Silly dialogue (including one boss and later companion that’s obsessed with muscles) propels some of the less fun fights forward, though it can obfuscate a few boss encounters with all the HUD elements turned on. Not everything lands story-wise, but it does have this very tight cast-driven feel, as part of the narrative relies on converting people on the enemy side to your cause. You’ll acquire new abilities for Kirin along the way (mostly in the form of blade abilities and passives that adjust your stats or abilities), as well as power-ups of sorts that can call in friendlies like a Marvel vs. From there, it’s a traditional Gunvolt game with an intro level, four bosses that can be done in any order, a mid-point stage, more selectable bosses, then a finale.
Kirin not touching the ground, or not swapping to Gunvolt - it all makes for better clear scores, and I can’t wait to see what the community has in store with Kirin, Gunvolt, and Kirin/Gunvolt speedrun categories. Much like other Gunvolt entries, a score attack element is very much front and center. I wouldn’t mind seeing Inti Creates repeat this formula going forward. Making Kirin the focus is ideal, because fans who may want an air of familiarity can still get it, but Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 forges its own path with a new hero. But if you need a little pick me up (because Kirin is low on health, struggling with a boss, or you keep falling down pits), Gunvolt is a quick button press away. If desired, you could basically just play as Kirin the entire time. It’s clever because you only have to use Gunvolt as much as you want to. He has infinite jumps (thus allowing you to clear large platforming sequences that Kirin has to work to get through) and extremely powerful attacks, mimicking his older style of firing a targeting gun at enemies, so that he can unleash homing lightning attacks that do all of the real damage. Then you add in a dash slash for locomotion (namely triggered by chucking talismans at either enemies or specific objects that can be targeted, like lamp posts), on top of more abilities for Kirin to continue a combo without touching the ground, and you got a stew going.Īs previously mentioned you can swap to Gunvolt, who is more like a timed cheat code.
It’s a nimble and fun mechanic in practice.
You can load up enemies while you’re dodging around and then close the gap and slash away. You gauge how much damage you’re going to do to enemies by marking them for death, and a little indicator comes up on their health bar showcasing the damage you’ll deal if you hit them while talismans are attached.
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