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Gigantic Rampage Edition Review (Steam)

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Gigantic Rampage Edition Review, a premium and definitive release of the original 5v5 MOBA Hero Shooter, GIGANTIC, provides a dynamic and exciting team-based multiplayer experience for fans of both genres. Choose from a diverse roster of unique heroes, each with a set of upgradeable abilities, and team up with four other players to control objectives and take down the opposing team’s mighty Guardian, all while protecting your own. GIGANTIC: RAMPAGE EDITION includes a new game mode, cross-platform play, new heroes, new maps, and gameplay improvements that give fans a bigger and more complete GIGANTIC experience than ever before while welcoming new players to the action and fun-filled world of a Hero Shooter.

Gigantic Rampage Edition Review Pros:

  • Beautiful cartoon-like graphics.
  • 15.78GB Download size.
  • Steam achievements.
  • Full controller support.
  • Graphics settings – display mode, resolution, v-sync, graphics preset, texture quality, dynamic shadows, and anisotropic filtering.
  • Voice settings – enable voice chat, auto switch team, voice chat room, input device, output device, volume for you and other players, mic sensitivity, and push to talk.
  • Opening tutorial section where you choose from one of two characters to learn the mechanics.
  • Cross play – on/off.
  • Four controller layouts.
  • Can Invert axis and sensitivity sliders for both the controller and the mouse.
  • Can remap keyboard buttons.
  • A 3D world with full 360-degree camera control.
  • Customizable character ls before a game for any unlocked – hero skins, weapons kins, and Jump VFX.
  • Moba gameplay.
  • You can change the hero and/or build at any time back at the spawn.
  • Plants grow around levels that heal you.
  • Practice arena against bots.
  • Three ways to play – rush (unranked), clash (ranked), and custom matches.
  • The handy guides section is broken down into areas from heroes to damage and game modes.
  • Profile customisation for portrait, title, and display 3 accomplishments.
  • 14 total creatures split into classes.
  • You can set up your three creatures but only one is used.
  • Full friend list via Steam, and its own Gigantic system.
  • Fortunes are completed to unlock new skills, abilities, etc. You can mark up to 3 so you can keep tabs on it.
  • The cool part of the game is you collect power to release your gigantic creature to fight the team’s creature in the center of the map, over time you eventually get to help the fight whilst still dealing with other players.
  • Four classes – front liners, ranged DPS, melee DPS, and support.
  • You can queue up for games and select which hero or class you would like to play as.
  • Unlock and customize your own emote wheel.
  • The menus can still be accessed when matchmaking.
  • Custom match lets you play against bots, friends, or a mixture of both.
  • Six maps – The Ghost Reef, Sanctum Falls, Sirens Strand, Ember Grove a heavens Ward, and Picaro Bay.
  • The other game mode is more about taking points on a map and you earn exp and level up to get upgrade choices on your abilities.
  • The game moves at a fast pace.
  • EXP earned bangs up on the screen.

Gigantic Rampage Edition Review Cons:

  • A lot to take in.
  • Cannot remap your own controls.
  • The performance is not always good with screen tearing and stuttering.
  • Combat nearly always ends up spamming all the ability buttons.
  • Hard to engage and disengage from combat.
  • Connection issues like unable to sync and can’t join a match.
  • Long matchmaking times.
  • The currencies don’t get explained and you have to go into menus and guides to find it all out.
  • Really struggled to find players.

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Gigantic Rampage Edition:

Official website.

Developer: Arcgames

Publisher: Gearbox Publishing

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Steam

  • 7/10
    Graphics - 7/10
  • 7/10
    Sound - 7/10
  • 7/10
    Accessibility - 7/10
  • 7/10
    Length - 7/10
  • 7/10
    Fun Factor - 7/10
7/10

Summary

Gigantic Rampage Edition is a game that stands out with its beautiful cartoon-like graphics. The game has a download size of 15.78GB and supports Steam achievements. It offers full controller support with four controller layouts, and the ability to invert axis and sensitivity sliders for both the controller and the mouse. However, it does not allow you to remap your own controls.

The game provides a variety of settings for graphics and voice. The graphics settings include display mode, resolution, v-sync, graphics preset, texture quality, dynamic shadows, and anisotropic filtering. The voice settings include options to enable voice chat, auto switch team, voice chat room, input device, output device, volume for you and other players, mic sensitivity, and push to talk.

The game begins with an opening tutorial section where you choose from one of two characters to learn the mechanics. It offers a 3D world with full 360-degree camera control. The characters are customizable before a game for any unlocked – hero skins, weapons skins, and Jump VFX.

The gameplay is MOBA style. You can change the hero and/or build at any time back at the spawn. There are plants that grow around levels that heal you. There is a practice arena against bots. The game offers three ways to play – rush (unranked), clash (ranked), and custom matches.

The game has a handy guides section broken down into areas from heroes to damage and game modes. There is profile customization for portrait, title, and display of 3 accomplishments. The game features 14 total creatures split into classes. You can set up your three creatures but only one is used.

The game has a full friend list via Steam and its own Gigantic system. Fortunes are completed to unlock new skills, abilities, etc. You can mark up to 3 so you can keep tabs on it. The cool part of the game is you collect power to release your gigantic creature to fight the team’s creature in the center of the map, over time you eventually get to help the fight whilst still dealing with other players.

There are four classes – front liners, ranged DPS, melee DPS, and support. You can queue up for games and select which hero or class you would like to play as. You can unlock and customize your own emote wheel. The menus can still be accessed when matchmaking. Custom match lets you play against bots, friends, or a mixture of both.

The game features six maps – The Ghost Reef, Sanctum Falls, Sirens Strand, Ember Grove a Heavens Ward, and Picaro Bay. The other game mode is more about taking points on a map and you earn exp and level up to get upgrade choices on your abilities. The game moves at a fast pace. EXP earned bangs up on the screen.

However, the game has its downsides. The performance is not always good with screen tearing and stuttering. Combat nearly always ends up spamming all the ability buttons. It’s hard to engage and disengage from combat. There are connection issues like unable to sync and can’t join a match. The matchmaking times are long. The currencies don’t get explained and you have to go into menus and guides to find it all out. Players may struggle to find other players. Despite these issues, there is a lot to take in and enjoy in Gigantic Rampage Edition.

Jim Smale

Gaming since the Atari 2600, I enjoy the weirdness in games counting Densha De Go and RC De Go as my favourite titles of all time. I prefer gaming of old where buying games from a shop was a thing, Being social in person was a thing. Join me as I attempt to adapt to this new digital age!