Gigantic is a pastiche of many different genres, informed by a wide array of gaming sensibilities that if listed out on a piece of paper, wouldn’t seem to make sense. And yet when I played it, as if by some bizarre form of digital alchemy, it did, and now all I can think about is playing it more, if only to peel away more of its layers and get lost in its possibilities. It’s the kind of multiplayer that crawls up into my brain and refuses to leave.
At its core, Gigantic is a five-on-five class-based arena shooter. You pick a character with a unique skill-set, and work together with your teammates to destroy the opposing team’s guardian while protecting your own, kind of like capture the flag, only the flag is a three-story-high dragon that stomps around the map breathing fire. Don’t let anyone tell you it’s a MOBA, or an RPG or any other genre either. They aren’t completely wrong mind you, but the arena shooter skill-set is what matters here, not how sick of a jungler or min-maxer you are.
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