![]() Suck up nearby gunk and colorful plants and mushrooms blossom. In many other ways, too, the stakes and the demands of your expedition hardly evolve until the game is on its final stretch, like a Zelda dungeon stuck in second gear. I lost count of how many times this trick is repeated throughout the game, and while sometimes there may be minor obstacles separating the two, often it’s simply a case of grabbing the seed and lobbing it at the target. Early on, for example, you’re introduced to a species of seed that transforms into huge mushrooms if you throw it into an energy pool, enabling you to reach new areas. What at first feels like a rich proposition reveals its limitations surprisingly quickly. The problem is that it does start to feel like a job after a while, along with the rather workmanlike platform routines around it. It’s a shame then that the planet itself renders their adventure a little flat. The act of exploring is pushed and pulled between their two perspectives - a simple twist on an old formula that’s easy to appreciate. The Gunk is as much about the bond between this duo and their difficult situation as what they find. What could be a silent, Metroid-style dive into buried secrets thus becomes something slightly different. ![]() Wary of fieldwork, she stays with the ship, reminding Rani through her earpiece not to be reckless. Becks is practical and responsible, reluctantly assuming a maternal role. ![]() Impulsive and adventurous, she relishes the opportunity to dive into the local caves and shrubbery. Rani - the player character - is an excitable explorer. They’ve landed their rickety ‘Bunny’ spaceship on this uncharted world to seek out an energy source they detected from space, in the hope it might be valuable enough to pay off their mountain of debt. Indeed, the game’s two main characters, partners Rani and Becks, have an almost parent and child-like relationship at times. Platform(s): Xbox Series X, Xbox One, PC, Game Pass
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