Gunvein ~ Switch ~ 2023 ~ 1CC

Gunvein is a fantastic game released a few years ago by NG:Dev.Team. The project was led by Boghob and is quite different from previous titles from the same company ! The game is clearly a modern danmaku, and although I’m not playing those kinds of shooters that much, I had a great time with that one. Visually it’s pretty busy of course, yet the action remains readable at all times, and it has its own identity. The soundtrack is great and fits the action perfectly, although, again, it’s not for everyone. Finally the game has solid game mechanics : a regular shot and a lock on one that acts like the laser in Cave games, giving the ship more frontal power and slowing it down. Destroy enemies quickly to score, and bomb enemies to score more. Bombs come in fragments, but you cannot store too many of them, which forces the player to use them regularly. An unusual mechanic that works pretty well. Extends are plenty in this difficulty but you cannot have more than three at any time. This is also well thought as you cannot rest thinking you have several in stock. I must say that even though I’ve only scratched the surface of the scoring possibilities, I had a great time playing it, and would definitely recommend it !! This run was done on the Mild difficulty and to be fair it’s quite easy. Being still new to the game, I thought I would give the B ship a try. It plays quite similar to the A type, but it’s quite slow. The great news is the huge area for the lock-on weapon. I think it could be the easiest ship for simple survival.