Jett: The Far Shore

Across the universe

FORMAT PS5 / ETA 2021 / PUB SUPERBROTHERS, PINE SCENTED SOFTWARE DEV SUPERBROTHERS, PINE SCENTED SOFTWARE / PLAYERS 1

Mei and her co-pilot Isao set out on a one-way interstellar journey. They’re heralded not only by prophecy but also a phenomenon known as The Hymnwave. Acting as a sort of astral call and response, it beckons Mei’s people beyond their own troubled skies. What follows is a narrative-led exploration game. As Mei journeys to a new planet, the story attempts to thoughtfully examine a people’s quest for a home away from home.

As you might expect, much of that takes place from the cockpit of

your titular aircraft. You glide between the stars and along coastlines alike but there’s plenty to see on foot as well. As Mei explores, we feel each step thanks to rumble from the DualSense.

But this is far from a lonely jaunt, with plenty of flora and fauna to interact with. Rather than having to battle your way home as in other spacefaring titles, here many early encounters with alien life – in all its forms – feel more collaborative than combative. For instance, some water-based organisms can produce a vapour that cools your aircraft’s jets so you don’t have to take your foot off the pedal. In another example an impressively large creature has got one of your crew’s beacons in its sights. The creature acts with curiosity rather than anything else but its ear-shattering cries wreak havoc with the ship’s shields. Hopping around explosive alien plants called Boombuds propels us into the big beastie’s stratosphere and hopefully to the rescue.

It’s far from the only perilous encounter you’ll have, and we can’t wait to see what else is in the stars.