Gungnir: Difference between revisions

The newest{{when}} work by [[Sting Entertainment]] and published by [[Atlus]], a [[Strategy RPG]]''[[Genre Busting|-ish]]'' game for the [[Play StationPlayStation Portable]]. It was announced at the end of February 2011, and then released in Japan that May, almost a full year after ''[[Blaze Union]]''. It is Episode IX of [[Dept. Heaven]]. ''Gungnir'' was announced for a 2012 summer release in North America, making it the first DHE game to escape [[No Export for You]] since the PSP remake of ''[[Knights in The Nightmare]]''.

Not long after this, in a battle so desperate that it looks like Julio will be killed, he discovers the eponymous demonic lance Gungnir and takes it up, managing to turn the situation around. The resistance rejoices, but this marks the creaking of Destiny's cogwheels into motion. And remember: This is a Sting game. [[Yggdra Union|Destiny]] [[Blaze Union|is]] [[Knights in The Nightmare|a]] ''[[Baroque (Videovideo Gamegame)|total]] [[Hexyz Force|douche]].''

The game handles similarly to your garden-variety isometric SRPG such as ''[[Tactics Ogre]]'' or ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics]]'', but is [[Anti -Grinding|entirely linear]] in grand Sting tradition and includes a system that allows the player to completely ignore the established turn order for strategic purposes. This makes for a system where [[Weak but Skilled]] units stay just as useful (and ''[[Awesome Yet Practical|usable]]'') as powerful ones in the hands of a wily enough tactician.

And if you reached this page looking for the [[Blade Onon a Stick|mythological weapon]], try [[Norse Mythology]] or [[Public Domain Artifact]].

* [[Deal Withwith the Devil]]

* [[Escort Mission]]: Before Alyssa joins the active roster, there are two battles (one optional, one mandatory) where you must defend her from enemies while simultaneously trying to accomplish your objective. She's not a [[One -Hit -Point Wonder]], but she's pretty close.

* [[Heroic Self -Deprecation]]: Both Julio and Ragnus have inferiority complexes over each other. They become closer after realizing this.

* [[Hot -Blooded]]: Ragnus. He tries to leave his personal feelings out of his decisions as leader, but this doesn't work too well whenever the subject of his father's killer comes up. This is one of the many reasons he thinks Julio would be a better leader than him.

* [[I Am Not Left -Handed]]: {{spoiler|Elise}} pulls out quite an interesting weapon during the endgame.

* [[Offing the Offspring]]: Wolfgang did this in order to [[Nice Job Breaking It, Herod|escape a prophecy that his successor would kill him]]. Of course, he missed a couple.

* [[Orcus Onon His Throne]]: Justified with Wolfgang's illness, the political spats between Zaird and Robertus, and the difficulty Zaird would likely have on a battlefield with uneven ground in his war wheelchair/personal chariot.

* [[Real Is Brown]]: ''Gungnir'' has the most subdued palette of any [[Dept. Heaven]] game released thus far--even ''[[Knights in The Nightmare]]'' had brightly colored characters and bullets.

* [[Sequel Hook]]: We never find out what happens to {{spoiler|Ragnus or Valery}}, Robertus is still a problem, and then there's all that stuff Hierameir and Isabeli were saying about [[The End of the World Asas We Know It]].

* [[Silly Rabbit, Idealism Is for Kids]]

* [[Star -Crossed Lovers]]: {{spoiler|Julio and Alyssa, even in the best endings. Thanks for that, Robertus.}}

* [[Weapon of Choice]]: Julio and Alyssa both wield [[Blade Onon a Stick|lances]], Ragnus has an [[An Axe to Grind|axe]], and Elise uses [[The Archer|a bow]]. Julio, Ragnus, and Elise can also use [[Cool Sword|swords]], and Alyssa's secondary weapon is the [[Simple Staff|stave]].

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