There should always be a good variety of works in every player’s library. Of course, the space for our favorite genres is totally non-negotiable, but you have to take into account a very common situation: play with friends.
Advocating for that game that you are going to take with your colleagues between laughs, the odd bite and the possible breakdown of friendship, comes A Gummy’s Life to consoles after debuting on PC in 2018. EP Games’ work disembarks full of sugar to fill that gap in the video game life and, although the sweet mamporros taste very good, it has been impossible not to stay with a bittersweet flavor.
Hollow of caramelised globs
Just take a first look at A Gummy’s Life to be clear about the reference on which it is based. Gang Beasts, the title created by Double Fine has been a beacon to lean on and it shows from start to finish in every game. The main proposal is that of a multiplayer, both local and online, in which enraged jelly beans will begin to hit each other, with special attention to the physics of the characters and the setting.
Do you remember when when you were little (and not so little) you went to the kiosk on the corner to leave your pay in trinkets? Well now all those memories that passed through your mouth are here, among which we find classics like licorice, shark, watermelon, cantaloupe or a bear that doesn’t seem entirely friendly.
Among a variety of them we will have to choose to jump to the battlefield and thus rise as the victor taking the rest of the opponents off the stage. The controls are simple to execute, adding to its casual component for those not so used to holding a controller.
Left and right blows are common resources during contests, although we can also shake kicks or head butts well at ease. Due to the fact that the rivals are thrown out, the same punch buttons act to grab what we want, although we will have to be quick when doing so, since the opponent’s unconsciousness is quite limited.
A spicy touch is the possibility of mocking and teasing highly recognized, to further encourage confrontation. In addition, if we run and execute actions such as kicks, we will slide along the ground and can knock down rivals. However, there is discomfort in the response to the buttons, since movements such as jumping present a input lag that hindersSometimes what we had in mind and in the worst case it means our elimination.
Pick the sweetest battle
As with Gang beasts, the true secret of the formula does not lie in the characters, but in the settings. There are many who present A Gummy’s Life, counting up to 19 in total, of a very rich variety. We have from a classic ring, through a soccer field, a honeycomb, a gigantic clock, a piano keyboard or a bumper car track.
It is in this range of options where A Gummy’s Life it shines, since all the fighting fields are really entertaining. Because they are not only used as decorations to make the games look more beautiful, but also they have an active and decisive role. Although there are some that, indeed, do not have such an important weight in this sense, in the majority we do find ourselves in situations such as having to dodge rocks so they don’t crush us or make sure we stay alive while the platforms around us keep falling.
In this way, you can tip the balance to one side or the other while you are being held and A cannonball knocks that candy down so naughty. It can even happen that the cotton candy reaches us so quickly that we end up drowning in its sweetness.
On the other hand, we can configure the games completely to our liking. All against all, by teams, hot potato or a king of the hill in which we will have to accumulate five clouds to win. Each of them can be adjusted in sections such as the number of games to play, the number of bots, their AI or if we want sudden death, in addition to choosing which maps we want to enter the rotation.
Disguise yourself in battle
On A Gummy’s Life It is not enough to choose the cutest gummy, because it can be our end. Each of the characters has different statisticsWhether the attack is stronger, we have more resistance to blows or we simply have more life until we are knocked out.
This last section is essential, because after a few strokes you will see yourself kissing the canvas and being thrown into the void. Of course, a good amount of juices and liquids will have splashed the stage previously, in the absence of putting liters of blood.
However, you have to present yourself to the brawl with an appropriate appearance and we can do it by varying the color of the gummy, putting hats or glasses on it, to make it unique. Yet this is where it clearly skids A Gummy’s Life. Obtaining cosmetic items depends solely and exclusively on online games we do, which leads to another problem.
I have tested the title before its release, so it has been impossible for me to find anyone to play a game. The luck of the title in this aspect It will depend on the good work of the multiplayer mode. Despite this, it has cross-play between platforms, to bring communities together.
Secondly, A Gummy’s Life it performs well visually and technically I have not suffered any drop in frames. Of course, the game has not crashed and closed, but it has shown black screens repeatedly, forcing a restart. The camera also shows some problem, choosing shots that are not entirely suitable to follow the action, to which we must add that it is sometimes very far away or continuously rotated.
VidaExtra’s opinion
A Gummy’s Life It is one of those party games that you should have as a resource for family gatherings and among friends. Its sweetness is consistent enough to be able to enjoy casual games And thanks to the use of its physics, it offers a fun experience.
With everything, having linked the obtaining of cosmetics to the multiplayer section ends up weighing him down. In addition, the navigation through the menus could be frankly improved, beyond the technical problems. Its varied maps are the main asset to hold against other rivals of a similar cut.
A Gummy’s Life
Platforms | PS5 (platform analyzed), PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch and PC |
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Multiplayer | Yes |
Developer | EP Games |
Company | EP Games |
Launching | September 24, 2021 |
The best
- Perfect for a laugh
- The scenarios are very varied
Worst
- That cosmetics depend on the online
- Some other technical problem