Sony may have abandoned its struggling PS Vita a while back, but thankfully they didn't leave
Gravity Rush— one of the portable's best titles — in the dust. Following a PS4 remaster of the cult-favourite, gravity-defying adventure last year, a superior, full-fledged follow-up has quietly popped up on PlayStation's home console.
Bigger, better, and — thanks to all those polygon-pushing horses beneath the PS4's hood — more beautiful,
Gravity Rush 2 retains its predecessor's central character and core concept, but otherwise forges its own path. As returning 'shifter' Kat, players can once again fall/fly through the world by manipulating gravity,
an incredibly cool ability that makes you feel more like a super-hero than any Marvel or DC Comics game in recent memory.
If you missed the original game, diving into the sequel's layered narrative might leave you a little lost; while
Gravity Rush 2 more than stands on its own, the story features plenty of cool callbacks, as well as more significant connections, to its predecessor. If you were a fan of Kat's first physics-dominating adventure — or don't mind playing catch up —
however, get ready to fall into one of the PS4's best exclusives titles.
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