Tokyo Jungle Review
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Well, this look like it's worth a spin just for the ambition and uniqueness of the setting. I get the impression that the levels take on a roguelike approach, just trying to make it as far as you can with that particular animal with death around every corner. For me personally, that would be a very good thing. I was so caught up with NFL Blitz and Starhawk being PS+ free that I hadn't noticed this. Great review Susan, and thanks for making me aware of it.
EDIT: It's only 11.99 if you have plus, so that was nice to find out.
EDIT: It's only 11.99 if you have plus, so that was nice to find out.
See, this is the sort of thing we need more of. Unique gameplay married with playability, and topped off with a Pomeranian.
Yeah, I kinda do too.Worgen said:
This one's right up me alley. There's no Platypus, which is a shame. Otherwise you owe yourself this one. Kicking croc ass with a goddamn band of chicks. etc.
The gameplay of the first several chapters actually is kind of...well, you have to go through so much Survival Mode to unlock the chapters, that then being told "this is how you hunt" in Chapter 1 seems very odd, indeed. The Story isn't all that satisfying, really, at least not in my experience. You play different animals in different chapters - what you really want are the Archives, which you find as you play through Survival Mode. That's what lets you know what happened to humanity.UNHchabo said:
Please. My piggie wouldn't wear socks. Those are kitty paws. *sniff*rhizhim said:
You find items as you play - stuff like raincoats, headphones, wool beanies, scarves...you equip them to buff your stats. The kitty paws, for example, give you something like +20 to attack; the downside is that they wear out eventually. So long as you've unlocked the item, though, you can buy a new one by spending Survival Points.
I want to see this as one sprawling multiplayer city server in which you pick an animal and randomly spawn somewhere, and have to survive for as long as possible with leaderboards for each type of animal. For some reason that sounds like the kind of game I would lose countless hours on, even without the multiplayer idea.
I would also advise putting some money aside for when Okami HD is released late this month. Unless you fancy coming down with a sudden case of Daystar-related death.UNHchabo said:Wait -- so you own a PS3, and haven't bought Journey? Don't let Susan find out!DustlessDragoon said:
On topic now, this does look like a nice change of pace. I've also been looking for something to tide me over until the few big titles that interest me get their release over the next year.
It's more grind and less random than FTL (this is true of more than just the unlocks). You have almost no control over ships in FTL, either you'll get the appropriate sector and events or you won't. In Tokyo Jungle, if you want to be a hippo, start working your way up the herbivore line. You'll know exactly what you need to do. You could probably get there pretty quick if you completed only the unlock challenges and killed yourself once you'd accomplished it.gigastar said:
On the flip side of that, there are very few Tokyo Jungle games where you accomplish absolutely nothing. Even if you don't get a new species, piece of clothing or story chapter, you'll almost always get some permanent stat upgrades for the species you're playing.
Gotta say that this game, more than any other game, really made me wish I had a PS3. A friend was describing it to me and it sounded really fun...especially a part where said friend was playing as a terrier that got killed by a giant baby chick wearing what appeared to be a saddle.
I recall earlier this year you were quite excited for this game, did you have to fight off anyone to review it? Oh, and did it meet your expectations or surpass them?Susan Arendt said: