The scientist and his wife expand on the story in the game. You should learn more about that tower from the wife (but you'll find out more about it as you progress). They're in almost every location in the game.
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Gravity Rush |OT| Cest la Vita
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The game's Media Create numbers were like 70k and SCE announced it had passed 100k in Japan. Therefore the difference must've been made on PSN.
StarCreator
Member
Unless something has changed in the past year or so, Media Create also excludes online sales, so people who bought their copies from, say, Amazon or Neowing would also not be included in their numbers.
The Grim Heaper
Member
I think you can only unlock the costume/do the missions after you beat the game, or at least come close to beating it(Episode 17, I think?)
Looks like I have a long way to go. Thanks for the answer.
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Jinfash
needs 2 extra inches
Goddamn I'm liking this more than I thought I would, which makes me despise Sony's mismanagement of the platform and game's marketing even more. But I digress.
A couple of questions regarding Kat's powers:
- Do they gain new properties by upgrading them or do they merely become more effective (power/speed)?
- Is there a way to control the gravity slide? I noticed that if you lift one finger after it's initiated would slow it down almost to a halt, which made me assume that I can adjust it in that state, but so far I wasn't able to do that.
- Are the powers I have access from the start everything in Kat's repertoire? I kinda liked that I began with almost everything but the game is introducing them at appropriate intervals. However I'm hoping to gain new powers down the line.
A couple of questions regarding Kat's powers:
- Do they gain new properties by upgrading them or do they merely become more effective (power/speed)?
- Is there a way to control the gravity slide? I noticed that if you lift one finger after it's initiated would slow it down almost to a halt, which made me assume that I can adjust it in that state, but so far I wasn't able to do that.
- Are the powers I have access from the start everything in Kat's repertoire? I kinda liked that I began with almost everything but the game is introducing them at appropriate intervals. However I'm hoping to gain new powers down the line.
Don't know if someone posted but there's a pretty cool advert for the game on the UK Playstation website.
http://uk.playstation.com/srp/68624444/language/en_GB/content/index.html
That music before and after you turn the Vita is cool, is that from the game?
http://uk.playstation.com/srp/68624444/language/en_GB/content/index.html
That music before and after you turn the Vita is cool, is that from the game?
Phoenixazure
Member
The gravity slide powers are controlled with the accelerometer (tilting left and right, shake to jump) your turning while sliding is very poor but taking a finger off one side slows you down to a drift to make sharp turns
You can see the exact point when to unlock missions in the mission overview menu. All DLC missions are listed on the right side, just tap them.
Jinfash
needs 2 extra inches
Holy shit, thank you! Saved me time, you have.
Just finished the game.
I think they could have done a much better job wih the plot. Too many things are randomly thrown at the player without a proper explanation.
So yeah, I think the story could have been much more.
I think they could have done a much better job wih the plot. Too many things are randomly thrown at the player without a proper explanation.
Raven was one of the kids in the school bus which after an accident ended up in a parallel dimension at the bottom of th world where the time flows slowly.
She finds a way to return to her original dimension using an ark.
For her time passes and she grows up until she finds a crow with the power to manipulate gravity. She wants to use her power to help her friends to come back although she realizes that the people they knew won't be as they remembered anymore.
She is told that she will be helped by the army to find the kids if the disappeared parts of the city will remain as such.
But why? It's the reason why in the beginning her and Kat are enemies.......and yeat it isn't explained decenlty.
Who Alias actually is? Of course he's not just a thief, he controls Nevis and Kat seems to know him when he unmasks during the dream.
Dusty and the crow are Nevis?
Where do the Nevis come from?
Kat seems to be the queen/princess of a castle/reign at the the top of the main pillar, where time flows quickly. But it's not explained why she falls down the pillar and why she forgets about who she is.
The new major...what's his purpose? Just to fight Nevis using a Nevi weapon? And that gem he got during the ending while he's at the hospital, what is it and why Kat is figured inside as a queen?
Gabe and the other maker inside the little girl don't make any sense at all
She finds a way to return to her original dimension using an ark.
For her time passes and she grows up until she finds a crow with the power to manipulate gravity. She wants to use her power to help her friends to come back although she realizes that the people they knew won't be as they remembered anymore.
She is told that she will be helped by the army to find the kids if the disappeared parts of the city will remain as such.
But why? It's the reason why in the beginning her and Kat are enemies.......and yeat it isn't explained decenlty.
Who Alias actually is? Of course he's not just a thief, he controls Nevis and Kat seems to know him when he unmasks during the dream.
Dusty and the crow are Nevis?
Where do the Nevis come from?
Kat seems to be the queen/princess of a castle/reign at the the top of the main pillar, where time flows quickly. But it's not explained why she falls down the pillar and why she forgets about who she is.
The new major...what's his purpose? Just to fight Nevis using a Nevi weapon? And that gem he got during the ending while he's at the hospital, what is it and why Kat is figured inside as a queen?
Gabe and the other maker inside the little girl don't make any sense at all
So yeah, I think the story could have been much more.
Just finished the game.
I think they could have done a much better job wih the plot. Too many things are randomly thrown at the player without a proper explanation.
Raven was one of the kids in the school bus which after an accident ended up in a parallel dimension at the bottom of th world where the time flows slowly.
She finds a way to return to her original dimension using an ark.
For her time passes and she grows up until she finds a crow with the power to manipulate gravity. She wants to use her power to help her friends to come back although she realizes that the people they knew won't be as they remembered anymore.
She is told that she will be helped by the army to find the kids if the disappeared parts of the city will remain as such.
But why? It's the reason why in the beginning her and Kat are enemies.......and yeat it isn't explained decenlty.
Who Alias actually is? Of course he's not just a thief, he controls Nevis and Kat seems to know him when he unmasks during the dream.
Dusty and the crow are Nevis?
Where do the Nevis come from?
Kat seems to be the queen/princess of a castle/reign at the the top of the main pillar, where time flows quickly. But it's not explained why she falls down the pillar and why she forgets about who she is.
The new major...what's his purpose? Just to fight Nevis using a Nevi weapon? And that gem he got during the ending while he's at the hospital, what is it and why Kat is figured inside as a queen?
Gabe and the other maker inside the little girl don't make any sense at all
So yeah, I think the story could have been much more.
If you haven't realized it, the game was made with a sequel in mind. This was the first part of an overarching story and it explains how Kat's destiny, set by Cyanea not her Dream Guardian, was changed by Gade.
Edit:
Kat's royalty. You should figured that out during the dream sequence
Wait, what? You can take a finger off to drift!? Fuck me. Thank you good sir, challenge missions HOOOOOO!
I thought it was very endearing, especially considering the quality of her
chair, chest and bed,
Haven't played much of GR so far, but I hope they do a sequel and keep the character around, in a world full of "serious" "realistic" "gritty" characters in the last few years it is nice to have one that is cheery.
Toyama has said he'd like to make more. But that's obviously out of his control.
I figured the fact that Kat is some kind of queen of the castle of the world on the top of the pillar.
The problem is that there isn't a full story, just sparse details which the player should try to give an interpretation to and link together.
Would you mind to explain to me Cyanea's role in all this mess please?
She's a maker, but which world has she created? The underground village where the kids live? The whole world? Everyone is a piece of her dream and she has decided that Kat, her friends and enemies will die? So the Nevis are one of her creations too?
Then there is this guardian who is trying to help Kat to escape with the kids or is it Cyanea herself?
I don't know, to me it's a total mess
The problem is that there isn't a full story, just sparse details which the player should try to give an interpretation to and link together.
Would you mind to explain to me Cyanea's role in all this mess please?
She's a maker, but which world has she created? The underground village where the kids live? The whole world? Everyone is a piece of her dream and she has decided that Kat, her friends and enemies will die? So the Nevis are one of her creations too?
Then there is this guardian who is trying to help Kat to escape with the kids or is it Cyanea herself?
I don't know, to me it's a total mess
I figured the fact that Kat is some kind of queen of the castle of the world on the top of the pillar.
The problem is that there isn't a full story, just sparse details which the player should try to give an interpretation to and link together.
Would you mind to explain to me Cyanea's role in all this mess please?
She's a maker, but which world has she created? The underground village where the kids live? The whole world? Everyone is a piece of her dream and she has decided that Kat, her friends and enemies will die? So the Nevis are one of her creations too?
Then there is this guardian who is trying to help Kat to escape with the kids or is it Cyanea herself?
I don't know, to me it's a total mess
Remember what Syd said? This is like the start of one of those great suspense novels. Cyanea didn't create the world, Gade did. But what's occurring in it seems to be dreamed by her. Shifters, Guardians, and Creators can change the dream, I think... if I understood what happened right. Kat for sure was supposed to die. Don't know about the rest.
The Guardian is trying to protect Cyanea's dream... I think. I need to replay the ending. It's really kooky and left to speculation right now. More details and some clarification would be nice, and I think we'll get that with more games. But I like the approach they're taking with it. It's more interesting than being spoon fed tons of info with blocks of text.
The Guardian is trying to protect Cyanea's dream... I think. I need to replay the ending. It's really kooky and left to speculation right now. More details and some clarification would be nice, and I think we'll get that with more games. But I like the approach they're taking with it. It's more interesting than being spoon fed tons of info with blocks of text.
I think you can do it from the beginning. It's introduced in Chapter 6 and again in a mission after that.
Well.......who knows if we're getting more games
I hope so, it if sells well relatively to the Vita installed base (500k shipped worldwide including digital sales) it might happen.But I think that the story was not handled well, it seems like they have an interesting plot written in some development internal document...........and then they just give sparse hints of it throughout the actual game.
Overall I understand the point of those who didn't give a full rating to the game, there is too much unexpressed potential, with a better combat system, more variety in secondary missions and great storytelling, this would have been a masterpiece. It's still a really good and fresh new IP, especially for a handheld platform.
Well.......who knows if we're getting more games
But I think that the story was not handled well, it seems like they have an interesting plot written in some development internal document...........and then they just give sparse hints of it throughout the actual game.
Overall I understand the point of those who didn't give a full rating to the game, there is too much unexpressed potential, with a better combat system, more variety in secondary missions and great storytelling, this would have been a masterpiece. It's still a really good and fresh new IP, especially for a handheld platform.
Gravity Rush is a game that I didn't fully appreciate until my second playthrough. Once you get used to all of the powers, realize how to properly use the gravity kick, and understand how to defeat the enemies/bosses, combat's a lot of fun. I think the story is really well told. Sparse details make for an interesting plot and fits GR's world perfectly. On my second playthrough, I'm picking up more details than I did before from the dialogue and cutscenes. I'm checking out all of the Rumor Spots and finding the Travelers this time, and they're adding quite a bit to the story too.
I'm sure we'll be getting a sequel.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Please tell me I'm not the only one feeling nauseous after playing this after a bit, lol.
BlazingDarkness
Member
I don't see any reason why there won't be a sequel
We saw three Siren games and I don't believe any of those were big sellers
ColtraineGF
Member
Using the Down button to recenter myself all the time, I'm finding the camera to be much more manageable at times. Currently at Chapter 20, having played through some awesome episodes. I especially liked playing (Ch. 12 spoil)
. I didn't expect the (Ch. 17 spoil)
In the meantime, hope there's some fix for Gravity Slide...at least combat is a bit more manageable now that I've collected tons of gems.
Look Out Below, with the constant falling. It was a nice break from all the combat platformey stuff of the past chapters.
time skip, and how it related to the "layers" of the world. It seems that time passes by more slowly the farther down you go?
In the meantime, hope there's some fix for Gravity Slide...at least combat is a bit more manageable now that I've collected tons of gems.
I feel your pain! I'm usually okay, but it's getting to me a little right now for some reason.
The last game that made me queasy every now and then was probably FFXIII with its spinny, swoopy battle camera.
Oh well. Maybe I just need to digest a little more...before going...upside down...*covers mouth*
rollingstart
Banned
Air battles could be better. A ranged attack that didn't require picking up junk would help (other than your power up)
The last rare nevi was a pain. I literally stood up and used the gyro to keep up with the action. Gyro aiming is pretty awesome if I didn't have to move around so much. Normally it works better for fine aim.
The last rare nevi was a pain. I literally stood up and used the gyro to keep up with the action. Gyro aiming is pretty awesome if I didn't have to move around so much. Normally it works better for fine aim.
BlazingDarkness
Member
Yeah, I use the analog sticks for wide camera panning when moving around and then the gyro for more subtle movements and aiming, I think the combination of the two works really well
Which Nevi type are you up against?
Skyfireblaze
Member
I'm also on the list of people who get nauseous from the game and I never in my life got like that from any game before. Though I got used to it by now, after I just
trashed Alias.
Maybe it's just me, but has anyone noticed that Kat's
Anyway, this game is just a joy. It has so much to love about it in terms of atmosphere and charm, even if it's light on content.
I'd prefer a tightly designed game like this, over a bunch of filler quests that are only there to pad game length.
I'm taking my time with it, but it's very hard to not just play all night, especially with it being the weekend, and me cancelling my MGSHD Vita, and LEGO Batman 2 PS3 pre-orders.
animations seem to improve as she levels up? What I mean is, at the start of the game, when floating around the city, her flailing arms seemed all akimbo and hapless. As the story has been progressing - I'm in Episode 10 right now, her "flying" has gotten more streamlined. She no longer seems to float limply when moving. She puts her arms by her side, legs straight, head forward. It may be must me, but that's what it seems like: she's getting more control of her powers, and it's showing in her animations
Anyway, this game is just a joy. It has so much to love about it in terms of atmosphere and charm, even if it's light on content.
I'd prefer a tightly designed game like this, over a bunch of filler quests that are only there to pad game length.
I'm taking my time with it, but it's very hard to not just play all night, especially with it being the weekend, and me cancelling my MGSHD Vita, and LEGO Batman 2 PS3 pre-orders.
ColtraineGF
Member
Alright, just finished, great ride all around. I like how they left an (ending)
But man, they left a good bunch of unresolved stuff at the end.
obvious sequel hook at the end. I hope they can follow through on that :x
Damn those first four challenges are hard for a perfectionist like me. I have only completed 4 or 5 story chapters but I cant get more than bronze on the 1st gravity tossing and race challenge and gold on none. Any suggestions on race stuff? I feel a little chaotic flying around the race. Tips on feeling more controlled?
And the tossing one, trouble grabbing objects successfully and tossing them without hitting other stuff nearby. It's like a grab a pile of junk and it implodes when I toss it.
Or should I just not stress it I don't care about platinuming.
And the tossing one, trouble grabbing objects successfully and tossing them without hitting other stuff nearby. It's like a grab a pile of junk and it implodes when I toss it.
Or should I just not stress it
I don't care about platinuming.Damn those first four challenges are hard for a perfectionist like me. I have only completed 4 or 5 story chapters but I cant get more than bronze on the 1st gravity tossing and race challenge and gold on none. Any suggestions on race stuff? I feel a little chaotic flying around the race. Tips on feeling more controlled?
And the tossing one, trouble grabbing objects successfully and tossing them without hitting other stuff nearby. It's like a grab a pile of junk and it implodes when I toss it.
Or should I just not stress it
The way I'm doing it is going for at least bronze, and then leaving the challenge for later when I have a super powered-up Kat. It makes things easier since you can slide faster, fall quicker, and hit harder the more you level up.
ColtraineGF
Member
Well, for the race, I found that "falling" close and parallel to the ground and using R to control my speed really helped me time wise. I end up hardly ever touching the ground, since you can trigger checkpoints by just traveling over them close enough.
I also ended up turning up the sensitivity of the R stick and the gyro to help me turn quickly towards wherever I was going.
I can't help you on the object toss ones, never even attempted those yet, heh.