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What The Hell Happened To Gravity Rush?
- Thread starter BadWolf
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The art style was gorgeous and the core mechanics of flying were engaging, but the game just wasn't fun to play. GR2 is one of the more overrated games on PS4 imo, the repetitive missions were just brutal. If it was a more cinematic structured game like Tomb Raider or God of War, it could be an all-timer
Both of these are the correct answer.
Full disclosure that I have the Vita original, Remastered, and 2 all physically and digitally. I love this duology and think it is criminally underrated.
Also Kat for Smash Bros. Why not? It's not like anything else is going on with this franchise.
The world of Gravity Rush doesn't get enough recognition, it's a beautiful place and setting.
Gameplay wise, it was alright, but I wish there was more interaction with the cities.
Someday, I'd love to see this series on PC, given new life.
Gameplay wise, it was alright, but I wish there was more interaction with the cities.
Someday, I'd love to see this series on PC, given new life.
It fucking breaks my heart; Gravity Rush 1&2 are one of my favorite games this gen and all that talk(at least on old GAF/ERA) about Sony needing to switch it up with their story driven ips and no one bought that shit.
Then act all surprised when Sony shut the servers down.
Then act all surprised when Sony shut the servers down.
I'll echo sentiments of bad mission design. In both the first and second game, the actual gameplay mechanics were very rarely used in interesting ways. Despite the great visuals and characters, and how fun it could be to move around in the world, most story missions and sidequests were tedious. The rushed ending to the story was also kind of a mess, but understandable given the circumstances around it.
Sony didn't even try to really market it over here. It's actually embarrassing how they more-or-less left it to die.
Only played the first one, it was extremely mediocre to me. Likable protagonist and interesting premise, but I got so goddamn bored of just flying around and collecting crystals. The combat was really bad to me.
Still been meaning to try out GR 2 since it looks better though
Still been meaning to try out GR 2 since it looks better though
Word, i feel that Kat would be the best choice of a Smash character as she would have a pretty cool gravity-based moveset and she would fit right in, shame that she doesn't have the same notability as Banjo & Kazooie
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I absolutely love the first game. Played it on vita and just recently on PS4 and it holds up great. It's smaller in size/scope and I think that's to its benefit.
GR2 on the other-hand, I feel like it tried to do too much rather than perfect on what it had done prior.
Would love to see a GR3, but I would need it to take queues from 1 rather than 2. Since outside some very nice visuals and art-pieces there just isn't much I recall liking from GR2. While I can gush all day about GR1.
GR2 on the other-hand, I feel like it tried to do too much rather than perfect on what it had done prior.
Would love to see a GR3, but I would need it to take queues from 1 rather than 2. Since outside some very nice visuals and art-pieces there just isn't much I recall liking from GR2. While I can gush all day about GR1.
The games never really capitalized on the potential of the series, which is a shame. There could be a truly great game in there one day.
Well they did give us one of the best ads ever.
Which also led to amazing song:
It's an achievement in a sense they managed to make some boring mediocre games with such an interesting game mechanics, character and world design and beautiful art style.
GR2's side quests are one of the worst thing I have played in the past 5 years or so. Eww.
GR2's side quests are one of the worst thing I have played in the past 5 years or so. Eww.
GR1 had a good core idea but a poor game built around it, then GR2 took absolutely no criticism on board and had every issue the first game had plus new issues of its own. Not surprising in the slightest that it bombed.
Yes but remember when floating through the air with nothing around you...wait a minute, this is a loading screen isn't it! Motherfuckers Mass Effect elevator-ed me with anime!
I remember buying it at launch and being really excited to play it, and it felt like I was one of 3 people that did.
And the sad truth is, they waste their money on games when that stuff is free
To be fair, if every Era user bought a copy of Gravity Rush 2, it wouldn't make any difference whatsoever to its bomba status. It may be more of a case of how much we don't represent the general audience than people being hypocrites.
Full disclosure, I own both PS4 releases.
Pretty much. I've only played the first game on the Vita and in all technical aspects it makes me want to like it so, so bad. But they completely forgot to make the game fun, the gyro gimmicks are the only thing it has going for it.
Haven't played GR2 yet despite owning a copy.
Like 3 people bought it.
To be fair the original game is not that great, good mechanics but the levels are super boring, the enemies are generic blobs, combat is bad, and also it was on Vita so I'm guesing only 10 people even knew about it. After the original I didn't have much faith in the sequel being that great a game so I decided to wait for a sale eventually and just forgot.
To be fair the original game is not that great, good mechanics but the levels are super boring, the enemies are generic blobs, combat is bad, and also it was on Vita so I'm guesing only 10 people even knew about it. After the original I didn't have much faith in the sequel being that great a game so I decided to wait for a sale eventually and just forgot.
Just be glad we got two
The sense of falling/flying was perfectly realised
Maybe we'll get Gravity Rush VR
The sense of falling/flying was perfectly realised
Maybe we'll get Gravity Rush VR
People are talking about sidequests but you actually need to play the game to really know that and I doubt that was a major factor in sales. I just don't think GR appeals to PlayStation players, it always struck me as more of a Nintendo game in both gameplay and style. Kat is great too but from the outside looking in, she's a cutesy anime girl and that's not gonna grab most people. Plus, Sony barely advertised it and it originated on the Vita so when the sequel came out, it didn't really have much of a fanbase built and people would be less likely to buy a game with 2 at the end if they hadn't heard of the first game.
I played 1 Remastered immediately followed by 2 and thought 2 was better in every way. I've gone back to 2 but 1 is so limited and repetitive by comparison it's just pointless going back imo. The big sticking points is how Kat controls much better in 2 and that there's more variety in movement and combat whereas in the first game, it quickly devolved into doing the gravity kick over and over.
I liked the first game and was excited the second would get more areas. I love the graphics and presentation of both games. 2 felt quite a hit bloated and could not believe I was still getting tutorials near the end.
If they shortened some of the levels, I would've been fine with it but as much as there's a lot more variety in 2, I enjoyed 1 more.
Still, I hope we get a third game at some point, maybe after a few years, to get the nostalgia up a bit first.
I wouldn't say no to a 1 and 2 bundle on PS5 though, or t least make both game b/C.
If they shortened some of the levels, I would've been fine with it but as much as there's a lot more variety in 2, I enjoyed 1 more.
Still, I hope we get a third game at some point, maybe after a few years, to get the nostalgia up a bit first.
I wouldn't say no to a 1 and 2 bundle on PS5 though, or t least make both game b/C.
Funding a full fledged sequel, with better graphics, a larger marketing campaign, and an overall larger scope after some really soft sales for the first game was a financial risk. Thing is, it wasn't one that paid off. The gaming community in general was not very interested in the IP. Feel like it's odd to blame the publisher in this case.
