![]() In short, a laidback adventure well worth the experience that won’t have you breaking a sweat or a controller. It’s a relatively short game, which is also subjective as I took quite a few detours to look at textures, wildlife and to clean up more of the gunk than was required. Yes, it’s on the easy side, but again, I don’t see that as a negative as it enabled me to enjoy the aspects just touched on. As it stands, The Gunk is a beautiful game on so many levels – the obvious visuals, excellent score, but also the storytelling and revelations through exploration. That’s not because of any issues, but it’s just preference. While they’re right as it’s their opinion, it doesn’t make the list that I’m currently working on. In a rare moment on Twitter last week, I read a few people saying The Gunk was their GOTY. The only slowdown was the loading screens with Rani and some invisible walls around the terrain that I’m happy to overlook, though it would have been nice to have been able to jump on a few rocks that were within jumping distance. Whether I’m ignorant or played after the fixes (or both), I didn’t encounter any problems. The music is a little understated during play, but pause for a moment when you’re writing up a review, and you’ll notice just how good it is.ĭuring installation, there was mention about updating the drivers as a few players had issues. ![]() While the voice acting was very good, the combination of the stunning visuals and excellent score were the standout for me. Becks and Rani are great, and their relationship adds value to the narrative and the risks involved with their adventure. It reminded me of Journey To The Savage Planet in terms of the locations, but this is a third-person experience and doesn’t have the same sort of humour. Instead, the focus is on exploring the area with a scanner and salvaging components to upgrade gear. Yes, you can go where you want, but as the platforming is so straightforward, this element feels more of a tour than serving up frustrating precision jumping. The Gunk is a third-person experience with platforming elements that’s a bit on rails but in a good way. Rani takes it upon herself to clear up the planet, revealing unknown plant life, aliens, and… intelligent life? Unknown planets always forecast danger, but here it isn’t on the scale of, say, landing in Sera in the hope of attending an embroidery class without any aggro. Think of all those times cleaning up in simulator games: it’s like that a little bit of a chore, but strangely satisfying. Rani is a wonderfully animated little action figure, but the real star is the world. Within a short space of time, they uncover the gunk of the title – an unsightly goop that covers all living things, suffocating life until Rani sucks it up with her portable vacuum, Pumpkin. The Gunk arrives at the tail-end of the year with a justifiable claim to be the best looking game of the year. ![]() The Gunk is a beautiful game on so many levels ![]()
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