RESOGUN

With the launch of the PS4, Sony brought us an indie 2.5 dimensional sidescrolling shooter...Resogun! For all intents and purposes, this blog is about three months late, however it is now that I finally was able to dive into this game. All I can say is "wow!"

Now that be some particles!!!

This game is absolutely beautiful in so many ways and really showcasses the PS4's ability to render thousands of particles on screen...and this game has a lot of particles! The overall game is simple sidescroller shooting fair, save the humans from the invading enemy, while dodging the barrage of fire which tests your hand eye coordination to the fullest. Resogun borrows many ideas from past games [most noted to me was Galaga Legions] but it also feels original.

 The controls are very intuitive as you'd expect from this genre and the level of difficulty progresses nicely as you advance. At first I was finding it almost too easy, but none too soon I was in familiar territory of watching my ship explode into hundres of light particles. This game is a blast to play, and there is good reason it is loved by almost all who've played it.

 I don't think there was a more played title at PS4's launch than this little gem, at least from a word of mouth tally. As I mentioned in my Strider View, games like this do not come too often, but when they do, they are so enjoyable and refreshing. Coming from a generation that cut their teeth on arcades where we paid quaters to play games like this and seeing their slow demise from mainstream gaming, it gives me hope towards an industry that I feel is getting stale.

Skill, determination and focus is what it takes to play this game, and a keen eye for all things graphicly awesome! Resogun is just what we needed during a dry time of game choices at the start of a new console's life. This game is an instant classic in my book and you really owe it to yourself to try it out!

theFuu score: *****5/5