The cute first-person shooter Gunfire Reborn has left Early Access on Steam and is receiving high praise in the reviews. In this article, we summarize what makes the game so good according to the reviews.
This is Gunfire Reborn: The game is a first-person shooter with a cute comic-style look. The focus of the shooter is on the gameplay. You take on the role of one of the 6 different heroes to slice through hordes of enemies that stand in your way.
- Crown Prince – Available from the start and specializes in elemental attacks
- Ao Bai – His specialty is his weapons and explosions
- Qing Yan – is more of a melee fighter with shotguns
- Lei Luo – he deals high damage with sniper rifles and critical hits
- Tao – is a heroine who benefits from weapons with very high fire rates
- Qian Sui – he is a sort of tank character who quickly takes out enemies in close combat
Each hero can also be upgraded in the talent tree with new skills. In addition to common abilities that all heroes can have, there are also specific ones that only the respective hero can unlock.
You can play Gunfire Reborn alone or in co-op with up to 4 players in mostly randomly generated levels, as it is a “rogue-lite” game. Each play session therefore differs from the others.
The randomness aspect also extends to weapons and items, of which there are over 100 in the shooter. They receive random affixes in each new run, as known from games like Borderlands. Their locations also differ in each run.
Combined with the talents of the heroes, you can create different builds for each run that fit your playstyle and are the most fun for you. For fans of challenges, there are also multiple difficulty levels.
You can check out multiplayer gameplay in the video below:
“Just one more run… then I’ll go to bed…”
Gunfire Reborn left Early Access on November 18 and has collected 53,665 reviews on Steam as of now (November 20, 2021), of which 46,578 are positive. Thus, it receives an “extremely positive” rating of 94%. We at MeinMMO recommended it among our games for September.
This is what the Steam reviews say: In the reviews on Steam, enthusiastic players particularly praise the gameplay and the rogue-lite aspect of the shooter. It’s described as “simple fun” and the entire package is very cohesive:
- The movement feels good
- Very few bugs and glitches
- A large selection of weapons and affixes for the weapons (at this point, the game is often compared to Borderlands)
- Items are interesting and useful
- The progression system is permanent and prepares you for higher difficulties
- The stylized graphics are very cute
Above all, however, the gameplay loop, which is extremely important in rogue-like and rogue-lite games, is very satisfying and addictive. A run takes about 45 to 60 minutes and ends with a boss fight, during which you collect weapons, items, and EXP for your talents.
Accordingly, some reviewers, like CjuGames, commented that they have to force themselves to turn off the game. Other players praise it for its variety and for how much fun experimenting with different builds is:
It is one of the most underrated games on Steam. If you like rogue-like games and the style of Borderlands, then you will enjoy this game. […] At first, you feel very weak, but you quickly learn how to become OP […]. It’s fun to learn more about the game and experiment, as there is no defined “best” item. There are very few weapons in the game that are not useful, and even they only need the right combination of affixes to become strong.
Steam user Chaz Hands
This review should have been written a long time ago. I had an insane amount of fun with this title. […] No weapon feels like any other, and the game is remarkably polished, which is impressive considering it’s an Early Access game. The upgrade system works very well, and you will get torn apart at first […].
Additionally, the developers at 505 Games responded well and quickly to player feedback during Early Access and continually released new updates. User megarust wrote in his review:
The developers respond quickly. On the day it was released, I wrote that the “Field of View” was too small (I use an ultra-wide screen). They replied to me the same day and said there would be a patch that fixes it. Three days later, the patch was released […].
What’s next: After the official release of Gunfire Reborn, the developers at 505 Games announced that the game will also be released on consoles.
An exact date has not been announced yet, but it is expected to happen next year, 2022. It is also not revealed which consoles will get the cute shooter. However, the usual suspects are in question: PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch.
What is your opinion on Gunfire Reborn? Have you already tried the game or will you only check it out now? Let us know your opinion in the comments.
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