Dodge Roll designed and playtested each individual room of the Gungeon's levels, and used procedural generation to assemble them into a random configuration. Lead designer Dave Crooks gained inspiration for the term "Gungeon" after listening to the soundtrack for the game Gun Godz. Between playthroughs, players can travel to an area called the Breach, where they can converse with non-player characters and unlock new items randomly encountered while playing.ĭevelopment on Enter the Gungeon started in 2014, when four Mythic Entertainment employees left the company to form Dodge Roll. Enter the Gungeon features a permadeath system, causing the Gungeoneers to lose all obtained items and start again from the first level upon death. The Gungeoneers fight against bullet-shaped enemies, which are fought using both conventional and exotic weapons. Set in the firearms-themed Gungeon, gameplay follows four player characters called Gungeoneers as they traverse procedurally generated rooms to find a gun that can "kill the past". Our good friend and co-author of this review, Sam, has put more time into this charming indie title than for Breath of the Wild (160 hours altogether) and claims to be a lifelong fan of Dodge Roll and Devolver because of how much love this game oozes from every bullet hole.Enter the Gungeon is a 2016 bullet hell roguelike game developed by Dodge Roll and published by Devolver Digital. Overall, we highly recommend playing the Gungeon, both solo and with a friend. Though the game runs well in co-op on the PlayStatio,n the same cannot be said for the switch, which experienced repeated crashes over the course of an hour-long attempt at co-op gameplay. Even while you’re dead, the game allows you to perform some actions as a ghost to help support your fellow gunman, until your eventual revival or their certain demise. When one of us dies, we are easily able to revive them by collecting their heart and progressing until we find them locked in a chest. No one player can leave a room without the other. On the PS4, the game ran smoothly and we felt like a team the entire time. Limited characters aside, we really enjoyed the co-op side of this game. It may not sound like much, but when relying on reflex and quick inputs, it can get daunting. When unprepared, boss fights, even early on, can push five minutes or more. If the beehive is not your style perhaps you’ll enjoy the magic lamp that shoots wishes! After three wishes a genie appears to uppercut your foes! With so many practical and quirky weapons available you never know what you are going to get next.įinding the right gun to work for you and power up your character is crucial considering how difficult the gungeon tends to be. From your standard rifles and automatic guns to a beehive that shoots angry bees to chase down pesky enemies. It comes with a staggering number of guns to collect and use. It doesn’t sound like much, but when there are hundreds of guns and items to find during your escape attempts, you’ll almost never shoot the same bullet twice. From the tutorial, Gungeon teaches you everything you need to know about the rest of the game: shoot, dodge, and use items for extra help. It maintains a unique balance of whacky pun-and-gun based charm with thrilling shootouts, interesting characters and story, and dozens of hours worth of replaying. Enter The Gungeon is a strange yet extremely enjoyable thrill.
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