Buy Ray Gigant

Here I am, right after final battle.
So... yeah.
Nice music, nice character desighn. And that's it.
Story is "meh" at start and "kill me please" later.
Battle and character progression mechanics is just worst. I mean it.
Also note there is bunch of people who can't even run game due to bugs.

Go get Strangers of the Sword City or Wizardry or M&M or whatever. This one is bad idea.

If you're a fan of JRPGs this is just what you're looking for!

If you're new to the Dungeon RPG genre, Ray Gigant is a great way to start!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGAFQ_rbuHo

Only played a wee bit but here's some thoughts:
- Love the art
- Cool battle system
- Visuals are neat in general
- Neat levelling system
- I like the character designs
- Love the simple shonen anime style story
- However the game is way too ♥♥♥♥ing easy, by the second type-1 Gigant I was only taking 1 damage from his attacks and this was without grinding. like seriously. ♥♥♥♥.

If you like VNs and JRPGs you should grab it.

Ray Gigant has a story that is far more powerful and epic than that of most other dungeon crawler role playing games. In many other dungeon crawlers the plots tend to fall apart, are absent all together, or stop meaning anything half way through. The plot of fighting giant creatures is often over used but there were several instances in which I enjoyed such plots and Ray Gigant is among them. When I first played the title on the PlayStation Vita I was drawn in within the first five minutes by the dark and epic introduction, The music for the introduction and Ichiya’s opening cinematic contributed to it . The art also managed to instantly amaze me, I even took screenshots to keep as future wallpapers for my computer. It was unfortunate though that the art only kept a consistent quality in cut scenes. Although most of the art looked gorgeous some of it just didn’t blend especially between a few of the characters. the art of all of the dungeons was just like any other dungeon crawler but I had the same complaint for Mind Zero and Stranger of Sword City so maybe it’s just me. I enjoyed much of the soundtrack since I enjoy a mix of modern and ancient Japanese music but the elevator music in Ichiya’s living space was a bit odd, perhaps it was there for humor?

The battle system makes the game stand out the most from other dungeon crawlers thanks to the change of perspective during different stages of battle. I found it unique that it was in third person while entering commands but went to first person during the action phase. I also enjoyed the smooth character and enemy movements, they were much higher quality than what I had seen in dungeon crawlers such as Stranger of Sword City and Etrian Odyssey. The skill tree is somewhat similar to system s from games such as Child of Light but instead of points you use materials gained in battle or from crystals, one of the materials is called Materia. Each part of the tree requires different materials some of which are harder to gain. Unfortunately it didn't feel like there were enough options for the skills to learn but perhaps that is for the better.

One of the game’s more minor issues was the cliche personalities of many of the characters, Ichiya himself is the stereotypical reluctant hero who only thinks of food. I did see character growth but others might not notice any at all. The game is more story focused and even has visual novel elements that often overshadow other elements of the game. I enjoyed the game because I enjoy both role playing games and visual novels so I was able to appreciate more than just the RPG aspects. It was fun to be able to make some decisions on the character’s stance to influence conversations. Since the game can be seen as more of a visual novel at times it might not be as enjoyable if you don’t like visual novels.


Notes: I scrapped my old review to give a more thorough and detailed one since there was a bit of confusion. Keep in mind that this is my opinion of the game and be sure to research before buying. Also be sure that if you buy it your computer can run it well by checking the system requirements. My computer is above the minimum and runs it very well but other computers might not. I received the game for free but was not required to review it on the Steam page, I try to review games often to help others find games they might like. I also add other games I recommend to the bottom of most reviews.



overall I would give it an 8/10

Pros:
-Epic and immersive story
-Skill tree/ customization
-Beautiful and detailed art
-Smooth battle animations
-Unique battle system
-Occasional choices


Cons:
-Some characters are cliche
-Art doesn't always blend well
-Dungeons are too basic
-Enemies are too weak

Neutral:
-Soundtrack was mostly good w/ exceptions

Similar recommendations:
-Stranger of Sword City
- Mind Zero

I saw many people talking about this before it came out and decided it was worth a shot because I greatly enjoyed Experience's other outing on Steam, Stranger of Sword City. While this game is definitely not as hard, I find that the deeper story more than makes up for it. And as someone who ENJOYS Dungeon Crawlers that are difficult, it is a nice change of pace to have one where every single battle doesn't have me worried I'm going to misclick one thing and have everyone die. The art style is wonderful, and the fact that some new enemies/bosses speak to you is a welcome quirk. I don't speak fluent Japanese but as a fan of anime I know what a good VO sounds like, and this is one. You can HEAR the happiness/anger/frustration/evil/insert appropriate emotion here, and it actually fits with the subtitles. And the semi-4th wall breaking bits always give me a chuckle :-)

Tl;Dr
To anyone who enjoys anime rpgs with decent stories, or who enjoyed Stranger of Sword City,or to anyone who enjoys dungeon crawlers but has had the thought of "gee, it would be nice maybe ONCE to play more than the tutorial in one of these things without feeling like wanting to punch a wall cause of a cheap death", I heartily recommend this dungeon romp. Submit to fate! :-P

Some problems at launch which are getting solved slowly , after checking the forum I notice mostly ppl who have window 10 can't start the game but developper is working on it .

Gamewise , the story is quite nice and there is no real fan service stuffs inside so if you're looking for it this game is not for you really . This game story is about a post apocalyptic world like attack on titan or god eater which divide in 4 arcs . Each 3 first arcs are story side of one of the 3 yorigami bearers and their 2 teammates which mean 3 different chars each arc . Last arc will be the 3 yorigamis in same team to fight together . It has its own funny and sad moments to spice up the story .

I have played like over 12 hours and I'm onyl at the start of arc 2 so i assume to finish all the 4 arcs you would need at least 30-40 hours of gameplay unless you rush and skip on all the convos and only fight the strict minimum mobs/bosses you have to fight . I didn't even really grind in dungeons yet I find myself too overpower for last boss of first arc so if you want an easy dungeon crawler with need like zero or near zero grind go for it , if you want more challenge I wouldn't recommend this game although you do unlock a hard mode once you beat the game at least 1 time .

The game has nice art and music excepte the smb attack part where the music end faster than the rythm game you're suppose to play which is weird . Other than that I have no real complain about music here .

The characters are likeable but a bit too obvious as expect of japanese anime style game . Since the start of the game can cleary see a traitor among the group yet no one ever find it weird which I find funny . But then maybe because I play danganronpa too much so i always expect a traitor in the group since a start but then as I said typical japanese anime style story which love to spice things up with spy and traitors .

Overall I would give this 7.5/10 or something Not good enough for 8/10 but nto bad enough for a 7/10 so 7.5 it will be .

omg the fan service is real. expect the "fan art" in 8-12 buisnes days

The game is a bit on the easy side, but it's a solid dungeon crawler for those looking for more narrative in them. The art is really nice and the port is decent.

When this game first released it piqued my interest, but I don't have a Vita so I forgot about it until now. Picked it up on Steam and I regret it. Yet another victim of poor porting. The fx and music are poor--hell, the music ends before you're finished with Slash Beat Mode: not that you could play that part like a rhythm game in the first place, as the music doesn't sync up with the button presses when it is there. The game crashes pretty frequently as well. The story could end up being solid enough, I suppose, but I can't be asked to finish it.