![]() I also love the attention to detail, like Maya and her recognizable tilting Oni mask, and Ekoro’s memorable getup. Once I accepted the fact Inti Creates clearly went with “good enough” for the Vita version, I was able to focus on the entertaining parts of the game, and by that, I mean satisfying these teenage girls with my love gun.Ĭhris: It is fun, isn’t it? I mean, it’s not the most amazing shooter in that it only really offers the basics, nor does it do anything really new outside of its wacky (in the west, at least) presentation, but at no point did it feel like a chore.Īfter hearing all of the hubbub about it I expected something really strange but instead got a rail shooter that’s just silly. Of course, the question I always ask myself in these situations is “does the framerate/bug/glitch take away from my enjoyment of the game?” As I progressed further and further, I found it wasn’t the annoyance I was worried it would be. I’ve seen old Rankin/Bass television specials with smoother animation than some sections of the game. Depending on what I was doing (like zooming while moving), that framerate would drop down even further. There doesn’t even have to be a lot happening on-screen for it to occur because it’s as if the shooting segments have a framerate cap of around 25 fps. It’s present in nearly every level of the Vita version. If people watch that trailer above, they’ll notice an obvious slowdown in frame rate. Then there are the loading screens, which appear frequently and are so long I found myself using the stopwatch feature on my iPhone to time them. ![]() That boot-up time I mentioned above is not a joke, and while it only took that long the first time I started the game, subsequent restarts have taken upwards of two minutes. And it’s so nice to hear the PS4 version has been a smooth experience because “smooth” is not a word I’d use to describe my time on the Vita. ![]() When one of the personality options for protagonist Houdai is “pervert,” it’s obvious this game is quite comfortable in its skin. Oh, and the PS4 version has been pretty smooth so far.ĬJ: It’s easy to see Gal*Gun isn’t ashamed of what it is. It’s so hopelessly upbeat, and it knows what it is. Speaking of digging in, before we do so, can I just say I love the soundtrack? It’s so upbeat it reminds me of Lunar (the school setting also brings back memories of Vane). In a way, it’s like that Aerosmith game Revolution X with its secret zones and wild premise, which I really dig. ![]() So for people who haven’t been following along, Gal*Gun is a rail shooter where players fire pheromones at girls to subdue them after a Cupid (Ekoro) makes everyone fall in love with you. And like Tokyo Mirage Sessions, Gal*Gun is unapologetically anime, so much so that it expects you to already know what senpai means. I actually got my start years ago reviewing a niche game from Japan (the original release of Disgaea 3), and although I often don’t have time to cover everything, I love it when I have the chance to focus on them as often as possible. Three minutes for the game to load?! Something tells me it’s not optimized for the Vita.Ĭhris: Everyone else may as well grab popcorn too for these reviews across the web!Īs a little bit of Destructoid meta, I’m glad you’ve been covering so many of these obscure releases. ![]() You know what, I’m going to go make a bag of popcorn and see what finishes first. MSRP: $39.99 (PS Vita), $59.99 (PS4) (Cross-Buy)ĬJ: Hey Chris, I can’t wait to talk to you about Double Peace, but I just have to wait for it to load first. Publisher: PQube Games (US, EU), Alchemist (JP) ![]()
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