To be honest, this game would be fantastic for younger gamers around 8+ if it wasn’t for the random swear word used in the dialogue. Younger gamers may find this a little frustrating at first. The combat is hard to get used to at first as it involves sucking up the enemy, then moving and retargeting, before firing at an on-coming baddie. The crafting side of the game is a nice touch, but I would have liked to see more functions enabling you to access additional secret areas. Being able to make your glove shoot laser works well in the puzzles and boss battles but for the more common enemy type, you are better off simply sucking them up and throwing them at other enemies.
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Throughout the game, she is able to use scavenged resources you collect to craft and upgrade her glove. The Gunk is cleaned up using Rani’s Bionic arm and power glove. Throughout the game are various puzzles, some of which do require you to stop and think for a minute which is a refreshing change from similar games that hold your hand throughout. However, young Rani isn’t just on clean-up duty. In some ways, it reminds me of Ōkami which isn’t a bad thing. The regenerated scenery is both lush and stunning and really encapsulates an alien planet. Once an area is clear of gunk, it bursts back into life sprouting new flora and fauna right before your eyes, which is very cool and never gets old. The main mechanic of the game involves sucking up the nefarious black goo that is strangling the life from the planet’s ecosystem. However, it’s the relationship between Rani and Becks that keeps you interested, as they start the game in a state of desperation and argue more and more throughout the narrative.
In this respect, it does bear a slight similarity to the Steamworld games. The plot is simple: clean up the planet and save the world. Upon landing, they discover that it is infested with a slimy goo that’s choking plant life and mutating creatures into little beasts. The story behind The Gunk focuses on its two female protagonists, with you playing as a scavenger named Rani who, alongside her partner, Becks discover a near-dead planet ripe for salvage. I was a big fan of the Steamworld series, so when I heard they were creating a 3D adventure game that looked like Kena: Bridge Of Spirits and played like Luigi’s Mansion, I was all over it.īut is The Gunk a steaming pile or miracle cure? Here’s my review of The Gunk on Xbox.
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