was just annoying enough for me to constantly feel in danger, it encouraged exploration in all the right ways, having me search for spawn and teleportation points so I could quickly go grab my dropped items if I died… this journey to the savage planet was a pleasant surprise, and one that im glad I made.
    I give Journey to the Savage Planet
    an 8/10    … Expand
  10. eisberg77
    Apr 27, 2020
    9
    Lots to explore, lots of humor, the graphics are very nice looking. There is a lot of platforming while exploring, but it is really fun platforming with various ways to help with it.
  11. Lightjolly
    Jul 9, 2020
    8
    Journey to the savage planet is basically the goofy cousin of Metroid Prime. It's a metroidvania through and through, so it comes with the pros and cons of that genre.

    Pros: Exploration is fun and rewarding Lovely art style Nice soundtrack Overall great voice acting except for EKO, see in con's Polished game, little to no bugs Combat is fast and fluid Cons: Lot's of    Journey to the savage planet is basically the goofy cousin of Metroid Prime. It's a metroidvania through and through, so it comes with the pros and cons of that genre.

    Pros:
    Exploration is fun and rewarding
    Lovely art style
    Nice soundtrack
    Overall great voice acting except for EKO, see in con's
    Polished game, little to no bugs
    Combat is fast and fluid

    Cons:
    Lot's of Backtracking
    Controller controls don't feel tight
    Eko, your ai companion's voice acting is pretty grating, but this can be turned in the options menu    … Expand
  12. AnotherRookie
    Feb 16, 2020
    8
    I put 15 hours into the game for 100% game completion. You definitely can rush it in less than 8 hours, but this is clearly not the point of this game. I don't know why, but i am constantly comparing it to 'outer wilds'. If you enjoyed outer wilds, i guess you will enjoy this game too gameplaywise, because half of the game is a jumping puzzle and a few riddles. The other half is some kindI put 15 hours into the game for 100% game completion. You definitely can rush it in less than 8 hours, but this is clearly not the point of this game. I don't know why, but i am constantly comparing it to 'outer wilds'. If you enjoyed outer wilds, i guess you will enjoy this game too gameplaywise, because half of the game is a jumping puzzle and a few riddles. The other half is some kind of shooter, with squishy enemies and glowing weak-points to aim at, while jumping around to avoid attacks. All this blends well together with the art style. I liked it and 30€/15h is a better ratio than i get out of most games, but a few more (hilarious) creatures (like the 4 headed bird) would have been nice.… Expand
  13. dalyw
    Nov 8, 2021
    8
    Didn't know much about this game heading into it but it's an absolute joy to play. It's a mix of Metroid Prime and Abes Odyssey, highly recommend it!
  14. KinimodYunmi
    Mar 25, 2023
    10
    Ein schönes aber leider auch kurzes Game. Tolle Welt, schön bunt, die meisten Monster sind lustig und auch erstmal lieb, manche bleiben es auch nachdem man sie angreift. Story ist auch vorhanden und es gibt viele schöne Gameplayelemente. Die Rätsel sind jetzt nicht so schwer, für Berufstätige am Abend kann es schon Mal ein kleines bisschen schwerer wirken, bekommt man aber hin.

    Der DLC    Ein schönes aber leider auch kurzes Game. Tolle Welt, schön bunt, die meisten Monster sind lustig und auch erstmal lieb, manche bleiben es auch nachdem man sie angreift. Story ist auch vorhanden und es gibt viele schöne Gameplayelemente. Die Rätsel sind jetzt nicht so schwer, für Berufstätige am Abend kann es schon Mal ein kleines bisschen schwerer wirken, bekommt man aber hin.

    Der DLC ist auch echt schön, hat mich gefreut dort Urlaub machen zu dürfen und sogar Fliegen gelernt zu haben. Der Endboss ist aber echt etwas schwierig, so schnell kannste doch nicht so viele Raketen abschießen, sind kurz vor dem Ende von Phase 1 immer gestorben. Wir sind wahrscheinlich zu alt, ist wahrscheinlich eher für flinke Fortnite Kids, also ran da, aber erst nach den Hausaufgaben!

    Ist echt ein Game zum entspannen und sowas brauchste zwischendurch einfach mal, also danke für das tolle Kunstwerk und bitte noch einen schönen DLC rausbringen, darf auch gerne länger sein :)    … Expand

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. Riot Pixels
    Mar 21, 2020
    72
    It's a parody of the entire survival genre on a massive scale and simple, light-hearted adventure wrapped in one game. You probably won’t regret signing up with Kindred Aerospace, but still, this game could have been more engaging.
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  2. Games.cz
    Feb 28, 2020
    70
    Fun times for all explorers eager for well-made levels full of secrets. You probably won’t enjoy the action parts too much, but it’s still well worth your time.
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  3. Edge Magazine
    Feb 27, 2020
    70
    This is a generous game in both deed and spirit, and, as such, one it's tremendously difficult to dislike. [Issue#343, p.106]
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