Primal Planet

I like this game but i wont recommend it because of one thing which is an indicator that i've completed an area 100% the Map is huge but you can look at the world map to have an idea where to go but the game falls flat because of the Alien Tech Resources you have to collect. There's no Indicator as to where they are on the map so you have to be searching every nook and cranny for Alien Tech Resources that may or may not be in an area and once you've collected them there's nothing to indicate that the area is 100% cleared. Which cause me to search the WHOLE WORLD MAP TWICE!!!! LOOK HOW MANY HOURS I SPENT ON THIS GAME!!!! sigh* to find the missing Alien Tech Resources to open the portal to the Final Boss. If you're still interested in playing the game then here are two tips to cut down time spent in this game by 80% 1st use your skill Points to get Double Jump and save up enough skill points to learn "FireStarter" (from a hut at the village) don't go pass the huts at the village, if you do cutscene will happen where the village gets burnt down you don't want that at all, instead focus unlocking as much skills etc from huts. You can also ride the dolphins by press Up next to them (you wont need air if you do) KILL ALL ENEMIES REQUIRE AMOUNT OF TIMES as soon as you spot them to avoid having to backtrack to kill them later if you're looking to get the 100%. This would make life easy because you'll be able to explore ever part of the Map without the need to backtrack

[h1] Taken mais de la préhistoire [/h1] Primal Planet Primal Planet est un metroidvania qui m'a agréablement surpris. Derrière son esthétique pixel art et son univers préhistorique se cache une aventure plus ambitieuse qu'elle n'en a l'air. Entre exploration, survie et affrontements contre des créatures toujours plus dangereuses, le jeu donne régulièrement envie de découvrir ce qui se trouve derrière la prochaine zone. [h3]Gameplay[/h3] Le gameplay repose sur l'exploration, la récupération d'améliorations et la progression dans un monde interconnecté. Comme souvent dans le genre, certaines zones deviennent accessibles uniquement après avoir obtenu de nouveaux outils ou capacités. Les premières heures peuvent être un peu lourdes. Les respawns et certains passages de backtracking m'ont parfois donné l'impression de perdre du temps. Mais une fois quelques améliorations obtenues et les mécaniques bien en main, l'expérience devient beaucoup plus fluide et agréable. J'ai particulièrement aimé cette montée en puissance progressive. On commence comme un simple survivant et on finit par se mesurer à des menaces qui semblaient complètement hors de portée quelques heures auparavant. Cette sensation de progression fonctionne très bien. [h3]Histoire[/h3] L'histoire est probablement ce qui m'a le plus surpris. Je ne m'attendais pas à être autant intrigué par ce qui se déroule à l'écran. Le jeu réussit à raconter plus de choses que ce que son postulat de départ laisse imaginer, et il donne régulièrement envie d'avancer pour découvrir la suite. Sans spoiler, il y a plusieurs moments où l'aventure prend des directions inattendues qui rendent l'univers bien plus intéressant qu'un simple "homme des cavernes contre dinosaures". Surtout que c'est raconter via des courtes cinématiques sans paroles donc pas le temps de s'ennuyer ! [h3]Durée de vie[/h3] J'ai terminé le jeu en environ 6 heures sur Steam Deck. C'est une durée raisonnable pour le type d'expérience proposée. Malgré quelques allers-retours parfois un peu excessifs, le rythme reste suffisamment bon pour donner envie d'aller jusqu'au bout. [h3]Conclusion[/h3] Primal Planet est un metroidvania solide qui réussit à rendre son univers attachant et sa progression satisfaisante. Malgré quelques longueurs liées aux respawns et au backtracking, le plaisir d'explorer, de devenir plus fort et de découvrir les surprises du scénario l'emporte largement. Une bonne surprise pour ceux qui aiment l'exploration, les dinosaures et les jeux qui donnent constamment envie de voir ce qui nous attend un peu plus loin.

Primal Planet is a really weird dinosaur metroidvania about a caveman getting his kid back with the help of his pet dino. Beat it and 100%ed achievements in 11 hours using a game controller. Difficulty is Medium, but can be brutal in the beginning. Story - Dinos vs Aliens Vs Really Big Mosquitos, and you're just a dude with occasional food poisoning and a spear. The story was loose through most of it, but I'm glad the creator added more at the end to make it extra weird. Graphics - Pixels. Reminds me of Kingdom: Two Crowns. Music - Tribal and some tracks played louder than others during my playthrough. Really really grew on me throughout. Bought it at full price (6$). It's now stuck in my head forever. Gameplay - Took a little to get use to the controls, especially filtering through and using items with the shoulder buttons in the thick of a battle. Kept knee-jerk confusing 'use item' and 'stab spear' for some reason, or throwing torch instead of waving it. Took me half the game to realize there were two maps. In the early-game, the dinos and other beasts hit really hard and when you die, you go back to the last camp with one health. Sometimes that can put you in a real pickle, especially with that allosaurus battle. When you get stuck like this, it's better to explore elsewhere, gather resources, cook meat, and build your skill points up to improve yourself. Once you Get Gud, or at least get enough health on you and Dino, you'll be flying through the map in no time. Portals - The portals are spaced out around the map to get you to places quicker, but do they really? I had a hard time remembering what portals went where and it soon became easier to just run across each section instead of use them. Wish portals gave you a choice on which to come out of, at least in late game. Achievements - Completely doable in one playthrough. Be warned that finding Mette is not as mind-numbingly tedious and difficult as some of the guides lead you to believe. You just [spoiler] Have to find all the secret areas and Mette will randomly appear around the last one[/spoiler]. I spent a while following the guide around Late-Game for the one achievement and it wasted my time because I didn't have to. Summary - Gotta be honest here, I had a royally hard time getting into Primal Planet. And I freaking love dinosaur games. It's lacking something in the first hour that keeps you engaged and gives you more of a reason to care. The wildlife is too unfriendly, you'll die for dumb reasons, everywhere looks the same, and - even after bigger events start - you'll hit a pretty significant cliff because of one big dino standing in your way. But once you just play the game to enjoy all the little things, explore around, bulk yourself and your little friend up a little, and get past that hurdle, you'll find Primal Planet is a genuinely, amazingly good game all around. I had an extremely fun time playing and really hope the game is expanded upon or the developer makes more like it :D

An amazing metroidvania game that is worth the price! The story is is told via visuals instead of dialogue and it can be pretty fast paced. Can be challenging, but not a Souls-like. Soundtrack is AMAZING and this game MUST be played with headphones on!

Excellent little game with great atmosphere (both visual and audio). Would like to see it on Steam Workshop to expand content and story.

I just started the game I'm not feeling it right away but I give it more of a chance. I think I would have preferred 16 bit graphics over the 8 bit graphics. Maybe a Way to switch between the two to accommodate everybody.

nice art, good gameplay, cool story