The game gives me heavy Sly Cooper/Spyro/Crash kinda vibes. Gravity Rush 2 has a lot of potential based on the 10 or so missions i've done so far.
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Gravity Rush Remastered |OT| Kat's out of the Vita
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The game gives me heavy Sly Cooper/Spyro/Crash kinda vibes. Gravity Rush 2 has a lot of potential based on the 10 or so missions i've done so far.
I bought this game at launch on Vita, and sadly never played it more than probably 30 minutes. Just got caught up in other things and never went back.
I'm about to Platinum this amazing game right now and I'm so happy that I played it.
Soaring through the air in any video game is something I cherish, and this game probably does it the best I've ever seen. Bluepoint really stepped up too, this game looks fantastic for where it came from.
Cant wait for the sequel.
I'm about to Platinum this amazing game right now and I'm so happy that I played it.
Soaring through the air in any video game is something I cherish, and this game probably does it the best I've ever seen. Bluepoint really stepped up too, this game looks fantastic for where it came from.
Cant wait for the sequel.
Net_Wrecker
Member
Oh man, the scale of Vendecentre. You can ascend and freefall here for days.
Can't stop salivating at the thought of what they're gonna be able to do with the sequel.
Can't stop salivating at the thought of what they're gonna be able to do with the sequel.
Acquiescence
Member
If you don't move beyond the first area, yes that is true.
It's all subjective of course, but does anyone have an impression on the overall quality of the writing?
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Thanks for the answer, a bit disappointing but i'll just back-burner it for now.
Edit:
Thanks for the answer, a bit disappointing but i'll just back-burner it for now.
It's very anime. Not bad anime, but it's subject to a lot of the same conventions. Like there's a certain level of obfuscation for obfuscation's sake, the amnesia device is still dumb even if I think it's a good example of how to use it...
It's not especially deep or amazing, but what's there is fine. Not a lot of cringy moments, in part because Kat is handled a lot better than the average anime-type heroine. It's a solid if simple game story.
Don't play Gravity Rush for the story. Play it because it is a joy to PLAY. It's incredibly fun to move around in the world.
Spring-Loaded
Member
It doesn't need to be deeper to be better. There's room for improvement in all existing facets of combat. Dodging could be better, gravity slide could be made more useful for dodging during a fight, stasis field use could be streamlined, and so forth. Midair combat against other flying rival-types is great as is, same with the general movement (and all combat directly reliant on shifting, i.e. midair stuff). If there's going to be a lot of combat, I want to see better realization of the combat in GR1. It doesn't need t be an entirely different beast, just a better one.
Regardless, color will be welcome in GR2.
I wish people would stop using 'anime' as some sort of generalisti negative connotation for literally everything they dont like
I like anime. It's still undeniable that there is a certain style anime and manga have that many western works don't. Like, Gravity Rush very much wants Kat to be cute in addition to being a badass-in-training. I'm not sure you'd see that in a western work to the same degree. It's not bad, it's different.
Damn! I thought you got the cool dynamic theme with the game
Pre-order incentive, not digital incentive.
So stupid. The pre-order phase is over, just give us the theme ;(
StrawberryJam
Member
Just got this and played the first 3 missions. I'm already in love. I just want to float around forever.
My code didn't even work. It downloaded and wouldn't let me use it.
Lys Skygge
Member
I've been playing for the past 3 days. I haven't beaten the story yet but I've completed every challenge with a gold medal. So far, I'm loving just about everything about Gravity Rush. Here are my likes/dislikes.
Overall I'm having a blast with the game. I really eager to see what improvements we see in Gravity Rush 2.
+ Kat. Shes a great protagonist. I would love to see her with Sonys other mascots (Crash, Drake, Kratos, etc...)
+ The rest of the cast. Syd, Raven, Dusty, etc...They're all great. Even the ungrateful citizens (the man/son whos house you "destroyed") are fun.
+Traversal. Holy shit is it fun to fall across town.
+ Combat. I think it's great. Unlike a lot of games, I actually look forward to enemy encounters.
+ Story. It's not greatest, but I've enjoyed it so far
+ Art Style. While the graphics aren't great (didn't expect it to considering it's a Vita port), the art style is incredible.
- You can tell its a Vita port. It just lacks the "polish" of a console/pc game. You can tell where they made sacrifices.
- Voice Over. I wish there was more of it. My favorite cutscenes are when Kat is narrating. I would love to see the sequel get the full VO treatment (in the made up language of coarse)
Overall I'm having a blast with the game. I really eager to see what improvements we see in Gravity Rush 2.
Finished the story two hours ago (would have sooner but played very little in the last two days).
Overall it's a good game with a lot of charm and an interesting but at times predictable story. Kat is an awesome protagonist which is obviously helped by her being by far the most fleshed out character in the game. The supporting characters Raven, Gade and Syd are solid but I would have liked to see more of them (and the same goes for the villains). There is a lot of loose ends in the story that I would have liked to have received some closure on (not all but some) in this game and would have made GR better as a standalone game, but it sets up GR2 nicely I guess.
In terms of gameplay, the aerial movement is amazing and I would be fine with it staying the same in GR2. Flying around the city to destinations was always at least somewhat fun unlike in many other open world games. Combat though, wasn't great and got repetitive pretty fast (even with the special moves because they take a while to recharge, and throwing objects which I didn't find that effective). I would like to see it improved in GR2, which I think it will be with the new gravity styles being added.
Overall it's a good game with a lot of charm and an interesting but at times predictable story. Kat is an awesome protagonist which is obviously helped by her being by far the most fleshed out character in the game. The supporting characters Raven, Gade and Syd are solid but I would have liked to see more of them (and the same goes for the villains). There is a lot of loose ends in the story that I would have liked to have received some closure on (not all but some) in this game and would have made GR better as a standalone game, but it sets up GR2 nicely I guess.
I would have liked to have Kat's background as a queen and her amnesia explained/shown fully instead of just being heavily hinted at/teased and more on the creators/the GR universe
In terms of gameplay, the aerial movement is amazing and I would be fine with it staying the same in GR2. Flying around the city to destinations was always at least somewhat fun unlike in many other open world games. Combat though, wasn't great and got repetitive pretty fast (even with the special moves because they take a while to recharge, and throwing objects which I didn't find that effective). I would like to see it improved in GR2, which I think it will be with the new gravity styles being added.
Just finished playing this morning for the first time on PS4. I like the general movement, using a combination of right stick and motion to aim your gravity direction. It gets a bit confusing when you go under the towns to find gems and the timer starts running out - I can lose my bearings quickly. It would be good to have some kind of 'up' or 'down' indicator that shows which direction I'll fall if my gauge runs out.
Gravity slide is horrible. Too often the camera ends up tilted down so you can't see where you're going, and the right stick doesn't seem to do anything.
Combat is ok but breaks down if you have to be in the air. The flying enemies you often miss are frustrating. 'd like some better way to lock onto a red blob and then my gravity kick homes on it. I just did a fight with
and that was crap. I could barely follow the target let alone attack or fight well. Ended up cheesing by using my special attacks from distance.
Any tips as to which powers to put gems into? I've been focusing on the gauge and my gravity kick mostly
Gravity slide is horrible. Too often the camera ends up tilted down so you can't see where you're going, and the right stick doesn't seem to do anything.
Combat is ok but breaks down if you have to be in the air. The flying enemies you often miss are frustrating. 'd like some better way to lock onto a red blob and then my gravity kick homes on it. I just did a fight with
raven
Any tips as to which powers to put gems into? I've been focusing on the gauge and my gravity kick mostly
Use Kat hair as an indicator. Her hair always follow regular gravity rule.
Kyleripman
Member
It's not possible to overstate how awesome the Pleajune music is.
Shifting speed so you can get easier golds on race challenges. Then use the gold rewards to upgrade stuff you need for other challenges.
TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared
Member
Man this game is awesome, I love it. I've played it on the vita before, but its much nicer with the PS4 controller.
Spring-Loaded
Member
I feel bad for you. That's my favorite move in the game and it's awesome.
Trigonometrize.
Member
Gravity Slide is fun but I always wished the jump shot you into the air super high if you held the x button or something. Whenever I jump out of a gravity slide I wished it was more useful.
I put that shit on loop.
A good indicator of where you are in relation to gravity is to look at Kat's hair and clothes. If they are moving in a direction that means that you are defying gravity and if her hair and clothes are just falling normally then you are not defying gravity, it's subtle but it's a nice way of indicating your orientation.
You can always just play music off of a USB stick instead.
minameissteve
Banned
I hated how unresponsive if felt in the original. I'm hoping the improved controls in the remaster change my mind. It is a very cool ability conceptually.
Not true. You need to play further.
StarCreator
Member
I never had problems with the Gravity Slide in the original, but it's mostly because I figured out how to use it despite the misleading in-game description; it worked well if you basically use your Vita as a steering wheel. How has it changed for this port? My copy arrived on Tuesday but I've been so busy with work I haven't even had a chance to unbox it.
You can forgo touch controls completely and just initiate it by holding L2 and R2 and moving Kat with the analogs - it's much more simpler and coupled with the boost to the framerate, much more responsive too. Gold is almost guranteed with every slide challenge as a result.
Agreed, buttery smooth 60 fps makes games like this and Tearaway Unfolded flourish.
Mr Fahrenheit
Member
It automatically locks on and homes when you start the attack, it's a pretty strong pull too, you really only have to aim in the general area of the weak point.
SuicidalSteve
Member
That's good to hear, played a few hours so far and every screenshot I've seen is similar.
Yeah, been mentioned once or twice in this thread: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=194365992&postcount=677
Not sure that "delete and reinstall" suggestion is going to help much. Hopefully auto saves after missions should keep you from losing too much progress if it happens again, and I guess saving somewhat frequently if you are just dinking around collecting gems is probably a good idea.
StarCreator
Member
Some things never change I guess. I had this happen relatively early on in my Vita playthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dW70BONry1w
Hah, that's funny. Never happened to me in the Vita version. I was wondering if it was an issue with the remaster or the original. Sadly that probably means they won't be issuing patches for it.
Lord of Ostia
Member
That has happened to me a few times, usually when I go from standing still to a run. It's weird and only happens sometimes but I've definitely noticed it. No idea why it happens.
Trigonometrize.
Member
I would try other games to make sure there's not a dead zone on your controller. I thought the same thing about Destiny until I realized it was the controller.
Yeah this happened to me a lot and it was quite annoying. There's a mission later where there's a lot of gems to collect as you go from platform to platform. I'm pretty sure this happened as I waw falling and caused me to miss a lot of gems and platforms entirely. I'd think I would make it easy and then suddenly stop start in the air and miss
Not that there's a shortage of gems at all but it's still annoying. That and air combat are my only problems in a fantastic and fun ride
Freezasaurus
Member
Took out all of the rare Nevi and have a few chapters left in the main story. Loving this game.
jackissocool
Member
Everything, honestly. Ground kicks and stasis field are seriously underappreciated. Stasis field especially is extremely good in combat. Just remember to hold circle to pick up multiple objects (you can pick up more with each upgrade). Should solve your combat woes to - the nevi that dodge your gravity kicks are meant to be attacked with thrown objects. Same thing with armor.
Kyleripman
Member
Read an interesting thing online today about how some think that Dusty is
. Maybe I need to pay more attention to the story this time through. Still not too far on the remaster, hoping to get some time tonight.
a Nevi
jackissocool
Member
I think it's clear they're the same general class of being, though obviously he has some significant differences.
No weak point, made of space stuff instead of red goop, and the big one: bestows gravity powers. Him getting sick from nevi poison was definitely meaningful though.