Tokyo Jungle - PS3

Retr0gamer · 16-07-2012 11:54am #1

Tokyo Jungle was probably the only game I was really interested in at this years E3. It takes place in a world where all the humans have disappeared but pets and zoo animals are left behind and must fend for themselves, eating other animals to stave off hunger and woo-ing mates to continue their genetic legacy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OTm0jOhVKI

It all sounds totally daft and well it is. I got to play this at a friends house on Friday who imported the game. It's totally bananas with techno music playing as your little pomeranian runs around the tokyo ruins sneaking up on prey to kill them stealthily and avoiding the bigger animals.

I thought the game would be fun in a daft way like for example Mr. Mosquito, not that well made but fun with an original idea. I wasn't surprised by how daft the game was, what surprised me was how solid it is. The controls are excellent and all the subsystems from stealth, combat, levelling up and the hunger gauge are all handled really well. In fact from the 2 hours I spent with it I'd go so far as to say it was brilliant.

So far I've seen two modes, a story mode where you control different animals and complete quests given to you. There's also a Survival mode where you are thrown into a sandbox and have to survive as long as possible as enemies get bigger and more ferocious.

The game will be coming to PSN localised in the near future but if you can't wait you can get it from japan on import. The game seems very import friendly, the tutorials were all in japanese but were pretty self explanatory as were the missions in the story mode, there was no confusion.

chin_grin · 16-07-2012 12:02pm

0:58, p!ssed myself laughing. Oh those crazy Japs!

But I agree it's a nice take on the post-apocalyptic genre at the mo. Just seems a little too Theme Zoo mixed with Sim Apocalypse City to me...with a little "batsh!t crazy" thrown in for good measure.

Retr0gamer · 16-07-2012 12:04pm

chin_grin wrote: »

0:58, p!ssed myself laughing. Oh those crazy Japs!

But I agree it's a nice take on the post-apocalyptic genre at the mo. Just seems a little too Theme Zoo mixed with Sim Apocalypse City to me.

It's actually more of a platformer with stealth and combat mixed in. The only real resource management is keeping your hunger meter up by eating dead animals and mating since you then can play as your children so can last longer out in the wild.

saiint · 16-07-2012 12:52pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

It's actually more of a platformer with stealth and combat mixed in. The only real resource management is keeping your hunger meter up by eating dead animals and mating since you then can play as your children so can last longer out in the wild.

im taking they dont show the mateing scenes

DIRT!

Gunmonkey · 16-07-2012 1:22pm

Watched a few of the vids over the past few months, game looks really good. Any game involving you sneaking round as a Pomeranian is good in my book. At least its original, a more realistic approach to the "End of Humanity" than the usual "Zombies....Zombies everywhere!!!".

Any word on release dates for over this end of the world? Thought it would never surface over here as there's not an American soldier walking towoards the camera on the cover, its not set in the Middle East (but Russia is involved as the Soviet Union never broke up, just hiding) and the soundtrack isnt composed purely of "WUB WUB WUB WUB".

chin_grin · 16-07-2012 1:23pm

saiint wrote: »

im taking they dont show the mateing scenes DIRT!

Did you watch the trailer above? Shows a dog..."assuming position". :pac:

Professey Chin · 16-07-2012 1:26pm

Im still trying to figure out what Im supposed to do half the time.
Translations only help so much! And I cant read Kanji

Gameplay wise though its absolutely brilliant. So much fun lurking in the grass waiting to pounce on something

Retr0gamer · 16-07-2012 1:27pm

Gunmonkey wrote: »

Any word on release dates for over this end of the world? Thought it would never surface over here as there's not an American soldier walking towoards the camera on the cover, its not set in the Middle East (but Russia is involved as the Soviet Union never broke up, just hiding) and the soundtrack isnt composed purely of "WUB WUB WUB WUB".

It's been announced for a PSN release in Europe and the US so it's definitely coming.

chin_grin wrote: »

Did you watch the trailer above? Shows a dog..."assuming position". :pac:

They cut just after that that

corcaigh07 · 16-07-2012 1:50pm

haha looks great, thanks for sharing!

F1ngers · 20-08-2012 4:13pm

It's out on september 26th for €13.

You may have caught wind of this one-of-a-kind title’s release in Japan or heard whispers of it this past E3, but we’re excited to finally announce that TOKYO JUNGLE will be coming to PSN for the PS3 very shortly – on 26th September, to be exact!

http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2012/08/20/tokyo-jungle-swings-onto-playstation-network-next-month/

Professey Chin · 20-08-2012 4:16pm

Damn good price for it!
/looks bitterly at full priced import -_-
Oh well. Still have the box :pac:

johnny_ultimate · 20-08-2012 4:32pm

Happy I didn't import now! Boxes are nice and all, but cheapness is too :pac: Right move by Sony to attract some impulse purchases of a niche curio.

hal9000 · 20-08-2012 9:57pm

WARNING CONTENTS MAY CONTAIN TRACES OF NUTS JAPAN :pac:

super_furry · 11-09-2012 4:39pm

Can't wait. Was thinking it was out tomorrow but sadly it'll be another two weeks.

Still I did find out that it's set in 20XX, which is when are the best videogames are set.

Mr.Saturn · 11-09-2012 8:59pm

super_furry wrote: »

Can't wait. Was thinking it was out tomorrow but sadly it'll be another two weeks.

Still I did find out that it's set in 20XX, which is when are the best videogames are set.

199X disagrees.

mystic86 · 13-09-2012 11:29pm

loads of reviews out for this game today, over half a dozen at least, anyway for starters check out this:

http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/tokyo-jungle/critic-reviews

overall average is poor, though the reviews are varying wildly.

Professey Chin · 13-09-2012 11:31pm

Its the kinda game that most will love or hate. Unique and fun but a lot of people are scared of the unfamiliar :pac:

Retr0gamer · 13-09-2012 11:40pm

People who don't like this game are dead inside.

Retr0gamer · 25-09-2012 10:08am

Eurogamer review:

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-09-24-tokyo-jungle-review

9/10

Ellie is back at Eurogamer. Great

johnny_ultimate · 26-09-2012 3:03pm

Totally forgot it was Tokyo Jungle day :eek:

Go live, damn you!

super_furry · 26-09-2012 3:04pm

20% off for PS+ subscribers too, so works out at just a shade over a tenner.

26-09-2012 4:12pm

Was so looking forward to this but my PS3 upped and died last week and I haven't got the money to buy a new one atm. Really hoping we see a big discount in the slim model when the new design is launched on Friday.

johnny_ultimate · 26-09-2012 4:15pm

Live now!

The painfully slow PSN download begins.

Potential-Monke · 26-09-2012 4:17pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Eurogamer review:

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-09-24-tokyo-jungle-review
9/10

Ellie is back at Eurogamer. Great

She has just made me want to get this game. PS3 booting up.

Retr0gamer · 26-09-2012 4:42pm

God damn it not enough space! I've over 7 GB free and it's a 4.5 GB download FFS. Time to delete some ****.

Potential-Monke · 26-09-2012 4:49pm

Dare i ask what size hdd you have?

Retr0gamer · 26-09-2012 5:07pm

60 GB

Potential-Monke · 26-09-2012 8:03pm

That would explain it. I upgraded mine to a 500gb soon after i got it.

Anyway, what a very different game. As Ellie in her review above said, there should be no reason that this game keeps you coming back. Everything is going against it. But, i am going back. I don't know for how long more, and i will still be getting my B'lands on, but the game is strangely intriguing. And i'm still a feckin' Pomeranian!!

richymcdermott · 26-09-2012 9:25pm

just finished the tutorial , it may be the weirdest game since noby noby boy

Retr0gamer · 26-09-2012 10:25pm

Well won't be playing this tonight. Had to go for a dinner and when I got back my PS3 is doing it's usual thing of not bothering to connect to my router despite everything else working. It will probably be fine tomorrow using the same settings.

johnny_ultimate · 26-09-2012 11:24pm

Loving it. Completely engrossing so far, although **** hits the fan around year 30! Tigers!

Retr0gamer · 27-09-2012 6:36pm

Well my first play through ended with me falling through the level after attacking a dog and dying. Despite the bug I'm loving it.

It's a bit like a Rogue game.

A-Trak · 30-09-2012 4:13pm

Kinda of confused by survival mode.
Achieve goals, unlock new animal. Die then play as new animal from start. Repeat.

What are the benefits for achieving a longer time/completing more goals in each animal class?

Other than that, the game is bonkers. My Mrs looked at me in disgust when I explained I wasn't mating with a Pomeranian as she was "desperate," and I thought the other available female on the map could be classier.
Bonkers.

Potential-Monke · 30-09-2012 5:39pm

A-Trak wrote: »

What are the benefits for achieving a longer time/completing more goals in each animal class?

The bigger animals being unlocked means you can last longer, and the longer you last the more dangerous and difficult it gets!

richymcdermott · 30-09-2012 5:46pm

Every time i kill an animal apart of me dies inside

But cant stop coming back to it

Kazuma · 30-09-2012 6:11pm

Not sure if everybody knows this yet, but the stat increases you get for generation changes are persistent across multiple games - can be view at the animal select screen, the red parts of the stat-star thing are the increased stats.

(edit - as far as I know :pac: )

johnny_ultimate · 30-09-2012 6:56pm

A-Trak wrote: »

Kinda of confused by survival mode.
Achieve goals, unlock new animal. Die then play as new animal from start. Repeat.

What are the benefits for achieving a longer time/completing more goals in each animal class?

Simply, it's a high score challenge. No more than you'd spend hours aiming for more points in a Tony Hawks game or arcade shooter, there's always the potential to do better. Granted, games taking multiple hours to complete as opposed to two or three minutes is a different sort of high score challenge, but I think it achieves its goals in making you come back and get better.

Tonight's game will be with the pig. Have also unlocked the chicks, but imagine that one's going to be hard as nails.

Retr0gamer · 30-09-2012 8:55pm

I see it more like a form of Rogue-like game. Other than the items you pick up not being a mystery until you use them its very like one. The enemies and other stuff that populates the world is randomly generated and you just keep playing until you die. It's loads of fun

tok9 · 01-10-2012 10:11am

Looking forward to it.. Downloaded it Friday so might have a go tonight!

penev10 · 01-10-2012 10:27am

How accurate a rendition of Tokyo is it does anyone know? I'm gathering there are certain real world landmarks in there but would you recognise the various areas of the city?

Retr0gamer · 01-10-2012 10:47am

Well if the Yamanote line is filled with derelict subway trains and toxic gas, the park is full of lions with a cave system filled with velocoraptors and the sewers are filled with alligators then it's a very accurate portrayal of Tokyo all right.

johnny_ultimate · 01-10-2012 10:52am

I wouldn't hope for accurate representations - you can recognise the general areas, but it's certainly not a geographically accurate portrayal. Haven't spotted many major landmarks anyway. The Yamanote line (which is the main commuter train around Tokyo) is only a few screens long, for example. The zoo is there, naturally

tok9 · 01-10-2012 10:56am

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Well if the Yamanote line is filled with derelict subway trains and toxic gas, the park is full of lions with a cave system filled with velocoraptors and the sewers are filled with alligators then it's a very accurate portrayal of Tokyo all right.

What... velociraptors!?

Now I want to leave work and play it!

richymcdermott · 01-10-2012 3:29pm

just lasted 66 years with a pig only to make a stupid move and ended up being cornered by tigers alligators and lions

manage to escape but my brothers and sisters got FCUKED

velocoraptor got me in the end though

johnny_ultimate · 01-10-2012 3:35pm

Just noticed my neighbours have a Pomeranian :eek: Will never hear that nocturnal barking the same way!

penev10 · 01-10-2012 6:09pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Well if the Yamanote line is filled with derelict subway trains and toxic gas, the park is full of lions with a cave system filled with velocoraptors and the sewers are filled with alligators then it's a very accurate portrayal of Tokyo all right.

Smarty pants.

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

I wouldn't hope for accurate representations - you can recognise the general areas, but it's certainly not a geographically accurate portrayal. Haven't spotted many major landmarks anyway. The Yamanote line (which is the main commuter train around Tokyo) is only a few screens long, for example. The zoo is there, naturally

Hmm, would've been more drawn to it if the environment was more accurate. Just really like Tokyo

johnny_ultimate · 01-10-2012 6:18pm

penev10 wrote: »

Hmm, would've been more drawn to it if the environment was more accurate. Just really like Tokyo

There are Matsuya gyodon restaurants and Jumbo karaoke bars scattered around the background of the sandbox, which are probably more quintessentially Tokyo than any scramble crossings (which is the major landmark actually in the game)

johnny_ultimate · 03-10-2012 2:13am

Agh got to year 95 as one of the gazelle creatures! Crushing. Only five years off the century, but the last few decades of that were spent running away from raptors. Eventually got caught by some uber-dino, and alas 13 generation's worth of stats didn't help

corcaigh07 · 03-10-2012 4:02am

must admit just reading all of ye're posts about the game are entertaining by themselves. wish I was in a position to get and enjoy this game, if it was on the Vita, I'd buy console and game asap!

Krusader · 04-10-2012 8:30am

Any one else finding it to complete the challenges

tok9 · 31-10-2012 11:01am

Haven't really played much of this but I really want to get past the more average animals.

Tokyo Jungle - PS3

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