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Ray Gigant is a Japanese role-playing video game developed
by Experience. The game was published in Japan by Bandai Namco Entertainment in 2015,
and published digitally in North America and Europe by Acttil on May 3, 2016.
Gameplay
The game plays as a dungeon
crawler JRPG. Contrary to genre standards, the game will contain no random battles, and a heavier focus on narrative than usual. The
game's battles are turn-based and
similar to the system found in the game Bravely
Default, where the player has a certain allocation of
moves that can be made, which can either be saved up into a large number, or
used up all at once, leaving the player unable to act for a period. Certain
segments in the battles called "Slash Beat Mode" have beat-driven
mechanics similar to Rhythm Heaven series of games.
Story
The game takes
place in a fictional, future version of Tokyo that has been left in ruins due
to the invasion of space aliens called
"Gigants". While the entire Earth has been largely laid to
waste, before complete destruction, the game's primary character, Ichiya
Amakaze, is finally able to defeat a Gigant with a mysterious power called
"Yorigami". However, at the same time, the uncontrollable nature
of the power also accidentally destroys an entire city, leaving the characters
of the game to figure out how to handle this ability". The game is
split into three separate chapters, each focusing on a separate protagonist Ichiya
Amakaze, Kyle Griffin, and Nil Phineas. Each protagonist will also team
up with two other side characters during their side of the story as well,
Ichiya teaming up with two characters named Mana Isano and Kazuomi Miwa.
Development
The game was
first announced in February 2015 in an issue of Famitsu. The game is being developed by Experience, the
company that had previously developed the game Demon Gaze
and Operation Abyss: New Tokyo Legacy. The game was published by Namco Bandai in
Japan on July 30, 2015. In November 2015, video game publisher
Acttil announced that they would release the game digitally in North America on
the PlayStation Network in early
2016. The English version of the game was made playable at Sony's
"PlayStation Experience" event held in December 2015. The game
will be compatible with the PlayStation TV as
well. The game was released on May 3, 2016 via the PlayStation Store in
North America and Europe. The game was released on May 3, 2016 via the
PlayStation Store in North America and Europe.
Reception
and sales
Ray Gigant holds a score of
72/100 at the review aggregator Metacritic, indicating generally positive reviews. The game
debuted at number 9 on the Japanese sales charts, selling 8,673 copies in its
first week of release. Hardcore
Gamer was generally favorable in its assessment of the
game, concluding that the game "takes some risks in game design to create
a unique JRPG experience. Some of these are executed better than others, but
the overall game is solid. It does take about two hours to really show its
potential, but the payoff is worthwhile for JRPG fans... the developers were
able to combine the influences and create a fresh experience. The storytelling
emphasis may seem excessive to some, but it was able to hold this reviewer’s interest. RPG Site was similar in their assessment;
while they praised the game for being "an interesting mesh of dungeon
crawling and visual novel elements" while containing unique combat and
great presentation, but chided the game for its "repetitive nature"
and "lack of challenge Kotaku specifically
praised the game's fluid animations and two-dimensional art style
Initial
release date: July 30, 2015
Developer: Experience
Inc.
Publisher: Bandai Namco
Entertainment
Genre: Role-playing video game
Mode: Single-player
video game
Platforms: PlayStation Vita, Microsoft Windows
