Release Date: July 30, 2015
A combination of jRPG, dungeon crawler and a music game. Ray Gigant takes place in the future in Tokyo. The titular Gigants are aliens who invaded the Earth. The main protagonist of the game – Amakaze – stands in their way, having awakened a great power inside of himself. The player is tasked with learning to control the extraordinary abilities of the protagonist as he is trying to get rid of the invaders from his home city.
Ray Gigant is a jRPG produced by the team at Experience. The publishing was taken care of by Bandai Namco Entertainment, a company known for a variety of productions - from the Tekken and Soulcalibur series, through the Ridge Racer racing game series, to the Dark Souls franchise.
The action of the game takes place in a futuristic version of the city of Tokyo, but the fate of the whole world depends on our actions. This is because powerful aliens called Gigants came to Earth and seemed indestructible until a young boy, Ichiya Amakaze, awakens a mysterious power of Yorigami when defending his home. Shortly after the victory over the alien, the hero lost control of the power, destroying what he tried to protect. During an adventure divided into several chapters, we try to discover the mystery of the boy's power and use it in combat. The plot, however, does not only focus on Amakaze, but also on other characters.
Gameplay in Ray Gigant combines several genres. On the one hand, we are dealing with a dungeon crawler jRPG. The battles, however, are not random and are based on a turn-based system, combined with rhythm game. In each turn we can make a set number of moves, or leave them for later and carry out a more advanced attack. In addition, during the clash, there are sequences called Slash Beat Mode, in which the game becomes reminiscent of Rhythm Heaven and consists of performing correct actions at the right time. All this is complemented by a system of character progression that affects their abilities.
Ray Gigant's visuals adopt the manga style. In combat, we observe our character from behind its back, and during the exploration we see the world from the FPP.
Platforms:
PC Windows August 10, 2016
PlayStation Vita July 30, 2015
Developer: Experience
Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment
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System Requirements for Ray Gigant Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
Intel Core i5 1.90 GHz, 6 GB RAM, graphic card 1 GB GeForce GT 520 or better, 6 GB HDD, Windows 7.
Recommended System Requirements:
Intel Core i5 2.80 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 1 GB GeForce GTX 750/Radeon R7 250 or better, 6 GB HDD, Windows 8.1/10.
Game Ratings for Ray Gigant Video Game.
We Got This Covered: 3.5 / 5 by Gabs Tanner
Ray Gigant follows a lot of the RPG dungeon crawler tropes, while changing up the protagonists and enemies just often enough to keep things from getting boring. It’s not a challenge by any means, taking the focus away from grinding, and instead onto sitting back and enjoying the journey.
Push Square: 7 / 10 by Robert Ramsey
Taking a step back from being a hardcore dungeon crawler, Ray Gigant puts one foot firmly into the realm of modern Japanese RPGs, and the result is an accessible experience, perfect for those looking for a gateway into the genre. It's not quite up there with the best that the Vita has to offer, but a good battle system and an enjoyable story go a long way in making this a rock solid role-playing release.
Destructoid: 7 / 10 by CJ Andriessen
But this review isn't about what other people might think, it's about what I think. To me, what matters most is if I had fun or not, and I had a lot of fun with Ray Gigant.
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