When it comes to FPS, I go for arcade-style chaos over tactical military shooter every time. Carving a path of destruction through games like Borderlands and DEATHLOOP was a joy. Bright Memory: Infinite from FYQD-Studio and PLAYISM looks like it fits into that same bedlam and blasting style. There are guns! There are swords! You […]
Necromunda: Hired Gun is the latest in a long string of Warhammer titles, set in the rather underused Necromunda universe which is part of the 40K side of Warhammer. A Steampunk/Rustpunk fusion with fast-paced first-person shooting action should be an instant victory right? Let’s dig deep and find out. Down in the Dumps As mentioned, […]
I’ll start with a quick reminder that HROT is in Early Access. A lot of what is criticized here may be fixed or changed in the future. Retro FPS games have been on the rise recently, and as with every new popular trend, many titles come out trying their own spin on them. HROT attempts […]
Recently, it seems that retro shooters are making a comeback. Not just with the new reboots of franchises such as DOOM, Wolfenstein, and Shadow Warrior, but amazing indie throwback titles that have been popping up around, like Dusk, Ion Fury, and Wrath: Aeon of Ruin, just to name a few. All of these bring the essence of […]
Sam is Back As someone who has a soft spot for the Serious Sam series, I was pretty excited when Sam would be returning for another iteration. It has been almost a decade since a new Serious Sam game came out, so when Serious Sam 4 finally came out, I was pretty excited to get back […]
Postal 4: No Regerts – Enjoy At Your Own Risk The following review of Postal 4: No Regerts concerns an obscenely offensive game which is not appropriate for all ages. Read this review with caution if you’re not comfortable with intense violence, gore, or offensive humor (basically, if you’re sane). Most games today try to […]
Kill To The Music Have you ever played a fast-paced FPS with great music and had a moment in which your actions, guns, and enemy attacks lined up perfectly with the song in the background, almost as if it was intentional? It feels great, it’s magical. If you know what I’m talking about, you understand […]
Runnin N’ Gunnin! The 90’s era of first-person shooter games is such a unique time. Many of their gameplay features are very distinctive from the modern first-person shooter’s gamers play today. (Keycards anyone?) While modern games still take gameplay designs from the shooters of the 90’s era, there are a few gameplay elements that truly […]
First Person Shooters have been a lucrative genre since inception, mostly down to the overwhelming, and continued success of the DOOM franchise. The ’90s were where it was at. The dawn of a new age. The coming of death, blood, monsters, and more importantly – puns. It was a glorious time. A rampageous time. But […]
Wrath: Aeon of Ruin (currently being developed by KillPixel and published 3D Realms and 1C entertainment) is an old-school styled FPS game. Its main goal appears to be to resemble old games from the golden era of DOOM, Quake, and Half-Life. The game manages to replicate the same feeling as the classics (especially because it […]