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Wonder If A Specific Retro-shooter Thread Is Warranted?
#10166 posted by Shambler [92.29.26.135] on 2017/08/27 11:32:00


It is! Separate thread because there's a lot of these sort of games, the ethos of them is particularly relevant to this board, and it's inhabitants seem to have some good varying opinions on the matter.

Quake as the eptiome as 90s action FPS:

Very direct control and physics
Simple streamlined gameplay
Brutal visceral and gory
Weird fantasy / gothic / industrial theme
Grungy, coherent graphics
Cool map designs / architecture (for the time)
Varied but consistent bestiary
Etc
(many of the above adhered to and greatly enhanced by subsequent custom content)

We all like these aspects, we all like these aspects in other games, we all want to see more of those games, possibly combined with modern graphical styles (Quake Chumpions MAPS might be an example of how far this could go) and maybe very limited modern additions (crouching? an inventory? coherent story? - but nothing that gets in the way of solid action). We perhaps want the next Quake / 90s action FPS spiritual successor...

Modern Retro Shooters:

...and lo, there's a neverending stream of modern retro games many of which are unabashedly marketting themselves as 90s action FPS spiritual successors and particularly highlighting speed, direct control, simple action, limitless violence. Do they have what it takes to hit that mark though??

Strafe
http://store.steampowered.com/app/442780/STRAFE_Millennium_Edition/

Amid Evil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wo7X7b6pPng

Dusk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsu9uDMlIMM

Hellbound
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyabhVn1SfQ

Apocryph
http://store.steampowered.com/app/596240/Apocryph_an_oldschool_shooter/

Ion Maiden
https://twitter.com/voidpnt

Neverdead
http://store.steampowered.com/app/681000/NEVRDEAD/

Gorescript
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpZ1Wa0OIoQ

Intrude
https://bagogames.com/intrude-review/

Hermodr
http://store.steampowered.com/app/490360/Hermodr/

Devil Daggers
http://store.steampowered.com/app/422970/Devil_Daggers/

Gibhard
http://www.gibhard.com

Revulsion
http://store.steampowered.com/app/719180/Revulsion/

Witchfire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zqjNkdXT94

PLUS MANY MORE LINKED IN THE THREAD BELOW....

Without wanting to opine too much, there seems to be a general trend of possibly not hitting the mark despite some attempts to do so, with a huge variety in how much potential those attempts show, as well as how close these games are to realising the overall harmonious game quality of a typical best 90s action FPS. I.e. Some games seem to do some aspects right, but don't seem to get all the aspects in balance and appealing together.

Discuss....
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You're not crazy. 
 
Wow, looks fantastic. The models, sound design, & gunplay are so much better than any recent "retro-style" FPS. 
 
Amazing. Never knew Darkplaces could look that good. Is it using https://github.com/hgstratmann/retro_quake1? 
 
 
My four nipples are hard. 
Want Now Pls 
Thank You 
#326- Seriously?? ... Is WRATH Using DP And Not QS? 
The very nice news:

• Create your own worlds. WRATH is built from the ground up to be easily moddable. Make your own levels, weapons and characters. From day one, the very tools used to create WRATH will be available for all.

See: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1000410/WRATH_Aeon_of_Ruin/ 
 
This one is for @Shambler who doesn't like pixels =D

https://twitter.com/3DRealms/status/1104032249194926081 
Nice. Much Better. 
 
#328 
nope 
3d Fx Goodness ! 
Finally New 3D Fx game For Us 3dfx VooDoo Fans 
For Some Reason 
i didn't like that upcoming project 
Oh, For No Reason 
 
 
Has anyone played Project Warlock yet?

I might buy it and, honestly, Dusk when they go on sale. I'm not gonna say much about Dusk until I actually play it, just that it looks like it could be decent fun.

I'm obviously very excited about Wrath. 
Wrath Deserves Its Own Thread 
It's not merely a retro-inspired game, it's a Quake-based game. 
I Agree 
and the levels were made by mappers from this community, so, it should have it's own thread for people to share news, info and screenshots. 
Wrath Is Looking Promising 
I just hope it won't have too many gimmicky game mechanics that could interfere with the kind of seamlessly smooth action sequences I expect from most older games. Even Hexen and Hexen 2 didn't have too much inventory management, like Diablo etc. 
Doesn't Look Like It At All. 
 
Err Yeah 
I may be wrong, but i kinda think the whole POINT of this is to cut through the bullshit of modern FPS and get back to basics. 
Just My Interpretation Based On Watching The Vids 
 
Witchfire.. 
any news out there about Witchfire? the trailer was so gripping.. please don't be vaporware :( 
Google It. 
They did a dev update, it's still going, just slowly. 
Recent Update 
What's This Item System In Wrath? 
https://youtu.be/9OLmDh6Fyy8?t=60

This seems like it could distract from the flow. 
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