Written By: Tyler Selig
Rating: 8.5/10
Verdict: Extremely short but with a bunch of
difficulty levels to suck you back in, Resogun
is a nice throwback to the arcade shmups, but it does just enough to make it
feel more modern.
Resogun is another game that
Playstation Plus members can get for free right now, and from what I can
gather, it’s also the most consistently highest rated Playstation 4 launch
exclusive. That’s pretty good when you consider it’s against things like
Killzone: Shadow Fall. IGN gave it a 9, Destructoid gave it a 9.5, Gamespot
gave it an 8 and Polygon gave it an 8.5. So is it worth the hype?
Well,
yeah, but I don’t think it’s the best of the exclusives (more on that at a
later date). That doesn’t change one simple fact: Resogun is awesome.
Coming
from a more primitive time in games, I remember these types of games when they
were plentiful. Before first-person shooters, we had games like Resogun, though
they weren’t nearly as pretty. It’s not the most complicated genre to make, yet
they end up being fun more often than not. Unfortunately it’s mostly been up to
the indie game community to keep this particular dream alive.
Resogun,
despite being made on a budget that would make Infinity Ward laugh, manages to
be a beautiful and engaging example of the genre. Your ships look fine, but not
overly impressive, but that’s not where the visual magic is. Look at the
backgrounds and see how well-designed they are, and watch how they crumble as
each of the five levels progress. Look at all the pretty colours from enemies
as you shoot them to bits. And even though you move from left to right, the
levels go in a circle. Resogun is pretty much an orgy for your eyes.
This
also applies to the music, which isn’t overbearing but does a good job of
putting you in the mood with the old-school flair. Mind you, I didn’t always
notice it because of everything that was going on, but when I did, I was
impressed.
It was
a little hard to pay attention to the music, and that’s the fault of the best
aspect of the game. It’s crazy, and gets even more insane when you choose the
higher difficulties. I found myself just neglecting to blink more often than
not, and that’s how I know I’m zoned in. Which you have to be because at any
given time you are looking every which way, trying to avoid enemies as they
shoot at you or try to run into you. It’s never boring, and just when you think
you can let up, enemies spawn all around you, or right on top of you… which is
why you always have to move.
Another
reason you always have to move is because one of the bonus objectives of each
level is to save humans. You do this by waiting for them to get released from
their cage, and then you fly, pick them up, and return them to a portal/base
thing in the sky. This gameplay choice makes the action even more hectic
because I found myself trying to fly through groups of enemies just to save
those ungrateful bastards. Don’t they know what I’m doing for them? The only
problem I have is that I don’t know why they die in their cages sometime. I’m
sure with research I could figure that out, but as of writing this, I’m not
entirely sure.
Resogun
keeps the action simple. You can move in all four directions, but you can only
shoot left and right. This harkens back to the old days, and I enjoyed that.
They don’t leave you powerless though because you can expect to get upgrades,
and they equip you with a boost that is useful for getting away from enemies,
but also causes a small explosion when you use it. They also give you bombs
which clear the stage of any enemy that is there when you use it, and an overdrive
which is especially effective against bosses because it’s one massive honkin’
beam that does a ton of damage.
I’m
disappointed in the length because you really could complete it in two hours or
less. If I was paying for it I’d probably knock it down a little bit. But as it
stands right now, if you’re a new PS4 owner with the internet, you should be
able to get it. And you should, because Resogun is special.
Word, seems like A solid game that I may have to try out!
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