One of the most anticipated digital titles of the season is here. That’s right, now you can feast on bullets, mass destruction, cooperative action, and procedural worlds in this new Dodge Roll and Devolver Digital video game.
More and more we like pure indie video games and really honest with their nature. And without a doubt, a thoroughbred of this kind of development is Enter the Gungeon , a game that lovers of the most attractive challenges and challenges will really enjoy. Those who have delved into dungeon crawler , bullet hell or dual stick shooters style titles are going to have a feast in this case, since precisely the sum of all these elements is what ends up being this work … plus the odd little surprise. that he keeps up his sleeve.
What element are we talking about? Well, the “mandanga”, the sirloin, one of the most important aspects of the game: weapons . Yes, because we cannot understand this Dodge Roll production without mentioning the arsenal that we can obtain when we inspect the precious treasures that hide inside the dungeons in which we must enter.
It is a real party, the issue of weapons is crazy. Titles like the Ratchet and Clank saga or, even more recently, Broforce have delighted us with truly incredible arsenals. Well, both works pale in comparison to what this dungeon crawler offers us in that same category. Dozens of weapons (more than 100) can be wielded by one of the various characters that meet in the game. There is everything! Rifles, pistols, a kind of Ghostbusters lightning, bows and arrows, grenade launchers, cut-outs with a great destructive capacity, explosives of all kinds … And we don’t want to mention other more curious and imaginative ones so as not to ruin your surprise!
Enter the Gungeon: Launch Trailer
We are facing one of those games that do not forgive poorly skilled playersSome of you may be thinking that, due to this amazing offensive power at our disposal, adventure is what we often refer to as “a ride.” Error! Now you can arm yourself with patience, cool your head and warm your hands conveniently because we are facing one of those games that do not forgive poorly skilled players. The many members of the so-called Cult of the Gundead , our enemies in this odyssey, are true examples of heaviness and efficiency when it comes to eliminating us. Do you think our characters are well armed? Well, they more.
In the purest style of what happens in some dual stick shooters, in many rooms of the labyrinthine game areas that we go through we are “entertained” with waves of shots that sometimes occupy almost the entire screen. Authentic “bullet hell” skirmishes from which we can only escape in two ways: by miracle or by using the technique of rolling on the ground (dodge roll in English, the same name as the studio). When we carry out this action, our character becomes invincible during certain moments of it, so “timing” becomes one of our main allies when it comes to getting out of each ambush alive.
Cooperative funAs you can see, this is a title full of action. From a zenith perspective, we must overcome not only monsters of various kinds, but also fire traps, blades and other obstacles that make life impossible for us. As we have already warned you, the level of challenge that this work holds is what you can expect in relation to its genre, although it softens somewhat if we choose to express another of the great qualities that the title possesses: the cooperative double mode .
As we move forward we can get really striking and powerful weapons, like this one that we show you here.
Two characters can collaborate on the same console to eliminate hordes of rivals while advancing through the labyrinthine sets, which are procedurally generated in each new session with the title. What does not change is the final boss that awaits us when we reach the last room of each place we visit, which, as you can imagine, are really difficult to eliminate. The problem is that this cooperative mode is only local , at least in the version we have played. We do not know if in the future they will launch a patch enabling online mode, but for now it has seemed a pity that this network option has not been integrated from the beginning.
Sometimes our only way to avoid being damaged by a shot from our adversaries is to roll on the ground and calculate the maneuver perfectly.
It’s a real party, the weapons theme is crazyLeaving this last factor aside, so far everything works perfectly, and that we have not yet discussed all the ingredients that make up the gameplay of the title. As a good dungeon crawler, there is also room for marketing and interaction with numerous objects . And be careful, that on certain occasions it is possible to combine these items (such as cigarettes, for example) with some weapons to create even bigger explosions or wreak more devastating havoc between rivals. Likewise, we also want to highlight the sense of humor(very black many times) that exudes adventure, a factor that undoubtedly “sweetens” it somewhat. And we can not fail to mention its great replayability, since to its random decorations is added the diversity of eligible characters, which have slight differences.
To all this that we have just mentioned, it is necessary to signify its excellent control , which is as simple as expected and responds perfectly. And finally, its production values are quite decent, highlighting above all the sensational aesthetic line and the fluidity to which the action unfolds.
“Excellent”
Enter the Gungeon
We really wanted to enjoy this new Devolver Digital and Dodge Roll production. And we have not been disappointed. We miss online mode and, perhaps, some additional option, but this dungeon crawler has enough quality and entity to stand out within its genre, very hackneyed lately, offering a dose of action as high as it is attractive and a level of challenge as demanding as well as attractive.
- The arsenal that we can use is magnificent and original
- The procedural decorations extend the already long useful life of the title, which is highly replayable
- Cooperative mode always adds interest …
- … although in this case it is only local
- Sound effects are somewhat flat
