Subj : Retro shooters
To   : All
From : boraxman
Date : Sun Feb 13 2022 12:45:02

Just wondering here if anyone has played "retro shooters".  These are ones which are made now, but are done in the style of 90's shooters, with limited graphics, only style gameplay and classic level design.

Two I've got are Ion Fury and Dusk.  Ion Fury is a build engine game (like Duke Nukem 3D, Blood, Shadow Warrior).  It pushes the engine hard, though some visual tricks that were in Shadow Warrior such as transparent water weren't used.  It had some modern FPS tropes in it, but ultimately quite fun and a blast.

Playing through Dusk now, and it is clearly inspired by Quake, Hexen and horror based ones.  It's built on a modern engine, but with the graphics and level design deliberately hobbled to make it look old-school.  Perhaps they models are too chunky and amateurish for my liking, but its really immersive.

There are other 'retro shooter' titles which I don't have yet, but I'm keen to explore them.

Anyone else played these?

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