Journey to the Savage Planet: Employee of the Month Edition
released on Jan 28, 2021
Welcome to the Pioneer Program! In this upbeat & colorful, co-op adventure game you play as the newest recruit to Kindred Aerospace. Dropped onto an uncharted planet with little equipment and no real plan, you must explore, catalog alien flora and fauna and determine if this planet is fit for human habitation. But perhaps you are not the first to set foot here... Onward to adventure! Good luck - and mind the goo! The game will have Stadia exclusive features, all extra content, enhanced photo mode, 60FPS and new visual refinements and updates.
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A decently fun little first-person metroidvania adventure game that provides just enough interesting mechanics and an intriguing setting throughout its short runtime to not overstay its welcome too much.
The 'comedic stylings' of the game do leave a lot to be desired though, as it takes clear inspiration from Futurama, Rick & Morty and Galaxy Quest (with a splash of Tim and Eric) without really holding a candle to any of them. That's a tall order though, and I do respect them for trying, as the bizarro tone and flavor of the world it builds does keep you amused enough to see it through to the credits, which is admirable in itself.
Writing/humor and various control issues stop this from achieving a higher ranking but what is otherwise in store for intrepid explorers of Journey to the Savage Planet is undoubtedly enough to spend time on without it feeling like a waste.
6/10
The 'comedic stylings' of the game do leave a lot to be desired though, as it takes clear inspiration from Futurama, Rick & Morty and Galaxy Quest (with a splash of Tim and Eric) without really holding a candle to any of them. That's a tall order though, and I do respect them for trying, as the bizarro tone and flavor of the world it builds does keep you amused enough to see it through to the credits, which is admirable in itself.
Writing/humor and various control issues stop this from achieving a higher ranking but what is otherwise in store for intrepid explorers of Journey to the Savage Planet is undoubtedly enough to spend time on without it feeling like a waste.
6/10