Gutwhale

 Xbox Series X
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  1. Xbox Tavern
    May 28, 2021
    71
    Gutwhale is a fun little roguelite. It has a nice set of mechanics and gameplay elements even though they are very limited. It is somewhat odd (I forgot to mention how a van falls down into the level every time you get a game over), but it has some charm and is one of the better games in Ratalaika’s catalog.
  2. TheXboxHub
    Jun 10, 2021
    70
    Despite the short length, Gutwhale doesn’t feel too simple. There is a simplicity to it, but also a challenge with a sense of satisfaction when you finally hit the bottom. And there is a lot of replayability to it, even after you have illuminated the five blocks and achieved the ‘true’ ending.

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  1. MARBROLAYGAMING
    May 24, 2021
    9
    What a pain in the GUT!

    Gutwhale is a rougelike game where you are in the belly of, yes you guess it, a WHALE! You start of at the lobby    What a pain in the GUT!

    Gutwhale is a rougelike game where you are in the belly of, yes you guess it, a WHALE!
    You start of at the lobby where you can decided what hat out of the three you will wear on your first journey - Workers hat, Cool Hat and Ugly Hat. Don't worry what one you choose as you will be dying loads of times in the game and you can always go back and change things up. There are also other hats to unlock through out the game which will provide unique differences.

    For example, you will encounter a frog through out the levels, you need to shoot 50 bullets into this baby to get the Frog hat. This is going to take you some time but once done the Frog hat will turn all t he enemies into cute lovely they wanna kill you frogs.

    There are three areas in the game and the final challenge mode can be played forever. Now is the game hard? well the answer to that question is.....YES No only do you have multiply enemies trying to kill you left right centre...everywhere! You only have a very and i mean very limited number of bullets.

    When I said limited, well I meant one, yes you read right, one bullet. So the aim of the game is to shoot who ever is trying to kill you and then go pickup your bullet that is now laying on the ground. Throughout the levels you can get more bullets but I only managed to end up with three at a time and when there are moving enemies coming are a incredible speed, well yer it makes things very interesting. You also don't get very many hearts aka lives. I found most of the time I had two but in some cases I only started with one. You can earn more hearts like you do with bullets throughout the levels. Oh did I mention, when you die the game loves to rub that in by dropping a van on you!

    As I mention above, the game is rougelike so every time you die and start over the levels will change up with ads to the replay value.

    The soundtrack to this game is great and adds to the games experience. The game itself is fast and addictive. I found myself dying and dying but I just wanted to keep playing.

    It really is a frustrating yet fantastic game and I would highly recommend it!    … Full Review »