Subj : Re: Retro shooters
To   : bbsing
From : Arelor
Date : Sat Mar 26 2022 07:53:48

  Re: Re: Retro shooters
  By: Arelor to bbsing on Sat Mar 26 2022 07:36 am

 >   Re: Re: Retro shooters
 >   By: bbsing to boraxman on Sat Mar 26 2022 04:14 am
 > 
 >  > I got a look at Hexen, and now I really have to try it out. It looks like
 >  > Heretic sequel but I can't tell. It looks pretty nice! I did a search on
 >  > youtube so ... I didn't get to experience it yet but I had to take a peak
 > 
 >  > Is it a sequel to Heretic?

Also, don't forget to try Strife. Strife is not a great game but it is a hidden
oddity worth playing.

It is a shooter game with RPG-like elements and stealth elements, done with the
modified ID 1 (Doom) engine. YOu may travel back and forth levels, taking
quests and fulltilling them, talking to people, buying better gear and
improving your character. The game features allies who aid you in the really
big shotouts.

The game lacks polish - it is easy to corner yourself and make the game
unwinnable by making a deal with the wrong people, but you only are killed in
story as a result of that decision an hour later... The stealth kill mechanic
and the sneaking around mechanics are fine, but are underused. In the end of
the day you always end up backstabbing as many bad guys as you easily can, then
you pick up a flame thrower and break into the place you want to infiltrate
raising all the alarms, because fuck it, we are in this for the thrill of the
senseless violence!

I enjoyed it pretty much, and appreciated what it tried to do. I just think the
onther early ID games were a bit better.

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