Posted on: July 30, 2021

azrael4h

Spiele: 663 Rezensionen: 19

Throwback that's fun but flawed

Project warlock on it's surface is a mashup of Catacombs 3D (and it's sequels and reiterations like Curse of the Catacombs) and Heretic, with a touch of Doom thrown in for good measure. An array of both medieval and somewhat modern weapons, with a simple upgrade system thrown in for good measure, gives some variety. It looks good, definitely going for a retro-style vibe with the 2D sprite enemies and objects and simple bitmapped textures that wouldn't look out of place on a game made for the old reliable 386. Music is also okay, but repetitive. The maps are definitely a throwback, with lots of wandering through identical corridors and a poor automap that's basically useless annoying you. Controls are loose and slippery, with the player sliding through like every level is an ice level. Enemy hit boxes are large though, so don't expect to have too much challenge. Especially with the weapons. The Axe, as another review noted, is so overpowered that it's the only weapon you need. But even running around stabbing things with the dagger is easy enough. The crossbow is likewise brokenly powerful, limited only by ammo, which you can recover after firing anyway. If it wasn't for respawns coming up behind you and just huge numbers of enemies, there'd be no challenge at all. A major gripe is the lack of a save feature. I get that there's a stereotype of the basement dwelling gamer, but in real life, we got stuff to do. Lack of an accessible save system is a massive design error, made by morons. Likewise using the archaic lives system. Automaps have been standard since the days of DOOM. Another major flaw. No decent OS version, another star off. Stop supporting child sex trafficking and make a Linux version. Finally, I can run AAA games without issue; a throwback with 2D graphics should not have slowdown and performance issues. In short, if you like Catacombs 3D or Heretic, it's worth buying during a sale.

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Posted on: November 22, 2023

gedhix

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Spiele: 172 Rezensionen: 6

Nothing Special

If you're going to make a game with low-res graphics, poor level design and uninspired weapons, you'd better have a good story to keep the players wanting to play more. I've played many games where the game play wasn't that great, but I kept playing because I wanted to find out where the story was going. This is NOT one of those games. Pros: Main Menu looked nice. Enemy sprites were well animated. Okays: Music was okay but can't carry a game (good music is very subjective). Retro graphics options were interesting but not needed. Episode / Act / Level selection system was not needed (could have been linear). What's up with the workshop? (could have been a menu between levels). Cons: Level design had little flow or logic. Needed a better map. Ranged weapons all felt the same (click, click, click and things died). Melee weapons were very clunky to use. Need to hold attack key for alternate attacks. Need to buy spells (should get them like weapons). Texture color depth made everything blah. No motivation due to lack of story at beginning. Very weak story at end of first episode (I gave up soon after that). No in level saves (levels were short, but you need to play many levels before it saved). I was excited when all these retro styled games started coming out. I'd gotten bored with the new game design style these days, but this game just didn't draw me in, and I gave up on it after the first act of the second episode. I guess I'll just have to research future games a bit more before I just jump in and start playing.

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Posted on: October 18, 2018

-Nachtmahr-

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Spiele: 679 Rezensionen: 18

Great addition to the fps genre!

I would like to mention the few issues right at the beginning of this review: The game seems to have some technical issues such as fps drops/stuttering and some people seem to have mouse issues where inputs won't register. I am only experiencing the stutter problem at the moment, but the developer is already working on a patch. Other than that it is a very good mix between Hexen and Wolfenstein 3D. More Wolf than Hexen in terms of level design and a more straightforward horizontal gameplay without jumping and verticality. As someone who grew up with Wolfenstein, Doom and what have you, I am more than pleased with this title. It is fast and the weapons feel really good for the most part...except the magic staff that you have to charge up until you upgrade it. Yes this game gives you weapon upgrades which alter your weapons and sometimes completely changes them. You can upgrade an uzi to make a nailgun out of it, or you can use them akimbo, the shotgun can shoot buckshots or become an auto shotgun etc. You also receive status upgrades to improve your health/mana pools, ammo capacity or melee damage. I was worried because of that but it really is not a big game changer. The game is not too difficult on normal and it would be great if we could get more difficulty options in the future. At the moment you have easy, normal, hardcore, where hardcore has permadeath and lets you restart the whole game after dying. Normal is a bit too easy for me. I finished 3 out of 5 episodes and only died once at the first boss because I was not paying attention. Overall you should really try this game when you are a fan of retro fps. It is not perfect but the Dev responds fast and is open for suggestions and ideas. I think people who complain about the lack of verticality and gameplay did not "get" what the game wants to represent and be.

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Posted on: October 19, 2018

0ttman

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Spiele: 721 Rezensionen: 10

Controller Support needed please.

Game looks amazing! Can you please bring controller support please. Controller support helps with carpal tunnel.

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Posted on: October 21, 2018

depressed_positron

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Spiele: 243 Rezensionen: 2

SHOOT MANS

IT IS ALL ABOUT MAKING THINGS EXPLODE WITH GOOD AUDIO SUPPORT, LEVEL DESIGN, MUSIC, AND WEAPONS. IT IS FUN. GOSH I LOVE SETTING THINGS ON FIRE. ONLY THINGS I HAVE FOUND WRONG: NEEDS BETTER MAP, OPTION TO NOT LEAVE A STAGE, AND WEAPON UPGRADE TESTING. ALSO THERE IS A WEIRD PAUSE IN MELEE ATTACKS SOMETIMES. NOT SURE BUT IT VANISHES AFTER SMASHING A DUDE IN THE FACE SO IT MIGHT BE A MECHANIC. MELEE IS STILL REALLY GOOD. MORE GIBLETS THAN THANKSGIVING. EVERYTHING ELSE IS AMAZING. I LOVE SHOOTING THINGS IN THE FAAACCCEEEEEE! I DIDN"T MENTION EXPLOSIONS. THOSE ARE GOOD TO.

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