Gravity Rush Remastered

An utterly superlative remastering effort turns one of PS Vita's crown jewels into one of PS4's most engaging and compelling titles. As fresh today as it was on its original release nearly four years ago, Gravity Rush Remastered is absolutely unmissable.

Gravity Rush is captivating early on and maintains that level of interest throughout. It's addictive, well-paced, fun as hell, and has a nice steampunk world with a great soundtrack. The remaster is good, although straight-forward, and at $30 it's a purchase well worth considering.

It’s the game hardly anybody played, remade in such a way as to demand every respectable gamer's attention. Take the plunge. [April 2016, p70]

While it may not be the most convincing package to get players to return to Hekseville, Gravity Rush Remastered is by far the best way to enjoy Sony’s underappreciated action game. The combat, while still a weak link, feels much better using a controller, and the game’s art style has kept this Vita stunner looking impressive.

One of the best games on PS Vita is perfectly adapted to PS4, with better handling and improved graphics. It has as many flaws on its gameplay side as the original did, but it's still a nice adventure.

A solid remaster of a good game means that Gravity Rush genuinely feels at home on the PS4.

A Remastered release shouldn't be cutting corners, and it seems silly that the game's four major zones are all still so faded, dull, and repetitious.

Absolutely loved this very unique game. A great main character and great art style make this a fun and breezy time to play.

Good game although it does feel a little weird not on a handheld and the games pace was weird but the gravity mechanics alone make up for it

I would have given it a higher rating if the ending hadn't been so disappointing. Instead of tying up loose plot threads and figuring out Kat's origin, we beat up on some forgettable bad guy and called it a day. I had a lot of fun with the game, and it felt like a psychological thriller and a mind bender at times. There are clear influences from games like ico and shadow of the colossus; however, the game should have felt more conclusive like those games.

This game is such a mixed bag. Graphically it's ok, not great but not bad. It looks like a port. The storyline is a bit so so and is disjointed in parts. Kat drops into this world, has no idea how she got there and how she got her powers but this is instantly forgotten because she feels an unexplained urge to save the people of the town from the nevi. Again, there is very little explanation as to why they are there and how they are there. Kat also seems very concerned about getting a boyfriend rather than figuring out why and how she can float. The controls are a complete mess. This was always going to be hard given the nature of the game but they are terrible. She randomly flies off surfaces which throws you halfway across the world during a fight or worse during the time trial challenges. The camera cannot keep up with her and the idea that every surface can be a floor. Too many times I have been left with FIFA like anger at how poorly the camera behaves during key moments and how this throws her off course. Motion controls are ****? and these can't be changed. They can be turned down but as I figured out they are never fully off as the camera for the map will always rotate. It's ok, wouldn't recommend it and I don't understand the fuss everyone has about this game and the character. She means well but is portrayed in an overly JRPG way. Why write her to be independent and strong at times if she is going to be sad and hurt that a boy doesn't like her. The game is confused.

This game has an extremely repetitive mission structure and the combat is one note. You will be using the dive kick over and over again. The characters are shallow. The main character has amnesia. The traversal is fun, but the city has little personality across it's districts.