History VideoGame / PunishingGrayRaven

''Punishing'' is developed and published by [=KuroGames=] using the Unity Engine and first released in December 2019. It is currently available in Chinese through an official client, Bilibili and Taptap, with plans for a Japanese, Taiwanese and a Global release underway.

''Punishing: Grey Raven'' (战双帕弥什) is an online, free-to-play 3D Chinese ActionRPG for {{UsefulNotes/Android|Games}} and [[UsefulNotes/IOSGames iOS]].

* BeachEpisode: 2020's ''Grand Blue'' event, preceded by the ''Memories on Venus Beach'' short story, where Gray Raven squad explored an abandoned beach side resort and amusement park. (And of course, several characters got new swimsuits to commemorate the event.)

* Beach Episode: 2020's Grand Blue event, preceded by the "Memories on Venus Beach" mini-event, where Gray Raven squad explored an abandoned beach side resort and amusement park. (And of course, several characters got new swimsuits to commemorate the event.)

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[[caption-width-right:350:The abyss looks long into you\\

[[caption-width-right:350:The abyss looks long into you, when you look long into an abyss[[note]]Top: Lucia, Bottom (L-R): Bianca, Liv, Watanabe, Kamui, Nanami, Lee, and Karenina[[/note]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Your soldiers for retaking Earth.[[note]]Top: Lucia, Bottom (L-R): Bianca, Liv, Watanabe, Kamui, Nanami, Lee, and Karenina[[/note]]]]

->''From here on out, commanders, your choices and the actions of your Reconstructed will be the sole light that can guide humanity through this dark age. We pray for your safety as you once again tread upon our homeland.''

In the distant future, mankind's first zero-point energy nuclear reactor gives birth to a new type of virus in its vacuumed chambers, known as "the Punishing". When it escapes and spreads along the wind currents of Earth's atmosphere following an explosion, the cybernetic pathogen proceeds to kill humans upon infection and turn machines into "Vectors" that mindlessly seek to destroy anything with a human consciousness. Humanity thus sees no other option but to escape into space, where survivors live aboard the space colony ''Eden''. To reclaim their lost planet, humans devise a way to modify their bodies into virus-resistant combat cyborgs: the Reconstructed.

You are the commander of a team of Reconstructed Soldiers: Gray Raven Squad. With them at your side, the counter-invasion of Earth will begin its next chapter.

* LimitBreak: All Reconstructed have a meter under their health that can be filled and then expended for one particular high-powered attack. They shouldn't be considered {{Finishing Move}}s, given the durability of enemies. Fire them off as quick as you can for free and safe damage. Other Reconstructed use the meter to activate a SuperMode, rather than a single attack.
* MesACrowd: Each Reconstructed variation are considered separate characters, meaning there's nothing preventing a player from assembling a team with two, or even three of the same character.

At its core, ''Punishing'' is an high-speed action game in the vein of ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' or ''{{VideoGame/Bayonetta}}'', with the wrinkle of a MatchThreeGame: As players land hits with default attacks, a queue begins randomly filling with one of three different types of special moves. If two or three prompts get joined together, the attack becomes much more powerful, and opens access to each character's unique passives.

->''From here on out, commanders, your choices and the actions of your Structured will be the sole light that can guide humanity through this dark age. We pray for your safety as you once again tread upon our homeland.''

In the distant future, mankind's first zero-point energy nuclear reactor gives birth to a new type of virus in its vacuumed chambers, known as "the Punishing". When it escapes and spreads along the wind currents of Earth's atmosphere following an explosion, the cybernetic pathogen proceeds to kill humans upon infection and turn machines into "Vectors" that mindlessly seek to destroy anything with a human consciousness. Humanity thus sees no other option but to escape into space, where survivors live aboard the space colony ''Eden''. To reclaim their lost planet, humans devise a way to modify their bodies into virus-resistant combat cyborgs: the Structured.

You are the commander of a team of Structured: Gray Raven Squad. With them at your side, the counter-invasion of Earth will begin its next chapter.

* LimitBreak: All Structured have a meter under their health that can be filled and then expended for one particular high-powered attack. They shouldn't be considered {{Finishing Move}}s, given the durability of enemies. Fire them off as quick as you can for free and safe damage. Other Structured use the meter to activate a SuperMode, rather than a single attack.
* MesACrowd: Each Structured variation are considered separate characters, meaning there's nothing preventing a player from assembling a team with two, or even three of the same character.

* ElementalPowers: Certain attacks have properties besides physical damage. There is [[FireIceLightning fire, ice, and lightning]], as per usual, but other elements, like Dark damage, also exist. ElementalRockPaperScissors is also in play, as a result, with different enemies being weak or resistant to certain damage types.

* ElementalPowers: Certain attacks have properties besides physical damage. There is [[FireIceLightning fire, ice, and lightning]], as per usual, but other elements, like Dark damage, also exist. Certain Structured are geared towards particular damage types, and are subsequently more useful in certain gameplay modes based on the enemy composition.

* BulletTime: Similar to ''{{VideoGame/Bayonetta}}'', a correctly timed dodges causes enemies to temporarily slow to a crawl, allowing players a chance to land some free hits.
* FireIceLightning: The three most common elements, as per usual, complete with the StandardStatusEffects. Certain Structured are geared towards particular damage types, and are subsequently more useful in certain gameplay modes based on the enemy composition.

* AnInteriorDesignerIsYou: ''Punishing'''s barracks systems can get decorated with certain furniture sets. Classy pub? Sure. Chinese restaurant? Of course. Austere funeral service? Well, why not?

* LimitBreak: All Structured have a meter under their health that can be filled and then expended for one particular high-powered attack. They shouldn't be considered a FinishingMove, however, given they can knock off only a bar and maybe a half at best, while tougher enemies have five, and bosses have 30 as a rule. Fire them off as quick as you can for free and safe damage.

* AfterTheEnd

* AnInteriorDesignerIsYou
* LimitBreak
* SprintMeter
* UnexpectedGameplayChange

* SprintMeter

* LimitBreak

''Punishing'' is developed and published by [=KuroGames=] using the Unity Engine and first released in December 2019. It is currently available in Chinese through an official client, Bilibili and Taptap, with plans for Japanese, Taiwan and a Global release underway.

->''From here on out commanders, your choices and the actions of your Structured will be the sole light that can guide humanity through this dark age. We pray for your safety as you once again tread upon our homeland.''

In the distant future, mankind's first zero-point energy nuclear reactor gives birth to a new type of virus in its vacuumed chambers, known as "the Punishing". When it escapes and spreads along the wind currents of Earth's atmosphere following an explosion, the cybernetic pathogen proceeds to kill humans upon infection and turns machines into "Vectors" that mindlessly seek to destroy anything with a human consciousness. Humanity thus sees no other option but to escape into space, where survivors live aboard the space colony ''Eden''. To reclaim their lost planet, humans devise a way to modify their bodies into virus-resistant combat cyborgs: the Structured.

* BulletTime

[[caption-width-right:350:Your soldiers for retaking Earth.[[note]]Top: Lucia, Bottom (L-R): Bianca, Liv, Watanabe, Kaumi, Nanami, Lee, and Karenina[[/note]]]]

* AfterTheEnd

--> --Hassan, Resistance Leader, in a speech titled "Age of Humanity's Counterattack"