The fact that there’s no proper lip synching for the human characters is a shame too, because it’s very noticeable. However, the saturated colours are an odd choice for a game trying to play up the joys of returning the environment to life, as it makes everything seem a bit subdued and sterile whether there’s gunk present or not. Visually, the game can often be very impressive, with a more realistic style than the SteamWorld games but still maintaining an obvious visual lineage. Transforming your robot hand into a laser gun is a neat trick but since there’s less than a handful of different enemies, none of which are very difficult to deal with, it’s not the exciting upgrade it could be. You can upgrade your glove but the game’s already so easy it never really seems necessary. Hits day one on Game Pass for Xbox Series XS, Xbox One, and Wind. There’s also a crafting system, involving collected resources, but it gives the distinct impression of being included solely so that vacuuming up gunk wasn’t the only thing you do. Get a first look at The Gunk gameplay - A new Xbox exclusive from the makers of SteamWorld. We take a deep-dive on the ambitious remake for one of the most celebrated games of all time - does it stack up. The Gunk – cleaning is fun! (pic: Thunderful) The puzzle-solving is the strongest element outside of the central clean-up operation, in that occasionally you do have to stop and think about it for a moment – which is more than can be said for most mainstream games. That’s a big risk to take and while hoovering up gunk certainly is satisfying it really isn’t enough to justify the whole game.Ĭlearing the world of gunk and watching the wildlife instantly spring back is reminiscent of Ōkami but while Capcom’s game was a Zelda style arcade adventure there’s not much else of consequence going on with The Gunk. The central tenet of The Gunk is that sucking up the black goo, using Rani’s transforming power glove, and seeing the planet slowly burst back into life is a fundamentally entertaining experience, without the need for further complication. The plot is very basic but the relationship between Rani and Becks is interesting, as the two begin to argue more and more over what to do and whether the titular gunk is really their concern. The Gunk focuses on two main characters, with you playing as a scavenger named Rani who, together with her partner Becks, discovers that the planet they were going to scour for salvage is infested with a slimy parasite that’s choking plant life and mutating creatures into aggressive monsters.
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