Solar Panic: Utter Distress

[h1]Solar Panic: Utter Distress [/h1] [b] A genuinely funny and goofy adventure which will leave a huge smile on your face. [/b] https://youtu.be/U2I8ruYiaqI [quote] IF YOU’VE DONE DRUGS – PLAY THIS GAME. IF YOU HAVEN’T DONE DRUGS – PLAY THIS GAME. IF YOU’RE ON DRUGS – DEFINITELY PLAY THIS GAME. [i] Disclaimer – I do not condone the use of drugs [/I] [/quote] [h1] First Impressions🤔 [/h1] [b]This game is crazy, wacky, original and imaginative. [/b] It’s a bit rough around the edges with questionable voice acting at times. and crude graphics, but that just adds to the bizarreness of the whole thing. For most of the game I had a smile on my face and was often chuckling away at the antics on screen. You will be compelled to talk to every character you can find as they often do and say the most outrageous things. There are obvious homages to South Park and Monty Python and lots of characters you will recognize (with their names changed of course!). The humour is very silly and nothing is taken seriously. It’s a brash, colourful, politically incorrect game that will amuse for five hours but doesn’t have much replay value. There is no chapter select after you complete the game so if you want to mop up any achievements you missed then you’ll have to play the whole game again. There’s no controller support which was annoying but there aren’t too many keys so it’s not a deal breaker. [quote] Solar Panic will make you laugh and chuckle. It isn’t very sophisticated. There’s no real story, it’s just a sequence of amusing interactions with characters with a string of fetch quests. If you’re looking for something different and something silly and just a bit oddball then I would recommend this. It only lasts five hours and there is minimal replay value, so I would definitely try to get it in a sale. It was fun while it lasted. [/quote] https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2192371918 [h1] More Information [/h1] [h1]Story📕 [/h1] You are Durwood Champney, a secret agent without any of the attributes of a secret agent. You are sent on a mission to locate an apprehend an infiltrator in the organization. The story is a bit confusing and to be honest I can’t remember much about it. The story is not that important in this game. It just holds everything loosely together and moves you between locations. It is always silly, doesn’t always make sense and feels unscripted. I think this was done intentionally as it is a perfect fit for the game. [h1]Gameplay 🕹️ [/h1] On your pursuit of the criminal you will encounter a range of different characters. Most of them you can interact with. Some will have a few lines of dialogue for you, some will just say a word or a sound, and some will do something silly and unexpected. There is no dialogue tree or choices to make. Conversations are extremely brief but do sometimes point you in the direction of your next task. There aren’t too many characters to speak to and dialogue exchanges are short and sweet. The game moves at quit a fast pace, moving from character to character. Most of these exchanges range from amusing to hilarious and you soon realise that the games strength lies in the interaction of these people. Often, they are hidden in some bizarre spots. You do have a quest log which you can consult if you forget what you’re meant to be doing which happens regularly. The game is very distracting. I think the devs recognized this as every time you consult your quest log it is accompanied by a sarcastic comment. There are three major areas to discover. The areas aren’t massive and you are stopped from straying too far. There are some hidden areas to find and seven origami birds to find in each locale. These are quite difficult to find and are very well hidden. Unfortunately, your collection is wiped out after the game ends and there is no chapter select either so you will need to collect all the birds again! There are also some other fun achievements to gain. Occasionally, you’ll get the opportunity to pick up objects and use them. During the story you will shoot people with tomatoes, run around trying to find a turd with your smellytron, shoot basketballs on the court and try to find buried treasure to name a few. I am sure there are more. You can cycle your items but I only ever had at most three items in my inventory at any given time. There is a possibility you’ll get stuck. There is a little exploration you have to do to find certain people, who can be hidden, or items you need to find. Mostly the game is quite linear however but there is a bit of freedom of movement. You can also interact with the environment by pressing buttons, opening chests or lockers etc. I found the movement of the camera to be a little oversensitive even on the lowest setting and movement in general was a bit clunky. It doesn’t really affect gameplay however as there are no precision moves to be made. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2192611394 [h1]Graphics 📺 [/h1] Visuals are cartoon like and have a raw feel to them. They are colourful and bold and have enough detail for you to recognize certain characters. The environments are a mixed bag with the city centre looking quite nice but the jungle scenes are repetitive and bland. Overall, the graphics fit the comic nature of the game however. [h1]Sound 🎵[/h1] Every character is voice acted with varying success. The worst voice actor is in fact the main character Durwood Champney. I think he is meant to sound amateurish but it doesn’t quite work, especially when some of the other characters are voiced so well. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2194326803 [h1]Conclusion[/h1] [quote][b] [i]Solar Panic: Utter Distress[/i] is a charming, silly and amusing comical adventure. There’s not much else to do apart from talk to the characters and perform fetch quests but this is enough to keep your interest for the five hours it takes to complete. Some may find it too immature but it’s not as bad as Southpark in terms of crudeness. Mostly I found the humour to be original and surprising and I would certainly recommend it to people who are looking for a fun and casual game to spend an evening or two with. 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