PC Gamer - UK (2021-12)

Itstartsoffasafamiliarsci-fi tale.

Humanshavemessedupthe planet

andindesperationtosavecivilisation

mustnowlookforanewhome

amongstthestars.Thetrope has

beendonetodeath,butinJett it’s

different.Thehumans

arenotonlylookingfor

somewheretolive,but

havebeencontactedby

‘thehymnwave’,a

divineinvitationfroma

beingsituatedonan

alienplanet.Desperate

toescapetheirdying

world,agroupofspace

scoutsisformedtoheadout into

spaceandseewhetherthisstrange

planet–dubbed‘thefarshore’ –

couldbecomeaviablenewhome for

thehumanrace.

YouplayasMei,ascoutpilot who

hasbeenchosentobepartof the

team. After arriving on the planet,

early game tasks are all about

exploration. Driving a nippy little

ship called a ‘jett’, you need to

observe the planet’s ecosystem and

gather data. Your jett is equipped

with tools to help you

research, including a

scanner, flashlight, and

grappling hook, and as

you cruise through the

landscape you can scan

different vegetation

and animals to see how

they behave and fit into

the wider ecosystem.

It’s a little tedious, but Jett’s alien

landscape makes you want to do the

research. This mysterious planet is

home to huge lakes, vast pink

meadows, and vast, purple plains.

There are plenty of weird ways to

experiment and explore, such as

hoveringyourjettovervariousplants

andusingtheboostersto‘pop’them,

unleashingwavesofcolourfulspores.

It’sfuntodiscovertheselittle

surprisesbut,unfortunately,it’smade

lessappealingbytheflyingcontrols,

whichcanbefiddlyatbest,

frustratingatworst.

Yourjettjustfeelsquiteawkward

tomovearound.It’sobviousthatthe

shipsbuiltforspeed,notprecision.

Theworldaroundyouinspiresall

kindsoftricks,withfeatureslike

obviouslaunchingpointsbuilt

naturallyintothelandscapeand

boosterplantsgrowingallaround

thatcanhurlyouupintotheair.I

wantedtoreattheenvironmentlikea

stunttrack–butIwasneverquite

abletoreconcilethatdreamwith

realityduetothefinickynatureofthe

controls.It’sagoodthingmyco-pilot,

Isao,isachilldudebecauseI’m

constantlycrashingintocliffs,

snaggingonrocks,andgettingcaught

inpatchesofvegetation.

GROUNDCONTROLS

Thereareplentyofdramatic

encounterswhereyouhavetozip

awayfromflyingperils,butoften

they’remorefrustratingthan

I

t’sbeenalmosttenyears since developer Superbrothers released

SwordandSworcery – the story of a warrior exploring a strange,

magicalrealm.Itwas a quietly dream-like adventure with a strange

mysticismsuffusing its lightly-sketched world. With the studio’s

newgame,Jett:The Far Shore, Superbrothers, together with a little

helpfromPineScented,has taken that mysticism and applied it to a grand

science-fictionadventure,the result being a lofty, sweeping story where

therationalgoeshead-to-head with the spiritual.

CRUISE CONTROL

Superbrothers returns with another poetic adventure in JETT: THE FAR SHORE

By Rachel Watts

A group of

space scouts is

formed to

inspect the

planet

TOP:A protectivebarrierfromthe

harmfulmoonwaves.

One of Jett’s

many alien

landscapes.

NEEDTOKNOW

WHAT IS IT?

A contemplative sci-fi

adventure about

humans escaping

extinction

EXPECT TO PAY

£24

DEVELOPER

Superbrothers, Pine

Scented

PUBLISHER

In-house

REVIEWED ON

AMD Ryzen 5 3600,

Radeon RX 5700 XT,

8GB RAM

MULTIPLAYER

No

LINK

jett.fyi

Jett: The Far Shore

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