Subj : Re: Retro shooters
To   : boraxman
From : Gamgee
Date : Sat Feb 12 2022 22:18:00

-=> boraxman wrote to All <=-

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

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

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

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

 bo> Anyone else played these?

I have not, but would like to.

What OS do they run on, and where can they be acquired?  Free?



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