Análisis Journey to the Savage Planet: Employee of the Month Edition

After several years we have recovered one of the most surprising titles that have come to the xbox one last generation the PS4. Journey to the Savage Planet: Employee of the Month Edition It arrives optimized for next-gen consoles (already current-gen) with many improvements, 60 fps, 4K, all fixes and the inclusion of exclusive DLC to Google Stadia.

Journey to the Savage Planet was developed by Typhoon Studios and it was published by 505 Games and 2020 for Xbox One, PC, PS4 and Switch. Shortly before the game’s release, Google acquired Typhoon and integrated it into its gaming division, Stadia Games & Entertainment (SG&E). Despite the failure of the Stadia project, its version of Journey to the Savage Planet launched on January 28, 2021. Interestingly, on the same day, SG&E closed. Faced with this situation, Google had to lay off its employees but, fortunately, a large part of the Typhoon team joined again. They founded a new studio called Raccoon logic and recovered the rights to Journey to the Savage Planet from Google. That way they were able to bring us this version next generation Also, they are currently working on a sequel whose development started while they were working at Google as Typhoon.

Trapped on a wild planet

Our character is a worker of the “prestigious” aerospace company Kindred Aerospace that he was sent to a distant alien planet with the aim of find a new home for mankind. However, the world that awaits us there is full of challenges and dangers, but also of humor and surprises. Unfortunately, Kindred forgot to equip us with all the gear we need to survive. It means that we will have to find it by exploring and craft it as we go

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We will explore a alien world full of beauty and surprises and we discover the mystery that surrounds it while we play alone or share the game with a friend in cooperative mode for two players. There are four unique biomes to explore, each with its own flora and fauna, and dozens of wacky creatures to catalog and photograph. We will have at our disposal a wide variety of tools, weapons and objects to complete the challenges, such as jet boots, a hook and acid grenades, among others. Once we solve the mystery, we can decide whether to return to Earth or continue exploring.

Exploration takes precedence over shooting

Journey to the Savage Planet: Employee of the Month Edition is a heading style metroidvania What prioritize constant exploration of new areas instead of focusing on action and shooter. There are, it’s true, but let’s say it’s not his forte. Although the shooting The touch is well done, it does not leave the feeling offered by other more current titles which are purely first person shooters. The game features two types of combat, melee and shooting, and the ability to find special throwables like grenades to defeat enemies. However, the use of the scanner to discover the fauna and flora of the planet and the revisit areas with new gadgets and abilities are the key elements of the adventure.

Exploration and research in every corner of the game has its reward. There is a small resource gathering component, but without being heavy. To make improvements, both in weapons and in the suit, it will be necessary to collect certain materials that enemies drop when they die. We can also find them all over the world but there are not many types so it won’t be tedious for us.

The most important additions in Journey to the Savage Planet: Employee of the Month Edition

This version of the game is fully optimized for new consoles and has an option improved graphics performance with 4K. It also has the inclusion of Juicy DLCfun new announcements, additional conversations with Martin Tweed and one improved photo mode with more filters and possibilities.

Regarding performance, we must mention that on Xbox Series X we can choose between the already typical Performance mode at 60 fps or quality mode at 30 fps and 4K. However, it’s not all gold that shines. Even in performance mode, we were able to appreciate that doesn’t work well enough in many situations. For example, when there are a lot of particles on the screen, especially smoke, or when there are a lot of vertical elements like water falling from a waterfall, the game crashes and gives a significant drop in images. We also appreciate a small “twitch” inside the ship (which we will visit regularly) when we want to go down to the bottom to use the teleporter. This is not particularly worrying but it is a very negative point. Supposedly this is an improved version and we feel this issue has not been addressed as it should. Despite artistically it is very striking, the game does not stand out precisely for being a graphical marvel. At no time is there an infinity of elements on the screen, so we cannot understand why this aspect was not handled correctly. A very black spot for a supposedly improved version.

The other important addition to Journey to the Savage Planet: Employee of the Month is the Hot Garbage Expansion

. We can move in a new alien planet called DL-C1. In this new enclave, we will have to investigate strange pollution spikes in Kindred Aerospace’s new seaside resort on the coast. After discovering that the robotic representatives of Vyper Corp. They are using the Kindred complex as a toxic waste dump, our duty will be to explore and report our findings to headquarters.

Conclusion on Journey to the Savage Planet: Employee of the Month Edition

In general, Journey to the Savage Planet: Employee of the Month she is the best version of herself. It is a good choice for fans of exploration and adventure games who have not deepened their day in this adventure. In xbox area We performed the analysis on an Xbox Series X and the truth is that the graphical improvements are remarkable. On the other hand, the performance could have been tweaked a bit more to avoid those annoying jerks. They do not harm the playable experience but the most demanding players will notice it somewhat annoying. As for the game itself, it’s a title that successfully combines popular mechanics of today without making them obtrusive or heavy.

We have to say that if in his day you had a digital copy of the game for Xbox One you can access this update completely free both in the digital version for S-series how X-Series. However, those who purchased the game in physical format for Xbox One and now own a Series X/S, 505 games encourages you to get in touch with them through their customer support website to send you a free copy in case it doesn’t update when you insert the disc into the console (in the case of the Xbox Series X, of course).