{"id":35360,"date":"2024-08-13T17:59:29","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T08:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=35360"},"modified":"2024-08-23T12:47:46","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T03:47:46","slug":"konami-marketed-cygni-as-a-next-generation-shooter-but-players-feel-its-not-quite-there-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/konami-marketed-cygni-as-a-next-generation-shooter-but-players-feel-its-not-quite-there-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"Konami marketed CYGNI as a next-generation shooter, but players feel it\u2019s not quite there yet\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Published by Konami and developed by KeelWorks, <strong>CYGNI: All Guns Blazing <\/strong>was released on August 6. Marketed as a game that would be \u201cthe vanguard for the next generation of Shoot-em Ups,\u201d the ambitious indie title has received mixed reviews since its release, with many players refuting this claim. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Steam, the game currently has a Mixed review rating (with 59% of 137 reviews being positive). To begin with the positives, CYGNI has been praised for its graphics. The smooth, sharp and glossy full 3D graphics are a departure from the 2D pixel art more common to the genre. It has also been compared favorably to older shumps that were groundbreaking at the time, like Raptor: Call of the Shadows (1994) and <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/reviews\/20231226-25118\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Einhander (1997)<\/a>. However, many reviewers felt deceived by CYGNI\u2019s flashy release date trailer. The focus on the pilot and her personal belongings (like family photos) suggested that the game would explore her character and backstory, only for there to be no story in the actual game. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CYGNI: All Guns Blazing Release Date Trailer\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yEmbMf0RU5c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Even the negative reviews often mention that <a href=\"https:\/\/steamcommunity.com\/id\/NullWinter\/recommended\/1248080\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CYGNI has potential<\/a>, and some improvements to the gameplay, more weapon variety and possibly some character-related scenes could have gone a long way. The fact that CYGNI has distinct targeting for air and ground enemies was highlighted as one of the game\u2019s positive aspects. Other reviewers cited how the game allows you to fully customize your shot pattern, but expressed regret that this was only possible after completing the whole game. Players have praised the option of being able to switch between defense (shield) and weapons (offense), however, many wished that there were more varieties of weapons, and also wished that more than one upgrade could be equipped at the same time. The game\u2019s short length (7 levels) and repetitive enemy patterns were also <a href=\"https:\/\/steamcommunity.com\/app\/1248080\/reviews\/?browsefilter=toprated&amp;snr=1_5_100010_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">criticized<\/a>, with players hoping for more variety.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240813-35360-001.jpg\" alt=\"CGYNI All Guns Blazing graphics\" class=\"wp-image-35371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240813-35360-001.jpg 900w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240813-35360-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240813-35360-001-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It seems that CYGNI\u2019s stellar graphics gave many players the impression that they were buying a large-scale AAA game as opposed to an indie title. Japanese game blogger and YouTuber Raayu Futaba expressed his <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/daikai6\/status\/1822330873829642467\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">opinion on X<\/a>: \u201cI&#8217;ve just cleared CYGNI: All Guns Blazing on easy mode, and I can&#8217;t believe that Konami is marketing a shooter that will likely be compared to something like RXN Raijin as &#8220;the dawn of a new era of shooting games.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240813-35360-002.jpg\" alt=\"CYGNI All Guns Blazing gameplay\" class=\"wp-image-35370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240813-35360-002.jpg 900w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240813-35360-002-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240813-35360-002-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One <a href=\"https:\/\/steamcommunity.com\/id\/xaerock\/recommended\/1248080\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam user<\/a> summarized their detailed review with the following comment; \u201cthis reminds me of some janky 200X Xbox live shooter you could get for very cheap (Aegis Wing, 0 Day Attack On Earth) but&#8230; it&#8217;s marketed as pushing the genre forward and has stages bloated in duration to extend the &#8216;time to beat.&#8217;\u201d However, it is worth remembering that although it is published by Konami, CYGNI is the work of a small indie development team. With many reviewers agreeing that the game has potential, perhaps some player suggestions will be implemented into the game in the future.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240813-35360-003.jpg\" alt=\"CYGNI gorgeous explosions\" class=\"wp-image-35369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240813-35360-003.jpg 900w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240813-35360-003-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240813-35360-003-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>CYGNI: All Guns Blazing is available now on PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1248080\/CYGNI_All_Guns_Blazing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>, Epic Games Store) and <a href=\"https:\/\/store.playstation.com\/en-us\/concept\/10004231\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PS5<\/a>. It is available for free on the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.epicgames.com\/ja\/p\/cygni-all-guns-blazing-98f872\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Epic Games Store<\/a> until August 16, 2024 (the date may vary depending on your region).&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indie shoot &#8217;em up CYGNI: All Guns Blazing has potential but is a victim of its hyped up marketing and visual splendor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":35368,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,3],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-35360","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie-games","category-news","tag-global-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Konami marketed CYGNI as a next-generation shooter, but players feel it\u2019s not quite there yet\u00a0 - 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