Prodeus

Prodeus feels like a game from alternate timeline, where Quake has never happened and id software made a third Doom instead, using semi-3D approach to graphics - everything but environments being sprites. It's fast, it looks good (if you don't like pixelated retro look there are ways to adjust it) guns are punchy and satisfying and gore is so over the top that it gives Brutal Doom a run for its' money. It plays a bit like Doom 2016, but with less linear level design, you'll find yourself revisiting areas and hunt for keys/buttons to press to unlock new passages just like in Doom and Doom 2. However, game barely makes you backtracking through empty halls, enemies either spawn on your way back or new parts of level geometry get unlocked to release monsters. Game favours exploration as secrets are plentiful and they usually give you currency you can use in shop to buy access to weapons and upgrades or even new abilities like double jump and dash. It feels good to have saved enough of ore to buy a new "toy" to unleash upon opponents. When it comes to monsters, there's a slight minus that doesn't impact score, though. They feel like reskins of classic Doom 1 and 2 monsters, which is a bit boring. There are some unique designs with attack patterns that didn't appear in Doom titles, but for the most part you won't really be surprised by anything. Weapons are neat and have alternate fire (majority of them). I won't spoil much, but if you need a gun to be "sold" on the game, quad barrel shotgun it is. You can fire from all chambers at one or one by one. You can also take one or two shots to down fodder enemies and then unload rest into stronger enemy. Overall, if you are into old school shooters, get it. Game runs well on low end systems, even a joke of a card like GTX 1650 will carry it at locked 60fps in 1080p.

Yeah, pretty much what the title says. Even in Early Access, this game gets pretty much everything right. The game looks great, pretty much what my memories of games like Quake or other oldschool shooters look like. Movement and shooting feels great, it's an absolute delight to zip through the levels, especially when you compare it to "modern" shooters. Every weapon seems on point. Level and enemy design is great and I really love all the blood and gore, fantastic job there. I also like the music a lot, perfectly underscores the gameplay. I guess I'm half way through the Early Access content at this point. I'm not going to rush it because who knows when the next big update will land. By the way, I have no issues with performance, but I also have a fairly powerful PC (Ryzen 2700, RTX 2070).

So far I really like the game, one rather glaring issue is the AI, even by a old-school shooter standards, it's a little too basic. Other than that it's a ton of fun. And it runs well on most hardware. I've tested it on a laptop with a Ryzen 4700U, and it doesn't quite hit 60fps at 1080p, but it has no problem hitting and staying above that at 720p. It's not complicated, it will remind you of Doom and Duke Nukem a lot, and that's not a bad thing.

In its current state, this game doesn't do anything particularly new or different than any number of other shooters and is very similar to doom, almost to a fault (at least in setting and enemy design). But it does what it does so damn well, it feels like a refreshingly new experience that I would highly reccomend, especially to those who really love the Brutal Doom Mod. Everything here has a weighty, chunky feel to it that is difficult to describe, but I couldn't be happier with my purchase. The content already on offer is more than enough to justify a purchase. And I'm VERY impressed with the fan-made levels that are already available. Anyways, LOVED THIS GAME, and think it fits in great with all the other recent Boomer Shooters.

A poor Doom clone with sub par weapons and a LOUSY save system. Take that checkpoint junk back to console land where it sucked as well. The spawns popping in are such a cop out in level design. There is barely enough health to go and there is almost NO ammo for the good weapons. All in all a poor choice I wish I'd not made.