Posted on: August 15, 2022

BIOMASS_INNOVATIONS

Games: 518 Reviews: 2

Ion Tedium

Boring. Samey. Same three, four enemies repeated over and over again. Boring. Pick up a card, spawn some enemies. Boring. Levels look and feel awesome, it's great to see the Build engine pushed to the max. Shame all you see in those levels are the same combat encounters, with the same enemies. Same shootout scenarios, ad nauseam. Punch some garbage bags and thrash cans after you've cleared the bad guys, riveting. Did I mention how boring and tedious it all is? Guns are hardly rewarding. They pack some 'oomph', but they just fail to deliver the same kick in the nuts guns in Blood or Shadow Warrior did. They're just . . . functional. Boring. Secret-hunting is r[edacted]. Purposefully designed to cater to the most mentally-disturbed obsessives out there, people who are willing to comb the same combat arenas for hours, humping, pressing, jumping on, and shooting every stray gray pixel. More power to those people -- personally, never felt compelled to seek out any secrets, apart from the few I stumbled upon on accident. Because the game is fvkking boring. Ain't even gonna critique the corniness of the god-awful one-liners and what little story there is, since the game purposefully hides behind the excuse of being eye-rollingly, tongue-in-cheek retro-throwback ironic. In fact, the whole thing feels like a tremendous exercise in corporate cynicism, banking on people's nostalgia and the retro shooter revival trend that's been going on for years now. Yes, we all know "corporations bad", they were never good, and we shouldn't expect much of them. So it shouldn't be a surprise that Ion Tedium fails miserably to deliver the zany, designer-centric, balls-to-the-walls jank of those shooters from a long-bygone age. It's by the numbers, tired, tedious. Cynical. And boring. Mostly boring.

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Posted on: August 23, 2019

cect0n

Verified owner

Games: 211 Reviews: 3

Amazing successor to Doom, Duke 3D, ...

For those who liked Doom, Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, etc... This game is a blast! Gameplay wise it's really worth it! It's a super badass game and since you can configure the FOV, I don't get sick. That was the only thing preventing me to play the old Doom

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Posted on: August 27, 2019

TheBodango

Games: 176 Reviews: 5

Standing against censorship

I was waiting for this game to go on sale to pick it up, but now that I hear that they will not be caving to the outrage mob, I will gladly buy this at full price! Never apologize to the mob. They are never satisfied. Also, I freakin' love this game!

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Posted on: September 12, 2019

KnightmareX13

Verified owner

Games: 159 Reviews: 2

A game out of place in time

Game is great, would put it gameplay wise closer to Duke and Shadow Warrior than Blood. Gameplay is tight and satisifiying. Level design is great espicially the levels set in downtown Neo DC. Weapons are on the basic side but are all satsifiying. The only two weapons I felt that really stood out from the rest are the starting pistol and the ion bow. A good selection of enemies from the standart cultist variations to some that feel to be Quake inspired. Only two real things I didn't like and neither were major deal breakers. The first is that although the game runs great during a couple of hte boss fight there were some frame rate issues. The second is after having the open city levels spending a good part of the game either underground or in various labs felt kind of disappointing

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Posted on: September 14, 2019

Graveuypo

Games: 82 Reviews: 1

Better than i expected

I went in expecting a nostalgic throwback to olden days of gaming. Some quick, moderately fun no-bullshit action. At first, i got what i expected. It was sorta fun and the nostalgic factor kept me playing. And boy, am i glad it did, because this game grew on me like none other. I absolutely love it now. The weapon balance in this is nothing short of genius. All weapons are useful, good even, throughout the entire game. At no point you feel like you're in trouble because you're out of ammo for that one weapon you tend to rely on. Nope, even the revolver you get in the first level stays very relevant through the whole thing. I think it's not an exaggeration to say this game is the best game ever in that regard. Absolutely brilliant. The level design is something to behold. It's like duke nukem, but better and prettier in almost every way. There are some level tropes that get "repeated" a bit too often (most very-open space between buildings look sorta alike), but aside from that, levels are always fun to explore. Welp, i did get lost sometimes, foiled by hard-to-spot switches or not being able to find the one specific elevator i unlocked among all the others that still didn't work, but it happens so few times i didn't find it a problem. The one downside is the enemy design. They're all pretty bland. The game relies too heavily on color coded cloaked person-dudes, each using one of your weapons. And they barely move, they just stand there and shoot you from wherever they are. Not the enemies are bad, it's actually fun to fight them, but they don't shine like the rest of the game. Pros: - Nostalgia done right - Perfect weapon balance - Excellent level design - Tons of exploration and secrets Cons: - Enemy design could be better My overall score for this game is a fat 89 out of 100. A feat no game in the last 5 years was able to replicate. Not even doom 2016.

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