Game Journalism Day 1; My first impression of Planet Base

Switching it up this week to a bit of a side project presented to me by Mr. Bilesky.

This week I'll be reviewing a game called Planet Base.

(As a bit of a disclaimer, this isn't usually my sort of game, but it could be good anyways.)

The game's primary motivation seems to simply be to establish a space coloney on an alien planet.

The trailer and screenshots found on the steam page show now sign of a narrative, and so it appears that the primary form of reward is the progress the player has made.

When you land you start out very small.

As you progress however, your colony will expand.

The Steam page for this game claims there are three planets available for colonization.



It appears the Desert Planet is based off of mars, The frozen planet may be based off of Pluto, and the Gas Giant Moon may be based off of one of Saturn's moon, judging from this screenshot:



but it's hard to tell which one, specifically.

Assuming that these "planets" are named "Dessert Planet", "Frozen Planet" in game, they most likely are not placed in our solar system.

The goal of this game is stated on the Steam page as "You will have to ensure that they have a constant supply of oxygen, food and water to stay alive."

However, collecting energy also seems to play an important role in your colonies survival.

This screen shot was taken from the trailer.

With no story (supposedly) the game employs the use of random events in the form of meteor strikes to have a form of tension.

Ultimately, the game is about colonizing a planet, and surviving until you can thrive.

First impressions are positive, the game looks good, however i can't tell how well it plays.

The use of randomized natural disasters is not a trope i enjoy, but we'll see if they can be dealt with.

All screenshot and information used where either from the Trailer, or Steam page.


On to the walkthru.