Revenge Of The Savage Planet Is Looking To Explore Deep Space With Poop Jokes And A New Perspective
“There’s only so much I can do with hands.”
Raccoon Logic creative director Alex Hutchinson attributes this quote to his animation director, Mike Menillo. It’s a funny line, but it’s also a short-and-sweet elevator pitch for one of the biggest changes for Revenge Of The Savage Planet, the follow-up to 2020’s Journey To The Savage Planet.
Revenge is taking players out of the head of their characters and placing them over the characters’ shoulders, as the first-person view gives way to a new third-person format. For players of the original game, this is a radical change, but for the team at Raccoon Logic, it was the perfect way to stretch their creative legs as they try to one-up the last journey.
GameSpot sat in on a hands-off demo during a recent online press event, and while the change in viewpoint is jarring, based on the team’s reaction, it’s a move that could pay off immensely when it’s again time to travel to the stars.
Shifting perspectives
The change from a first- to third-person perspective is not indicative of either option’s quality, according to the team; it’s simply a matter o…
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