![]() As it was only in preview on PC that is where I’ve spent the majority of my time while using a mouse and keyboard. SHOOTA BOOMAĪll of these looks wouldn’t mean much if the game didn’t play well, and boy does it. Online competitive multiplayer is here as well, and while it feels great to play, I never found myself drawn to it personally. ![]() From Peach’s castle to golf courses and more the amount of content built up over the past couple of years has been incredible to see. There is a powerful and comprehensive suite of tools on offer to let you build damned good-looking levels and then share them through the in-game browser. This feels like a celebration of the “boomer shooter” in many ways and that feeds into the community-driven side of things, too.Īfter completing the main campaign, which can be done solo or with up to 4 friends in co-op, you can hit the community level section. A lot of the designs have obvious inspiration, especially from DOOM, as there are imps, cacodemons, and flying exploding skull types. It is relentless even on normal difficulty and knowing who you’re fighting and where they are is key. Enemy designs are great and give off easy-to-read silhouettes which is key because of the pace of the game. The levels are a mixture of Quake and DOOM with a lot of hell-inspired landscapes being chock full of industrial complexes. You do have the option of turning off the filter and seeing the base models, and while things still look good it’s nowhere near as cool as the default setup. This setup allows the lighting to effect everything and again it just looks incredible. These are 3d models with a pixel filter placed on top of them that also limits their framerate, and it looks gloriously good. Enemies explode as you pummel them into a bright pixelated mess of carnage and gore. You begin with just your fists with the left trigger and right trigger controlling each hand. The story feels more like an excuse to go to increasingly more bizarre and demonic-looking levels that use a mix of modern graphics overlayed with filters and self-imposed framerate limits that mimic the early days of shooters. BOOMA SHOOTAĬoming from a two-man team, Prodeus is all about the look and feel. I haven’t gotten to spend much time with the full release, but I think it’s safe to say that either alone or with friends this game kicks some serious ass. It is releasing day one into Xbox Game Pass on console and PC after years in early access and it is freaking cool. It is a high-octane, non-stop shooter featuring tons of guns, lots of gore, and an incredible aesthetic. GOG Galaxy and a ProNet account are required in order to get access to community content, multiplayer, leaderboards, and cross platform saves - a ProNet account will be created automatically once you start the game and choose 'Log in to ProNet with GOG Galaxy'.Prodeus describes itself as pure retro FPS chaos and I couldn’t put it better myself. Take on the campaign in 4-player co-op, and dive into the fray in 16-player Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, CTF, and more-then take things to the next level by creating and sharing custom game modes.īurst blood vessels listening to a supercharged metal soundtrack by retro FPS composer Andrew Hulshult that dynamically changes gears to accompany your actions. Team up and go head-to-head in a variety of multiplayer modes. Unleash your inner map designer with Prodeus’s powerful but easy-to-use level editor, and keep the visceral combat fresh with a built-in browser filled with community-created maps. Experience the gory thrills of the elder shooters, dialed up to 11 thanks to Prodeus’s delightfully demented dismemberment system. Splatter the steel walls and alien halls with the blood of your enemies. Blast and blaze your way through hordes of chaos-spawned creatures using an arsenal of classically over-the-top weapons. Steel yourself for fast and frantic nonstop action. Experience over-the-top explosions of lo-fi pixels and hi-tech particle effects as you clash against the Prodeans and forces of Chaos. Shooters past and present collide with graphics that combine today’s high-quality 3D tech with retro visuals. This is the Boomer Shooter you’ve been waiting for. ![]() The game features a hand-crafted campaign from industry FPS veterans, co-op and competitive multiplayer play drawing on classic modes*, a fully integrated level editor, and a built-in community map browser for instantaneous action with nearly limitless levels to play. ![]() Experience the quality you’d expect from a modern AAA game, designed with retro aesthetics and gameplay that invoke the tech-imposed limits of older hardware. Prodeus is a first-person shooter of old, re-imagined using modern rendering techniques and technology. ![]()
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