By dashing into enemies and any terrain during this mode, the Bullit Gauge will instantly refill and allow you to keep up your momentum and blast through missions. This will give you the ability to dash for a longer amount of time and in different directions, as notified by the Bullit Gauge under Copen. Although Lola is always at his side, serving as what carries the EX Abilities you’ll gain from defeating the bosses, she’ll also appear in her idol form and sing when your Kudos points go over 1,000 – activating Overdrive mode. These aren’t the only abilities at Copen’s disposal. When in the air, you’ll be able to Bullit Dash for a set distance and descend slowly to maintain placement while platforming or dash into enemies to lock onto them, where Copen will then be able to shoot them from anywhere on the screen. When on the ground, you can repeatedly dash to keep up a quick pace and knock into most enemies, bouncing them back and resetting their attack cycle. While taking control of Copen and tackling different missions leading you into different environments, you’ll be able to dash around and mow or shoot down enemies on the ground and in the air with the Razor Wheel and homing shot. Additionally, while I won’t show it here to not spoil what little story the game has, I think the game could have served its story a bit better with brevity and visual storytelling rather than saying what’s occurring or what the symbolism is meant to be word for word.īut, where iX 2 ’s story falters, the gameplay shines. My problem is that with how short it is, I wasn’t able to feel much towards any of the characters, especially for Null, the character that is stated to be “the new heroine of the Luminous Avenger iX series”. However, the story doesn’t need to be that much longer or more complex. Thus, if Inti Creates wanted to create a bigger narrative across the game, there would probably have to be multiple alternating dialogue sequences that would string together the player’s desired mission sequence and I don’t blame them for deciding not to do that. In total, there are 12 story missions: most available to do in any order within a set and some that will have to be done in sequence, unlocking one after the other. While I do enjoy the fact that Luminous Avenger iX 2 has a story that allows anyone to hop in and enjoy, what’s here is quite simple and bare. Skipping to several months later, Team Copen, with Null as their guide, have made their way to the Grave Pillar – a tower that holds all of the information of this new world and should also have a way to get the three back home. Woken up by a robot girl named Null, Copen and company find themselves within a new world. While sitting in his office and chatting with his AI Idol companion: Lola and mechanic-savvy friend Kohaku, Copen hears a distant voice and suddenly a wormhole opens up within his office, causing everyone to be sucked in. Unsure of why or how, but somehow knowing that it comes from another world, this rifle has become the focus of Copen’s research. However, at some point, a mysterious piece of tech – the Blaster Rifle, manifested before Copen’s eyes. With the world at peace after the events of Luminous Avenger iX, Copen spends his free time submerged in his research. I did not read any of his review until after I had already beat the game and formulated my own thoughts about it, so while some of our opinions are the same, none of his opinions influenced my thoughts and conclusions. In addition, to be as transparent as possible: if you’ve seen the Luminous Avenger iX review, you may remember that was not done by me and instead by PushDustIn. into a different world where most of the context, story beats, or elements of the previous titles are not important. Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2 is the sequel to 2019’s Luminous Avenger iX, a spin-off of the Azure Striker Gunvolt series that focuses on rival hero Copen and delivering fast-paced 2D side-scrolling action within a futuristic world.Īlthough I don’t have experience with any of the previous titles, this game’s story moves the Copen & co. While I’ve had a visual interest in the Gunvolt series and have played the first level of the original 3DS title and its Steam version a few times, I’ve never dedicated myself to the series – until now. Thank you to Inti Creates for sending us a Nintendo Switch review copy of the game! to enter a new world and experience the Gunvolt series for the first time with Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2. Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2 (Switch) – Review
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