Gungrave G.O.R.E is great, actually
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- čas přidán 2. 08. 2023
- Gungrave is one of my personal favourite series from that golden age of the PS2 where it seemed anything could get made. It was way better than it had any right to be with its dedication to one simple mission objective: KICK THEIR ASS. It returned a few years back as a VR title, handled by South Korean developer Studio Iggymob. It was pretty bad, as I said in my review at the time. That same developer were also working on a true third game in the series with 'Gungrave G.O.R.E', which finally got released in 2022 after years of waiting. The critics hated it, but is it really as bad as they say? I argue that nobody (especially critics) really 'got' what it was trying to be. 'Gungrave G.O.R.E' ended up being one of my favourite games of 2022, and after a bunch of updates and patches fixing some of the more irritating aspects of the game there's really no reason not to play it.
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Gungrave GORE review and analysis.
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I saw complaints of people saying "the shooting is boring and repetitive", which didn't make sense to me because literally mostly every shooter is like this. COD players will play the exact same game every year.
But in Call of Duty you have a lot more options in terms of weapons and attachments.
@@Saltyaf38 "attachments"? any example?
lolno
@@wasupman777 You're trolling right?
I can genuinely see why they would say that because I had that same thought initially. First 6 levels I really just walked in a straight line and plowed through everyone.
However, I changed the difficulty to Hard, and damn that made all the difference. Now I was losing health rapidly, had to remember to use demolition shots, needed to be on the look out for stunned enemies, worried about missles, and also needed to dodge and such.
To me, hard is the only way this game should be played cause otherwise, its too easy, making you forget there's other buttons aside from R2
Definitely very underrated compared to how highly praised Gungrave Overdose is. I much, much preferred this game and the original when doing a play through all the games recently.
Them including an anime Brandon Heat skin for the dedicated players was just the BASED icing on top.
It's not just a skin. It gives you a brand new moveset, so he's basically a separate character.
This game felt fresh, we could use more in the "drunk salaryman" genre.
Unpatched, this game is pretty eh. Though after a ton of fixes this game was an absolute blast from start to finish!
unpatched is the true experience 😎😮💨
I do agree with a lot in this video. Besides the changes, some of them I think were really necessary. Even the train. But this game got dogged on for not being the next "God Of Devil May Evil West." It's really unfair since G.O.R.E was never meant to be some mainstream title, but rather a homage to what ti's always meant to be. A fun game that can be picked up and played. And that's what a game needs to be at the end of the day.
I personally wouldn't consider this game all that well made, but I would consider it very fun. I love keeping up the beat counter by destroying everything, I like how satisfying parries are, and making generic goons explode into limbs is enjoyable.
I love when game tries to be an actual game and rather than a walking movie simulator
Bruh the media all ways shit on AA games when they come out and then immediately go back to complaining about how the video game market is stale never reflecting on how they’re coverage is big part of why people don’t buy AA games
@@Richard-vm2mf consider the fact that alot of the games you mentioned were by experienced developers and had relatively safe and traditional design with some exceptions like kingdom come and the fact that they’re developed by western devs that can fire back at backlash what i mean by AA getting attacked unfairly is the weird and experimental janky games that are some times but not always coming from the east getting attacked by journaliste who are unwilling to give them a chance and report on them more realistically by setting people expectations correctly by saying that they aren’t made for casual games instead of just saying there shit and this has led to a massive drought in unique games with experimental design being successful in comparison with the ps2 generation with some exceptions like death stranding or kingdom come
The fact a PS2 game never had any game release up until the PS4 era shows how unkillable and dedicated this game is.
Fun fact about the hallway with a fuck ton of shooty Orgmen, the devs intended for you to use the Time stop demo shot to pass it but decided to never explain that
I beaten the G.O.R.E difficulty and all thanks to three things Golden Guns, Seed Fall, and Graveyard and due to the fact that unlocked Brandon Heat as playable character it was worth it
Love the fast paced arcades action style of it. Home arcade game
Ive been waiting for this review. Your gungrave video made me interested in getting this game and i loved it. Not perfect but a fun ride. It also got me to give the anime another chance and i loved it.
Never played Gungrave but I bought it today cause it looked cool
Once I saw the trailers for the game I knew this would be a game you would make a video covering on being underrated
love your comment about bad game design getting a pass for souls. THANK YOU. Thumbs up and comment for the algo for that!
7:47 I was so bad at keeping the beat count, the skull in the corner did have an awesome design.
Absolutely agree: it's a simple but fun game and I really enjoyed going through the game (still haven't finished GORE difficulty though).
My only issues are the large amount of levels (31 levels are way too much, especially when some of them are too short and unnecessarily split into two parts) and how difficulty or inconsistent is to get S Ranks, and they should show a min requirement for that because even with over 1500 beats I still get A in some levels. Also really not a fan of the style they used and the Cel-shaded mode is "meh".
Other than that it's a fun game! Not perfect but I had a blast, literally.
Edit: I had no idea the launch version was THIS different. I heard it was difficult, but didn't think it was THAT difficult. I wished they'd tune down rather than just remove stuff but oh well.
I wish this was true. I really gave it a fair shot but god was it middling at best and total crap at worst. I think the most offensive part is the level design? But the combat wasn’t far off from that either.
It is true though.
Talking to someone who platinumed this game after the updates. It's really fun! I recognize it's probably like a 7/10 game. But it's simplicity really helps set it apart.
When so many other games probably have like 3-4 hour of preamble before getting to the meat of it, it's just nice to have something to pick up and play.
To be fair, I do think it be cool if they added the launch version designs back in, and call it Hardcore mode or OG mode just to add another difficulty.... maybe leave the platforming out though XD
I pre order it was a rough game at launch. But some patches and level fixes later the game is more fun than launch. I'm glad I have it a 7/10 for me!
Wondering when you will make this one
The new GunGrave Gore Definitive edition is released on the switch. Hope you can have a chance to review it!
When I saw Rocketbilly is playable i instantly copped it even though I JUST bought GORE on steam lol
@@GameGuy667 I felt a bit pissed that Billys on the switch version like WHAT WHAT ABOUT PC
I really like this game. The soundtrack is spectacular and trying to keep your Beat counter going through the whole stage is so fun. I also LOVED the train section after the patches. The more difficult sections of this games are honestly where I think the game shines the most
If you haven't played the game wanted dead, you should play It. You will definitely like it If you like this
Before starting this video, I bought Gungrave gore a few months back. I bought it based off the price and the images lol. I got most of the trophies except, beating it on hard.
It could just be me not knowing the other games but, I got sick of it about half way through and just wanted it to end. It had its moments (boss battles were fun) but, it’s one of my games I’m trying to sell rn
16:39 I finished the video, one thing I will say. I get people like you who like difficult games and like them to be gated as so but, games these days ESPECIALLY like this. They need to cater some how. And again I get that elitest mindset of difficult game beaters but, yeah lol.
Also you did made me appreciate this game more, I’m still gonna try and sell it but, if they make another I might have to cop it
I had fun with this title for a bit, though it got old for me. I really enjoyed the simplicity of the gameplay, it having more of a focus on brainless fun. The art design definitely took me back to the 90s with its borderline McFarlane theme. To me, this title felt like Robocop and Spawn blended together, heated, and the steaming contents poured into an anime themed coffee mug. 😅
Great review as always, man! Keep it up.
Based video. I've beat this game at least twice in GORE difficulty and grinded for those S ranks and I've only come to love it more and more as the perfect drunk salaryman experience.
PS: That area in the last map with the big high-damaging Orgmen is actually beatable without demolition shot cheese if you learn how to chain stagger enemies. Basically, a fully charged shot can stagger an enemy and if you upgrade Grave's combo you can also use one of the combos to stagger a group of enemies. If you keep them staggered, you can fight them just long enough to unleash your burst shot and build enough demolition points to deal the finishing blow. No need to upgrade bullet damage.
I gave this game a shot on a whim and honestly its just dmc lite which i don't mind at all it was fun for what it was and i cant be mad at that...i hope this come off a negative it was pretty solid
how smt 5 become easier after an update? pls more details
10:52 yeah I played the updated version, I’m happy I did lol
I saw the bad reviews and it deterred me for a while but finally decide to download it. Man this game is just pure fun.
I LOVE GUNGRAVE ANIME CHARACTERS AND I LOVE THE VIDEOGAME CHARACTER DESIGN AND STYLE.
Played the game via game pass recently, it is very clearly not polished, but it gave me what I was expecting: over-the-top dumb stupid guns blazing action, it helped that I didn't marathon it and took breaks to play other games on other days, I'm not saying the game is bad, I'm just saying I like the game for the same reasons I like Cruis'n Blast: spectacle and arcadeyness, yes, I am the type of person that can be satisfied if there are enough explosions on the screen.
Overall review of the game is a 7.5/10 needs grave shredding a guitar with missiles coming out of it as a demolition shot.
I have never played any of the Gungrave game, but I am a fan of the anime which is really good!
The SMT V update to that darn air puzzle is something I really appreciate. It's primarily a turn based RPG, so a sudden skill check with a difficult platforming section, that's ONLY difficult because of tight timing requirements? Felt really out of place. Platforming challenges to get some of the optional collectables? Sure, great. Locking the store behind the hardest platform in the game? Not great. I beat it on the day one version, but I would not have played through new game+ without that puzzle being simplified.
Eh, it really wasn't that hard or out of place either.
I love this game, the game can drag for way too long with no variation, but I love the gunplay. but man grinding this game just so I can damage more sucked me
Good review..ive always been drawn to this game .i dont know why..might give it a go tonite
This game was a bigger mess at launch. The patches do make the game better. But it needs more for it to be even better.
For the playstation ports, an option to change sounds coming from controller to speaker. I will always hate sounds playing though a controller
And native button remapping. The first and Overdrive had it. We should be progressing, not regressing
This truly shows how braindead the current gen of gamers are. Calling this repetitive before giving Call of Duty modern boogaloo 2 a score of 95. I've never played a gungrave game before this yet I'm having a blast with it.
I agree with u bro i like what they did with this game
I've been waiting for this game ever since it was announced and I pretty much already knew it was gonna be some cheap junk-fest of a game so my expectation were low. Though as a Gungrave fan I thought the gameplay was really fun but I totally understand why most people who played it absolutly hate it, the presentation and (non pre rendered) cutscene are horrible and it overall feel somewhat unprofessional for a AA project.
I feel bad for the team as it pretty much was their first real try at a good game with people actually waiting for it and seeing plenty of mixed reviews probably means the end for them as it's not like in 2002 where people could drop a PS2 game with a 10 dollar budget, releasing game with actual publishers is a lot tougher than before.
But the jankiness is what most people would call "Soul" and I totally see it too, you rarely see video games that feels like something out of 2001, most try to mimick the artstyle but this game totally nailed it without trying.
I've already wrote a really long review at launch about this game and I'm glad more people still talk about it, though it might be the end of the Gungrave franchise, for real this time.
But brandon never dies does he? Can't wait for Gungrave GORE Overdose.
my first experience was on release via gamepass and it was pretty meh. i hear with updates it's very improved.
Ha! Good one!
The negative reviews stank of filthy casualry. Glad someone reviews the game for what it is.
The best series about someone with red on their clothing and dual pistols
Only because we are never getting a Hellsing ultimate game
@@Laifulessone Gungrave VS Hellsing when
Did you forget about Devil May Cry?
@@brysonharrison5698 I didn't, I didn't forget Trigun either
@@ZapWires Trigun is overrated, fight me. If getting a gungrave vs hellsing game means alucard will finally become playable outside of my wet dreams, then, truly... Gungrave VS Hellsing when?...
dead man's hand?
I'm still missing my Pre order bonus'
Did they not send them out or something?
@@SnicketySlice Amazon didn't but early release reports said people were missing there's so there was an issue early release. Never got mine unfortunately.
This game is pretty fun but I have a lot of issues with it.
1. The game is way too long considering the fact that every level is exactly the fucking same
2. You can't buy Quartz as a playable character
3. The Boss fights are complete shit
4. (Personal nit pick of mine) I don't like the way Graves in game model looks. I think he looks ugly as hell.
Such a based game
I dont personaly have a problem with the type of game that GGG is. Mindlessly shooting through hordes of enemies is fun in my book, but as a fan of Hack n Slash games, this game feels stale and gets boring really fast. Its too long for its own good with random bullshit go areas that dont really give the game its own identity.
To me, it lacks some kind of variety which would make just fucking around with the mechanics engaging. So while yeah, simplicity isnt always a flaw, id appreciate more variety in a game with over 30 missions
also if you're completionist like me, then the game is a chore to go through on both normal and hard. Someone woud have to pay me good money to play through G.O.R.E. difficulty. Gank of beefy enemies isnt "challenging fun", its someone pouring salt in your eyes just for shits and giggles
The best gungrave is the first one ever made for ps2 , in 2002, hands down , everysingle true gungrave fan knows this, it was the darkest , sexiest gungrave of all, overdose was overrated , it was way too exaggerated and they ruined the graphics , the first one was just perfect
I think developers didn't send some cash to the absolutely corrupted criticism platforms, that's all =) And the game is awesome! The Gungrave fan since the 2006 is telling you that 😉
Wait, you can actualy die at the train level? Steam Reviewer are that bad at ythe game?
good review (it's better than he man and darkest dungeon)
No
Absolutely based take.
this genre of game get made every year it's called musou
This comment made me buy the game
😱 'Promo sm'
Definitely agree this game is underrated but, don't agree with the point being made about the train. As a whole the games design was extremely dated and I don't mean in the OG game way but in the O.D. ways. The train section was awfully designed with the signs and bars the you had to jump over and avoid while shooting at enemies, the timed section to save Mika while less egregious still doesn't belong in this kind of game. Not to mention the missing option to switch from burst to full auto. I'd say now the game is near perfect tho the beat decay is unforgiving for an already kinda difficult game. Thankfully no S rank trophies to be found.
I dont know but i really did not like this game. It dragged for sooooo long and most of his moves were useless. After the first few stages it got boring (tho i did play it to the end). And that train level. F*** that stage. I wish there were more chances to play the other characters.
Edit: Seems I played the prepatched version. Still probably wouldnt change my mind
No
Yes.
@@SnicketySlice nah bro