In the bunji fight, you need to let him regen all his life, when he finish continue the combat, then he regen his life again but this time less than before and its like this every time so eventually he dies
I found Bunju can be almost instantly defeated by baiting his finisher move dash, do a side jump while locked on and then try to melee him, if successful he'll fly back stun locked allowing you to barrage him with bullets and more melee attacks to keep him down.
Whaaaaaat i played it after watch this review and when i got there i was like oh boy the hardest fight in the game here we go bro it was nothing i kept locked on and dive shot him whenever he tried to hide i finished it in 20 seconds
got him on my second try. what i did was run up to him and use my super the moment he started to regen health. i guess he was so low at the time, it just isnta killed him.
Gungrave anime is so slept on, it was my first ever anime and I rewatch it every year. This review was amazing and much needed to bring attention to the series.
Wow! A review on the game where the person playing knows about the controls! Good as always, Cvit. However, you called this game easy. I would like to point out that the difficulties for this game were renamed, with easy being normal etc.
@@zachman329 No. The Normal setting in game is Japan's Easy setting. There are two other difficulties in the game and he played on "normal" (easy) and called the game easy.
well damn this is a surprise, this multi media anime series was my gateway in to the main anime culture Gungrave will always have a specials place in my heart and i will always find time to play the games. The fact that were getting a new one makes my heart sing
I remember renting Gungrave with my friend years ago! We both didn't know anything about the game other than "they guy from Trigun made it!" and it turned into a fun afternoon with the game.
Not gonna lie. I LOVE how this game looks. It interestingly contrasts art style wise compared to the only games made by Red Entertainment I've played. The Fossil Fighters trilogy.
Damn good video. This made me curios to the new Gungrave G.O.R.E game. You've been on a roll uploading new videos this past month. Love ur vidoes, keep it up!
Easily one of my most favourite games ever... Loved it when it came out and still do and the anime is a hidden gem and highly underated and indeed I remember collecting it's DVD volumes. Gungrave ftw
Gungrave anime was one of my most favourite ever. It had a difficult task to merge the extravagance of the game with life story but I think it managed to do so very well.
Was always obsessed with this game since I was barely 4 years old, still have the original ps2 cd, I still play it now and then, know it all inside n out, still gives me the chills - this one to me was so much better than overdose and the new "gore" , it just had that right "gungrave" thing to it
I remember watching the schmo show and rata mention this, so a few 7zip files later and a 26 episode anime and yeah I gotta say the anime is way better I know I'm just some anon and my opinion doesn't matter but that anime is seriously one of the best shows I've seen
@@starless267 I played the first level of overdose and thought "eh alright" and didn't continue. So rip me I guess. oh and yeah the anime at around episode 15 I think turns into the first game and completely downward slopes. I was really sad too cause I think it's worse for something good to end on a wet fart instead of something to just be bad. However, the final episode totally brings it back and it fuckin rules. very nice times, I'm hyped for gore whenever that wants to release
THANK YOU I played this game when I was 7 when my cousin brought it over. But I never knew what it was, every time I tried to search up the description of what I remember as a kid I would always get killer7 or XIII. But after all these years I finally got the name of this game.
@@DonutSwordsman gungrave G.O.R.E is the upcoming gungrave title! they've been drip feeding us information and trailers, but we recently saw gameplay and it looks incredible!
It was a great time. Pretty much every big console and pc games were highly creative and experimental. Now? No creativity, no passion, little to no experimentation, and lots of baloney censorship for many AAA gaming companies.
You touched on the anime a bit, and having just finished it, I can say it goes the opposite of the game in the best way. Low on action scenes, but long slow character drama moments, that slowly brings in the fantastical elements. Would recommend to anyone who likes the game.
Maybe I really should check out the game. I love the anime and am curious if you ever saw it. Brandon and Harry's relationship and Brandon's character made that show unforgettable to me. Not sure if there is more buildup to the ending of this game that I missed due to not having much context, but the ending of the anime was definitely pretty different and another reason the show is one of my favorites.
There isn't too much more buildup, the anime goes into far more depth with Brandon's past and his relationship to everyone in the syndicate I love the anime and the game but the ending of the anime *far* surpasses the game imo
@@jackharrow7147 I feel mixed on the outcome but ultimately I do like the way everything was executed as a story, the ambiguity of the game isn't bad either. Makes it easier to come back to
The only reason I heard of and wanted to play this game since childhood was from those PlayStation Underground Demo discs my brother had. I watched those videos they have in the backlog called "Cool Moves" where people that worked on several games give you insights and tips for finding in game treasures, secrets and giving you tips on how to beat bosses. The video I watched showed how to beat Bunji really fast by spamming your missles after he charges you, away from the pillars he'd hide behind. Keep him against the walls toward the front so he won't run and hide and heal himself. After playing this for the first time (literally last night), I realized how difficult it was if you used all your missles beforehand. I also didn't get a manual with my copy, so I know the pain.
3:04 Fun fact, you actually can run and gun at the same time. What you need to do is hold run and shoot at the same time while locking on. It's just awkward as hell with the default key configuration, personally I like having run be on X instead of O that makes it way easier. Oh yeah and turn on RAPID.
i just play this game yesterday and i think Bunji fight is that you need to lock-on and shoot him untill your skull meter sparking and do Demolition shot it cut to cut-in super and kill him actually you can do it to all the boss too if you shoot them to get beat going
This is one of my favorite ps2 era games. I didn't really grow up with a ps2 so i don't have a lot of nostalgia for games on the console. I only even played Gungrave in like 2017 cause of how over the top edgy it looked.
I recovered my original PS3 account about a year ago now and was SO HAPPY I had access to Gungrave Overdose again! I know there is another game in the works but something feels like it might be stuck in developement hell. We can only hope. The Gungrave anime is also my favorite anime of all time. Short and sweet.
I appreciate the very accurate review of the game I wish more reviewers would feel the same way about gungrave Gore although it does drag a little longer than it should carries over much of the design philosophy of The originals
I remember thinking there was an alternate ending if you didn't shoot Harry only to sit fhere and nothing happening until youpull the trigger. Can't wait to try out the new one coming out.
Unless I'm misremembering something, I heard somewhere that the cancelled Trigun game we WERE going to get was quite literally repurposed into Gungrave, as it was fairly far along in development and the team didn't want to just throw all their assets away.
I think that's a weird rumour, they people at RED had the premise and brought on Nightow for the design and stuff, eventually a Trigun game did come out on PS2 anyway
I would like to mention that you can actually still sprint and fire your guns. The input is awkward, you need to hold down circle and L1 simultaneously then can shoot while running. I found during a recent playthrough whilst fighting the boss you mentioned being too fast
Kinda wanting to play this. The anime was great. Fairly memorable even. Still can't believe how they made the transation from down to earth gangster thriller to... whatever you call this fantastic style.
i enjoyed this game, it felt like a subtle movie, because everything was told to grave and the viewer didn't have any relevance even if he didn't knew the details. The combat was only a problem on boss fights, but turned easy after you learned the pattern. The cutscenes were a reward i expected after every level. The sense of progression (and that made the game short) is what kept me interested too. My first impression tho, was hilarious. that background music, for being the first 2 missions i was asking myself what the heck i'm playing. You don't have to keep pressing square to be able to shoot, you can hold it too. And if you use the special move on a boss fight when he has low health, it plays a cutscene fatality.
Loved this game and the anime but I would really like seeing a Bujingai video. Looking back at videos it doesn't seem to hold up too well but I remember thinking the combat and especialy movement system were insane for the time. Granted I would have been around 9 and Dynasty Warriors was my favorite series at the time so not a high bar there lol
I played the game on a emulator and it turns out you don't have to keep spamming the square button you just have to switch to rapid in the options menu.
I'd gladly buy a physical copy for a remaster of Gungrave on console. $20 to $30 is fair. Same for its sequel, Overdose. Looking forward to the new one too. It's not VR only this time. Hope they remaster that 2005 The Punisher game as well. They don't make games like that now.
In the bunji fight, you need to let him regen all his life, when he finish continue the combat, then he regen his life again but this time less than before and its like this every time so eventually he dies
I never realized that's what he did. God i hated that fight. Surprisingly liked the rematch with him in Overdose tho
I found Bunju can be almost instantly defeated by baiting his finisher move dash, do a side jump while locked on and then try to melee him, if successful he'll fly back stun locked allowing you to barrage him with bullets and more melee attacks to keep him down.
Whaaaaaat i played it after watch this review and when i got there i was like oh boy the hardest fight in the game here we go bro it was nothing i kept locked on and dive shot him whenever he tried to hide i finished it in 20 seconds
You can also use the side jump on the pillars and shoot till he dies
got him on my second try. what i did was run up to him and use my super the moment he started to regen health. i guess he was so low at the time, it just isnta killed him.
Gungrave anime is so slept on, it was my first ever anime and I rewatch it every year. This review was amazing and much needed to bring attention to the series.
I rewatch it every year too! I cry at the end every single time T_T
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Wow! A review on the game where the person playing knows about the controls! Good as always, Cvit. However, you called this game easy. I would like to point out that the difficulties for this game were renamed, with easy being normal etc.
Wait wouldn't that mean that normal is hard? So the game is still easy
@@zachman329 No. The Normal setting in game is Japan's Easy setting. There are two other difficulties in the game and he played on "normal" (easy) and called the game easy.
@@Mint_Condition thanks localizers
Every video brings us one step closer to the Yakuza 2 retrospective.
I vaguely remember playing this as a kid because someone told me it was a Helsing game that had the licence revoked.
More people should have tried this back in the day. Double A goodness. I just can’t wait for Gungrave:Gore
so… what’d you think of gore ☠️
@@gum5570i feel sad now :(
@@gum5570hey screw you bucko Gungrave GORE is fun
So, *this* is what Drake of the 99 Dragons would look like if it was actually good? I can dig it
no, see the sequel, OVERDOSE. Thats what Drake 99 wanted to be.
6:34 props for the Alien Soldier footage, criminally overlooked game.
Man thank you for covering this, GunGrave does NOT get enough attention
so true. I can't wait for the new game. Vr sucked though
@@Lazrael32 the new one is coming out on the 22nd of november
well damn this is a surprise, this multi media anime series was my gateway in to the main anime culture Gungrave will always have a specials place in my heart and i will always find time to play the games. The fact that were getting a new one makes my heart sing
Gungrave do be a good watch tho
I remember renting Gungrave with my friend years ago! We both didn't know anything about the game other than "they guy from Trigun made it!" and it turned into a fun afternoon with the game.
Not gonna lie. I LOVE how this game looks. It interestingly contrasts art style wise compared to the only games made by Red Entertainment I've played. The Fossil Fighters trilogy.
Brother!
Damn good video. This made me curios to the new Gungrave G.O.R.E game.
You've been on a roll uploading new videos this past month. Love ur vidoes, keep it up!
Easily one of my most favourite games ever... Loved it when it came out and still do and the anime is a hidden gem and highly underated and indeed I remember collecting it's DVD volumes. Gungrave ftw
Gungrave anime was one of my most favourite ever. It had a difficult task to merge the extravagance of the game with life story but I think it managed to do so very well.
When gungrave gore was shown i had to go back to the first 2 and I wasn’t disappointed, im so hyped for the next gungrave
This game holds up so well. Wish for a pc port remaster.
Was always obsessed with this game since I was barely 4 years old, still have the original ps2 cd, I still play it now and then, know it all inside n out, still gives me the chills - this one to me was so much better than overdose and the new "gore" , it just had that right "gungrave" thing to it
I remember watching the schmo show and rata mention this, so a few 7zip files later and a 26 episode anime and yeah I gotta say the anime is way better
I know I'm just some anon and my opinion doesn't matter but that anime is seriously one of the best shows I've seen
@@starless267 I played the first level of overdose and thought "eh alright" and didn't continue. So rip me I guess.
oh and yeah the anime at around episode 15 I think turns into the first game and completely downward slopes. I was really sad too cause I think it's worse for something good to end on a wet fart instead of something to just be bad. However, the final episode totally brings it back and it fuckin rules.
very nice times, I'm hyped for gore whenever that wants to release
Ah, Trigun. My first anime series ever! It did set the bar for my descent into the weeb world back in the day.
THANK YOU I played this game when I was 7 when my cousin brought it over. But I never knew what it was, every time I tried to search up the description of what I remember as a kid I would always get killer7 or XIII. But after all these years I finally got the name of this game.
That GG soundtrack really fits the preview for the sequel :D Good job with the video!
Gungrave is a satisfyingly bite sized. Reminds me of Strider 2 that way: short, sweet, and to the point.
really enjoyed the nostalgia shot this video gave me, gungrave is severely slept on. here's to G.O.R.E being good!
What's gore?
@@DonutSwordsman gungrave G.O.R.E is the upcoming gungrave title! they've been drip feeding us information and trailers, but we recently saw gameplay and it looks incredible!
Gun grave was a Amazing anime first 13 episodes are gold
this video got me into this series so hard i have to thank you really
I swear some of the most interesting games came out on the ps2. Every game that comes out today feels the same
It was a great time. Pretty much every big console and pc games were highly creative and experimental.
Now? No creativity, no passion, little to no experimentation, and lots of baloney censorship for many AAA gaming companies.
Ps2 are legendary I don't blame people who still play em!
that tease at the end, for Gungrave 2 was really cool!!
Love these games and love the anime. It's very different but the relationship between Brandon and Harry is so good.
Can't wait for the new one.
really obscure game you're covering it and I appreciate you doing so! Also hope you cover the sequel
You touched on the anime a bit, and having just finished it, I can say it goes the opposite of the game in the best way. Low on action scenes, but long slow character drama moments, that slowly brings in the fantastical elements. Would recommend to anyone who likes the game.
Wow, your channel is amazing, keep up the great work!
Maybe I really should check out the game. I love the anime and am curious if you ever saw it. Brandon and Harry's relationship and Brandon's character made that show unforgettable to me. Not sure if there is more buildup to the ending of this game that I missed due to not having much context, but the ending of the anime was definitely pretty different and another reason the show is one of my favorites.
There isn't too much more buildup, the anime goes into far more depth with Brandon's past and his relationship to everyone in the syndicate
I love the anime and the game but the ending of the anime *far* surpasses the game imo
@@jackharrow7147 I feel mixed on the outcome but ultimately I do like the way everything was executed as a story, the ambiguity of the game isn't bad either. Makes it easier to come back to
All I knew prior about the game was Here Comes the Rain being an absolute banger. Now I'm obliged to check it out
The gameplay and artstyle is giving dmc vibes
That's because DMC3 was partly influenced from Gungrave for the Gunslinger style.
The only reason I heard of and wanted to play this game since childhood was from those PlayStation Underground Demo discs my brother had. I watched those videos they have in the backlog called "Cool Moves" where people that worked on several games give you insights and tips for finding in game treasures, secrets and giving you tips on how to beat bosses.
The video I watched showed how to beat Bunji really fast by spamming your missles after he charges you, away from the pillars he'd hide behind. Keep him against the walls toward the front so he won't run and hide and heal himself. After playing this for the first time (literally last night), I realized how difficult it was if you used all your missles beforehand.
I also didn't get a manual with my copy, so I know the pain.
I cant believe how active you have been lately wow
Awesome content man!!! Looking forward to blood will tell
3:04 Fun fact, you actually can run and gun at the same time. What you need to do is hold run and shoot at the same time while locking on. It's just awkward as hell with the default key configuration, personally I like having run be on X instead of O that makes it way easier. Oh yeah and turn on RAPID.
4:16 never realized how well that rocket launcher pose translates so perfectly to an anime-like medium, it was practically MADE for it!
I finished the game and loved it thanks for the recommendation
GunGrave looks super fun and super stylish, hopefully I'll be able to find a copy someday
Hello fellow Gungrave fans!! Its nice to see that there is more than just me lol. Great review Cvit!
the anime was good wish i got to play this
I see your uploading more frequently
This is one of my favorite hidden gems. Glad to see it get some attention.
i just play this game yesterday and i think Bunji fight is that you need to lock-on and shoot him untill your skull meter sparking and do Demolition shot it cut to cut-in super and kill him
actually you can do it to all the boss too if you shoot them to get beat going
Just finished gungrave today. Really loved it
This is one of my favorite ps2 era games. I didn't really grow up with a ps2 so i don't have a lot of nostalgia for games on the console. I only even played Gungrave in like 2017 cause of how over the top edgy it looked.
I recovered my original PS3 account about a year ago now and was SO HAPPY I had access to Gungrave Overdose again! I know there is another game in the works but something feels like it might be stuck in developement hell. We can only hope. The Gungrave anime is also my favorite anime of all time. Short and sweet.
yo bro the bgm on the video what is it, ps i love this game, played both on ps2, just went full ham one one sitting back in the day xD
I appreciate the very accurate review of the game I wish more reviewers would feel the same way about gungrave Gore although it does drag a little longer than it should carries over much of the design philosophy of The originals
Thank you for making a fun video
Will you be doing a review of overdose?
you make great videos
I remember thinking there was an alternate ending if you didn't shoot Harry only to sit fhere and nothing happening until youpull the trigger. Can't wait to try out the new one coming out.
Unless I'm misremembering something, I heard somewhere that the cancelled Trigun game we WERE going to get was quite literally repurposed into Gungrave, as it was fairly far along in development and the team didn't want to just throw all their assets away.
I think that's a weird rumour, they people at RED had the premise and brought on Nightow for the design and stuff, eventually a Trigun game did come out on PS2 anyway
I appreciate your take on this classic. What's the game at 2:53?
Ahh, so that’s where the one minute melee tune came from!
honestly I'm surprised we've never gotten a Hellsing game in the same style as this series. the gameplay and style fits Hellsing just as well.
You're not even the first to say this either, which makes the lack of one even more bizarre. Would fuckin' slap.
I didn't kno that about this game but everything he said I had a feelin about it. I played Gungrave and Overdose
I would like to mention that you can actually still sprint and fire your guns. The input is awkward, you need to hold down circle and L1 simultaneously then can shoot while running. I found during a recent playthrough whilst fighting the boss you mentioned being too fast
Small note. I don’t blame you for not finding this. It took me 5 years and several playthroughs to notice
@@GamerGoofy100
Holy shit, forbidden knowledge! Thank you.
this art style looks mental
I played this game years ago when my brother brought it over for the summer along with some other stuff. I had a fun time blasting fools.
9:30 “With futuristic *stairs* that form out of thin *air* ”
I’m not sure if that was intentional or not.
Kinda wanting to play this.
The anime was great. Fairly memorable even.
Still can't believe how they made the transation from down to earth gangster thriller to... whatever you call this fantastic style.
The anime was amazing. One of my favourites. Never played the game, might do one day.
My first exposure to Gumgrave was its seqyel, Gungrave Overdose. 10/10
So for the problem of having to mash the fire button. You could just enable rapid fire in the options menu
This game look so dope. I never knew ps2 game like this existed.
Yooooo I had this!! Both of them!!
Thanks for the vid
One of my favourite PS2 games!
Of course you can sprint while shooting, hold L3 and "up" and square - rookies!
Glad I found an auto fire button in the options cause that saved me so much pain.
i enjoyed this game, it felt like a subtle movie, because everything was told to grave and the viewer didn't have any relevance even if he didn't knew the details.
The combat was only a problem on boss fights, but turned easy after you learned the pattern. The cutscenes were a reward i expected after every level. The sense of progression (and that made the game short) is what kept me interested too.
My first impression tho, was hilarious. that background music, for being the first 2 missions i was asking myself what the heck i'm playing.
You don't have to keep pressing square to be able to shoot, you can hold it too. And if you use the special move on a boss fight when he has low health, it plays a cutscene fatality.
@2:29. Ahh no wonder I was lost af as a child hahaha
That Osaka battle theme from Yakuza 2 fit this game surprisingly enough
i cant fucking wait for the next game for the ps4
Hope Cvit makes a new video for the new Gungrave game 🙁
Update new gun grave was announced this year w/trailer
Loved this game and the anime but I would really like seeing a Bujingai video. Looking back at videos it doesn't seem to hold up too well but I remember thinking the combat and especialy movement system were insane for the time. Granted I would have been around 9 and Dynasty Warriors was my favorite series at the time so not a high bar there lol
Do not pursue Lu Bu
What is the song on the end spoilers chapter
I'm glad Demo started making videos again.
I played the game on a emulator and it turns out you don't have to keep spamming the square button you just have to switch to rapid in the options menu.
This is the most raw looking game ive seen in a long fucking time holy shit
I need to play this
Always feels like a writers' talking to me like a fukin child when they use food analogies
How awesome would a remake be given to the Devil May Cry Team? I know Gore is a thing but if it was given to Capcom I think it can be really special
I'd love to see a review of Gungrave: Overdose
This has gotta be one of the best looking PS2 games
Me seeing the thumbnail: This looks like Hellsing and What little I have watched of Trigun
Me plays the video after writing this comment
Looks great for a ps2 game.
Damn. The almost looks better than the new one. The art style is definitely cooler.
I miss this style of games
cant wait for the new game!
*Gunlock overdrive intensifies*
Getting balls like a smurf in here!
They're making a new Gungrave game.
After all these years today they released a new version of this game with a pc version
I'd gladly buy a physical copy for a remaster of Gungrave on console. $20 to $30 is fair. Same for its sequel, Overdose.
Looking forward to the new one too. It's not VR only this time.
Hope they remaster that 2005 The Punisher game as well. They don't make games like that now.
id love for a re release for the PSN or a re mastering for Netflix of the anime