There’s a game I’ve been kind of keeping an eye on for the past few months, watching as tidbits of new info were released about it and a limited beta test took place. I thought about writing about it before but I really wanted some more concrete info about when it would be releasing, as too many times I’ve gotten excited for a game that ends up in perpetual soft-launch and many times never even officially releases at all. Well the folks at developer Action Square have finally divulged a concrete release date for the game in question, as well as released a new trailer, so now seems like the perfect time to talk about Gigantic X. First off you should check out this slightly older trailer from March that’s a good overview of the premise behind the game.
So yeah, in the far future we’ve extended our reach beyond our own solar system and have taken to colonizing the star systems of a distant galaxy. Mega corporations enlist plebs like you and me to go to these uncolonized planets and destroy all the native species so that we humans can make it a nice home for ourselves and harvest all the planet’s valuable resources. It’s morally questionable work but at least it pays well. And while it’s not the deepest story in the world, it’s enough of an excuse to shoot a bunch of aliens, and that’s all that really matters. You’ll choose one of three different classes to wipe out these freaky alien beasts: Scardy who is...