Gal Gun Returns is a return to the first game from the franchise. The primary issue is that the solid mechanics strewn throughout the game’s story mode clash with one another. Fortunately, the new
Gal Gun Returns Doki Doki Carnival mode isolates and improves Doki Doki Mode. The result is a game with a mode that isn’t marred by clashing concepts.
The core conceit in
Gal Gun Returns’ story mode is that the incompetence of the cupid-in-training Patako led to a situation in which the normally unpopular protagonist, Tenzou, is overwhelmingly alluring to most of the women he’ll encounter. As such, they roam the game world like frenzied zombies to try to sate their thirst. They have weak points that the player can exploit with “Euphoria Shots.” Unlike zombies, this weak point is very rarely their head. If they aren’t successfully dealt with, they will steal Tenzou’s attention and prevent him from meeting the love of his life. Due to Patako’s interference, he only has