Under this paragraph is my full overview of Tiny Terry’s Turbo Journey—a brand new comedic open-world motion recreation out now on Steam and playable on Steam Deck. And it’s an excellent overview. It does what you count on. However I can prevent a while proper now. In case you are a fan of The Simpsons: Hit and Run, then you must play Tiny Terry’s Turbo Journey. It’s a excellent recreation of that foolish open-world GTA-like collecton-a-thon expertise, simply with out Homer and Springfield. Anyway, for everybody nonetheless studying, right here’s the overview.
Tiny Terry’s Turbo Journey tells the basic story of a wierd teenager who skips out on summer season faculty whereas his household is away on trip to give attention to his dream of driving a automotive into house. That’s the fundamental premise of Turbo Journey. You’re Tiny Terry and after mendacity to get a job with a taxi firm, you get a automotive. It’s now your job to go round gathering junk and money that can assist you improve your taxi cab and make it go quicker and quicker. For those who improve all of it the way in which, you may drive it up an enormous constructing and into house. Most likely. That’s the plan, at the very least. And that’s your purpose in Tiny Terry’s Turbo Journey.
Nevertheless, to get all of the junk and money wanted to max out your taxi and attain outer house, you’ll must discover a delightfully colourful and zany open-world stuffed with characters to assist and collectibles to search out. Instantly, Turbo Journey’s cartoon visuals impressed me. Even on a Steam Deck, the sport appears to be like marvelous, like a trippy, vivid Saturday morning cartoon directed by Bizarre Al.
Tiny Terry’s Turbo Journey
BACK OF THE BOX QUOTE
“Committing petty crime has by no means been a lot enjoyable or so humorous.”
TYPE OF GAME
Open-world GTA-like comedy recreation that includes platforming
LIKED
Colourful visuals, responsive controls, hilarious writing, nice ending
DISLIKED
Most likely wanted one or two extra quests
DEVELOPER
snekflat
PLATFORMS
PC / Steam Deck Verified
RELEASE DATE
Might 30
PLAYED
Performed round 3 and half hours and completed the sport.
Every character I met on this odd world was a misshapen lump of vibrant shade and limbs. Even higher, all of them made me giggle, actually because they didn’t know the way to react to Tiny Terry. His weird antics and dedication to being the weirdest one within the room result in a number of the greatest awkward pauses I’ve ever skilled in a online game.
I additionally appreciated that, for as bizarre and wild as Turbo Journey will get, it by no means feels prefer it’s doing issues simply to be random. It nonetheless seems like a (considerably) actual world with real folks dwelling in it. Even Terry has his moments of real development and care. This all helps the sport keep away from the lure of being a set of web memes and dangerous jokes haphazardly stitched collectively, one thing different comedy video games can typically really feel like. There’s depth right here.
However nice writing, colourful visuals, foolish antics, and a pleasant lead character aren’t sufficient to make an important recreation. You additionally must have enjoyable enjoying it, and Tiny Terry’s Turbo Journey excels at that, too.
It feels lazy, however one of the simplest ways to explain this recreation is: Simpsons: Hit And Run, however with out the copyrighted characters. Like Hit and Run, in Turbo Journey you discover a big however not large open world stuffed with random junk (on this case, literal junk) to gather. Typically the junk is simply sitting round. Different instances it’s hidden in out-of-the-way areas. Like Hit And Run, you do mild platforming to achieve these locations whereas additionally finishing foolish quests for townsfolk which regularly contain driving and leaping across the metropolis. Additionally like Hit And Run, you may hop into any NPC’s automotive and trip about city as a passenger.
Turbo Journey really expands on Hit And Run by including extra upgrades you may unlock as you play, like a glider and totally different weapons. (Oh, don’t fear, there’s no fight on this recreation. You simply use weapons to interrupt open bins or annoy random NPCs.) I additionally significantly desire working and driving in Turbo Journey as platforming genuinely feels good and is tremendous responsive in comparison with the stiffer controls in Hit And Run and even another large open-world video games on the market. ( you Murderer’s Creed…)
Tiny Terry’s Turbo Journey will possible take you lower than 4 hours to finish, although should you attempt to do and acquire every thing it’d take nearer to 6. Both method, you’re in for an superior and humorous open-world comedy recreation that really made me giggle so much and which is a dream to play. It may not be Hit And Run 2, however it’s a rattling superb recreation by itself.
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