Sony was selling certain games for less than a dollar over the weekend, one of which was a Vita title called Gravity Rush. I’ve read good things about it so it was an instant purchase for me. It’s been occupying most of my waking hours for the past week.
Gravity Rush is an action platformer for the PlayStation Vita. You play as Kat, a girl with a mysterious past who has the power to shift gravity. She can cancel gravity to float in mid-air, then anchor it to another point, allowing her to “fall” to it. It’s like flying except she’s not going against gravity; she’s controlling it.
I also appreciate the nuances in how her “flight” is animated. Sometimes she’s falling head first with her limbs stretched downward to mimic free falling in natural gravity. Then there are times when she’s falling like someone yanked her backwards from the waist. It conveys that while Kat has control over gravity, it is still a force that she succumbs to.
You know what it reminded me of? Lashing in Brandon Sanderson’s Stormlight Archive. Similar to how Kaladin learns his powers in the series, Kat learns hers and masters them. And with the recent announcement that the game will be released on the PS4, I can’t wait to see her debut on the big screen. I guess that’s another post for another day.
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