Posted on: March 22, 2018
Early Access review
DeadjackFr
Verified ownerGames: 522 Reviews: 25
90's Shooter needs charisma
Ion Maiden is just a demo for 20 dollars. There's simply no reasons to put 5 stars to something like that. Steam and Fan boys... an annoying story. There's no introduction or cutscenes. No alternate fire-mode (contrary to what they've advertised). Not enough polish, at least on this first level: contrary to Duke 3D: Megaton Edition, mouse look pans up and down in a disgusting way (Redneck Rampage has the same... seriously in 2018 ?!?), Bowling Bomb are a pain to use: they get stuck all the time and bounce a weird way... I can't wait to see "physics" in this game ! No more than 1 or 2 hours of gameplay. Okay it's an early access but based on an old game engine... great. But between an absolute classic and a tribute with it's own charisma and gameplay to renew the genre... there's a long way to go. Ion Maiden is the prequel to Bomshell, wich was a desperate attempt to surpass Duke Nukem released few years ago. We play again with Shelly "Bombshell" a sort of grand daughter of Sire Duke... charisma in less. And the same happens here in Ion Maiden ( Pardon: here in the Demo of Ion Maiden ). I have nothing about playing Shelly and to be honest I really liked to see her in a very Doom/ Wolfenstein way, but frankly she has no charisma and the universe is not presented. For newcomers It could be hard to swallow. As an exemple Shelly works for the GDF, Global Defense Force, that employed Duke back in the days. Duke Nukem: Zero Hour (a great game btw) tried to developpe a bit more about this organisation during the time paradox that lead him to create an Nuclear Winter or Travel to Victorian England... Yeah I'm really talking about the last true Duke Nukem released before the "thing" created by Gearbox. It has potential that's for sure but, for now, I can't recommand Ion Maiden. Developper you have to choose a side, go back to the roots of "Duke-Likes" or make your own thing. As A great man said, it's time to have some: "Balls of Steel"
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