Punishing: Gray Raven

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Punishing: Gray Raven
Punishing Gray Raven cover art.webp
Developer(s)Kuro Game
Publisher(s)Kuro Game
EngineUnity
Platform(s)
Release
  • CHN: December 5, 2019
  • HKG/MAC/TWN: August 28, 2020
  • JP: December 4, 2020
  • KR: July 8, 2021
  • WW: July 16, 2021
Genre(s)Action role-playing, hack and slash

Punishing: Gray Raven (Chinese: 战双帕弥什, Japanese: パニシング：グレイレイヴン) is a mobile action role-playing game developed and published by Kuro Game. It was first released in China on December 5, 2019 and a year later on December 4, 2020 in Japan. The global release came out on July 16, 2021.[1][2]

Gameplay[]

Punishing: Gray Raven has players control a squad of up to three characters, known as "Constructs", against various enemies. Storytelling is presented in a visual novel format, while combat is hack and slash action-based, with the player fighting enemies in real-time in various stages. During combat, different colored "Pings" can be obtained, which will fire off different skills. Chaining 3 Pings with the same color will execute a powerful version of that skill. Players may also evade enemy attacks, which will trigger a bullet time effect upon successful evasion, allowing the player to land additional hits to the enemy.[3] Evading attacks will consume stamina, which prevents players from freely dodging all the time.

Constructs can be strengthened by leveling up and promoting them, as well as leveling weapons and equipping gears. Players can unlock additional Constructs by advancing the story, and more Constructs can be obtained via a gacha mechanic and in-game events. In-game currencies can be obtained through in-app purchases and playing the game, which are used to obtain Constructs and equipment through the gacha system. A pity system ensures that the player will receive rare items after a set number of pulls.

The game also features a housing system in the form of Dormitories. Players may decorate and move in Constructs to their dorms to improve their mood. Constructs can also be assigned chores to obtain in-game materials.[4]

Plot[]

The story of game takes place in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by Corrupted cybernetic enemies caused by the Punishing Virus. The last remnants of mankind have escaped to the space station Babylonia. The player takes on the role as the Commandant of an elite squad of Constructs known as Gray Raven. The player will lead the squad to fight against the Corrupted and other opposing forces to retake the planet.

Characters[]

Gray Raven

  • Lucia (露西亞)
Voiced by: 小N (Chinese), 尾狐殿 (Cantonese), Yui Ishikawa (Japanese)
  • Liv (麗芙)
Voiced by: 多多poi (Chinese), 間踏梧桐 (Cantonese), Ai Kayano→Miku Itō (Japanese)
  • Lee (里)
Voiced by: 夏侯落楓 (Chinese), 犬畏 (Cantonese), Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Japanese)

Engineering Force

  • Karenina (卡列尼娜)
Voiced by: 花铃 (Chinese), 东东 (Cantonese), Haruka Tomatsu (Japanese)

Purifying Force

  • Bianca (比安卡)
Voiced by: 云鹤追 (Chinese), 神明凌 (Cantonese), Ayako Kawasumi (Japanese)

Strike Hawk

  • Kamui (神威)
Voiced by: DK (Chinese), 夏侯落枫 (Cantonese), Jun Fukuyama (Japanese)
  • Chrome (库洛姆)
Voiced by: 大白 (Chinese), ken (Cantonese), Daisuke Hirakawa (Japanese)
  • Wanshi (万事)
Voiced by: 孙鹏 (Chinese), 咩鹿君 (Cantonese), Akira Ishida (Japanese)

Cerberus

  • Vera (薇拉)
Voiced by: 江月 (Chinese), YUI (Cantonese), Inoue Marina (Japanese)
  • No. 21
Voiced by: 钱琛 (Chinese), P (Cantonese), Inori Minase (Japanese)

Art Association

  • Ayla (艾拉)
Voiced by: 巩大方 (Chinese), 傻莓酱 (Cantonese), Shizuka Ito (Japanese)
  • Selena (赛琳娜)
Voiced by: 柳知蕭 (Chinese), 以媛 (Cantonese), Satomi Sato (Japanese)

The Forsaken

  • Watanabe (渡边)
Voiced by: 森中人 (Chinese), 星罗 (Cantonese), Yoshimasa Hosoya (Japanese)

Arctic Route Union

  • Rosetta (罗塞塔)
Voiced by: 贺文潇 (Chinese), 师欣 (Cantonese), Miyuki Sawashiro (Japanese)

Akidilek Trading Union

  • Sophia (苏菲亚)
Voiced by: 蔡娜 (Chinese), 萧萧 (Cantonese), Ami Koshimizu (Japanese)
  • Chang Yu (常羽)
Voiced by: Kinsen (Chinese), 包少爷 (Cantonese), Natsuki Hanae (Japanese)

Kowloong

  • Qu (曲)
Voiced by: 叶知秋 (Chinese), 零叁 (Cantonese), Sayaka Ohara (Japanese)

Ascendents

  • Luna (露娜)
Voiced by: 四白 (Chinese), 周海鲜 (Cantonese), Rie Kugimiya (Japanese)
  • Roland (罗兰)
Voiced by: 冷泉夜月 (Chinese), 碌斌 (Cantonese), Koji Yusa (Japanese)

Unaffiliated

  • Nanami (七实)
Voiced by: 赵爽 (Chinese), 岚风蜂蜜绿茶 (Cantonese), Minami Tanaka (Japanese)

Release[]

Kuro Game was criticized over their poor handling of Punishing: Gray Raven during its initial launch in China, notably regarding false gacha rate advertisement, and "over-rewarding" new players then taking back the rewards.[5] Since then, the developers have been praised for their improved management of the game, regularly addressing player concerns such as game balance and improving their gacha system.[6]

The global release was also scrutinized soon after launch, when players noticed that they received fewer rewards compared to other regions. Criticizing comments were also deleted from Punishing: Gray Raven's official Discord community, leading to a review bomb from angered players. Kuro Game published a statement to address the controversy.[7]

Reception[]

Punishing: Gray Raven received "generally favorable reviews" according to review aggregator Metacritic.[8] Pocket Gamer praised Punishing: Gray Raven as "a highly engaging game with one of the best storylines I’ve ever encountered so far".[9] Screen Rant criticized the game's localization, but praised the combat system, comparing it with Honkai Impact 3rd for their similarities in gameplay.[10] GamerBraves commended the game's optimization and "punishing but addictive combat".[11] Multiplayer.it highlighted the long campaign and characters, but finds faults in the short missions and gacha elements.[12] Noisy Pixel lauded the game's writing and gameplay, considering it one of the few "high-quality gacha greats".[13]

As of July 2020, the game has surpassed 20 million downloads.[14]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Gregson-Wood, Stephen (April 30, 2021). "Punishing: Gray Raven is a visually impressive action RPG that's heading for iOS and Android this summer". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "Punishing Gray Raven is now up for Pre-Registration, Expected to release in July 2021". Mobile Gaming Hub. 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  3. ^ Kit (May 31, 2021). "A Commandant and their Constructs – Punishing Gray Raven Beta Impressions". GamerBraves. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  4. ^ Catherine Ng Dellosa (May 31, 2021). "Punishing: Gray Raven is cyberpunk anime goodness with an actual story - plus waifus". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  5. ^ Pinky Dinky (December 20, 2019). "Trainwreck: Punishing Gray Raven". Medium. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  6. ^ Pinky Dinky (April 19, 2020). "Punishing Gray Raven Review". Medium. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  7. ^ Jessie Mai (July 20, 2021). "Punishing: Gray Raven Global bị fan quốc tế tẩy chay kịch liệt sau 3 ngày ra mắt" [Punishing: Gray Raven Global was vehemently boycotted by international fans after 3 days of release]. GameK (in Vietnamese). Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Punishing: Gray Raven for iPhone/iPad Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  9. ^ a b Catherine Ng Dellosa (July 16, 2021). "Punishing: Gray Raven review - "Beauty, tragedy, and awesomeness in a sleek, cyberpunk package"". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  10. ^ a b Gravelle, Cody (July 16, 2021). "Punishing: Gray Raven Review - Satisfying Sci-Fi Gacha Combat". Screen Rant. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  11. ^ a b Ben (July 16, 2021). "Punishing Gray Raven Review – Making you feel like a badass". GamerBraves. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  12. ^ a b Pugliese, Tommaso (July 28, 2021). "Punishing: Gray Raven, la recensione" [Punishing: Gray Raven, the review]. Multiplayer.it (in Italian). Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  13. ^ a b Jensen, Brock (August 11, 2021). "Punishing Gray Raven Review". Noisy Pixel. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  14. ^ "全世界2000万DLの人気3DアクションRPG『パニシング：グレイレイヴン』日本上陸決定！ティザーPV＆公式Twitterが公開". Famitsu (in Japanese). July 25, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2021.

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