Gundam: GUNDAM EVOLUTION, a 6v6 shooter produced and released by Bandai Namco, began online testing on April 8, 2022. Japanese media GameSpark has conducted a beta version of this game, the following is a brief translation of the GameSpark play experience.
Shooting feel aspect
In the eyes of readers who watch GameSpark, the first thing they care about most is this: "Is it close to some Overwatch?" ”
I don't know how long this problem will last after the game is released. It is estimated that the future recognition of this work, the informal abbreviation may also become "Gundam OW". In response to this, I think the answer is: "Yes, it is not all like that, there are also parts above here." "More than appropriate.
Battles with a sense of speed
The initial feeling is that this is a 6v6-hour type of game that is often continuously exercised, and each MS has sprints and emergency avoidances, which together consume the "boost" system. You can also move at high speed during combat, so you can enjoy battles with a sense of speed. In addition, if there are no combat behaviors such as shooting and being hit for a short period of time, HP will automatically recover at a fairly fast speed until the battle resumes. So there's pretty little time spent wandering around in some FPS searching for blood packets. The longer the non-combat state, the more recovery, and there are countless cases where stamina is fully restored during the time spent looking for recovery items.
Orthodox but shiny rules of the game
There are three kinds of game rules that can be played during the test: "Occupy Points", "Team Competition", and "Death Action". Either way, if you've ever played a shooter, you can understand it right away.
"Occupy Points" are divided into attacking and defensive sides, the purpose of which is to occupy/protect the prepared target area. This is the simplest of the 3 rules, and therefore the most intense and most enjoyable combat mode in 6v6.
A "team competition" is a match in which two teams occupy the target area and compare the time. However, because the goal of the occupation is to select one of the three places at regular intervals, depending on the remaining time, there is a new sense of strategic differences such as "should we give priority to occupation" or "temporarily abandon and strengthen the defense in the next area".
"Operation Death" is divided into attack/defense, the target of the attacking side is to blast the target, and the goal of the defensive side is to prevent the explosion, similar to the explosion mode of CG:GO. There are usually 2 targets for setting explosive weapons, and there is also 1 "relay point" where the attacker can respawn near the target.
How should the defender disperse or gather its forces to protect its targets? Should the attacking party suppress the main attack direction and set up bombs? Or attack another point around the side?. Everyone's judgment becomes important. By the way, because the "relay point" is the focus of contention between the two teams, the defense side does not necessarily only guard the target, depending on the situation, there are also cases of pushing to the front line.
Regardless of the rule, since the entire body mentioned above has high machine power, no matter which body the player uses, it will not feel very hard to move, but it will not be too quick to return to the target or support, and the exquisite balance and design can be felt.
All MS has the potential to take heads
This is an important part, and all MS airframes have a special enhancement effect (e.g. support, meat shield tanks, etc.), but basically all MS have firepower that can hold human heads individually. How to say it, all the staff are tuned up, all have such performance, which is very interesting.
For example, this "Metas" can connect repair cables while recovering partners and acting, like overwatch angels. This type of airframe has a purely supportive positioning, but the main weapon also deals a lot of damage, but also has a good burst speed and demonic shooting accuracy (bullets will fly accurately to the crosshair before the magazine is finished), and can be fired while recovering companions. Therefore, no matter which MS you choose, you can enjoy the pleasure of adrenaline rushing offense, which is also very rare.
In addition, "Anima" [from Gundam Z], who possesses the ability to transform and fly actively for a certain period of time. If you are in an area without a top cover, you can fly at a very high altitude, go around from the outside of the opponent's field of vision, and aim at the opponent's back. Even adopting such tactics is one of its charms.
At first glance, it seems to be a standard form, and the "Jim" and "Zagu" in the original game, as long as they are aimed, usually the attack performance is enough. Active skills, while modest, have powerful performance. For example, "Zagu" has a low HP, but it moves very fast and can use three sprints, so it is practical to escape or shorten the distance. The 30-round magazine Zagu machine gun can be fired in seconds, the DPS is high, and it has an active skill that is invincible for a certain period of time.
In addition, the Gundam Anti-Meat Shield Tank, which is the protagonist machine, has high abilities (it can temporarily weaken the shield). Although the Meteor Hammer is strong, it has a long pre-launch preparation action and a slow speed of bounce, which will be useful for players who have mastered the Road Lord in Overwatch.
"Gundam" is moving, and it is fun to play the game of "Gundam"
From the perspective of "Gundam Game", the setting of the original game and the game is very exaggerated, and the more you add the must-kill skill, the more excited the fans are. When showing the game to a friend who likes Gundam, they will be surprised to have "What!? Such a reaction.
For example, the "Super Incendiary Bomb", "Core Fighter", "Moonlight Butterfly", etc. that appeared in the original game have been made into moves in the game.
These moves are partly a recreation of the depiction in the original game, and partly heavily influenced by past Gundam games. Conversely, players can enjoy the game frankly even if they are not fans of Gundam.
summary
Although this is an early stage of network testing, there are some areas that need to be improved. For example, the ace display at the end of the game and the personal achievement part, the current situation of who gave how much damage, how many enemies were broken, this part of the evaluation dominates. Players struggling to grab points and set/disarm weapons are not encouraged. Players will think that as long as they "take the head", it will be detrimental to future e-sports competitions.
As the completion of the game, the completion of FPS shooting is now very high, and the author who usually plays overseas FPS games will also have a "nother game..." Result of playing until 4 a.m. So you can definitely enjoy it. The small balance adjustment and the appearance of new airframes also make it exciting to expand in the future.
Gundam: Evolution is expected to be | PS4, PS5, Xbox SeriesX, and others Published on S, Xbox One, PC.