It's been a while, but the release date for WRATH: Aeon of Ruin is finally upon us. Once adrift upon the Ageless Sea, you now find yourself on the shores of ...
  • Throbbing_BanjoEnglish
    6·
    1 year ago

    Old and out of the loop gamer here - used to love FPS games but quit playing them when Counterstrike was new.

    What’s uh… what’s going on? I keep seeing trailers for new FPS games that look like they’re running the original Doom or Rise of the Triad engines. Somebody help me understand.

    • Vik@lemmy.worldEnglish
      101·
      1 year ago

      There’s been a resurgence of retro throwback shooters. The first one I noticed was with STRAFE, which released (to a rocky start) back in 2017. It’s a brilliant game now, mind you.

      You may also want to check out:

      • DUSK
      • Turbo Overkill
      • GTTOD
      • SPRAWL
      • Prodeus
      • Ion Fury
      • Selaco
      • Ultrakill

      I’m sure I’m missing some great ones from this list.

    • woelkchen@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      5·
      1 year ago

      3D Realms, today a publishing label by Embracer Group, focuses on retro games. Just like 10 or so years ago pixel art games had a resurgence, since about 5 years old school FPS games came back as well. This is both a path to reduce workload as well as a gameplay design choice.

      3D Realms’ annual event, Realms Deep, is the biggest showcase for such games.

  • woelkchen@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    I don’t really believe them but they released a new trailer because of Realms Deep 2023, so here it is.