Gravity Rush 2 Tips - Gravity Styles, Gems, and Talismans

Gravity Rush 2 is Team Gravity’s PS4 action-adventure sequel starring Kat, from Sony Interactive Entertainment. It remains a PS4 title that can be played on PS5 through backward compatibility, but some PS4-era features may not behave the same on newer hardware.

Content warning: Gravity Rush 2 is rated Teen with fantasy violence, blood, mild suggestive themes, partial nudity, and alcohol use. This guide stays non-graphic and focuses on play.

This guide covers the base game. Raven’s Choice is separate free story DLC, the demo is a separate trial, and the old online features for challenges, rankings, treasure hints, photo ghosts, Dusty Tokens, and online rewards have been shut down. Treat current PlayStation access as account- and region-dependent.

Essential Tips

1. Separate the Base Game From Its Extras

Gravity Rush 2 has several nearby packages that are not the same thing.

Start with the PS4 base game for Kat’s main sequel route. The free demo is useful for testing gravity shifting, but it is not a substitute for the campaign. Raven’s Choice is a separate story add-on starring Raven, not the opening tutorial.

2. Learn Normal Gravity Before Leaning on Styles

The extra styles are strongest when you understand Kat’s baseline movement.

The standard style is your reference point for aiming, falling, kicking, landing, and correcting a bad angle. Learn Kat’s shift time, turning speed, and Gravity Kick spacing before swapping styles constantly.

3. Use Lunar for Movement and Air Control

Lunar style is about lightness, speed, and reach.

When a route asks for height, distance, or fast recovery, try Lunar before forcing a normal flight line. It helps with traversal, repositioning, and staying mobile around enemies, especially when the camera and city geometry are fighting for your attention.

4. Use Jupiter When Impact Matters

Jupiter style trades agility for weight and stronger hits.

Switch to Jupiter when you need heavier attacks or a forceful answer to durable enemies. Do not leave it on in tight spaces, because its heavier feel can make corrections slower.

5. Collect Precious Gems as You Travel

Gems are the Power-Up currency, not just collectibles.

Whenever you fly between objectives, bend your route toward visible gems. You do not need every cluster immediately, but ignoring easy gems makes Kat’s core tools feel underpowered later.

6. Spend Gems on Tools You Actually Use

Focused upgrades beat a scattered menu.

For a first run, prioritize practical combat and control: Gravity Kick, Stasis Field, energy comfort, and the movement tools you rely on most. Save completion spending until you know which challenges and trophies matter.

7. Treat Stasis Field as a Combat Tool

Throwing objects solves more than puzzle moments.

Stasis Field lets Kat control space, attack from safer angles, and answer enemies that are awkward to kick directly. Upgrade it early if direct kicks keep putting you in danger.

8. Make Mining Expeditions Part of Progress

Mining is where upgrades, talismans, and enemy practice overlap.

Talk to Misai on the Banga Mining Airship when mining opens. Expeditions send you into Gravity Storm areas for ore, enemies, and talisman options. Do them between main missions, not only after the credits.

9. Equip Talismans Around Your Current Goal

A good talisman setup changes with the activity.

You can equip a limited number of talismans, and each one can carry multiple attributes. Use travel bonuses while exploring, combat bonuses before enemy-heavy missions, and mining-friendly choices for Gravity Storms.

10. Read Rift Plane Clues Before Fighting Everything

The Rift Plane is not just an arena.

Stone tablets can point toward conditions and rewards. If you rush every Nevi or scarab, you may miss the route logic. Read the clue, then decide whether the answer is movement, combat, collection, or a specific interaction.

11. Ignore Former Online Routes

Offline progression is the reliable route now.

Treasure hints, photo ghosts, rankings, Dusty Tokens, and online reward loops are no longer dependable planning tools. Build around story missions, side missions, challenges, mining, gems, talismans, and offline collectibles.

12. Use Challenges as Training, Not Just Score Chasing

Challenge missions teach control under pressure.

If Kat feels slippery, a challenge can be more useful than another story mission. Time limits, target routes, and combat scoring clean up movement, aiming, and style switching without risking story progress.

Gravity Style Tips

Situation	Best Habit	Why It Helps
Learning a new area	Start in normal style	Baseline gravity makes routes easier to read
Crossing open space	Try Lunar	Light movement helps with distance and recovery
Fighting durable enemies	Try Jupiter	Heavier impact can make committed attacks matter
Missing Gravity Kicks	Slow down and re-aim	Bad angles waste more time than a short reset
Camera gets confused	Land or cancel shift	Resetting orientation beats spinning in place
Boss creates distance	Shift with a target, not a direction	Lock your plan to the enemy or weak point

Gems, Talismans, and Mining

1. Grab easy gem lines during travel: A small detour on every trip adds up faster than one long cleanup session.
2. Upgrade core attacks first: Gravity Kick and Stasis Field give value in many missions, challenges, and mining fights.
3. Keep an energy comfort buffer: More control time makes exploration and combat less stressful.
4. Run mining expeditions periodically: They support talisman growth and give you enemy practice away from story pressure.
5. Check talisman attributes before equipping: Match bonuses to the task instead of leaving one default loadout forever.
6. Use forging later, not blindly: Once forging opens, combine with a goal in mind rather than spending good rolls at random.
7. Do not plan around online talisman rewards: Former online Treasure Hunt and event sources are no longer a stable path.

Mission and Challenge Flow

Gravity Rush 2 is easiest to learn when you rotate activities. Push story until new mechanics or areas appear, then pause for nearby challenges, mining, and gem collection. This keeps Kat upgraded before the next major fight.

Banga and the Rift Plane are especially useful for learning the rhythm. Banga frames mining as part of the world, while Rift Plane routes ask you to read conditions, fight Nevi, and chase rewards. When a new icon appears, check whether it improves your movement, combat, or resources.

Save full completion cleanup for later. Manholes, furniture, costumes, gestures, photo items, trophies, and exact challenge ranks need precise routing. During the first run, build Kat into a comfortable gravity shifter before locking onto collectibles.

Hidden Mechanics

Mechanic	What It Changes	How to Use It
Demo paths	The trial has separate routes for new and returning players	Use it to test controls, then switch to the full game for progression
Raven’s Choice	Free story DLC focuses on Raven and the Lost Children	Treat it as separate companion content
PS5 compatibility	PS4 play may work with feature caveats	Check your system and account before troubleshooting
Server shutdown	Online sharing and reward systems are unavailable	Route progress through offline activities
Precious Gems	Gems buy Kat’s Power-Ups	Collect while traveling and spend on core tools
Talismans	Equipped attributes modify Kat’s abilities	Change loadouts for travel, combat, or mining
Mining expeditions	Gravity Storm trips provide ore, enemies, and talisman chances	Visit between missions when you need growth
Rift Plane tablets	Clues can point to conditions and rewards	Read before clearing the area blindly

Common Mistakes to Avoid

1. Do not start with Raven’s Choice - play Kat’s base-game route before treating Raven’s DLC as your main path.
2. Do not confuse the demo with the full campaign - use the demo for practice, not progression planning.
3. Do not fly in straight lines everywhere - curve through gems, landing spots, and safer angles.
4. Do not leave one gravity style active forever - switch styles for movement, impact, or control.
5. Do not spend Precious Gems across every menu evenly - upgrade the tools carrying your current play.
6. Do not ignore Stasis Field - thrown objects can solve dangerous fights without reckless dives.
7. Do not skip mining expeditions for the whole story - mining supports talismans and upgrade pacing.
8. Do not equip talismans without checking attributes - match bonuses to the mission in front of you.
9. Do not chase online hints or Dusty Token rewards - those server-backed routes are discontinued.
10. Do not force collectible cleanup too early - learn movement and unlock the map before completion routing.

Summary

Category	Top Tip
Scope	Play the PS4 base game separately from the demo and Raven’s Choice
Platform	Expect PS5 play through backward compatibility, with possible PS4 feature caveats
Services	Plan around offline progression because online features were discontinued
Gravity styles	Use normal for baseline, Lunar for movement, and Jupiter for impact
Upgrades	Spend Precious Gems on Gravity Kick, Stasis Field, energy, and used tools
Talismans	Change attributes for exploration, combat, or mining
Mining	Visit Misai’s expeditions between story pushes
Challenges	Use them to practice movement and pressure control
Cleanup	Save exact collectible and trophy routing for a dedicated pass