Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 1+2 Dual Collection

イクス無印はそこまで変わっていないがイクス2は「クードス500」でブレイクホイールの威力2倍になる新要素トギスマッシュが加わって大きく変わっているため爽快感大幅UP 元々DLCだったvsブラスターマスターとvsくろなを撃破しアナザーキーライフルとダークパワーを装備すれば 実質イクス2版ダークネストリガーで遊ぶことができロックマンゼロのような感覚でスパスパ敵を切っていくような遊びかたをすることも可能 上記の二つが使えないハードモードでもXランクを目指す場合序盤道中とボス戦でトギスマッシュの恩恵はとても大きいです

银白钢铁2困难模式辅助机制依然禁用被动，打差评。

The whole package is great for those haven't purchase the og games since it brought in few improvements and some questionable downside to iX2. But this has the entire DLCs so you don't need to spend another 30$ for them in iX2 lol. iX1: The improvement in Darkness Trigger with the shot damage increase really helped with the lack of shot upgrade the game doesn't have. The downside is still the VS Boss missions are locked behind beating Score Attack (from start to Special Missions and Boss Rush) which is very scummy to do. The game didn't stated any where but when you hold the L2 or R2 on VS Boss missions you can fight their Hard variant since only Giant Lola and Butterfly Effect doesn't have their own Special Mission to use this variant. This input does not work on normal stages and Boss Rush cause of the final boss, EX Blade can't use this input either cause she's already a pain to deal with anyway lol iX2: So turn on every DLCs and beat them as early as possible cause the game is a chore to go through without these upgrades, Especially Jason, Kirin and Yang Yumo. The 500 kudos buff helped a bit but became useless once you enter Hard Mode cause it's on Fearless and if you can't do no damage the entire stage then that buff will be gone. Speaking of Hard mode, so apparently you can't heal from checkpoint anymore but in Assist Mode Healing has no cooldown unlike the OG game where it has cooldown everytime you heal in that mode, so you can spam that now. If you want to play Hard variant of the bosses without the need to go Hard Mode, just beat Normal Mode to unlock VS Boss mission. This game doesn't state it again so when you hold both L2 and R2 button before enter the fight, Hard variant will be active so you can fight them with full upgrade without going to Hard Mode. This time the input works on Boss Rush and DLC fights so no point playing Hard Mode. You still can't use the input on normal stages in this game either Endless Fights: why does this mode exist? It gives no reward nor anything aside steam achievements. Not worth checking since it's glorified Boss Rush route-like, as in you can pick one of the 2 next bosses to fight even the DLCs. Again not worth it

One of these cases where I would like Steam to have a "Mixed" rating for reviews. Also know as "Should have just been a patch" the collection. The changes made are quite negligible and endless battle just feels lazy as ♥♥♥♥. SPEAKING OF CHANGES! Here are the changes to the games that I have noticed: LAiX 1: [list] [*]120 FPS (good); [*]Both DLCs are included (Good, but I still have no ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ clue how to beat EX-Blade); [*]They have buffed the gun in Darkness Trigger and I TIHNK it drains health slower (yes, this is the only balance change). [/list] LAiX 2: [list] [*]120 FPS (good); [*] All DLCs are included (Good, but it's literally the least they could do, since the DLCs cost more than the original game and lock some upgrades that feel like they should have been a part of the main game); [*]They buffed the main weapon, which, on one hand is good, but on the other, most bosses become even more of a joke than they were in terms of difficulty (yes, most of them still suffer from the Spark Mandrill syndrome). [/list] And that's it, they didn't translate the audio CDs like they did for the Gunvolt trilogy nor did they do any other balance changes, which I think are quite needed for the games. Even the platinum for this collection is a joke! The only reason I am marking the review as positive is because the games themselves are a fun time. Please make LAiX3 good, Inti.

I will say that this collection is probably the best way to play these games going forward... But I'm also just really bewildered at how dry they were with putting this collection together. Both of the games here are good. iX1 I do believe is a step above iX2 though I'm also a bit of an iX2 defender. In terms of actual value for that game, this collection does make my conclusion for my review on that game there a lot more redundant (DLCs for both games are bundled in). On a surface value, if you don't have both games than this is probably the best place to start. HOWEVER, for us that have followed Inti for awhile this might be a much harder sell outside of that loyalty discount when the game dropped. The main issue being that there's very little added for coming back to these games. In the long term I guess it could be worth it... But that also kinda depends if there isn't going to be an iX trilogy collection down the road, which might seem like a jinx but also Inti's current track record has been just very weird to say the least. So for LAiX1: - Game plays under 120fps now - Darkness Trigger has had a damage buff, making it more useful outside of special weapon auto fire. - All costume DLCs for Kohaku are here along with the vs Blade DLC (which you have to activate in a seperate menu) And for LAiX2: - Gaining 500+ kudos makes the grounded razor wheel do more damage - All DLCs are packed in (definitely less greedy having extra DLCs that cost more than the game all together) - Hard Mode has been adjusted... In very odd ways. Again, I feel most of the worth for longtime fans really just hinges on 120fps for iX1 which if I'm being for real is QUITE the stretch. Especially since I still feel the first game is still great to play even at 60fps. Endless Mode is... A mode that exists. I mean it's nice to have but it's also just glaring that it's really the only extra mode that's given here. I'm honestly baffled that these games here have barely anything added to them to either heighten their design or just be for the sake of it. It's honestly so strange that this same company that gave us the Azure Striker Gunvolt trilogy collection with all of the QoL and added features it has for Gunvolt 1 and 3 with a complete remix of Gunvolt 3 in Gunvolt GX coming out pretty soon (at the time of writing) and this collection just... DOESN'T add much of anything to entice long time fans to come back, maybe even as proper preperation for LAiX3. It's definitely more apparent to me with this collection that LAiX as a whole seems more like something that's made with half the production of what Gunvolt usually gets, which is crying shame since there is gameplay in both LAiX1 and LAiX2 that's worth fleshing out further. I'm at least glad that LAiX3 is going to be a thing and that what we can assume, they seemed to have take some account of the criticisms of LAiX2... But honestly I'm actually kinda wary on what that game could end up being if this collection is any indication. I'd at least expect it to still be good... Just not as amazing as it could be. I'll still leave this as recommend more if you haven't played this games before... But don't be stressing over this otherwise if you have already.

X, X2ハードまでクリアしたのでレビュー。 Xはストーリも好き。できれば本家ガンヴォルトの1,2(爪)をプレイしておくとより楽しめる。 X2のトゥルーエンドの条件であるハードモードのボス戦は実際歯ごたえ抜群ではあるがノーマルのボス単騎ミッションで練習すればすぐにそれなりの勝負にはなるといった印象。 ボスの攻撃はかなり苛烈だがパターンが完全に決まっているタイプもあるので覚えてしまえば手玉にとる事ができるケースも有る。 ただし、回避のために反射神経を要求してくる攻撃もままあるのでそのあたりは確かに辛いと感じた。 ノーマルでもRT(XBOXコントローラー)ボタンを押しながらミッションを選択するとハードのボスと戦えるのでおすすめ。(被弾時にクードスが減らないので全く同じ状況は作れないのは留意) ストーリーだけ見たいという人のためにも縛り緩和のオプションも有り。 しかし、X2のストーリー自体は淡白なのでゲームの内容としてはかなりアクションに偏重していると言える。 ハードのボスの動きを把握する頃にはエンドレスバトルモード(ノーマルボス)の被ダメージが回復アビリティより小さくなり結果として被弾では負けなくなるので上達を実感することもできる。 X2のハードをクリアしたあとにXをプレイするとものすごくピーキーな操作性に感じるくらいにはXとX2は操作感やシステムにギャップがあり、それぞれの良さ(人によっては悪さ)もあるのでぜひ両作品をプレイして欲しい。 X3にも期待。