In addition, the last act does become a bit stale as you’ll explore the same area for an extended amount of time, but the adventure comes to an end just as it begins to wear out its welcome. In fact, one of the game’s biggest drawbacks is actually its use of mundane enemies, which are more of a nuisance than anything. The Gunk isn’t a particularly challenging game, but that doesn’t make it any less fun. This is what makes up the majority of the gameplay, and it’s oddly enjoyable to go from one environment to the next in search of stuff to vacuum. The bulk of the game has you cleaning up the gunk, but there’s also some platforming and very light puzzle-solving. It’s kind of like Super Mario Sunshine if Mario had a vacuum a la Luigi’s Mansion. Rani has a robot arm that acts as a vacuum, and you’ll go around cleaning up gunk-infested areas. This is thanks in large part to the game’s entertaining gameplay, which literally has you sucking up the tar-like substance that covers the entire planet. Thankfully, the overbearing dialogue isn’t a huge detriment. The dialogue isn’t especially interesting, but there’s practically nonstop talking over the course of the adventure, and truthfully, it can be annoying. There’s a lot of banter between the two, and at times the conversations can become a bit too distracting. Throughout the entirety of The Gunk, Rani is constant communication with her partner, Becks. This planet is covered in the titular gunk, and our protagonist takes it upon herself to clean the place up and find out the source of the pollutant.
You play as Rani, the crew member of a very small team - two people and a robot - of space scavengers who find themselves on a mysterious planet. Super Mario Sunshine Meets Luigi’s Mansion? Interestingly, that reliance on those core mechanics creates both the game’s strong and weak points. Like a few of those games, though, The Gunk relies on simple core mechanics throughout the majority of the adventure. Unlike those games, this is a fully 3D action-adventure game. The Gunk comes from the studio that brought us the SteamWorld series. And while it’s far from perfect and struggles to remain interesting 100 percent of the time, it’s still a solid ride that should be well worth it for quite a few folks. Titles like Tamarin and Biomutant have a very early 2000s feel to them - yet they’re mechanically sound without falling victim to dated tropes very often.
There’s been somewhat of a rise of old school-patterned 3D action-adventure games the past couple years.
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