Amid Evil: Quake as you cast a HeXeN on hordes of Heretics - Game Of The Month

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Palpek: Dec 27, 2008; Do you feel it, Zach?
My coffee warned me about it.

I didn't see a thread for this and I think it needs one as the game is gaining a lot of praise.

It's a PC retro FPS from the devs that made Return of the Triad and producers of Dusk. But wait! It's basically Quake reborn in a Heretic/Hexen skin for the new ages in HD. It's fast-paced and still feels old-school when it comes to mechanics, sounds and the visual style.

From the game's Steam page:

SEVEN distinct episodes each featuring a completely different setting and enemies
LUDICROUS magical weaponry that can be overcharged with the souls of the dead
ENDLESS Hordes of Evil to hone your skills against
BRUTAL and adaptive enemy AI that will hunt you down on land, sea and air
SPRAWLING non-linear levels filled with secrets and ancient lore
MULTITUDES of in-game options + cheat codes for a truly golden PC age experience
EPIC original & dynamic soundtrack composed by Andrew Hulshult
BUILT in Unreal Engine 4 for cutting edge visuals (even if they are a bit retro)
OPTIMIZED to run on a toaster (a pretty nice toaster)

Have a trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBlTTW3RRtw

Have some gameplay (skip to 3:25 to see action):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Xdy-9poImw

Have some screenshots:

Those who already played this game share your thoughts.

Palpek fucked around with this message at 07:51 on Jul 24, 2019

# ¿ Jul 11, 2019 19:53

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# ¿ May 21, 2024 12:45

Palpek: Dec 27, 2008; Do you feel it, Zach?
My coffee warned me about it.

exquisite tea posted:

It's more like Quake with fantasy weapons than Hexen. Anyway, it owns.

Ok, I was repeating what the devs wrote about the game. I changed the thread title.

# ¿ Jul 11, 2019 21:24

Palpek: Dec 27, 2008; Do you feel it, Zach?
My coffee warned me about it.

Mordja posted:

I never got into Quake. From what I remember I had problems with how bullet spongy the enemies were. Ooooof course, the last time I tried playing it was probably over a decade ago and I also only got into Doom a couple years ago, so maybe I was just dumb.

Quake was cool but its biggest selling point was multiplayer imo. It was the first id game to nail it and show what's yet to come, it was basically the first big quality jump that showed that multiplayer-only FPSes could become a thing. And goddamn I was coming back to it even when being hooked on Q3.

# ¿ Jul 15, 2019 11:31

Palpek: Dec 27, 2008; Do you feel it, Zach?
My coffee warned me about it.

Thirsty Dog posted:

Quakeworld was incredible but I think you're underselling just how much of a jump it was to have proper full 3D (with physics!) that felt so physical and present. Add in the stylistic and audio choices and it was a paradigm shift for the genre.

Don't get me wrong, I get the jump, I was playing the game at release. It's just that after all these years people who play the campaign for the first time tend to not be aware of how groundbreaking multiplayer in Q1 and Q2 was and how Q3 going multiplayer only was an evolution of that progress. So while the singleplayer may seem old the multiplayer mode kicks rear end even today.

# ¿ Jul 16, 2019 12:23

Palpek: Dec 27, 2008; Do you feel it, Zach?
My coffee warned me about it.

Songbearer posted:

Thanks for the detailed write-up!

# ¿ Jul 17, 2019 18:41

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