![]() ![]() In addition to Lola's Idol and Awakened Mode, this games adds a third mode called Darkness Mode that radically changes boss fights. You tag enemies using Copen's dash (consumes one bullit) and destroy them using EX Weapons or Copen's photon laser sidearm called "Divider". The bread and butter of this game is to keep Copen in mid-air, tagging enemies and keeping the combo rolling as much as possible to get the highest score possible. If you played the series up to this point and you are invested in the characters and the world setting, believe me you won't be disappointed by the twists and turns.īasically, the gameplay remains the same from what we saw in Gunvolt 2. So unless you find a fan-translation, you are missing a part of what makes the stories of these games so much richer than what's shown at first glance. Truth be told, Inti Creates usually expand the story and background of the Gunvolt games via drama CDs, which is always welcome but, sadly, they never reach western shores. Overall, the characters are undeveloped regardless if they are bosses or allies, but that is the nature of the genre. I think this could have been handled better. Indeed, when you play the game this character's real identity is a mystery, but at the mid-game point, the hints are so obvious that when the reveal eventually takes place, it’s pointless because you saw it coming from miles away. During the months leading up to Luminous Avenger iX's release, this character was surrounded in mystery (the rampant speculation by fans didn't help either). My second gripe is how they handle the character Blade. I hope they consider alternatives in the future. ![]() It's not all or nothing and there are certainly ways to do it right. ![]() Or, perhaps, there could be an in-game database where they can expand the world, organizations, weapons or bosses backstories. I think there are ways to provide that extra lore elsewhere, maybe via additional conversations when you are chilling at the base. However, at the same time I enjoy that extra lore this dialogues brings it enriches the characters of the game. That's something that's not very practical when you are in the middle of a boss fight. But for us in the west, without an English dub, we had to stop playing to read the subtitles. Clearly it was developed with the Japanese users in mind where they can play the game and listen to voice acted dialogue in the background. This is something I find bittersweet because I never liked the way this was presented in previous games. That said, I'm going to tell you my two main gripes with it:įirst, the mid-stage conversations and chatter during boss fights has been removed. Personally I really enjoyed the story of Luminous Avenger iX and how it fits inside the Gunvolt timeline but obviously you didn't come here to read spoilers (I hope). But let me tell you, if you are a newcomer to the franchise, you should play at least the first Gunvolt game to enjoy the story of Luminous Avenger iX to its fullest. This is one of the main points of interest of the game and you should discover it by yourself. That’s how the story of Luminous Avenger iX begins, but where does the game fit into the Gunvolt universe? Why is it a spin-off? I could tell you. It was a rumor of a warrior clad in pure white armor, accompanied by the Muse of Hope, Lola, who fought for the sake of all Minos -" Among these Minos, whose everyday lives have turned into a living nightmare, there was an urban legend spoken of only in hushed tones: tales of the “Luminous Avenger iX”. Humans who do not have Septimas, known as “Minos”, are being hunted and executed by the “Institute for the Promotion of Human Evolution ‘Sumeragi’”. ![]() Humanity has entered a new age where the majority are now “Adepts” - people who possess supernatural powers known as “Septimas”. "In the near future, in a nation unknown. However, there is a catch: this is not a main game, rather, a spin-off starring by Copen the deuteragonist of the Gunvolt Series that was playable for the first time in Azure Striker Gunvolt 2. To fill the void while we wait for the true third entry in the series, Toshiaki Tai – writer, planner and recording director of the previous Gunvolt games – took the lead to bring us Luminous Avenger iX. Apparently, Yoshihisa Tsuda – the creator and director of the Gunvolt series – is having some creative difficulties coming up with Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 (among other reasons). ![]()
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