Gori: Cuddly Carnage

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Gori: Cuddly Carnage
Gori Cuddly Carnage.png
Developer(s) Angry Demon Studio
Publisher(s) Wired Productions
Director(s) John Kalderon
Programmer(s)
  • William Sahl
  • Sami Puuronen
  • Carl Pettersson
  • Patrik Balcerzak
Artist(s) Caroline Petri
Writer(s)
  • John Kalderon
  • Christoffer Bodegȧrd
  • Cassandra Ohlsson
Composer(s) William Sahl
Engine Unreal Engine 5 [1]
Platform(s)
Release29 August 2024
Genre(s) Hack and slash, action-adventure
Mode(s) Single player

Gori: Cuddly Carnage is a hack and slash action-adventure video game developed by Angry Demon Studio and published by Wired Productions. The game was released on August 29, 2024, for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Microsoft Windows, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. [2] [3]

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Development

Gori: Cuddly Carnage is developed by Angry Demon Studio, an independent game development studio from Sweden. The game was first unveiled in IGN's virtual Summer of Gaming event in June 2020. [4] In April 2022, Angry Demon initially announced a Windows release in 2023 with England-based publisher Wired Productions serving as its distributor. [5] In September of the same year, Angry Demon Studio CEO John Kalderon announced that the game will also head to all major consoles alongside Windows. [6] [7] In April 2024, after several delays, it was announced to be released on August 29. [2] [3]

On October 29, Angry Demon Studio released a Halloween update which included a "Free For All" mode, Twitch integration, and a Mandarin Chinese voice-over option. [8] Physical copies of the game for both Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5 was also announced, but is only available for players in the United States and the European region. [9]

Controversies

On June 25, 2024, prior to its release, the game had to be censored in Japan as its too violent for players in that region. [10] In response, Wired Productions toned down the visceral violence, changed the natural red-colored blood to "purple toy juice" and removed some "dead humans". [10] [11] Two weeks after the censorship in Japan, on July 9, the home console ports for the Chinese and Korean markets were also affected. [12]

Reception

Gori: Cuddly Carnage received "generally favorable" from critics, according to review aggregator Metacritic. [13] T.J. Denzer of Shacknews gave the game a 9, stating: "a bizarrely fun story of sentient cats and killer hoverboards." [17] GameSpew's Richard Seagrave rated the game a 8 out of 10 saying that it's "a good, old-fashioned, stage-based action game that's a blast from start to finish." [19]

The game scored 72 from Jaz Sagoo of CogConnected. [24] Ken Talbot of Nintendo Life gave Gori: Cuddly Carnage a 6 out of 10, praising the character designs and stylish gameplay, but criticizing its comedic tone as vexatious and cartoonish art-style a hit or miss. [15]

Accolades

DateAwardCategoryResultRef.
September 20, 2024The GDWC AwardsBest Indie GameNominated [25]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Romano, Sal (October 24, 2023). "Gori: Cuddly Carnage 'Origins Story' trailer". Gematsu. Retrieved October 24, 2023. Due out in early 2024.
  3. 1 2 Wilson, Mike (April 24, 2024). "'Gori: Cuddly Carnage' Rips Into Bloody Action on August 29". Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  4. ↑ Brown, Fraser (June 15, 2020). "Kill mutant toys with your deadly hoverboard in Gori: Cuddly Carnage". PC Gamer. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  5. ↑ Romano, Sal (April 14, 2022). "Wired Productions to publish hack-and-slash action game Gori: Cuddly Carnage". Gematsu. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  6. ↑ Romano, Sal (September 20, 2022). "Gori: Cuddly Carnage adds PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, and Switch versions". Gematsu. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  7. ↑ Clark, Dean (October 3, 2022). "Hack 'N' Slash Title GORI: CUDDLY CARNAGE Is Bringing The Catitude To Consoles". Game Tyrant. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  8. ↑ Wilson, Mike (October 29, 2024). "'Gori: Cuddly Carnage' Receives Halloween Update and More With 'Reloaded' Edition". Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  9. ↑ Yeung, Stan (October 29, 2024). "No Tricks, all Treats from Gori: Cuddly Carnage this Halloween". Gaming Age. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  10. 1 2 Taylor-Hill, Grant (June 25, 2024). "Gori: Cuddly Carnage Is Being Censored in Japan". Insider Gaming. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Gori Is Too Gory (in Japan)". Wired Productions (Press release). June 25, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Gori: Cuddly Carnage to be censored in Japan due to violence, devs donating blood in response". GoNintendo. July 9, 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2024. Gori: Cuddly Carnage will now be introducing 'purple juice' instead of blood in the console versions in China and Korea.
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  15. 1 2 Talbot, Ken (August 27, 2024). "Gori: Cuddly Carnage Review - Kitty May Cry". Nintendo Life. Gamer Network . Retrieved August 27, 2024.
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  17. 1 2 Denzer, TJ (August 27, 2024). "Gori: Cuddly Carnage review: Hoverboards, hairballs & a hurricane of murder". Shacknews . Retrieved August 27, 2024.
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  19. 1 2 Seagrave, Richard (August 27, 2024). "Gori: Cuddly Carnage (PS5) review". GameSpew. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
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