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IKEA_boy · 03-01-2003, 07:17 AM

Picked this up for $15 at Target tonight and I am very impressed. The gameplay is a bit shallow. It's a very simple 3D "shoot-em-up." But where this really shines is the graphics... mainly it's style. The whole thing looks like an anime and it's really well done. It appears to be completely "cel shaded" and the character you control is incrediblely detailed in both look and motion.

Do yourself a favor and pick this up. It was well worth the $15!

This is the link to SEGA's game page. Definitely check out the movie (the first link under "screenshots") as well as the available shots. This game is really a work of art in motion.

Reaver · 03-01-2003, 10:14 AM

I don't think it's cel shaded, just very stylized and colorful. JSRF is cel shaded, and to me they look nothing alike. I could be wrong though.

As for the game, yes, it is incredible. Sadly, the controls are a bit too much for some, so it was blasted as being too complex and cumbersome. I didn't thnk it was, though, and I'm glad you don't either.

IKEA_boy · 03-01-2003, 01:40 PM

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Originally posted by Reaver
As for the game, yes, it is incredible. Sadly, the controls are a bit too much for some, so it was blasted as being too complex and cumbersome.

Complex and cumbersome? Did these people never get past playing Atari games? You could potentially (and it usually ends up that way) get through each level just tapping the "fire" button and walking around.

I'm pretty certain it is "cel shaded" ... it certainly looks like it is at least.

Reaver · 03-01-2003, 02:00 PM

Eh, sumbitch frickim frackim. For some dumbass reason I thought you said GunValkyrie. My bad, bro. Just disregard everything I said.

OOPS!!

03-01-2003, 07:17 AM	#1 (permalink)
IKEA_boy Director Emeritus ~~Persista~~ Persistent Student Join Date: Oct 2001	Wow! Gungrave has style! Picked this up for $15 at Target tonight and I am very impressed. The gameplay is a bit shallow. It's a very simple 3D "shoot-em-up." But where this really shines is the graphics... mainly it's style. The whole thing looks like an anime and it's really well done. It appears to be completely "cel shaded" and the character you control is incrediblely detailed in both look and motion. Do yourself a favor and pick this up. It was well worth the $15! This is the link to SEGA's game page. Definitely check out the movie (the first link under "screenshots") as well as the available shots. This game is really a work of art in motion.

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03-01-2003, 10:14 AM	#2 (permalink)
Reaver Metrosexual in Training Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Beyond the outer rim...	I don't think it's cel shaded, just very stylized and colorful. JSRF is cel shaded, and to me they look nothing alike. I could be wrong though. As for the game, yes, it is incredible. Sadly, the controls are a bit too much for some, so it was blasted as being too complex and cumbersome. I didn't thnk it was, though, and I'm glad you don't either.

03-01-2003, 02:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
Reaver Metrosexual in Training Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Beyond the outer rim...	Eh, sumbitch frickim frackim. For some dumbass reason I thought you said GunValkyrie. My bad, bro. Just disregard everything I said. OOPS!!