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Journey to the Savage Planet Switch NSP Free Download Typhoon Studios’ Journey to the Savage Planet was very well received when it originally released back in January of this year on PC and consoles; it’s a genuinely funny and supremely well designed title that combines Metroidvania elements with No Man’s Sky-style procuring of resources on a bizarre alien planet filled with slick puzzles and smart platforming action. This Switch port may have had to dial back on the graphics quite considerably in places and definitely struggles to stick to its target 30fps a little along the way, but overall, the strength of the excellent core gameplay here transcends any of these technical shortcomings. This is an adventure that absolutely holds up, even in this slightly compromised state. ROMSLAB.COM BEST SWITCH GAMES

Journey to the Savage Planet Switch NSP Free Download Romslab

In Journey to the Savage Planet you assume control of an employee of Kindred Aerospace, the “4th best interstellar space exploration company”, who has landed on the planet ARY-26 – damaging their ship in the process – and must now investigate their surroundings, observing and cataloguing the local flora and fauna in order to determine whether the world is fit for human habitation whilst scavenging for the vital resources necessary to fix their ride home. On your initial foray outside the confines of your spacecraft you discover that the planet – assumed devoid of intelligent life by Kindred – has a mysterious tower at its centre and it’s your journey to discover the truth behind this enormous alien monument.

Gameplay

Gameplay consists of scanning every creature, plant and structure that you come across – gathering data that’s then collated into your “Kindex” – as well and hoovering up as much of ARY-26’s four critical resources – aluminium, carbon, silicon and a special alien alloy – as you can in order to 3D print and upgrade various gizmos that allow you traverse further into the planet’s vibrant interior. There’s an immediately satisfying gameplay loop that takes shape here; an excellent blend of relaxed FPS action, platforming and puzzle-solving that’s enhanced at every turn by the game’s excellent sense of humour. Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX Switch

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Upon leaving your Javelin ship for the first time you’ll need to collect some carbon and silicon from a nearby cave in order to craft your trusty Nomad Pistol and blast through some alien icicles to gain access to the planet proper. You’ll then be tasked with finding the resources necessary to create a jump pack that allows you to successfully navigate the tricky platforms that’ll lead you further on towards your objective. And this is how the game continues; you’re constantly required to find some resource to upgrade your equipment if you’re to navigate ARY-26’s terrain successfully.

Story

Your central objective always to reach and ascend the monolithic tower whilst at the same time undertaking all manner of side-quests and scientific research requests from Kindred that reward you with the tools necessary to get there. The platforming and light-hearted shooting feels great, tools are cleverly worked into smart environmental puzzles, enemy engagements are fun without being overly difficult and the game strikes a nice balance between being tricky enough to make you think whilst not holding you back so much you become frustrated. You’ll also unlock plenty of teleporters across the planet that make skipping around areas and returning to your ship to craft items a breeze. Alien vs. Predator: Gold edition Switch NSP

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As well as collecting the necessary bits and bobs to upgrade your kit, you’ll also constantly use the alien environment and its kooky collection of inhabitants to your advantage, and in this respect, ARY-26 is positively teeming with useful plants and animals. Bombegranate plants, for example, grow little bombs which you can use to blow open cracks in walls (you’ll need to upgrade your gloves before you can handle them for any useful length of time, though), there are vitality plants to shoot in order to regain health, seed bags that drop grapple seeds which can be affixed to surfaces and used as grapple points (once you’ve 3D printed your grapple tether) and all manner of other flora and fauna to help you on your way.

The local inhabitants, most especially the cute little Pufferbirds

Who you’ll find yourself constantly surrounded by, have their uses, too. Feed a Pufferbird some Grob – the metamorphological food paste – and it’ll very noisily poop out some carbon for you to collect, but you’ll also be forced to act in much more cruel ways, shepherding these cute little guys towards areas that are gated off by carnivorous Meat Vortex plants before lining them up and booting them up and into the jaws of the ever-hungry vortex in order to open the way forward. This delightfully dark sense of humour pervades most aspects of the game, from your twisted engagements with local wildlife, the hilariously dark company adverts and CEO speeches you can watch back aboard your ship. Alien: Isolation Switch NSP

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Who can be switched off if her brand of irritating Claptrap-esque comedy isn’t completely your cup of tea. Typhoon Studios have nailed a really nice mix of Borderlands-style swagger with the addictive resource gathering and exploration of No Man’s Sky, dungeons and puzzles of Zelda and some cleverly designed Metroidvania aspects. This isn’t – as it may appear at the outset – some huge open world to endlessly roam around; it’s more a carefully designed series of bespoke areas that open up to you as you solve their puzzles, traverse their dungeons and acquire the tools necessary to push the game’s mystery forward.

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