Gungrave: Beyond The Grave (Obscure Game Thursdays #3)

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Published on March 9, 2023 1:00:22 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4sfdWZ2I3Q

Game:

Gungrave (2002)

Duration: 16:14

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Gungrave is a third-person shooter developed by RED Entertainment (Who are actually blue) that released in 2002, it is such an underrated gem that I discovered a few months back and felt like I had to make a video about it being an enthusiast for crazy action games like this one, especially in the PS2 era.

It's a corridor shooter with unbelievably fun combat and heaps of destruction, with really interesting characters and a short yet good story, you play a dead man with two guns and a coffin for his weapons and you shoot through hordes and scores of enemies until you reach the the boss of a crime syndicate and finish him off.

The game got an anime adaptation in 2003 that's also really good and covers the backstory of the characters and the events that took place leading up to the game, it's a really solid anime that I'd like to cover on the channel soon as well.

I hope you enjoy today's episode of Obscure Game Thursdays as it's slightly different than the usual episodes I have to offer, instead of the flashy editing and more comedic focused scripting, this is a raw review with not much comedic elements and just more of a deep-dive into the game's mechanics and story. Thanks for watching!

Out Of Touch is a song by Daryl Hall and John Oates, I don't own it, and any artwork used in the intro is from Melty Blood: Type Lumina, as for my artwork it's by Rakuyo.

The pixel art background of the thumbnail:
https://wallpapers.com/wallpapers/city-skyline-at-night-pixel-art-3euanvahlpictx46.html

Music:
Gungrave - Tough Cookie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeTIy7lY-kQ
Gungrave - Cerberuses:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_m5W4vDE_Y8
Gungrave - Gunlock:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5dZpnNNIVU
Gungrave - China Moon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5WuY8l3tbc
Resident Evil 4 - Save Theme:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Kwvrg2RDrU
Gungrave - Chimera's Eyeball:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ee82tM6Y5GE
Gungrave - Here Comes The Rain:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlDPlXU-KeA
Gungrave - Wire N9:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATMH5ACQSlU
Devil May Cry - Psycho Siren:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHUvWrsaCvo
Daryll Hall & John Oatts - Out Of Touch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D00M2KZH1J0

Videos used:
Some of the gameplay footage is from the wonderful Cvit:
https://www.youtube.com/@Cvit/featured
Neco Arc voicelines from Melty Blood Actress Again:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hcg6kGQH3VU&t=100s

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Intro - 0:00
Development - 1:27
Level Design - 2:42
Combat Mechanics - 4:05
Health & Movement - 5:30
Getting The Most Out Of The Game - 6:59
Story, Part 1 - 8:11
Story, Part 2 (Spoilers For Anime) - 9:16
That BANGER Soundtrack - 13:43
Outro - 15:45

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