Gungrave G.O.R.E Review (PlayStation 5)
For our Gungrave G.O.R.E Review we are in the near future, the Seed, a dangerous alien drug re-surfaces and spreads all over the world. We play as “Grave”, a former Mafia hitman, who killed, revived, and turned into a one-man army, a Gunslinger of Resurrection.
Gungrave G.O.R.E Review Pros:
- Decent graphics.
- 30.32GB download size.
- Platinum trophy.
- You get the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation 5 versions of the game.
- Three voice language choices – English, Korean, and Japanese.
- Graphics settings – Performance (60fps/4K), and Quality (Ray tracing/30fps/4K). Motion blur on/off.
- Music settings – master/BGM/SFX/Voice and cutscene volume sliders along with a radio voice choice.
- Three difficulties – Easy, normal, and hard.
- Third-person shooter gameplay.
- Anime style and FMV cutscenes.
- Excellent voice works no matter the language.
- Can skip cutscenes.
- Opening and ongoing tutorial pop-ups as you play.
- The beat count is a combo counter that increases with hits but goes down and ends when you stop hitting things.
- Auto target/aim system where it prioritizes enemies that are close.
- Full 3D camera control.
- Dark yet inviting world.
- Looks stylish and slick.
- Voiceovers come through the controller’s speaker.
- Dodge button that allows you to also doge shoot and it looks just as badass as it did in Max Payne and Stranglehold.
- The guide is updated and holds all tutorials.
- Death tornado! A special move that lets you deflect rockets and shots back.
- The soundtrack is very metal heavy with the music getting more intense in combat.
- Breakable elements in the levels and explosive barrels etc.
- Markers show the way.
- A mix of melee and ranged attacks.
- R.I.P. is a Raging Immortal Punisher and is an execution move that grants you a shield.
- Art score is your accumulated points in a level and you get more for doing executions, combos, special shots, etc.
- The grappling hook on your weapons can grab an enemy and you use them as a meatshield allowing you to still shoot or you can throw them at enemies.
- It’s a game all about over-the-top gruesome yet badass combat.
- Burst mode is a combo where you can just shoot wherever the camera aims.
- Big boss fight encounters.
- A visual and audio assault on the senses.
- End of level breakdown along with a rank and an option to restart or continue.
- Can replay levels and change the difficulty.
- Very fast loading times.
- DNA is collected from enemies and is used for upgrading abilities.
- The Lab is where you can buy new abilities, upgrade attacks/skill/demolition shots, and assign shots and costumes.
- The history part of the main menu allows you to watch the history of Gungrave.
- Eventually, once you get some unlocks, you can perform a brutal ballet of ballistic Carnage.
Gungrave G.O.R.E Review Cons:
- Cannot rebind controls.
- The movement and shooting are very clunky and heavy.
- Invisible walls.
- Not all locations allow any kind of exploration.
- Pop-up happens at times, especially enemies just appear.
- Hard cuts between cutscenes and gameplay.
- A visual and audio assault on the senses.
- It’s a game that is exhausting to play!
- The slight learning curve to how the gun works.
- No settings to tone down the blood etc.
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Gungrave G.O.R.E:
Developer: Iggymob Co.
Publisher: Prime Matter
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