Journey to the Savage Planet Review (Synesthasa1)
This game is proof that social media ads work. I kept seeing ads for the sequel on my timeline and thought it looked good when I finally paid attention. I came to steam and saw that it wasn't out yet, but there was a first game; Journey to the Savage Planet. I decided to give it a try.
Firstly, the game runs great. It doesn't seem particularly demanding, so I played at 4k/triple digit framerate.
The story is pretty straightforward, in that you're an intergalactic explorer paid to discover a new planet for humans to infest *cough* colonize. They did well with the humor and the AI companion is nicely done and ads some flavor the the game.
Combat is fairly simple, with your main gun and a secondary resource discovered on the planet. These secondary resources are a big help in combat against fast and strong enemies, so it was a nice touch.
If there's one knock on the game I would say that it's a touch formulaic. You need ti get ti ab area, discover it's inaccessible, and have to go to another area to acquire certain resources to craft into gear that makes the area accessible. Pretty much every area is like this. In my personal opinion, that is a nitpick, as I didn't find it to be a real negative, and it was always fun going from place to place to acquire the materials to upgrade my gear.
My only real gripe is that a map would have been nice, but that's a small gripe that didn't truly detract from the experience.
The visuals are colorful and fun, as are the hilarious creatures you encounter. A bit of the environmental humor is a bit dark, but not bad. Overall, I'm glad I stumbled on this game. It's funny, fun, has a lot of cool ideas that work well. I'm looking forward to the sequel!
Thank you for reading.